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John Wilkes

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J/10599
Born 07/02/1895 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 Hampshire England Chase Grove, Waltham Chase Bishop's Waltham England Plymouth Devon HMS Impregnable Devonport England Mother Marion Wilkes Father John Wilkes More info Alternative Nok address: 94 Sultan Road, Landport, Portsmouth. Alternative 1911 census address: 13 Strode Road, Stamshaw, Portsmouth. Home port: Portsmouth.