Charles Shore [SEP] occupation
Charles Shore
Charles Shore (21 November 1858 – 5 June 1912) was an English cricketer active from 1881 to 1887 who played for Lancashire, Liverpool and District and Nottinghamshire. He was born and died in Sutton-in-Ashfield. He appeared in 13 first-class matches as a lefthanded batsman who bowled slow left arm orthodox. He scored 159 runs with a highest score of 42* and held nine catches. He took 41 wickets with a best analysis of five for 36.
May off Borneo, acting as headquarters ship for Captain Charles Gray, the officer commanding all naval activities at Tarakan. In addition to driving off several Japanese air attacks, she fired in four separate shore bombardments to support the troops advancing ashore. Between 2 June and the close of the war, "Formoe" ranged widely on escort duty, calling at Leyte, Hollandia, Ulithi, Manila, and Okinawa.
At Manila at the close of hostilities, she began occupation duty with a return voyage to Okinawa, then served