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Richard Barford King

Rank Ordinary Seaman
Service Number J/30723
Born 13/10/1897 Enfield

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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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Died 31/05/1916 Battle of Jutland Chatham Naval Memorial Wounded Killed in Action Next of kin address England London 49 Surrey Road Peckham Rye England Mother Eleanor Matilda or Emily Father George Henry