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Valentine Smith

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 16340
Born 14/01/1895 North Somercoates England

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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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Enlistment 14/06/1912 Next of kin address Woodbine Cottage Burnsall Skipton Mother Frances Smith Father Matthew Henry Smith More info Alternative Nok address: North Somercoates, Lincolnshire. Date of enlistment: 14/06/1912.