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John Beauchamp Waterlow

Rank Commander
Born 15/03/1880 New Barnet

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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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Decorations DSO Died 31/05/1916 Battle of Jutland Portsmouth Naval Memorial Wounded Killed in Action Next of kin address England Mother Charlotte Elizabeth Beauchamp Father George Sydney Waterlow More info Commander Waterlow was awarded the DSO for his actions during minesweeping operations in the Dardanelles in 1915. His name also appears on the war memorial in St Margaret's Church, Fernhurst, Sussex.