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Charles William Roper

Rank Ordinary Seaman
Service Number SS/6710
Born 15/09/1897 Lyme Regis

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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 Dorset England Town Club, Broad Street Lyme Regis England Mother Sarah Ann