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Richard Victor Shearcroft

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J/28249
Born 31/07/1897 Richmond

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HMS Defence

Class Minatour 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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Next of kin address Surrey England 266 Sandycombe Road Kew Gardens England Mother Annie Maria Father Ernest Theodore More info Home port: Portsmouth