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James John Hayes

Rank Leading Seaman
Service Number J 1014
Born 15/07/1890 Cork Rosscarbery

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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 Irish Yes Next of kin address County Cork Ireland Rosscarbery Reenascreena Ireland Mother Bridget Hayes Father John Hayes