Charles Clague
Epithet: First World War sailor
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Sailor. 'R.N.R.(Royal Naval Reserve). H.M.S. Severn. Married 1 child. On H.M.S. Severn in Belgian coast operations. Reported Oct. Furlough Nov. Furlough Feb. reported Mar. 20. Then on way to E. (East) Africa with H.M.S. Severn. Address 5 Mess, H.M.S. Severn, G.P.O. (General Post Office) London. May 11. At Malta. June 7. No news for 6 weeks June 28 no news. Many letters came together later. Reported Aug.14 Aug.25 Been at E.Africa destroying "Königsberg" Dec.14. As above. Letter June 1916 Oct. 1916 5th Mess H.M.S. Severn G.P.O. London. Nov. 1917 as before Nov. 1918 H.M.S. Discoverer. G.P.O. London.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/3)
External sources: 28 Barrack Street