Information from the Roll of Honour
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Parish
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Surname
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Initials
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Award
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Rank
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Ship or Regiment
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Place of Death
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Date of Death
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Honiton
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Prewer
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Samuel David
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A.B.
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H.M.S. Highflyer
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Halifax (Nova Scotia)
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6
December
1917
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An asterisk * in the Place of Death indicates an hospital death
A double asterisk ** in the Place of Death indicates the record is annotated with Missing
Further Information from Contributors
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RoH Ref.
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4225
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Forename
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Samuel David
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Surname
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Prewer
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Rank or Rating
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Service Number(s)
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236276
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Father
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John William Prewer
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Mother
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Elizabeth Ann (nee Bending)
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Wife
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Date of Birth
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13
April
1890
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Where Born
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Honiton, Devonshire
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Date Baptised
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Ship or Regiment
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Royal Navy, H.M.S. Highflyer
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Date of Death
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6
December
1917
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Place of Death
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Grave or Memorial
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Remarks
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Killed in the Halifax Explosion disaster on 6 December 1917, possibly in the cutter that was launched to investigate the fire aboard Mont-Blanc which exploded killing 9 of the 10 men on board the cutter.
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Contributor
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PB, Judy Smith