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Richard Ellis Shaw

Rank Private RMLI or Corporal RMLI
Service Number 15530 or 15531
Born 24/05/1891 Formby, Liverpool England

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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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Enlistment 30/09/1909 Next of kin address 10, Watchyard Lane Formby Liverpool Mother Mary Christina Shaw Father Richard Shaw Brother Lawrence (Private 7th K.L.R) More info Date of enlistment: 30/09/1909. Previously served in HMS Cochrane.