I only know of Commander Coates because of the sketchbooks he kept while he commnanded the CLACTON and other vessels. He was in charge of th...
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William Herbert Coates
Commander
Service No. Unknown
Age Unknown
Died on 15 July 1917
Royal Naval Reserve
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
Kent, United Kingdom
Son of the late Dr. Matthew Coates, R.N., and Margaret Coates, of Plymouth; husband of Elizabeth Sproule Coates, of "Mirzapore," Cranes Park, Surbiton, Surrey. F.R.G.S.
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Our museum has sketchbooks kept by Commander Coates during WWI. A talented man.
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