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Roland Westwood Parsons

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 16620
Born 08/05/1893 Hockley, Birmingham or Saltley, Birmingham

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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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Enlistment 06/12/1913 Next of kin address Warwickshire England P Birmingham 43, Gt Russell Street England Mother Elsie May Tittley (Formerly Parsons) More info Date of enlistment: 06/12/1913.