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Samuel Fordham Osborn

Rank Gunner RMA
Service Number 14523
Born 30/04/1895 East Markham, Newark

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HMS Defence

Class Minatour 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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Enlistment 13/01/1915 Next of kin address Nottinghamshire England East Markham Newark England Mother Susan Elizabeth Osborn Father Thomas Charles Osborn or F C Osborn More info Alternative Nok address: Bevercotes Road, Tuxford, Newark, Nottinghamshire Date of enlistment: 13/01/1915