Cyril was killed in action on 28 August 1914 whilst serving on HMS Laurel. This was the first ship to go down in WW1 He died at Keligoland...
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Cyril Kirkman Thorpe
Able Seaman
Service No. J/7169
Age 20
Died on 28 August 1914
Royal Navy
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
Kent, United Kingdom
Son of Cyril O. K. and Edith M. Thorpe, of 26, Golding St., Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
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This is where his ship HMS Laurel went down on 28 August 1914.
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