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Stoker 1st Class James Fraser
Royal Navy Hms Doon
(d.16th Dec 1914)
James Fraser was killed on the 16th of December 1914 aboard HMS Doon when she engaged the enemy during the Bombardment of the Hartlepools. The ship along with Waveney, May and Test had been patroling the coast when the enemy was sighted by Doon's Captain Lt Cdr Fraser and ordered the attack. Doon closed to 5000 yards and was hit several times before she flounded. 8 men were wounded and Stoker Fraser was killed.