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William Bonner

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 15171
Born 07/01/1890 Birmingham Handsworth

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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 Enlistment 09/01/1908 Next of kin address Yorkshire England Sheffield 497, Abbeydale Road England Mother Martha Bonner Father George Bonner More info Alternative Nok address: c/o Mrs Symmons, No 1, 2, Court, Prospect Road, Heeley, Sheffield. Date of enlistment: 09/01/1908.