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Gunner W R SKATES

Service Number: RMA/14263
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Marine Artillery

H.M.S. "Africa"

Date of Death

Died 16 September 1918

Buried or commemorated at

FREETOWN (KING TOM) CEMETERY

1. B. 5.

Sierra Leone

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
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Buried or commemorated at

FREETOWN (KING TOM) CEMETERY
Sierra Leone
Number of casualties: 534
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