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James George Leedham

Rank Private
Service Number 15331
Born 07/08/1887 London Lambeth England

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Chatham
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HMS Black Prince

Class Duke of Edinburgh-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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Died 31/05/1916 At sea Chatham Naval Memorial Enlistment 28/12/1905 Next of kin address 70, Stanhope Buildings, Red Cross Street Borough London Mother Maria Leedham Father William Leedham Brother William J Leedham Sister ELizabeth Leedham Wife ELizabeth Leedham (nee Fish)