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Stk. William Burdiss
Royal Naval Reserve HMS Aboukir
from:Jarrow
(d.22nd Sep 1914)
William Burdiss was a Stoker on HMS Aboukir serving with the Royal Naval Reserve. He was aged 27 whem he died on 22nd September 1914. William was born and lived Jarrow, on the 1911 census, William Burdiss age 23 Blacksmith's Labourer in Shipyard is living with his wife Catherine and son at 13 Chaytor Street, Jarrow.
William was the aon of Martin and Mary J. Burdiss of South Shields, husband of Katherine Burdiss (McErlane) of 13 Chaytor Street Jarrow. He is remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial and is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph (north face) Jarrow and on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.