William Edward Hawkins
Portsmouth
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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
Memorial DetailNext of kin address Sussex England Chichester Greenwood Farm Ham, Sidlesham England Kathleen Emily (1906) Frederick Charles (20/04/1896 - 22/02/1915 at Haslar), Ernest Walter (12/05/1899), Herbert Charles (19/10/1902) Mother Emily Hawkins Father Edward Hawkins More info Baptised in St Mary's Church, Sidlesham on 04/03/1894. Father's occupation: labourer. Address: Ham, Sidlesham. 1901 census: Ham Road,Sidlesham. Enlisted 21/12/1914 at Portsmouth. Previous occupation: Farm labourer. 21/12/1914 to 06/06/1915 - Stoker 2nd class HMS Victory II 07/06/1915 to 03/12/1915 - Stoker 2nd class HMS Black Prince 04/12/1915 to 31/05/1916 - Stoker 1st class HMS Black Prince 1911 census: Carter on Farm