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John Alexander Anderson

Rank Carpenters Crew
Service Number M 16423
Born 29/09/1897 Plaistow

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Chatham
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HMS Indefatigable

Class Battle Cruiser

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Chatham Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and overlooks the town. There are 18,623 identified casualties listed of which 8,517 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII) on 26th April 1924

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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at sea Chatham Naval Memorial Next of kin address England London 27 Redriffe Road Plaistow England Mother Phoebe Elizabeth Father Alexander More info 1901 census: Redriffe Road, Plaistow, London. Enlisted 08/11/1915 in the UK.