Stoker 1st Class Percival Hugh Rowlands

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Stoker 1st Class Percival Hugh Rowlands

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From the CWGC site
ROWLANDS, PERCIVAL HUGH

Rank:
Stoker 1st Class
Service No:
K5020
Date of Death:
22/09/1914
Age:
22
Regiment/Service:
Royal Navy

H.M.S. "Hogue."
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Son of Martha Jane Rowlands, of 16, Solon St., Edge Hill, Liverpool.
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Re: Stoker 1st Class Percival Hugh Rowlands

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HMS Hogue was a Cressy-class armoured cruiser in the Royal Navy. Hogue was sunk by the German U-boat U-9 on 22 September 1914.
There is much to be found on the web about this loss.
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Re: Stoker 1st Class Percival Hugh Rowlands

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From Du Ruvigny's Roll of Honour
ROWLANDS, PERCIVAL HUGH, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 5020, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
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