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James Martin William Grimley

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 18024
Born 31/03/1896 St Barnabas, Worcester

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Chatham
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HMS Chester

Class C class Light 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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Enlistment 12/07/1913 Next of kin address 2 Green Hill, Bath Road Worcester England Mother Elizabeth More info Date of enlistment: 12/07/1913. Previous service: Royal Marine Brigade - Chatham Battalion.