Abingdon and the First World War
Those Who Served
Hewett
Francis Brinyon Hewett
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: HEWETT, Francis Brinyon
Status: Died
Address: 37 Ock Street
Rank: Officer's Steward 1st Class
Service No: L/3763
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: HMS Natal
Regiment: Royal Navy
Chronology: from June 1915 attached North Sea Fleet
Cause of Death: Lost in explosion of HMS Natal
Place at death: Cromarty Firth, Scotland
Date of death: 30 December 1915
Age at Death: 21
Family Details: Son of Thomas Brinyon Hewett and Ellen Hewett, of 37, Ock St., Abingdon, Berks.
Buried or Commemorated: Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent.
Reference: Panel 12.
Historical Notes: HMS NATAL blown up by an explosion in the after magazine, thought to be faulty cordite, on 30th December 1915 while anchored of Cromarty Firth, Scotland. She was a Warrior Class Large Armoured Cruiser First Class. Built by Vickers, Barrow, laid down January 1904 and completed March 1907. She was part of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron, Grand Fleet.
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