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Oliver William Compton

Rank Petty Officer 1st Class
Service Number 171629
Born 30/12/1877 Witney

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Portsmouth
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HMS Invincible

Class Invincible 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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Decorations LSGCM Next of kin address Somerset England Bath 49, Longfellow Avenue Wellsway England Mother Elizabeth Compton Father George Henry Compton More info Served At The Battles Of Heligoland And Falkland Islands.