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William James Carey

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J8887
Born 28/01/1895 Gosport Alverstoke

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Portsmouth
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Royal Hospital School

Established by a Royal Charter in 1712. The school was originally located at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich and moved to East Anglia in 1933

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HMS Queen Mary

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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School Royal Hospital School Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address Hampshire England Portsmouth 32 Holloway St Landport England Annie T Taylor Mother Margaret Carey Father T M Carey