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JOHN HERBERT PAGE
Surname: PAGE
Forename: JOHN HERBERT
Initials: J H
Date of Birth
1886
Place of Birth Holloway,London
Place of Birth Source 1901 Census
Address
1911 Census shows him on board Royal Navy ship off Portland, Dorset.
Schools attended
Employment / trade 1901 Census shows him aged 14, P.O. Telegraph messenger.
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents) Son of Samuel Page of 22 Leigh Road, Wimborne
Spouse Name
No record of any marriage.
Notes
Regiment at call-up
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-up
Service no at call-up
Date of attestation
-
Date of call-up
-
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served
HMS Boscawen, Minotaur, Agincourt,Furious,Janus,Victory 1,Enchantress etc, then Europa, finally HMS Hampshire.
Decorations and awards
Other service details Served in the Royal Navy from approximately 1905/7 to time of death.
Other rank Able Seaman
Other service no 220900
Service facts On joining the Royal Navy, he had “Blue eyes, fair complexion, Brown Hair. 5ft 3 1/2 inches” (UK Register of Seamen’s Services, www.ancestry.co.uk.)
Age at death 30
Date of death
05 Jun 1916
Regiment at death Royal Navy
Battalion at death
Rank at death Able Seaman
Circumstances of death On board HMS Hampshire bound for Russia when it struck a mine and sank off the Orkneys on 5/6/1916. 655 men lost, including Lord Kitchener and his staff.
Service no at death 220900
Field of action at death
Place of death Off Orkney Islands.
Location of grave Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Position 13
Other memorials St.John’s Church, Wimborne.
Town Memorial, Wimborne Minster.
Plaque within Wimborne Minster
Newspaper Reference Western Gazette for 9/6/1916 has coverage of Lord Kitchener’s death, but no coverage of John Page’s death.
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JOHN HERBERT PAGE
Surname: | PAGE |
Forename: | JOHN HERBERT |
Initials: | J H |
Date of Birth | 1886 |
Place of Birth | Holloway,London |
Place of Birth Source | 1901 Census |
Address | 1911 Census shows him on board Royal Navy ship off Portland, Dorset. |
Schools attended |
Employment / trade | 1901 Census shows him aged 14, P.O. Telegraph messenger. |
Place of work | |
Family (parents and grandparents) | Son of Samuel Page of 22 Leigh Road, Wimborne |
Spouse Name | No record of any marriage. |
Notes |
Regiment at call-up | |
Regiment at discharge | |
Rank at call-up | |
Service no at call-up | |
Date of attestation | - |
Date of call-up | - |
Area reported to | |
Source |
Naval vessels served | HMS Boscawen, Minotaur, Agincourt,Furious,Janus,Victory 1,Enchantress etc, then Europa, finally HMS Hampshire. |
Decorations and awards | |
Other service details | Served in the Royal Navy from approximately 1905/7 to time of death. |
Other rank | Able Seaman |
Other service no | 220900 |
Service facts | On joining the Royal Navy, he had “Blue eyes, fair complexion, Brown Hair. 5ft 3 1/2 inches” (UK Register of Seamen’s Services, www.ancestry.co.uk.) |
Age at death | 30 |
Date of death | 05 Jun 1916 |
Regiment at death | Royal Navy |
Battalion at death | |
Rank at death | Able Seaman |
Circumstances of death | On board HMS Hampshire bound for Russia when it struck a mine and sank off the Orkneys on 5/6/1916. 655 men lost, including Lord Kitchener and his staff. |
Service no at death | 220900 |
Field of action at death | |
Place of death | Off Orkney Islands. |
Location of grave | Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
Position | 13 |
Other memorials | St.John’s Church, Wimborne. Town Memorial, Wimborne Minster. Plaque within Wimborne Minster |
Newspaper Reference | Western Gazette for 9/6/1916 has coverage of Lord Kitchener’s death, but no coverage of John Page’s death. |
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