Name |
James SMITH |
Rank/Number |
1st Class Petty Officer / 216737 |
Regiment/Unit |
Royal Navy HMS Negro / |
Enlisted |
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Age/Date of death |
32 / 21 Dec 1916 |
How died/Theatre of war |
Drowned / at sea |
Residence at death |
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Cemetery |
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent |
Grave Reference |
15 |
Location of memorial |
Chesham |
Date/Place of birth |
16 Dec 1884 / Chesham or London |
Date/Place of baptism |
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Occupation of Casualty |
sailor in Royal Navy |
Parents/Occupation |
late James & Sarah Smith / labourer |
Parents' Address |
1891: 28 George St, Chesham |
Wife |
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Wife's Address |
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Notes |
killed in collision between two destroyers in Battle of Jutland. Known as Lucky Jim by his shipmates |