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Walter Softley

Rank Wireman 2nd Class
Service Number M 18885
Born 03/11/1895 Leeds England

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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 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address 492, Bowling Old Lane Bank Foot Bradford Mother Grace Ann Father Walter Brother Herbert (1898) and Horace (1900) Sister Emily (1890) 1911 Census address Arthur Street West Yorkshire More info 1911 Census: electrical apprentice. Single. Buried at sea. Alternative Nok address: 3 Mulberry Street, Stanningley, Leeds. Enlisted on 08/01/1916.