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Charles Ivor Colin Hedges

Rank Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
Service Number M 13783
Born 16/02/1894 London West Ham England

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Chatham
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HMS Indefatigable

Class Battle 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 Lost at sea Chatham Naval Memorial Next of kin address 15 or 16, Heaton Place Stratford London Mother Mrs E Hedges Father Mr J J Hedges Daughter Winifred I Hedges (1916) Wife Mrs Winifred M Hedges (nee Simlick) (married 1915)