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William Furlong

Rank Gunner RMA
Service Number 12643
Born 15/02/1892 Crandaniel or Barntown

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HMS Defence

Class Minatour 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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Irish Yes Enlistment 05/05/1911 Next of kin address Wexford Ireland Crandaniel Ireland Mother Anastasia or Annie S Furlong Father John Furlong More info Date of enlistment: 05/05/1911