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Francis George Brooks

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 16429
Born 20/12/1896 Bristol

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Plymouth
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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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Decorations 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Plymouth Naval Memorial Enlistment 09/10/1913 Next of kin address Somerset England Bristol 27, Barton Street Barton Hill England Mother Jane Brooks Father Thomas Brooks More info Date of enlistment: 09/10/1913. Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion, 12/09/1914 to 09/11/1914; HMS Defence, 21/01/1915 to 31/05/1916.