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Reginald Court
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Chatham
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Died 09/07/1917 At sea Next of kin address Kent Alice Kate Clark Canterbury Sturry England Herbert Hudson Mother Mercy Court Father Not known More info Reg joined the navy in1900 at the age of 16. He served the entire war on board HMS Vanguard and was one of 843 killed when the ship blew up and sank while at anchor in Scapa Flow on 9 July 1917. Reg is commemorated on panel 25 of the Chatham Navy Memorial and also on the memorial in Sturry church yard.