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Philip Groves (or Graves)

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 17844
Born 01/09/1897 Stow on the Wold

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Portsmouth
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HMS Queen Mary

Class Battle 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 Enlistment 15/09/1914 Next of kin address Oxfordshire England The Cotswold Arms, High Street Burford England Taynton Oxfordshire England Mother Annie Father John More info Alternative Nok address: Mt Pleasant Road, Fairford, Gloucestershire. Date of enlistment: 15/09/1914.