Lives of the First World War

On 28 October 1914, HMS Falcon, while on anti-submarine patrol off the Belgian coast with HMS Syren came under heavy accurate artillery fire from the Westende battery. She remained on station and returned fire until hit by an 8-inch shell which killed 8 personnel including her commanding officer. She was brought into Dunkirk and repaired. She was awarded the battle honour "Belgian Coast 1914 – 17" for her service. This community tries to bring together those on died on board this ship as a result of this incident. More information about HMS Falcon may be found at the Wikipedia page about her. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Falcon_(1899)

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