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Name : George Patrick Mayo Son of Harry and Ann Mayo Husband of Rose Mayo, of 168, Jervis Rd., Stamshaw, Portsmouth. Born 7 September 1884, Freshwater Married Rose Anna Mary Neels in 1911; one son, Harry Frederick Mayo, born 1912 |
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Census information : 1891 : Ann Mayo, with her 3 sons including George aged 7, are at 1, Jubilee Cottages, Freshwater Bay, Freshwater. 1901 : George Mayo, aged 16, is a Boy 2 cl on the St Vincent training ship in Portsmouth. 1911 : Henry and Ann Mayo are at the Hand in Hand, Nelson Place, Ryde, where Henry Mayo is a Beer House Keeper. |
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Service Details : Petty Officer 210642 George Patrick Mayo Royal Navy H.M.S. Good Hope George Mayo enlisted for service with the Royal Navy in 1900. At this time he was 5 ft 2 in tall, with light brown hair, blue eyes and fair complexion. By the time he was 18 he had grown to 5 ft 7 in. He served with a number of ships and shore establishments, rising through the ratings to be appointed as a Petty Officer on 15 October 1913. He was lost when H.M.S. Good Hope was sunk off the Chilean Coast in the Battle of Coronel. |
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Casualty Details : Died : 1 November 1914 aged 30 Commemorated at : Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
St Wilfrid's School, Ventnor, War Memorial Additional inscription on parents' gravestone in Ryde Cemetery. |
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Further Information :
Battle of Coronel |
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Page last updated : 22 November 2013 |
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