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William Henry Wills

Rank Leading Seaman
Service Number J 5206
Born 10/09/1892 Plymouth Laira

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Devonport
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HMS Defence

Class Minatour class Armoured Cruiser

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Plymouth Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is situated on The Hoe which looks directly towards Plymouth Sound. There are 23,204 identified casualties listed of which 7,231 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by HRH Prince George on 29th July 1924

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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at sea Plymouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address Devon England Devonport 1, Tamar Road Morice Town England Mother Fanny Louisa Wills Father Francis A. Wills More info Alternative Nok address: 2 Mayon Cottages, Penbee Road, Stoke, Devonport. 1901 census address: Weston Peverall, Plympton, Devon; 04/08/1909 - 08/11/1909 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II; Boy 1st Class Bugler 09/11/1909 - 09/09/1910 HMS Ganges II, Hogue, Majestic, Cornwallis; 10/09/1910 - 10/06/1912 OS HMS Cornwallis; 11/06/1912 - 30/04/1915 AB HMS Cornwallis, Vivid I, Defence; 01/05/1915 - 31/05/1916 LS HMS Defence