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We remember Alfred Dales
We remember Alfred Dales
Timeline
Timeline
1866
1916
service
Other Empire Force
Able Seaman
Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Leicester."
Source:8530517
February 1916
employment
Merchant Navy
Able Seaman
Source:8530517
employment
Able Seaman
Great Central Railwway Company
Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
United Kingdom
Source:8530517
service
Royal Navy
Able Seaman
Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)
Source:8530517
1916
death
Civilian war death
Killed along with 16 other crew members when the Leicester struck a mine on a voyage from Portsmouth to Cromarty.
Off Folkestone, Kent.
United Kingdom
Source:8530517
12th February 1916
burial
Lincolnshire
United Kingdom
Source:8530517
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Alfred |
| Initials | A |
| Last Name | Dales |
| Source | 8530516 |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy | Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) | Able Seaman | |||
| Other Empire Force | Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Leicester." | Able Seaman |
Media
Communities
Communities
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Grimsby Scartho Road CemeteryMore about Grimsby Scartho Road Cemetery
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Fife3190 |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Gravestone | Fife3190 |
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