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Horace William Davis

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 17723
Born 07/08/1897 St Marys, Leicester

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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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Enlistment 08/09/1914 Next of kin address Leicestershire England Leicester 15 Bruce Street Narborough Road England Mother Ada Alberta Father Frederick George More info Date of enlistment: 08/09/1914.