Family Tragedy

Family Tragedy

27th May 1915

On 27 May 1915, the minelayer HMS Princess Irene explodes off Sheerness as she is being loaded with mines. A faulty primer was to blame. Wreckage from the explosion was found up to 20 miles away and approximately 352 lives were lost. His brother in law, Arthur Scott Spears, a Shipwright, was one of them. He had married James' sister Mary Amelia McCudden only a few months before.

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    Born 1895

    Died 1918

    British Army 892 Serjeant Royal Flying Corps

    British Army 892 Temporary Captain Royal Flying Corps

    Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major Royal Air Force 60th Squadron