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NAME:                      Blackman, Ernest Alfred  (A E on memorial)
RANK:                      Gunner
UNIT:                      Royal Marine Artillery
BATTALION ETC:             HMS Defence
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         RMA/5538
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action 31st May 1916
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 41.Born 8th August 1875 at Fareham, Hampshire. Enlisted 12th June 1895.
                           Son of Horsey George and Martha Blackman, of Southsea, Portsmouth.
                           Brother of Ada May Jones of 16 Eton Road, Rugby Road, Southsea Hants