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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
Memorial DetailJoined 26/02/1914 Enlistment 26/02/1914 Next of kin address Nottinghamshire England Nottingham 37, Gladstone Street Beeston England Mother Annie Foster Father Henry Foster More info Previous occupation: Labourer telephone works.. Originally joined as Boy 2nd class - date unclear. Rated Boy 1st class 13/9/1913. Ordinary Seaman 26/2/1914. AB 11/12/1914.