Ordinary Seaman J/17603 Samuel Gresty

Regiment/Unit: Royal Navy - H.M.S. 'Agamemnon'
Theatre of War: Gallipoli

Age at death: 19
Date of death: 25th of April 1915 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial - 10.

BMD details:
Birth Date: 18/06/1896

Family details:
Son of Robert & Annie Gresty, of 41, Westfield St., St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Samuel is living at 41 Westfield Street, St Helens with parents Robert (51), Anne (44) and six siblings: Sarah (17), Anne (14), Nellie (11), John (9), Frank (3), Walter (1). 1911 - Sees 14 years old schoolboy Samuel living at 41 Westfield Street, St Helens with parents Robert (61), Annie (54) and four siblings: Albert (29), Ellen (20), John Marsland (19), Frank (13).

Notes:
[popup=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Agamemnon_%281906%29]HMS Agamemnon (1906)[/popup]

[center][pic2 width=260]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Samuel_Gresty_zps975276aa.png[/pic2][/center][caption]Manchester Evening News - May 7th 1915[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/ChathamMemorialpanel10.png[/pic][caption]The panel on the Chatham Naval Memorial bearing the inscription for Ordinary Seaman Samuel Gresty [url=http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=11429.0]Image Courtesy Of Bobdonk[/url][/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem6.jpg[/pic] [caption]Samuel is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]