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Walter Ernest Coleman

Rank Boy 1st Class
Service Number J 42512
Born 13/08/1899 London East Ham

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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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Next of kin address 11 Redcliff Road, Upton Park, Essex Mother Marion M More info Previous occupation: Draper's boy as 07/1915. Served on HMS Vivid I and HMS Victory I.