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Ernest (or Earnest) Cake

Rank Petty Officer
Service Number 224299
Born 16/02/1887 Wimborne Minster

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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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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at sea Portsmouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address Hampshire England Bournemouth Cranleigh Villa, Cranleigh Road West Southbourne England Mother Catherine Cake Father Frederick Cake More info Alternative Nok address: Bockhampton Farm, Christchurch, Hampshire