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David William Shafto Douglas

Rank Lieutenant-Commander
Born 01/07/1883 Dartington

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HMS Black Prince

Class Duke of Edinburgh-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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Decorations 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War medals Wounded Died 31 May 1916 Next of kin address Frances Margaret (nee Stevenson) England Mother Lady Constance Douglas Father Rear Admiral Archibald Douglas GCB GCVO More info David Douglas name also appears on the war memorial at South Warnborough Hampshire along with his brother, Major John Charles Edward Douglas, killed in action in 1915. There is also a plaque dedicated to his memory in St Giles High Kirk in Edinburgh. He entered service 15/09/1897. He served on Black Prince from 09/08/15.