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John Christal

Rank Stoker 1st Class
Service Number K 2424
Born 18/03/1891 Sunderland

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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 Tyne and Wear England Sunderland 23, Ford Street Hendon England Mary (Nok) Mother Elizabeth Christal Father John Christal