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William Henry Read

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J 15309
Born 14/01/1896 Henley-on-Thames

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Portsmouth
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HMS Black Prince

Class Duke of Edinburgh-class armoured cruiser

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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 Lost at sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address Oxfordshire England Henley-On-Thames 69, Greys Road England Mother Susan Read Father Henry Read