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Memorial: M4661

Gravestone in the Memorial Garden next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish church, Essex, commemorating George Frederick Dillon d. 1916

Location

Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Transcript

'IHS / George Frederick Dillon / Ship's Corporal 2nd Class / Died / March 28th 1916 / Aged 31 years'

Details

Description: Headstones arranged in two parallel lines.
Type: War Graves Commission headstone
Vessel: HMS Conquest

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Dillon, George Frederick
Age: 31
Date of Death: 28/3/1916
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Ship's Corporal 2nd class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Crew members drowned in capsize of whaler.
Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1981

JSON

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Maritime Memorials