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Surname |
Forename/s |
Rank |
Service Number |
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BAILEY |
Charles William |
Able Seaman |
P/J 36444 |
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Place of birth |
Age |
Regiment / Ship |
Date of death |
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Filey |
40 |
H.M.S. Royal Oak , Royal Navy |
Sat. 14th Oct. 1939 |
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Last known military action |
Location of death |
Cause of death |
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U-Boat Attack on Scapa Flow |
Scapa Flow |
Drowning |
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Cemetery/ Memorial |
Plot/Plaque |
Country |
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Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
Panel 331, Column 2 |
England |
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Known family |
Family details |
Town of origin |
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John William Bailey (Father) & Louisa Maud Bailey (Mother) |
Family resided at 3, Carlton Rd. |
Filey |
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Decorations |
UK memorials commemorated on |
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Filey town memorial |
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Notes |
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Was a rating in the navy before the war broke out. U-Boat 47 was under the command of Lt. Gunther Prien, who was hailed as a German naval hero after the attack. 833 Sailors and Officers perished when the ship capsized and sank.Memorial photo available. |
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