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William Wynne

Rank Gunner RMA
Service Number 13127
Born 08/01/1894 or 08/01/1891 Christ Church, Banbury

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Portsmouth
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HMS Lion

Class Lion-Class Battlecruiser

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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 Portsmouth Naval Memorial Enlistment 11/10/1912 Next of kin address Oxfordshire England 4 Windsor Terrace Banbury England Banbury Oxfordshire 4 Windsor Terrace England Mother Annie Hirons (formerly Wynne) Father Tom Frederick Wynne More info 1911 Census: Iron foundry labourer. Single. Buried at sea Date of enlistment: 11/10/1912