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Ernest Lynn Pigford

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number Z 8911
Born 23/03/1882

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Tyneside
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HMS Black Prince

Class Duke of Edinburgh-class armoured 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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Next of kin address County Durham England Annfield Plain Durham Road Mother Sarah Pigford Father Robert Henry Pigford