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Harry Briggs

Rank Petty Officer
Service Number 222875
Born 29/05/1887 Ayr

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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 Ayrshire Scotland Ayr 18 or 20, Hunter's Avenue Scotland Mother Margaret Briggs Father John Briggs (R.Q.M.S. Ayrshire Yeomanry)