Abingdon and the First World War
Those Who Served
Hamblin
Harry Frederick Hamblin
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: HAMBLIN, Harry Frederick
Status: Returned
Address: 7 East St Helen's
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: HMS Actaeon
Regiment: Royal Navy
Chronology: from January 1919
Historical Notes: The seventh "Actaeon" is a 26-gun screw frigate, launched as the "Ariadne" at Deptford in 1859. She is of 4538 tons, 3350 horsepower, and carried a crew of 250 men. Her length, beam, and draught were 280ft., 51ft., and 16ft. In 1905 this vessel became the Torpedo School at Sheerness.
Stephen Robert Hamblin
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: HAMBLIN, Stephen Robert
Status: Wounded
Address: 7 East St Helen's
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: Coldstream Guards
Chronology: from October 1916, France
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