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Edgar Luffman Biles

Rank Signalman
Service Number J 14416
Born 19/11/1895 Worthing

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Portsmouth
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HMS Tipperary

Class Faulknor class Destoyer

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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 Next of kin address Surrey England Richmond 42, Grosvenor Road England Mother Agnes Clara Biles Father Ernest Luffman Biles