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ID: 8584746

Reference: gbm_cwgc_casualties_iwm_ww1

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription

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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/982110

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8584748

Name: Surgeon Francis Charles SEARLE

Title: Masonic Roll of Honour

Description: Francis Charles SEARLE, Surgeon, HMS Good Hope. H.M.S. Good Hope was sunk along with HMS Monmouth by the German armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau under Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee with the loss of her entire complement of 900 hands in the Battle of Coronel, on 1 November 1914, off the Chilean coast. She was an armoured cruiser manned by a crew of reservists and cadets and was the flag ship of Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock commanding a squadron of ageing ships. There were no survivors. Nineteen Freemasons were lost when HMS Good Hope sank.

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ID: 8584751

Name: SEARLE, Francis C, Surgeon

Title: BATTLE OF CORONEL - 1 NOVEMBER 1914

Description: GOOD HOPE, large or 1st class armoured cruiser, Drake-class, 14,150t, 1901, 2-9.2in/16-6in/12-12pdr/2-18in tt, 23kts, c900 crew, Pennant No.P.16, joined 6th CS Grand Fleet 8/14, to South Atlantic, Capt Philip Franklin, flagship Rear-Adm Sir Christopher Cradock. Engaged by Scharnhorst - 8-8.2in guns versus 2-9.2in, third salvo put forward 9.2in out of action followed by serious hits to the forepart, upper bridge and foretop, repeatedly hit amidships setting her on fire, after turret hit twice, large explosion between mainmast and after funnel at 1950, flames reaching 200ft, ship left silent and dead in the water. Von Spee lost contact around 2000 and ordered his light cruisers to search for the two large British ship that were presumably damaged and finish them with torpedoes, Good Hope was not found but went down around this time, her end not seen in the darkness and the driving rain; 926 lives lost - 52 officers, 871 ratings and 3 canteen staff, no survivors (+J/Rn/C/Cn/D/dk/ke/nb/nh)

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ID: 8584753

Reference: gbm_rnomr_1914

Title: Royal Navy Officers Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription

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UPP: GBM/RNO/25417

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8584756

Reference: bmd_maritime_deaths

Title: Deaths at sea, 1781-1968 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/MARITIME/2001514

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ID: 8584757

Reference: bmd_maritime_deaths

Title: Deaths at sea, 1781-1968 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/MARITIME/2001515

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ID: 8584758

Reference: bmd_maritime_deaths

Title: Deaths at sea, 1781-1968 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/MARITIME/826074

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ID: 8584759

Reference: bmd_maritime_deaths

Title: Deaths at sea, 1781-1968 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/MARITIME/826075

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ID: 8584766

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/05936/0449/8

Additional: Occupation: Surgeon, Royal Navy

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ID: 8584769

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1901/0016052379

Credit: © General Register Office

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