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Andrew Watson

Rank Ordinary Seaman
Service Number A 8662
Born 19/07/1895 Govan, Glasgow

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HMS Malaya

Class Queen Elizabeth class Battleship

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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 Battle of Jutland Portsmouth Naval Memorial Wounded Killed in Action Next of kin address Ross-shire Scotland Cromarty 68 Big Vennel Scotland Mother Jessie Finlayson Watson Father Robert Watson