William Thomas Francis
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 DetailDied 31/05/1916 Lost at sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address Suffolk England Ipswich Annandale or 103, Rushmere Road England Arthur L Mother Gertrude Melnotte Francis Father William Francis More info Wireman 2nd class HMS Invincible 31/10/1914 to 31/12/1915, Wireman 1st class HMS Invincible 01/01/1916 to 31/05/1916