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Richard Frederick Slocombe

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 17896
Born 12/01/1898 Oldfield Park, Bath

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Plymouth
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HMS Indefatigable

Class Battle 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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Enlistment 14/01/1915 Next of kin address Somerset England Beard Hill Shepton Mallet England Mother Sarah Father George More info 1911 Census: Buried at Sea. Date of enlistment: 14/01/1915.