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William Henry Passey

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J 18209
Born 13/12/1896 Queenstown

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Portsmouth
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Royal Hospital School

Established by a Royal Charter in 1712. The school was originally located at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich and moved to East Anglia in 1933

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HMS Queen Mary

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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School Royal Hospital School Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Irish Yes Next of kin address Hampshire England 187 Stoke Rd Gosport Ireland Mother Ada Passey (Ada Ward) More info PNC