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'''Alexander Hermann Dundas''' | |||
Son of John and Rhoda Dundas | |||
Born 11th February 1883 at Richmond, Surrey | |||
Royal Navy Crew Member on HMS Prince George in 1901 | |||
Married Betsy Smith Bowman on 16th July 1908 at St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Teddington | |||
Metropolitan Police Constable (P.C.278) stationed at Teddington Police Station 1908-1914. | |||
Lived at 72 Coburg Road, Teddington in 1911 and 70 Connaught Road, Teddington in 1914. | |||
As a Leading Seaman (199405 (R.F.R.PO.B.2011) (Po) with the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, at the outbreak of war he was recalled for active service, and was engaged on coastal protection duty on an armed liner in the North Sea. | |||
He was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal in 1915 and was killed in action when the auxiliary cruiser "Alcantara" was sunk during a battle with German raider "Greif" in the North Sea on 29 Feb 1916. | |||
His body was not recovered for burial. No known grave but the sea. | |||
Listed on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (Panel 12). | |||
[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56692120 Find A Grave Memorial# 56692120] | |||
Listed on [[Teddington War Memorial]] | |||
Listed on Hampton Hill War Memorial | |||
Revision as of 21:08, 27 March 2015
Alexander Hermann Dundas
Son of John and Rhoda Dundas
Born 11th February 1883 at Richmond, Surrey
Royal Navy Crew Member on HMS Prince George in 1901
Married Betsy Smith Bowman on 16th July 1908 at St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Teddington
Metropolitan Police Constable (P.C.278) stationed at Teddington Police Station 1908-1914.
Lived at 72 Coburg Road, Teddington in 1911 and 70 Connaught Road, Teddington in 1914.
As a Leading Seaman (199405 (R.F.R.PO.B.2011) (Po) with the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, at the outbreak of war he was recalled for active service, and was engaged on coastal protection duty on an armed liner in the North Sea.
He was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal in 1915 and was killed in action when the auxiliary cruiser "Alcantara" was sunk during a battle with German raider "Greif" in the North Sea on 29 Feb 1916.
His body was not recovered for burial. No known grave but the sea.
Listed on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (Panel 12).
Find A Grave Memorial# 56692120
Listed on Teddington War Memorial
Listed on Hampton Hill War Memorial
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