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William Grover

Rank Boy Telegraphist
Service Number J/37487
Born 30/08/1899 Fishersgate, Portslade

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Devonport
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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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Next of kin address England Brighton 8 Scotland St or 190 Elm Grove England Mother Mary A. Grover Father H. E. Grover