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Jacob Walter Bodman

Rank Leading Seaman
Service Number 231420
Born 28/06/1888 Keevil England

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Portsmouth
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HMS Black Prince

Class Duke of Edinburgh-class armoured 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 Next of kin address Martins Road Keevil Trowbridge Mother Mercy Louisa (or Eliza) Bodman Father Edward Bodman Brother Isaac Edward (1890), Frank (1891, KIA France, Private 2nd Battalion Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regisment, Service No 18287, 15/06/1915), Albert (1894), Arthur (1898) Sister Florence Ethel (1884), Dorothy (1898) Other Next of kin Cousin: Albert George Hicks (1890, KIA The Somme, France, Lance Corporal 2nd Battalion Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment, Service No 10571, 18/10/1916) More info !901 & 1891 censuses: as Nok address. Boy in RN, Boscowen, 04/07/1904.