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Cecil Halliday Abercrombie

Rank Lieutenant
Born 12/09/1886 Penryn

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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 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals Next of kin address Cecily Joan Abercrombie (Nee Baker) England Mother Kate E. Abercrombie Father Walter D. Abercrombie (Indian Police) More info Baptised in Somastipore, Bengal 27/11/1886. Scottish Rugby International Seniority as Sub-Lt 30/5/1906, as Lt 31/12/1908. Married 26/4/1913.