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WILCOXON, Frederick William
WILCOXON, Frederick William


Regiment: HMS Gloucester Royal Marines
Regiment: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Gloucester_(62) HMS Gloucester] Royal Marines


Rank: Marine
Rank: Marine

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WILCOXON, Frederick William

Regiment: HMS Gloucester Royal Marines

Rank: Marine

Died: 22 May 1941

Aged: 21

Buried/ Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial

Address: 28 Lightfoot Street, Hoole


Cheshire Observer 14 September 1943

MR J T WILCOXON

A report on the death of John Thomas Wilcoxon contained the following:

One of his brothers was reported missing at the time of the battle of Crete, when he was serving as a marine in HMS Gloucester, which was sunk at that time.