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Ernest Railton Hassell

Rank Carpenter's Crew
Service Number M 16461
Born 09/06/1895 Tunstall, Newcastle

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Chatham
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HMS Invincible

Class Invincible class Battle Cruiser

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Chatham Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and overlooks the town. There are 18,623 identified casualties listed of which 8,517 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII) on 26th April 1924

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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at sea Chatham Naval Memorial Next of kin address Staffordshire England Stoke-On-Trent 47, Stanley Street Tunstall England Father Joseph Hassell