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Arthur William Ambler

Rank Armourer
Service Number 350887
Born 16/06/1879 Birmingham Aston 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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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address 79 Agincourt Road Mile End, Portsmouth Mother Clara Ambler Father Arthur Ambler Brother Thomas(1882) & Frederick(1887), baby(1891) Sister Maud(1875), Edith(1877), Lilly(1878) & Emily(1889) Wife Madeline S. K. Ambler (nee Wainscott) (married 1905) More info 1891 census: Belle Vue Terrace, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. 1901 census: Shell viewer, (own address) Benacre Street, Birmingham