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John Welsh

Rank Stoker 1st Class
Service Number SS 115841
Born 20/08/1895 Liverpool

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Portsmouth
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HMS Warrior

Class Warrior class Armoured Cruiser

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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

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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address England Liverpool 12 Ascot St England 1911 Census: Apprentice iron dresser. Single. Buried at sea Mother Mary Ellen Father John More info 1911 census: Apprentice iron dresser. Single.