We remember William Thomas Crease

We remember William Thomas Crease

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Timeline

Timeline

1884
birth Bethnal Green, London United Kingdom Source:6303381 25th March 1884
1888
sibling Alice H Crease Source:9258363 1888
1890
sibling Rosetta Crease Source:9258363 1890
1892
sibling Henry R Crease Source:9258363 1892
1894
sibling John Crease Source:9258363 1894
1898
sibling Elsie M Crease Source:9258363 1898
1900
sibling Edith A Crease Source:9258363 1900
1901
employment Van Lad United Kingdom Source:9258363 1901
1901
location 23 Ernest Road, West Ham, London United Kingdom parents address Source:9258363 1901
1903
enlistment United Kingdom Source:6303381 17th April 1903
1906
marriage Ellen Harwood Source:9258360 1906
1911
location HMS Garry United Kingdom military residence address Source:9258375 2nd April 1911
1914
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 303819 HMS Flirt Source:9258355 1st January 1914 - 26th October 1916
location 114, Vicarage Lane, Stratford, London. United Kingdom their own address Source:9258355
1916
death Killed in Action Died in the sinking of HMS Flirt by German Navy torpedo boats and destroyers raiding the drifter line on the Dover Barrage. Body not recovered the Dover Straits United Kingdom Source:6303381 Source:9258361 Source:9258355 26th October 1916
burial Portsmouth Naval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Hampshire United Kingdom Panel 17 Source:9258355

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Thomas
Initials WT
Last Name Crease
Source 6303381
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
114, Vicarage Lane, Stratford, London. United Kingdom their own address
23 Ernest Road, West Ham, London United Kingdom parents address known 1901
HMS Garry United Kingdom military residence address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy 303819 HMS Flirt Stoker 1st Class
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alice Crease mother
William Crease father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alice H Crease sister 1888
Rosetta Crease sister 1890
Henry R Crease brother 1892
John Crease brother 1894
Elsie M Crease sister 1898
Edith A Crease sister 1900
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ellen Harwood wife 1906

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription DR117137
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription DR117137
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription DR117137
WW1 Naval Casualties Transcription DR117137
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription DR117137
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription DR117137

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Multimedia

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Inscription DR117137
Portsmouth Naval Memorial DR117137

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