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Memorial Name

Richard Mears

Commemorated on

Memorial Name

HMS Monmouth

Memorial Type

Composite

St Mary's Priory Church, Priory Street, Monmouth, Monmouth, Gwent, NP25 3NX, Wales

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Name Details

Gender: Male

Service Details

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Service: Royal Navy
Unit: The Honourable Artillery Company
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service Number: SS114166
Reason for Commemoration: Died
Manner of Death: Killed in Action

Service (as commemorated)

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Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Unit: ROYAL NAVY
Manner of Death: HMS Monmouth sunk with all hands at the Battle of Coronel