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James Joseph Bolderston

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 17342
Born 12/06/1893 St Michaels, Liverpool

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Plymouth
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HMS Defence

Class Minatour class Armoured Cruiser

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Plymouth Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is situated on The Hoe which looks directly towards Plymouth Sound. There are 23,204 identified casualties listed of which 7,231 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by HRH Prince George on 29th July 1924

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Decorations 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Enlistment 21/09/1914 Next of kin address Lancashire England Fleetwood 1, Back Walmsley Street England Florence Ellen (1895) Mother Mary Ann Agnes Bolderston (nee Leonard) Father George Bolderson More info Alternative Nok address: 82 Mount Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire 1911 census: Labourer Pilkington Plate Glass Works. 1901 census: Akenside Street, Bootle, Liverpool 25/06/1893: Holden Street, Liverpool Enlisted at Liverpool on 21/09/1914. Previous occupation: Factory labourer Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial and the Fleetwood Memorial Park.