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We remember Percy John Ling
We remember Percy John Ling
Timeline
Timeline
1871
birth
Source:7640563
9th May 1871
1887
service
Royal Navy
Fleet Paymaster
Source:7640563
15th July 1887
service
Royal Navy
Fleet Paymaster
H.M.S. "Formidable."
Source:7742807
1915
death
Killed in Action
Percy Ling was one of more than 500 people lost on HMS Formidable on 1st January 1915 when the battleship was torpedoed by U-24 off Start Point, Devon, UK.
HMS Formidable
United Kingdom
Source:7742807
1st January 1915
burial
Kent
United Kingdom
Source:7742807
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Percy John |
| Initials | PJ |
| Last Name | Ling |
| Source | 7640563 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy | Fleet Paymaster | ||||
| Royal Navy | H.M.S. "Formidable." | Fleet Paymaster |
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Fleet Paymaster Percy John LingFleet Paymaster Percy John Ling. Unit: Royal Navy, HMS Formidable. Death: 1 January 1915, sunk by a submarine in the English Channel. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. | Press cutting with head portrait and obituary
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HMS Formidable (torpedoed 01/01/1915)More about HMS Formidable (torpedoed 01/01/1915)
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy Officers: 1899 - 1919 | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Maritime35342 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Fleet Paymaster Percy John Ling | Yvonne27542 |
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