Stokes, William James
BORN BIRMINGHAM 1876. WIFE MARTHA STOKES. JOINED RECKITTS 0N 5/2/08. HIS SHIP HIT A MINE IN THE CHANNEL. PHOTO. HULL GARDENER SOCIETY. FIREMAN. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, KENT, UK. HMS Derwent, built by Hawthorn, Leslie & Co., Ltd., Newcastle in 1903 and owned at the time of her loss by Royal … Read more
