In the early hours of 22nd September 1914, the cruisers Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy were sunk by German Submarine U9 in the North Sea, which was under the command of Otto Weddigen. 837 men in total survived from the three ships. 1459, many of whom were cadets and reservists, drowned.

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HMS Cressy

Henry T Allen

Died 22nd September 1914

Remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial

John Edmund Fisher

Died 22nd September 1914

Age 41

Husband of Mrs S.E.Fisher of 6 Unity Street.
Remembered on The Chatham Naval Memorial

Harry Nicholls

Died 22nd September 1914

Remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial

John Baker Thomas

Died 22nd September 1914

Age 26

Johns parents lived in Milton Regis.
Remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial

Charles Townsend

Died 22nd September 1914

He is Buried at Bobbing Church Yard.
Remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial