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William Thomas Matthews

Rank Carpenter's Crew
Service Number M 8589
Born 17/04/1892 London Islington

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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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Next of kin address London 19, Whitehall Park Road Chiswick England Mother Annie Josephine Matthews Father William Thomas Sydney Matthews More info Alternative Nok address: 27 Arthur Road, Holloway, London