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Alfred Charles Ansted

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J 24621
Born 18/02/1897 Wallsend

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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 England London 15, St Luke's Square Tidal Basin, Victoria Docks England Mother Sarah Ferguson (Formerly Ansted) Father William Ansted More info 1901 census: Arthur Street, West Ham, London. 1911 census: Watts Naval Scholl, Elmham, Norfolk. Enlisted 14/05/1913.