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Jack Vernon Townsend

Rank Stoker 1st Class
Service Number SS 113793
Born 08/08/1893 King's Norton, Birmingham

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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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Next of kin address Warwickshire England Birmingham Sparkhill England Mother Mary Ann Townsend Father Edward Townsend More info Alternative Nok address: 368 Ladbrook Grove, Harrow Road, Paddington, London. 1901 census: 30 Bertha Road, Great Yardley, Warwickshire.