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| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders |
British War & Victory Medals |
Long Compton (St. Peter & St. Paul) Churchyard |
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| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
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| Already in service |
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Long Compton |
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| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
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| Drowned in accidental collision |
13 Aug 1913 at Portsmouth |
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| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
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| Firth of Forth |
Various Royal Navy Ships |
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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On January 31st 1918
HM Submarine K14 took part the '
Battle of May Island exercise' part of Operation E.C.1, which took place overnight in the Firth of Forth. K14's steering jammed while avoiding a collision with a surface vessell and the bow of HM Submarine K22 cut into the port side of the crew space of K14 flooding the compartment and drowning two members of the crew. The crew members were Leading Seaman Alexander Scott and
Able Seaman W J Bowell.
