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Oliver Charles William Cocks

Rank Wireman 2nd Class
Service Number M 13652
Born 22/04/1896 Tollesbury England

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Portsmouth
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HMS Indefatigable

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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Next of kin address 14 Sandringham Road Golders Green London Mother Maria Father Charles William 1911 Census address 29 Batchworth Road Essex More info 1911 Census: School. Buried at Sea. Alternative Nok address: as 1911 census address.