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John William Sample

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J 24146
Born 01/11/1896 Bishop Auckland

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Portsmouth
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HMS Black Prince

Class Duke of Edinburgh-class armoured 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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Next of kin address Yorkshire England Leeds 12, Wentworth Terrace, York Road or 47 Temple View, Easy Road England Mother Caroline Stevenson (Formerly Sample) Father George Arthur Sample