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Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is located on Southsea Common. There are 24,593 identified casualties listed of which 10,000 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by the Duke of York (future King George VI) on 15th October 1924
Memorial DetailEnlistment 15/04/1908 Next of kin address Gertrude May Brown (Formerly Ruff, nee Smith) (married 1912) London (Parents'): 421, Caledonian Road Holloway England Mother Annie Ruff Father John Ruff More info Wife's Nok address: M, Newborn Cottages, East Cowes, Isle of Wight). Date of enlistment: 15/04/1908. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial and on the War Memorial at St Marys Roman Catholic Church, Gosport, Hampshire.