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Rubin William Braginton

Rank Shipwright 2nd Class
Service Number 343609
Born 13/09/1880 Evenlode England

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Portsmouth
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HMS Black Prince

Class Duke of Edinburgh-class armoured cruiser

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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 31/05/1916 Lost at sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Enlistment 14/08/1900 Next of kin address Little Compton Moreton-In-Marsh Mother Emma Braginton Father Eli Thomas Braginton (died 22/02/1902 aged 49) Brother Thomas H (1878), Kaleb (1883), Frederick Charles (1886, killed on active service 26/11/1914)) Sister Annie Emma (1881), Elizabeth (1890), Maud Julia Ellen (died 28/03/1920 aged 24) More info 1881 census: Evenlode. 1891 census: Evenlode. 1901 census: Royal Sailors' Rest. 1911 census: Leading Carpenter's Crew, HMS Achilles Previous occupation: Carpenter.