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William Walker

Rank Gunner RMA
Service Number 12638
Born 19/09/1893 Heswall, Neston, Chester

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HMS Defence

Class Minatour 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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Enlistment 26/04/1911 Next of kin address Cheshire England Crewe 242, Edleston Road or 17 Exchange Street England Mother Hannah or Annie Walker Father Edwin Thomas Walker More info Date of enlistment: 26/04/1911