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George Chaplin

Rank Officer's Steward 2nd Class
Service Number L 7968
Born 20/03/1885 Inverkeithing

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Devonport
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HMS Defence

Class Minatour class Armoured Cruiser

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Plymouth Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is situated on The Hoe which looks directly towards Plymouth Sound. There are 23,204 identified casualties listed of which 7,231 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by HRH Prince George on 29th July 1924

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Next of kin address Fifeshire Scotland Inverkeithing Pitadro Lodge Fordell Estate Scotland Mother Margaret Mcpherson Chaplin Father Alexander (Alex) Chaplin More info HMS Vivid I, 09/12/1915 to 20/01/1916; HMS Defence, 21/01/1916 to 31/05/1916.