Shipwright 1St Class WILLIAM JOHN SHEARS
Service Number: D/M 8075
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Navy
H.M.S. Courageous
Date of Death
Died 17 September 1939
Age 47 years old
- Country of Service United Kingdom
- Additional Info Son of John and Elizabeth Shears, of Brixham, Devon; husband of Beatrice Alice Shears, of Brixham.
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