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John Burns(O'Brien)

Rank Sailmaker
Service Number 182612
Born 20/11/1877 Belfast

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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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Decorations South African Medal Irish Yes Next of kin address Hampshire England Rachel Burns Portsmouth 59 Cottage View Landport Mother Bridget Burns