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Matthew Coombs

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number 225818
Born 6 Oct 1887 Bridport

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Portsmouth
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HMS Caroline

Class C class Light Cruiser

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Decorations 1914-15 Star; Victory & British War Medals Joined 9 Apr 1903 Enlistment 6 Oct 1905 Next of kin address England 107a South Street Bridport England 16550 Private George James Coombs Mother Sarah Ann Father James More info Joined as a Boy on 9 April 1903. Started his Continuous Service on 6 October 1905. Aboard HMS Swiftsure, moored off Valletta, Malta, during the 1911 census. Subsequently discharged 10 March 1919. Died in 1959 2Q in Weymouth.