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William Thomas Wait

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 14552
Born 18/08/1889 Brighton

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Portsmouth
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HMS Invincible

Class Invincible 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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Enlistment 08/09/1906 Next of kin address Sussex England Brighton 23, Coleman Street England Mother Matilda Wait Father William Wait More info Date of enlistment: 08/09/1906.