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
Memorial DetailEnlistment 16/04/1913 Next of kin address Wales Cardiff 14 Kent Street Grangetown Wales Minnie Rose Leah (1902), Eileen May (1909) Charles Julius (1900), Albert Edward (1906), Gustav Henry (Harry) (17/07/1907) Mother Minnie Leah Lonn (nee May) Father John Henry Lonn More info Enlisted at Devonport. Boy Sailor II HMS Impregnable (16/04/1913), Boy Sailor I HMS Gibraltar, Vivid, Sutlej (05/12/1913), OS HMS Defence (15/10/1915), AB HMS Defence (15/04/1916). Home port: Devonport. Cousin: Private John Gent May, Devonshire Regt, Died in Mesopotamia in 1916.