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Victor William Walter Drake

Rank Boy 1st Class
Service Number J 39502
Born 05/03/1899 London Islington

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Chatham
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HMS Black Prince

Class Duke of Edinburgh-class armoured cruiser

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Chatham Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and overlooks the town. There are 18,623 identified casualties listed of which 8,517 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII) on 26th April 1924

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Next of kin address 41 Naval Road Stoke Newington, London England Mother Amy