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Navy News Issue | Month / Year | Page | Index |
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466 | May 1993 | 34 | Navy News |
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O. Pummell, Dereham. Survivor of the Battle of Jutland. Joined HMS Ganges as a Boy Seaman in 1915. Aged 93. |
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Orion Pummell, Oscar Boy 1st Class J38023 |
Navy News Issue | Month / Year | Page | Index |
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466 | May 1993 | 35 | Navy News |
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Members of Dereham mourn the loss of a grand old man of the sea, Shipmate Oscar Pum- mell, who died aged 93. A sur- vivor of the Battle of Jutland, he joined HMS Ganges as a Boy Seaman when the Ganges was a ship afloat at Harwich. As an Officers' Steward, he served the highest ranks and Royalty. He was twice winner of the RN/RM cross country championships and also repre- sented the Navy and Kent in the sport. |
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Orion Pummell, Oscar Boy 1st Class J38023 |