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John Havercroft

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J 21631
Born 29/02/1896 Caistor

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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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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address Lincolnshire England 50 Old Crosby or Chapel Lane, Old Crosby Scunthorpe England Alexander (1897) Mother Lucy Ada Father Snowden More info Brother to Ordinary Signalman Alexander Havercroft J30530 serving on the same ship.