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William Bursell Little

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J 15095
Born 17/02/1895 Hull

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Portsmouth
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HMS Ardent

Class Acasta class Destoyer

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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 01/06/1916 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address Yorkshire England nr Hull Holderness England Preston Hull York England Mother Fanny Little Father Thomas Morris Little More info 1911 Census: Butcher. Single. Buried at Sea