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Alfred (George or Hall) Meears

Rank Able Seaman
Service Number 214552
Born 19/08/1885 London Camberwell

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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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Next of kin address Suffolk England Ipswich 11, Salem Street England Mother Charlotte J. Meears Father Walter Henry Meears