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 NAME:                      Best, William John
 RANK:                      Chief Petty Officer
 UNIT:                      Royal Navy
 BATTALION ETC:             HMS Invincible
 REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         162937
 HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action 31st May 1916 Battle of Jutland
 WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK
 OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 38. Born 16th July 1876 at Gosport, Hants. Joined navy 15th September 1891.
                            Son of William & Ann Elizabeth Best of 1 Seahorse Street, Alverstoke, Hants (1891)
                            In 1911 , mother a widow, living 5 Lower South St., Gosport.
                            Husband of May Gertrude Best of 58 Arctic Rd, Cowes, Isle of Wight.
                            Married 22nd March 1913.
                            She remarried & became Carter.