Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 2. p 423
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 2. p 423 |
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| Date | 1917 |
| Page number | 423 |
| Publisher | Unknown |
| Description | Not available |
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LOST WITH LORD KITCHENER.
H.M.S. Hampshire Wrecked Off the Orkneys.
Following close upon the Battle of Jutland camr the news of a sea disaster which cost the Empire the life of her greatest soldier. Lord Kitchener was on his way to Russia to consult with the Russian General Staff as to the coming Allied offensive and to arrange details concerning the supply of munitions. Amongst the party were Sir Fredk. Donaldson, of the Ministry of Munitions; Colonel Fitzgerald, Lord Kitchener's military secretary; and Mr. H. J. O'Beirne, of the Foreign Office. On Monday evening, June 5th, they embarked in the armoured cruiser Hampshire (Captain Herbert Savill), which had returned three days before from the Battle of Jutland. About 8 p.m . that evening the ship sank in wild weather off the Orkneys, either from striking a floating mine or one of the under-water reefs of those parts. A few survivors were washed ashore, but of Lord Kitchener and his colleagues nothing was ever heard again. Amongst the crew who lost their lives were the Berkshire men whose portraits appear on this page.
[photo, portrait] The late J. W. BEECHEY, 39, South View Cottages, Wantage. - Lost at sea. Aged 23.
[photo, portrait] The late GEORGE GREEN, stoker, Highmoor. - Lost at sea. Aged 20.
[photo, portrait] The late FRANK POTTER, Toutley Cottages, Wokingham. - Lost at sea. Aged 17.
[photo, portrait] Thelate Pte. S. A. HUDSON, R.M.L.I., Whitchurch Hill. - Lost at sea. Aged 19.
[photo, portrait] The late Ordinary Telegraphist J. W. H. (JACK) FITCH, Hartley Wintney (grandson of Mrs. Fitch, Erleigh Rd., Reading). - Lost at sea. Aged 17.
[photo, portrait] The late Gnr. PERCY BAKER, 90, Pitcroft Avenue, Reading. - Lost at sea. Aged 22.
[photo, portrait] The late Pte. G. H. HEAD, R.M.L.I., Whitchurch Hill. - Lost at sea. Aged 20.