Leslie Nottingham
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
Memorial DetailDecorations 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Enlistment 13/09/1913 Next of kin address England London 80 East Hill Wandsworth England Louise (1879), Ethel (1884), Bertha (1891) Ernest Boughton (1877 - 10/06/1917) (530588 Serjeant 1/15th (county of London) Battalion (the Prince of Wales/s Own Civil Service Rifles) London Regiment, Stanley (1881), Arthur (1889 - 23/09/1916) (63678 Serjeant A Co, 3rd Battalion Canadian Infantry, CEF) Mother Louise Julia Father Ernest More info PNC 1901 census: 241 Queen's Road, Wimbledon, London 1911 census: Office boy at a local engineering company 13/09/1913: Previous occupation: Junior Draughtsman. Address as 1911 census Date of enlistment: 13/09/1913 at Chatham, Kent 13/09/1913 - 01/12/1913 Private RMLI 18169, E Co, Chatham Division 02/12/1913 - 27/09/1914 Gunner RMA 28/09/1914 - 31/05/1916 Gunner RMA HMS Queen Mary