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William Charles Basterfield

Rank Officer's Steward 1st Class
Service Number 362371
Born 26/02/1880 London Leytonstone or Putney or Chiswick

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Devonport
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HMS Defence

Class Minatour class Armoured Cruiser

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Plymouth Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is situated on The Hoe which looks directly towards Plymouth Sound. There are 23,204 identified casualties listed of which 7,231 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by HRH Prince George on 29th July 1924

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Next of kin address Jane (nee Mockridge) (dob: 1883) 44 Camperdown Street Stoke, Devonport Son: William Frederick (1908) England Hilda Elizabeth (1907)