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John William Dowling Biddle

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number J25034
Born 12/04/1897 London St. Pancras

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Portsmouth
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HMS Invincible

Class Invincible 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 Next of kin address Hampshire England Portsmouth 57 St.Georges Sq Portsea England Mother Mary Elizabeth Father Samuel James