Petty Officer Albert Winter Reed
Royal Navy. H.M.S. "Invincible"
31/05/1916
Husband of Emily Ann Reed, of 23, Havant Rd., Cosham,
Portsmouth.
Killed in action, aged 30 years
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Tuesday 6 June
1916
The Naval Battle. The relatives of Petty
Officer A W Reed, who was known to be serving on HMS
Invincible have wired to the Admiralty, but the latter
state that they have no news to give regarding the sailors
fate. This Petty Officer had served 14 years in the
Royal Navy. His mother, who resides in Columbus Street,
has two other sons serving in the Army.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of
Wednesday 7 June 1916
Roll of Honour. The relatives of Petty
Officer A W Reed have today received news that the sailor
was on HMS Invincible during the naval battle and is
therefore presumed to have lost his life. We offer our
sincere condolences to the mother and family.
A total of 26 Jerseymen are believed to have lost their
lives in the Naval Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916
and on HMS Hampshire which sank on 6 June 1916 after
striking a mine off the Orkneys.
