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Henry John Bodely

Rank Gunner RMA
Service Number 9217
Born 02/12/1877 Norton St Philip, Bath

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HMS Princess Royal

Class Battlecruiser

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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 Battle of Jutland Portsmouth Naval Memorial Wounded Killed in Action Enlistment 14/12/1900 Next of kin address 193 Coronation Avenue Old Field Park, Bath, Somerset England Police Constable W Bodely, Bath Police (Nok) Father George Bodely More info Date of enlistment: 14/12/1900. Previous occupation: Police Constable, Bath Police. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. His name also appears on the war memorial in the grounds of the Church of St Philip and St James, Norton St Philip