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William Frederick Chipperfield

Rank Boy 1st Class
Service Number J/32541
Born 05/05/1899 Kingston

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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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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at sea Chatham Naval Memorial Next of kin address England London 13 or 26 Corbyn Street Hornsey Rise England Mother Jane Townsend (Formerly Chipperfield) Father William James More info Home port: Chatham