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John Paston Rising

Rank Assistant Paymaster
Born 19/08/1891

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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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School Bedford Grammar School Died 31/05/1916 Battle of Jutland Portsmouth Naval Memorial Wounded Killed in Action Next of kin address 137 Castellion Mansions Wellingborough Mother Eleanor Rising Father Henry Firth Rising