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Surname |
Forename/s |
Rank |
Service Number |
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WHEELER |
William James |
Second Hand |
LT/JX 212627 |
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Place of birth |
Age |
Regiment / Ship |
Date of death |
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Filey |
47 (b.17/5/1894) |
H.M.S. Good Design, Royal Naval Patrol Service |
Sat. 23rd Nov. 1940 |
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Last known military action |
Location of death |
Cause of death |
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Lost at sea |
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Cemetery/ Memorial |
Plot/Plaque |
Country |
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Lowestoft Naval Memorial |
Panel 1, Column 3 |
England |
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Known family |
Family details |
Town of origin |
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Ethel Daisy Wheeler (Wife), James Wheeler (Father) & Elizabeth Wheeler (Mother) |
Wife lived in Biggleswade, Bedfords. |
Hull |
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Decorations |
UK memorials commemorated on |
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Distinguished Service medal |
N/A |
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Notes |
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Awarded his DSM on 26/1/18 whilst serving as D.A.6442 W.J.Wheeler, Dk. Hd. on the Beryl III, Royal Naval Reserve. This was for sinking a U-Boat using a deck gun in the Straits of Dover and is thought to be U-109 |
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