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John Cain Emmerson

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J 22144
Born 25/01/1896 Sunderland

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Portsmouth
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HMS Queen Mary

Class Battle 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 Durham England 1 Barrack St Sunderland England Sunderland Tyne and Wear 10 Sussex Street England Mother Rose Ann Father William John