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Arnold Percy Aldous

Rank Boy
Service Number J49546
Born Thorpe-le-Soken

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HMS Lion

Class Lion-Class Battlecruiser

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Next of kin address 36 Gordon Villas Clacton-on-Sea England Mother Edith Father Herbert More info Arnold joined the Training Ship Warspite on 15th June 1915 aged 14 years and 8 months, and left to join the Royal Navy on 24th January 1916. He served aboard HMS Lion until 31st March 1920 and was eventually discharged in 1923 as a Stoker 1st class. Thank you to David Aldous of Southsea for providing all the information and photographs of his father. Previous occupation: Cinema operator. Alternate No: SS121828.