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#26 chrisharley9

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Posted 14 November 2008 - 10:58 AM

Excellent -  do you want the page with his award of the MC on - nice to see that on his head stone

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#27 Terry Denham

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Posted 14 November 2008 - 11:00 AM

Send it to me though amendments to Awards are not so easy at the moment.

#28 Neil Clark

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Posted 14 November 2008 - 02:28 PM

Did that really happen from my posting that pic?

REMARKABLE.

Well done Terry and Chris  smile.gif

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Posted 18 November 2008 - 06:05 PM

Joyce Banks has very kindly sent me another photo of another Maloja victim buried in St James Cemetery, Dover -

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Posted 17 March 2009 - 03:42 PM

I've just noticed this thread so I thought I'd add to it with a picture of the Maloja in happier times.....



regards, Steve.

#31 chrisharley9

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Posted 19 October 2009 - 12:52 PM

Just revisited this one after a while

Name: COLWILL, SAMUEL
Initials: S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Chief Shipwright
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: S.S. "Maloja."
Age: 45
Date of Death: 27/02/1916
Service No: 175995
Additional information: Husband of Ann Colwill, of 6, Lucas Terrace, Prince Rock, Plymouth.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 17.
Memorial: PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

Grave Found Dover St Marys Cemetery Grave KM9

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 04:17 PM

COLWILL, SAMUEL
Rank:Chief Shipwright
Service No:175995
Date of Death:27/02/1916
Age:45
Regiment/Service:Royal Navy
S.S. "Maloja."
Grave ReferenceKM.9
CemeteryDOVER (ST. MARY'S) NEW CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Husband of Ann Colwill, of 6, Lucas Terrace, Prince Rock, Plymouth.

N.B.
Recent research has shown that Chief Shipwright is buried here. The Commission is in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave.

Commemoration Moved From Plymouth Naval Memorial