A.+HUNT

Hunt, Albert, Stoker 1st Class, K/536, HMS Hawke, Royal Navy Born Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 2nd April 1890 Died 15th October 1914 aged 24 Husband of Caroline Hunt, of Station Rd., Pilsley, Chesterfield; son of Thomas and Annie Hunt, of Stonebroom, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent

Extra information provided by Keith Mason

K536 Stoker First Class Albert Hunt of the Royal Navy. Died Thursday 15 October 1914, aged 24. Lost at sea when HMS Hawke was sunk by U-boat U9. The 1901 census found Albert Hunt, aged 10, resident at 458 The Blocks [Stonebroom] with his parents Thomas and Annie Hunt. Thomas Hunt was a Coal Hewer. Albert's parents and siblings were born in Stonebroom. He was born in nearby Pilsley. He had been a career Royal Navy sailor till 1913. HMS Hawke was serving as a training ship when it was sunk.




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