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Hubert Donnithorne Bickle

Rank Electrical Artificer 3rd Class
Service Number M 5200
Born 15/06/1891 Plymouth Devonport

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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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Decorations 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Plymouth Naval Memorial Enlistment 21/10/1912 Next of kin address Susan Margery Bickle (nee Lidstone) (dob: 05/04/1890) Trendwill South Milton, Devon England Mother Catherine Amelia Bickle Father John Donnithorne Bickle More info Joined HMS Defence in October 1915. Hubert Donnithorne Bickle married Susan Margery Lidstone in September 1915. Previous occupation: Dockyard Fitter. Enlisted in Devonport on 21/10/1912.