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SX4753 : Naval War Memorial, Plymouth Hoe

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Naval War Memorial, Plymouth Hoe

The Plymouth Naval Memorial commemorates 7,251 sailors of the World War I and 15,933 of the World War II. The name of a distant relative of mine, William Halling, SX4753 : Names on Naval War Memorial, Plymouth Hoe is on this memorial, he lost his life on 1 November 1914 when his ship, HMS Monmouth was sunk along with HMS Good Hope in the Battle of Coronel off the Chilean coast. There were no survivors from either ship with around 1600 seamen losing their lives.

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2011

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Grid Square: SX4753, 352 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Philip Halling (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 4 June, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 12 June, 2011
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites
Subject Location: OSGB36: SX 4773 5393 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:21.9313N 4:8.5406W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SX 4773 5389
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)