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William John Thomas

Rank Gunner RMA
Service Number 12889
Born 02/01/1895 Aberystwyth

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HMS Indefatigable

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 22/03/1912 Next of kin address England London 47, Hollingsworth Street or 36c Eden Grove Holloway Wales London 25 Lennox Road Finsbury Park England Mother Margaret Thomas Father William Thomas More info 1911 Census: Office boy estate agent. Single. Buried at Sea Date of enlistment: 22/03/1912