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Surname |
Forename/s |
Rank |
Service Number |
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DIXON |
Norman Jefferson |
Leading Supply Assistant |
C/MX 67122 |
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Place of birth |
Age |
Regiment / Ship |
Date of death |
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Filey |
24 |
H.M.S. Hermes, Royal Navy |
Thursday, 9th Apr. 1942 |
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Last known military action |
Location of death |
Cause of death |
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Ceylon |
Killed in action |
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Cemetery/ Memorial |
Plot/Plaque |
Country |
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Chatham Naval Memorial |
64.1 |
England |
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Known family |
Family details |
Town of origin |
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Henry Waller (Father) & Mary Elizabeth Dixon (Mother) |
Filey |
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Decorations |
UK memorials commemorated on |
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N/A |
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Notes |
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The Hermes sank with 300 crew on board after it was sunk by Japanese carrier-based bombers at Trincomalee, Ceylon on this date. Played football for Filey Town Football Club. |
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