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Phillip Asquith

Rank Carpenter's Crew
Service Number M 15563
Born 23/01/1896 Sunderland

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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 Durham England 10 Tower St West Hendon Sunderland England William Mother Dorothy Father William Harry (or Harty) More info PNC.1911 census: Occupation: Apprentice Moulder. 75 Parade, Sunderland. 1901 census: 14 East Cross Street, Sunderland. Enlisted at Portsmouth on 30/09/1915.