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Benjamin Halsey

Rank Leading Seaman
Service Number J 4100
Born 18/06/1893 Newtownards

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Portsmouth
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HMS Queen Mary

Class Battle 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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Decorations Naval General Service Medal (Persian Gulf) Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Irish Yes Next of kin address Buckinghamshire England Aylesbury 2 Temple Croft Terrace Upper Dinton Ireland Mother Alice Halsey Father George Halsey More info Previous job: Indoor servant, Upton, Dinton. Alternative Nok address: The Pine, Dinton, Buckinghamshire