Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery, Kent
H.M.S. Glatton Memorial
H.M.S. Glatton was destroyed by an internal explosion
at Dover Harbour in September 1918. The bodies were
not recovered until March 1930.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Monday 23 September 1918
Roll of Honour. The explosion on HMS Glatton
on 16 September added at least one more gallant Jersey
sailor to Jersey's already long Roll of Honour, we refer
to Raphael Genée son of Mrs Gorvel who resides
near St Ouens Church. The deceased, who was 30, was
serving as a Stoker Petty Officer on the vessel which
was well known locally. We tender the relatives our
sincere sympathy feeling that as time passes away the
knowledge that their loved one died as a hero will assuage
their natural grief.
He was posted missing in an explosion
on September the 16th 1918. One year later it was announced
that he was officially believed to be killed.
Notice of Death appears in Jersey Evening
Post of Monday 23 September 1918
Commemorated on St Ouens Parish Memorial, Jersey
and on St Peter (St Matthew) Roman Catholic Church Memorial,
Jersey
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission Record
