St Stephens by Saltash War Memorial
KITT, Robert F
Robert Francis KITT was the son of Thomas & Lucretia KITT. He was born
at St. Stephens by Saltash in 1896, his birth being registered in the
June Q of that year (St. Germans registration district).
1901 census aged 5 living with parents & siblings at Old Trematon, St
Stephens, Saltash, Cornwall.
1911 census: Not found but parents living at Notter Cottage, Hatt, St
Stephens, Saltash, Cornwall.
WW 1 Royal Navy Record
Name: KITT Robert Francis
Rank: Stoker 1st class
Service number: K/25413
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 Thomas and Lucretia Kitt, of Notter
Cottage, Hatt, 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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