St Stephens by Saltash War Memorial

DAYMOND, Samuel A G

Samuel Arthur George DAYMOND was the son of John Thomas & Alice DAYMOND. He was born at St. Stephens by Saltash in 1896 his birth being registered in the March Q of that year (St. Germans registration district).
 
1901 census aged 5 living with parents & siblings at 15 Russel Terrace St. Stephens Near Saltash
 
1911 census aged 15 living with parents & siblings at 15 Russel Terrace St. Stephens Near Saltash
 
WW 1 Royal Navy Record
Name: DAYMOND Samuel A G
Rank: Able Seaman
Service number: J/16013
Vessel: H.M.S. Indefatigable.
Date Died: 31st May 1916 - Age 20
How Died: Killed in Action
Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial
Additional information: Son of Alice Daymond, of 15, Russell Terrace, Cross Park, Saltash, Cornwall, and the late John Thomas Daymond.
 
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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