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BORN HULL 26/02/1897. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM PORTZ (1866-1941) & ISABELLA PORTZ (1866-1923), OF 10, HARRIETS TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL AND LATER 33, WASSAND STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. BEFORE THE WAR FRED WAS A FISHERMAN FOR CARGILLS STEAM TRAWLER COMPANY. HE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NA […]