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Reginald Corser

Rank Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
Service Number M 11896
Born 21/01/1891 Swindon England

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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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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at sea Plymouth Naval Memorial Enlistment 15/07/1915 Next of kin address 94 Deacon Street Swindon Mother Eliabeth Ann Corser Father William Corser Brother Horace Corser (1893) Wife Lily Beatrix H. Corser (nee Gabb) (married 1915) More info 1891 census: Gloucester Street, Swindon. 1901 and 1911 censuses: 1 Broad Street, Swindon. Formerly Fitter, Locomotive Works, Great Western Railway, Swindon