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Sydney Coleman Mitchell

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J 23632
Born 04/11/1895 Kingsclere England

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Portsmouth
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HMS Ardent

Class Acasta class Destoyer

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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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Died 01/06/1916 Lost at Sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address 23 Cornwallis Rd Maidenhead Mother Rose Father Harry 1911 Census address 23 Cornwallis Avenue Berkshire More info 1911 Census: Garden and House boy. Buried at Sea