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Wars Last Goodbyes
Individual Record
Inscription
Also of their son Lieut W. E. Hardwick
MC (with Bar) A.I.F. killed in action at
St Quentin 5th Oct 1918 aged 33 years
Greater love hath no man
(Front Memorial)
Also of
Cyril John Hardwick
Grandson of the above
Killed in the naval battle
Off Jutland
On H.M.S. Indefatigable
31 July 1916 Aged 18
(Side Memorial)
Place of Inscription
Brecon Cemetery
Brecknockshire
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Cyril John
Hardwick
25th December 1897
Brecon, Brecknockshire
31st May 1916
Killed in action on board HMS Indefatigable when it was hit by 2 or 3 shells by German cruiser Von der Tann and her magazines exploded - splitting the ship in half
18
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire
First World War
Ordinary Signalman
HMS Indefatigable Royal Navy
Only 3 of the 1000 crew survived. Cyril's uncle William Emlyn Hardwick is also remembered on this memorial who died with the AIF in 1918
Other Records from the same place:
First World War
Percy Alexander
Coombe
1st/1st Brecknockshire Battalion South Wales Borderers
