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Arthur Simpson

Rank Canteen Assistant
Service Number Admiralty civilian
Born 01/02/1895 Portsea

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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 Hampshire England Portsmouth 32, Regent Street Southsea Portsmouth Hampshire 9 Prospect Road England Mother Elizabeth Ann Simpson Father H Simpson More info 1911 Census: Doctor's Surgery boy. Single. Buried at sea.