TOWNSEND Thomas

  • First Name(s):
    Thomas 
  • Surname:
    TOWNSEND
  • Service Number:
    SS109765
  • Rank:

    Stoker 1st Class

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Navy
  • Ship:
    HMS Queen Mary
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    31st May 1916
  • Age At Death:
    28
  • Place of Death:
    Battle of Jutland, North Sea
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England, Panel 19.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Fanny Townsend, 21 Red Lion St., Alvechurch, Birmingham

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TOWNSEND Thomas Is Named On These Memorials

Alvechurch School now in Alvechurch St Laurence Church
Alvechurch St Laurence Church WW1 Memorial

Further Information About TOWNSEND Thomas

HMS Queen Mary was a battle cruiser. On the first day of the Battle of Jutland, she was hit by several German shells fired from SMS Defflinger, one of which penetrated into the ship’s magazines. The ensuing explosion sank the ship in minutes with the loss of 1,266 of her crew. She was the largest warship sunk by the German Navy in World War 1, her loss was a severe blow to the Royal Navy as her 13.5 inch guns were the most accurate in the British Fleet.

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

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Credits: Researched by Anne Humphries. HMS Queen Mary researched and transcribed by Sandra Taylor.