HARRIS Albert Leslie

  • First Name(s):
    Albert 
    Leslie 
  • Surname:
    HARRIS
  • Service Number:
    M14742
  • Rank:

    Armourer's Crew

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Navy
  • Ship:
    HMS Motagua
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    19th March 1918
  • Age At Death:
    20
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England, Panel 30.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Albert and Esther Lavinia Harris, of Other House, Other Rd., Redditch, Worcestershire

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HARRIS Albert Leslie Is Named On These Memorials

Redditch Secondary School now Trinity High School WW1 Memorial
Redditch St Stephen’s Church
Redditch War Memorial

Further Information About HARRIS Albert Leslie

Served on HMS Barham at the Battle of Jutland.

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for navy casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.

On the morning of 19th March 1918 HMS Motagua was part of a convoy operating out of Queenstown, Ireland when she was accidentally struck by the American ship USS Manley.  The collision caused the detonation of the depth charges on Manley and the resulting explosion caused extensive damage to the stern of HMS Motagua, killing a number of those on board, including Albert Harris.

Albert Harris has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

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