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George Walter Walden

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 17781
Born 23/04/1892 New Brighton

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Chatham
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HMS Defence

Class Minatour class Armoured Cruiser

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Chatham Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and overlooks the town. There are 18,623 identified casualties listed of which 8,517 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII) on 26th April 1924

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Enlistment 17/01/1913 Next of kin address 1 Hill Side Terrace, Nuttall Road Bradford, Yorkshire England Father William More info Date of enlistment: 17/01/1913.