Danzey
Somerville John Cresswell
Marsh
Born in Elham, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Son of John File Marsh
and Minnie Hogben (Cresswell) Marsh
Brother of
Sackville Douglas Cresswell Marsh and William Arthur Cresswell Marsh
Died
at about age 23
in North Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Mar 2017
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Biography
Birth 1892 in Elham, Kent, England.[1]
Christening 17 Apr 1892 at St. Mary the Virgin, Elham, Kent, England, of Danzey Somerville John Cresswell Marsh, son of John File Marsh and Minnie Hogben.[2]
Military 1914 to 1 May 1915 Royal Navy, Stoker 1st Class, no. K/249.[3]
Death 1 May 1915 30 miles south-west of Galloper Lightvessel off the Thames Estuary, southern North Sea, age 24, son of John and Minnie Marsh, of 20 Vernon Place, Canterbury, Kent, England. He was killed in action aboard H.M.S. Recruit torpedoed by German submarine UB-6. He went down with the ship and is commemorated on panel 11 of the Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England.[3][4]
His next of kin were sent an Memorial Plaque after the war.
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| Memorial Plaque |
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FMG-G7H : 1 October 2014), Danzey Somerville J C Marsh, 1892; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Elham, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NTGG-D7K : 6 December 2014), Danzey Somerville John Cresswell Marsh, 17 Apr 1892; citing Elham, Kent, England, reference 69; FHL microfilm 1,836,029.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Commonwealth War Graves Commission, England, Danzey Somerville John Cresswell Marsh, accessed 9 Mar 2017.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVC-LNJW : 13 December 2015), Danzey Somerville Marsh, 1915; Burial, Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England, Chatham Naval Memorial; citing record ID 14375994, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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Categories: Elham, Kent | Canterbury, Kent | Royal Navy in World War I | HMS Recruit (1896) | Killed in Action, United Kingdom, World War I