Clarence Charles Coombes
Portsmouth
Port DetailDecorations 1914-15 Star; Victory & British War Medals Joined 1915-04-06 Enlistment 1917-06-29 Next of kin address England Mother Beatrice Father Christopher More info 1911 census: visitor to The Red Lion, West Street, Portchester, Hampshire. Joined as a Boy on 6 April 1915. Started his Continuous Service on 29 June 1917. Served aboard HMS Caroline from 6 August 1915 to 19 February 1918. Served aboard the destroyer HMS Lysander from 17 May 1918 to 31 January 1919. Served aboard the recommissioned cadet training ship HMS Cumberland from 1 February to 23 September 1919 and sailed to the Caribbean in May-June 1919. Briefly stationed aboard the recommissioned cadet training ship HMS Temeraire from 24 September to 5 October 1919. Subsequently deserted from HM Naval Base Portsmouth on 6 October 1919. Employed as a tugboat Mate and residing at 179 Coxford Road, Southampton as per the 29 September 1939 register. Died in May 1993 in Southampton.