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Archie Withers

Rank Stoker 1st Class
Service Number K/11601
Born 31/03/1893 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 Hampshire England Kate M M Portsmouth 21 Carlisle Rd Somers Rd Southsea England Portsmouth Hampshire 61 Highfield Street England More info 1911 census: altenative address: RN Barracks, Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth. Home port: Portsmouth.