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Edward John Wiggins

Rank Musician
Service Number RMB 1818
Born 24/03/1897 223 Arundel Street Fratton, Portsmouth

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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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Died 31/05/1916 Jutland Portsmouth Naval Memorial Enlistment 28/03/1911 Next of kin address Hampshire England Southampton 5 Lower Bannister Street England Mother Mary Father Frederick More info Native of Portsmouth. Enlisted in Royal Marines 28 March 1911