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John Welch

Rank Leading Stoker
Service Number K 10567 (late SS103537)
Born 17/02/1887 Southwick

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Portsmouth
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HMS Black Prince

Class Duke of Edinburgh-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 Sussex England Minnie E Brighton (Mother) Wellington House, New Road Shoreham-by-Sea England Mother Mrs. A. Welch More info Wife's Nok address: 11 Divine Place, New Shoreham, Sussex