George Frederick Deacon
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
Memorial DetailEnlistment 16/04/1904 Next of kin address Alice May Deacon (nee Morey) (married 1911) 2 Jaffra Villas or 12 St David's Road East Cowes, Isle of Wight Son: George Frederick Deacon (03/11/1912 - 11/05/1942) England Ellen (Nellie) (1891 - 1955), Maggie (1886 - 1961), Amy (dod: 1889), Alice (dod: 1893) John (dod: 1888) Mother Emma Deacon (nee Brooks) Father George Deacon More info Date of enlistment: 16/04/1904. Service No: 342784. Band Boy - HMS Ganges Bandsman HMS Agincourt, HMS Empress of India Service No 391: Royal Marine Band Musician HMS Good Hope, RMLI - Portsmouth Division, HMS Bacchante Band Corporal HMS New Zealand, HMS Racer (RN College Osborne), RN School of Music Bandmaster 2nd class HMS Racer, HMS Invincible Bandmaster 1st class HMS Invincible