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William John Smith

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 17751
Born 19/02/1894 Nursling, Southampton

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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 09/09/1914 Next of kin address Hampshire England Southampton Bank Cottage Nursling England Mother Jane Smith Father Benjamin J. Smith More info Date of enlistment: 09/09/1914.