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Robert Milburn Dixon

Rank Boy 1st Class
Service Number J/39953
Born 17/12/1898 Cambois, Blyth

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Chatham
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HMS Black Prince

Class Duke of Edinburgh-class armoured cruiser

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Chatham Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and overlooks the town. There are 18,623 identified casualties listed of which 8,517 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII) on 26th April 1924

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Died 31/05/1916 Killed in Action Battle of Jutland Chatham Naval Memorial Next of kin address Northumberland England Blyth 13 Boathouse Terrace Cambois England Mother Franois Father Robert Milburn