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John Reginald Cole

Rank Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
Service Number M 2622
Born 01/01/1896 Gosport

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Portsmouth
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Royal Hospital School

Established by a Royal Charter in 1712. The school was originally located at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich and moved to East Anglia in 1933

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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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School Royal Hospital School Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address Hampshire England Portsmouth 48 Ringwood Rd Eastney England Mother Sarah M Father John