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William Herbert Atkin

Rank Stoker 1st Class
Service Number SS 117201
Born 31/05/1892 Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent England

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Portsmouth
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HMS Black Prince

Class Duke of Edinburgh-class armoured 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 55, Clumber Street East Kirkby Nottingham Mother Annie Atkin Father James Atkin More info Alternative Nok address: 27 Cookson Street, Kirby-in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. 1911 census: Coal hewer, Kirby-in-Ashfield.