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George James Cobb

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J13399
Born 09/04/1895 London Newington

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Portsmouth
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HMS Sparrowhawk

Class Acasta class Destroyer

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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 01/06/1916 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address England j London 5, Vauxhall Walk Lambeth England Mother Elizabeth Cobb Father John Cobb