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Reginald Harry Astle

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 17356
Born 11/11/1896 Long Eaton

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Portsmouth
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HMS Invincible

Class Invincible 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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Decorations 1914 Star Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Enlistment 07/08/1914 Next of kin address Derbyshire England Long Eaton 8, Park Avenue England Maud Winifred (1894), Scissey May (1896), Grace Eveline (1900) Arthur Henry (1889), Titus James (1891) Mother Sarah Elizabeth Astle Father Titus Astle More info 1901 census: Bridge Street, Long Eaton. 1911 census: Previous occupation: Threader, lace factory in Long Eaton. Enlisted in Nottingham 7/8/14 ; Royal Marine Brigade - Portsmouth Battalion at Dunkirk 19/9/14-13/10/14 ; MEF(Dardanelles) 28/4/15-8/8/15 ; Embarked HMS "Invincible" 11/3/16-31/5/16 Discharged Dead.