St Stephens by Saltash War Memorial
CHENERY, William Nicholas
William Nicholas CHENERY was the son of William & Sarah Mary
CHENERY. He was born at Saltash on the 19th of September 1892 and
baptised there on the 9th of October 1892 when his abode was given as 3,
Silver Street, Saltash.
1901 census aged 8 living with parents & siblings at 130, Fore Street,
Saltash.
1911 census single, aged 18 serving as an Officer’s Steward 3rd class on
board HMS Gloucester at Portsmouth, Hampshire. NB: listed on this and
all other service records as William ‘Henry’ CHENERY
WW 1 Royal Navy Record
Name: CHENERY William Henry
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service number: K/18005
Vessel: H.M.S. Indefatigable.
Date Died: 31st May 1916 - Age 25
How Died: Killed in Action
Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial
Additional information: Son of William and Sarah Mary CHENERY of 23,
Homer Park, St. Stephens, Saltash, Cornwall.
HMS Indefatigable took part in and was sunk at the Battle of Jutland.
At around 4:00 on the 31st May 1916 HMS Indefatigable was hit by two or
three shells from the German ship Von der Tann. She almost immediately
fell off to starboard and was down by the stern and listing to port. She
was hit twice more on the next volley, once on the forecastle and the
other on the forward turret, and blew up at about 4:03 when her
magazines exploded.
She then sank taking 1017 men with her; only two survivors were rescued
by the German torpedo boat S.68
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