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Edward William Joseph Hannan

Rank Stoker Petty Officer
Service Number 235864
Born 24/02/1890 London Putney or Wandsworth

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Portsmouth
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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, British War Medal, Victory Medal Enlistment 17/02/1906 Next of kin address Long Rose Cottages Great Ellingham, Attleborough, Norfolk England Hannah (1882), Mary Alice (1891), Sarah (1898), Ivy (1900) Patrick (1894) Mother Rose Hingham (formerly Hannan) (nee Jessup) Father Patrick George Hannan (died 1900) More info 1901 census: St Mary's Orphanage, Heston St Leonard. 1891 census: Putney, London. Enlisted at Portsmouth on 17/02/1906 and re-enlisted on 24/02/1908. Previous occupation: Factory lad (02/1906).