We remember William Henry Field Coombs

We remember William Henry Field Coombs

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1894
birth Bristol, Gloucestershire United Kingdom Source:9191615 12th February 1894
1915
service Royal Navy Signalman Bristol 1/937 HMS Goliath Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves Source:9191613 1915
marriage Alice Maud Source:9191613
1915
death Killed in Action aboard HMS Goliath, torpedoed by Turkish Destroyer The Dardanelles Turkey Source:9191607 Source:9191619 Source:9191613 13th May 1915
burial Plymouth Naval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Plymouth Hoe, Devon United Kingdom Panel 8 Source:9191607

Details

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Names
TypeName
First Names William Henry Field
Initials WHF
Last Name Coombs
Source 9191606
Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy Bristol 1/937 HMS Goliath Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves Signalman
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alice Maud wife

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Selena49658
British armed forces and overseas deaths and burials Transcription Selena49658
WW1 Naval Casualties Transcription Selena49658
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England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Selena49658
RNVR Other Ranks - Medal Rolls 1914-1920 Transcription Selena49658

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Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 8 Selena49658
Plymouth Naval Memorial Selena49658

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