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William Robert Burton

Rank Officer's Steward 3rd Class
Service Number L 7788
Born 08/10/1894 London Pentonville

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Devonport
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HMS Defence

Class Minatour class Armoured Cruiser

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Plymouth Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is situated on The Hoe which looks directly towards Plymouth Sound. There are 23,204 identified casualties listed of which 7,231 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by HRH Prince George on 29th July 1924

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Wounded Died Enlistment 15/11/1915 Next of kin address London 84, Warwick Road, Silver Street Upper Edmonton England Mother Alice E. Burton Father John William Burton More info 1901 census: Copenhagen Street, Islington, London. Enlisted 15/11/15' Defence Off Std 3c 02/02/16 - 31/05/16.