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Leslie William Bird

Rank Boy 1st Class
Service Number J/38299
Born 02/08/1899 London Earlsfield

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HMS Invincible

Class Invincible class Battle Cruiser

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Chatham Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and overlooks the town. There are 18,623 identified casualties listed of which 8,517 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII) on 26th April 1924

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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Chatham Naval Memorial Next of kin address England London The Stables, Cargill Rd Earlsfield England Mother Elizabeth Father William C