Basic Details
Surname
Hey
Forenames
James W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
James Willie
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. An engine tenter who enlisted in August 1916 and served as a gunner. He drowned when his armed merchantman, the HMS Frankby, was wrecked on the Azores and is also commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Navy
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Able Seaman
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1917
Month of death
December
Day of death
11
Age at death
25
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on this memorial
Manner of death reference
Other