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James Clements Scrapbook

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Description
Creator
James Clements
Media Type
Object
Image
Text
Item Type
Scrapbooks
Description
Wartime scrapbook belonging to James Henry Clements (1911-1939) containing pictures from his time on board HMS Ajax, where he participated in the January 1939 evacuation of Concepción, Chile following an earthquake and the Battle of the River Plate on December 13, 1939. Corporal Clements was killed in the Battle of the River Plate.

Clements Road in Ajax is named after him.
Notes
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Date of Publication
1939
Personal Name(s)
Clements, James
Language of Item
English
Contact
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