Information from the Roll of Honour
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Parish
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Surname
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Initials
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Award
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Rank
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Ship or Regiment
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Place of Death
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Date of Death
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Beer
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Orley
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W. R.
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Seaman
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H.M.S. Defence
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Jutland
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31
May
1916
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An asterisk * in the Place of Death indicates an hospital death
A double asterisk ** in the Place of Death indicates the record is annotated with Missing
Further Information from Contributors
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RoH Ref.
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621
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Forename
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William Robert
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Surname
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Orley
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Rank or Rating
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Service Number(s)
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188973
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Father
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Samuel Orley
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Mother
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Christinia (nee Furzey)
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Wife
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Rose Ellen (nee Ayres)
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Date of Birth
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1879
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Where Born
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Beer, Devonshire
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Date Baptised
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9
March
1879
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Ship or Regiment
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Royal Navy, H.M.S. Defence
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Date of Death
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31
May
1916
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Place of Death
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Battle of Jutland
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Grave or Memorial
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Remarks
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Royal Navy service records have DoB as 15 Feburary 1881
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Contributor
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PB, Mervyn Tims