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Memorial Plaque (William Edward Philip Howland) in contemporary circular brass frame, very fine £60-£80
William Edward Philip Howland served as a Leading Stoker with the Royal Naval Reserve during the Great War and was killed in action when H.M.S. Formidable was torpedoed by U-24 on 1 January 1915, and sank with the loss of 35 officers and 512 men. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
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