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Victor William Wooley

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J30477
Born 11 Jul 1897 Pontefract

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Portsmouth
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HMS Caroline

Class C class Light 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 1914-15 Star; Victory & British War Medals Died 12 Jan 1918 HMS Narbrough, Hesta Rock, South Ronaldsay Portsmouth Naval Memorial Joined 1914-04-01T00:00:00 Enlistment 1915-07-12T00:00:00 Next of kin address 19 Carleton View, Swan Hill Pontefract England Ellen Elizabeth Frederick James Mother Mary Jane Father Thomas William More info Joined as a Boy on 1 April 1914. Started his Continuous Service on 12 July 1915. Served aboard HMS Caroline at Jutland. Drowned at sea on 12th January 1918 when HMS Narborough (his ship) and HMS Opal were wrecked on the cliffs at Hesta Rock, South Ronaldsay whilst returning to Scapa Flow in a blizzard. There was only one survivor from the two destroyers.