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Also Charles Walter Ford
Chief E.R.A. R.N.
Dearly husband of the above
Who lost his life on H.M.S. Defence
In the Jutland Battle
May 31st 1916 Aged 38 years
Greater love hath no man than this that
A man lay down his life for his friends
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St Margaret Northam
Devon
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Charles Walter
Ford
15th May 1880
Bideford, Devon
31st May 1916
Sunk at the Battle of Jutland with all hands on board (around 900 men)
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Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon
First World War
Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class
HMS Defence Royal Navy
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