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NAME:                      Bear, James Henry
RANK:                      Perry Officer 1st Class
UNIT:                      Royal Navy
BATTALION ETC:             HMS Fisguard II
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         119092
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Drowned 17th September 1914 when ship sank off Portland
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: 
OTHER INFORMATION:         Born 29th January 1867 at Rogate, Sussex. Joined navy 29th March 1882.
                           Son of Charles & Sarah Bear.
                           Husband of Susannah Sarah Bear of 61 Dover Street, Southampton
                           In 1911 living at 8 Mordaunt Road, Southampton, he was a night watchman at Ordnance Survey.
                           On pension card her address is c/o Mrs May, Blind Lane, West End, Southampton.
                           Married 6th December 1905.