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George White

Rank Ordinary Seaman
Service Number J 27479
Born 11/03/1898 Godshill

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Portsmouth
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Royal Hospital School

Established by a Royal Charter in 1712. The school was originally located at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich and moved to East Anglia in 1933

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HMS Indefatigable

Class Battle 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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School Royal Hospital School Next of kin address Isle of Wight England Trevessa or Temperance Cottage Bonchurch England Mother Susan Clarrissa Snow (Formerly White) Father Ernest George More info Promoted from Boy 1st class to Ordinary Seaman on 11/03/1916