Further Information on this Memorial for:
Roll of Honour Ref. |
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Memorial Ref. |
9261 |
Surname |
Stumbles |
Initials |
Frederick |
Rank |
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Ship or Regiment |
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Date of Death |
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Age |
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Place of Death |
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Remarks |
Son of William and Annie Stumbles. Killed when battle Cruiser was hit at the Battle of Jutland by a salvo from the German Dreadnought battleship, SMS Van Der Tann on 31 May 1916. The shells penetrated her armour and ignited a magazine causing her to blow up in a cloud of brown cordite smoke and orange flame. Only a handful of survivors were picked up. Frederick was not one of them. He was 19. |
Parish |
South Pool |
Memorial Type |
War Memorial |
Memorial Location |
South Pool, Church of St. Nicholas & St. Cyriac Churchyard |
Contributor |
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