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NAME:                      Brakespeare, Arthur John  (surname spelt various ways on different documents - Breakspere, Breakspear, Breakspeare, Breakespeare
RANK:                      Chief Gunner
UNIT:                      Royal Navy
BATTALION ETC:             HMS Bulwark
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         (formerly 124615)
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed 26th November 1914 when ship exploded
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent, UK
OTHER INFORMATION:         Born 10th October 1867 at Evenlode, Gloucester. Joined navy 11th September 1883.
                           Became officer (Gunner) 14th October 1895.
                           Son of William & Eliza A Breakspeare.
                           Husband of Caroline Emily Breakspere, married April/May/June 1904.
                           In 1911 she was living at 152 Telephone Road, Southsea, Hants.