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Horace William Marsham

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J 18735
Born 03/01/1897 Eastbourne

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Portsmouth
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HMS Queen Mary

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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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address Sussex England Eastbourne 6 Brodrick Road Hampden Park England Mother Frances (Fanny) Rowena Father Henry (Harry) More info Alternative Nok address: 6 Station Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, Sussex. Date of enlistment: 01/1915 at Portsmouth.