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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the blacksmith, post: 9522032, member: 20148&quot;]A tragic event where one of the three cruisers, HMS Crecy, Hogue and Aboukir, having been torpedoed by the U9 under the command of Otto Wedigen, was thought by the other two cruisers to have struck a mine, and so they stopped to pick up survivors, giving Wedigen the chance to sink them as well. All three ships were thus lost in just a few minutes,&nbsp; along with some 1400 of their crews.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is wonderful that your great uncle&#039;s &#039;dead mans penny&#039; is still in the family, as all too often they are for sale, and unless it is a rare RFC, RNAS or First Day of the Somme etc., they usually fetch just £75. Not much for a mans life, and such a pity that the family for, whatever reason, didn&#039;t keep it safe like you have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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