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Surname |
Forename/s |
Rank |
Service Number |
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CAMMISH |
John Richard |
Ordinary Seaman |
C/JX 217176 |
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Place of birth |
Age |
Regiment / Ship |
Date of death |
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Filey |
20 |
H.M.S. Fiji , Royal Navy |
Fri. 22rd May 1941 |
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Last known military action |
Location of death |
Cause of death |
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Battle of Crete |
Drowning |
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Cemetery/ Memorial |
Plot/Plaque |
Country |
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Chatham Naval Memorial |
Panel 44, Column 2 |
England |
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Known family |
Family details |
Town of origin |
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Richard Cammish (Father), Edna May Cammish (Mother) & Carrie Barker (nee Cammish)(Sister) |
Cromwell Ave. |
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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The Battlecruiser the Fiji was sunk with three other R.N. battlecruisers whilst attacking a German blockade. Although four ships were lost, the overall battle was won, as the R.N. managed to break up the German convoy. The Fiji was finally destroyed by a Luftwaffe airstrike late on during the day. Played left forward for Filey Town Football Club and was known as ‘Clicker’. Memorial photo available. |
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