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William Edgar Keen

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J 10071
Born 30/10/1894 Frome

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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 Somerset England 3 Cheap St Frome England Mary Mother Jesse Clemenshall Keen Father Joshua Keen More info Address of Sister (Mary): 64 Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, Kent