NORGROVE Leslie

1878 - 1916  (37 years)

• Name	NORGROVE Leslie
  Born	28 Jun 1878
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class, Royal Navy
  Died	31 May 1916	North Sea, Atlantic Ocean   [1]
  	Royal Navy Service No. 269958. Killed in action at the Battle of Jutland his ship being the Royal Navy vessel HMS 'Defence', an Armored cruiser. 903 lives were lost on that ship. Lest We Forget. No known grave. Remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth Hoe DEV.
  Person ID	I30202	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2021

  
  

  Family	GRIGG Elsie May,   b. Abt 1888, Liskeard CON ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1910	Plymouth DEV   [2]
  Children	1. NORGROVE Thurstan Joseph Trewhella,   b. 15 May 1912, Devonport DEV ,   d. 1994, St. Germans CON  (Age 81 years)   2. NORGROVE Gladys May,   b. Between Apr 1915 and Jun 1915, Cardiff GLA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F9814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth Hoe DEV The Plymouth Naval Memorial is a war memorial in Plymouth, Devon, England which is dedicated to British and Commonwealth sailors who were lost in World War I and World War II with no known grave. 7,251 sailors of the First World War and 15,933 of the Second World War are commemorated on this impressive monument. The name of No. 269958, Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class, Leslie NORGROVE who perished on HMS 'Defence' during the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 appears on this monument. Lest We Forget.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6839] ZZ Place Record: North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Place Rec Id [P8647]. [S624] ZZ Place Record: Plymouth DEV, Place Rec Id [P106].