World War 1
Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1
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Harold Johnson Ferns
Forename(s):
Harold Johnson
Surname:
Ferns
Initial(s):
H J
Service Number:
196242
Rank:
Able Seaman
Regiment:
Royal Navy, HMS Aboukir
Died:
22/09/1914
Aged:
34
Buried:
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire
Service History:
Killed in action with a submarine in the North Sea.
HMS Aboukir was a Cressy-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy around 1900. Upon completion she was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet & spent most of her career there. Upon returning home in 1912, she was placed in reserve. Recommissioned on the outbreak of war, she played a minor role in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
HMS Aboukir was sunk by the German submarine U-9, together with two of her sister ships, on 22 September 1914. 527 men of her complement died.
(Source: Web - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Aboukir_(1900))
Background:
Son of Harold & Elizabeth Ferns, of Gosport, Hampshire.
Husband of Alice Louisa Ferns, of 25, Fifth Street, St. Mary's Road, Kingston, Portsmouth.
It has not been possible to establish a connection with Craster or the wider Alnwick district.
Local Memorial:
Craster War Memorial, St. Peter the Fisherman Church
Embleton, Memorial Cross in Spitalford Cemetery
(Source: For Embleton, newmp.org.uk)
