APPLEDORE WAR MEMORIAL - PANEL 1 - THE ROYAL NAVY |
During the Great War, many Royal Navy personnel were sent to crew Merchant Ships vital to the supply line. If killed, these men appear on official Royal Navy Casualty lists even if they were serving on Merchant Navy ships. Note too the place of birth of Denham Williams! |
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Panel 4 - The Royal Navy - on Appledore's War Memorial © Richard J. Brine |
THE ROYAL NAVY 1914 - 1918 |
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| DANIEL FOWLER | 2258C Seaman Daniel Jenkins Fowler, of the Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Swiftsure. Son of John and the late Ann Fowler; husband of Mary Ellen Fowler of Appledore. Born in Appledore in the June Quarter of 1882. Died 3 May 1915 aged 34. |
| JAMES HARDING | Details of his naval career are not yet confirmed. James Harding was the son of Albert and Frances Harding of 6, The Quay. Born in Appledore in the March Quarter of 1893. |
| THOMAS SMITH | 1395 D Acting Leading Seaman Thomas Smith of the RNR, SS Ardmore. Husband of Louise of 16 Apha Place, Appledore. Born 8 June 1873. Died 13 November 1917 aged 44. |
| JOHN H REES | 2346C Acting Leading Seaman RNR, SS Santa Amalia. Husband of Bessie Rees of Meeting Street, Appledore. Born in Appledore 13 February 1882. Died 28 December 1917 aged 35. |
| ARTHUR COOK | 2841C Seaman Arthur James Cook of the Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Duke of Albany. Husband of Winifred Cook of 8 Bude Street, Appledore. Born in Appledore 31 March 1882. Died 24 August 1916 aged 35. |
| FRED C, BENNETT | 4336A Leading Seaman Frederick Charles Bennett of the Royal Naval; Reserve, SS Wathfield. Son of Thomas and Mary Hannah Bennett of the Quay, Appledore. Born in Appledore in the June Quarter of 1895. Died 21 February 1917 aged 22. |
| WILLIAM HAMMETT | 2620B Seaman William Henry Hammett of the Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Espiegle - "a sailor in Merchant service". Son of the Mark and Louisa Hammett; husband of Harriet Hammett. Born in Appledore in 1884. Died 12 June 1915 aged 31. |
| JOHN ASH | 7/0113 Signal Boy John Fletcher Ash of the Royal Navy, HMS Ganges. Son of Richard G. Ash (Superintendent of HM Customs in Appledore) of Rock House, Appledore and his wife Mary Lizzie Ash.. Born in Dumfries, 26 March 1900. Died of disease 24 February 1917 aged 17. |
| DENHAM WILLIAMS | 3466C Leading Seaman Denham Williams of the Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Trawler Fulmar. Husband of Sarah of 2 Railway Cottages, East-the-Water, Bideford. Born in Appledore, Kent 10 April 1883. Died 17 January 1916 aged 33. |
| THOMAS STACEY | 5528A Acting leading Seaman Thomas Stacey of the Royal Naval Reserve, SS Norfolk Coast. Son of Thomas and Christina Stacey of 23 Market Street, Appledore. Born in Appledore 26 November 1895. Died 18 June 1918 aged 23. |
| THOMAS KERSEY | 8456A Seaman Thomas Kersey of the Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Vivid. Son of Mary Kersey of 1 Pitt Court Appledore. and the late George Kersey. Born in Appledore 18 January 1893. Died 7 October 1918 aged 25. Buried in Appledore Parish churchyard. |
© M.E. Brine. This page last updated
25 July, 2012
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