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William George Bwye

Rank Gunner RMA
Service Number 14462
Born 29/05/1895 or 29/03/1895 Barry Dock, Barry

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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 Enlistment 06/11/1914 Next of kin address Wales Cardiff 28 King St Penarth Wales Mother Elizabeth Bwye Father Robert George Bwye More info Date of enlistment: 06/11/1914