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Harold Victor Taaffe

Rank Boy 1st Class
Service Number J 37857
Born 03/02/1899 London Camberwell

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HMS Indefatigable

Class Battle 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 61 Aoorn Street Camberwell, London England Mother Mary Taaffe Father James Taaffe More info 1911 Census: Buried at Sea