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Richard Hamilton Ford

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 16569
Born 30/12/1894 Kirdford, Billinghurst

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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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Enlistment 29/10/1912 Next of kin address Surrey England 86, Lakehall Road Thornton Heath England Mother Mary Ford Father Richard Ford More info Date of enlistment: 29/10/1912.