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Henry Hellyer

Rank Stoker Petty Officer
Service Number 283821
Born 22/04/1877 South Bersted, Bognor

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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 Bognor England Mother Isabella Hellyer Father William Hellyer More info He was a fisherman before joing the Royal Navy on 4th October 1896. He was awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 19th October 1911. Joined HMS Black Prince on 21st April 1914. He is commemorated on the Bognor War Memorial.