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Albert Edward Waghorn
b.1863
d. 1948
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On 25th May 1916 conscription for all able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 41 became law. Albert Edward joined the Royal Navy as an Able Seaman (AB) on 24th January 1917, and spent two months at HMS Pembroke, a shore barracks at Chatham. He then moved to HMS Ganges. This 3-masted vessel was the base ship of the Royal Navy Training Establishment at Shotley, Suffolk.

Documentation and Evidence: Royal Navy Training Bases.

HMS Ganges. This 3-masted vessel was the base ship of the Royal Navy Training Establishment at Shotley, Suffolk
HMS Pembroke, a shore barracks at Chatham
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