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William Alexander Abel

Rank Acting Chief Stoker
Service Number 305403
Born 15/06/1882 Aberdeen

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Devonport
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HMS Defence

Class Minatour class Armoured Cruiser

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Plymouth Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is situated on The Hoe which looks directly towards Plymouth Sound. There are 23,204 identified casualties listed of which 7,231 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by HRH Prince George on 29th July 1924

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Next of kin address Emily Maud Locke (Formerly Abel, nee Endean) (married 1905) Perranwell St Andrew's Terrace Ponsanooth Scotland More info Previous address: Albion Place, Ponsanooth, Cornwall