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Wilfred George Ayling

Rank Stoker 1st Class
Service Number K 13466
Born 11/11/1893 Chichester

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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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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address 2 Western Cottages, Western Road Shanklin, Isle of Wight England Mother Matilda Ayling Father William Ayling More info 1911 census: Labourer in a potted meat factory. 14a St Martins Street, Chichester. 1901 census: St James Road, Chichester. Enlisted on 05/12/1911.