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John Henry Luxton

Rank Able Seaman RNVR
Service Number 4/35
Born 02/02/1889 or 02/02/1888 Holyhead, Anglesey

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Mersey
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HMS Chester

Class C class Light Cruiser

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Plymouth Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is situated on The Hoe which looks directly towards Plymouth Sound. There are 23,204 identified casualties listed of which 7,231 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by HRH Prince George on 29th July 1924

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Decorations 1914 Star, Victory & British War Medals Next of kin address Cheshire England Hannah Luxton (nee Kelly) Liverpool 68 Beckwith Street Birkenhead Wales Florence Eileen Luxton (1910) Mother Margaret Luxton Father John Henry Luxton More info His service number is not 12875 but is 4/35 and he was born 2 Feb 1888. His 1911 Census address is 135 St Anne Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire The CWGC URL is http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2866608/ Served with Nelson Battalion of the RN Division 22/8/14-27/10/14. 1911 census: Dock labourer. Married. Commemorated on the Birkenhead War Memorial (Hamilton Square, Wirral).