Joined 20/01/1918 Enlistment 21/10/1915 Next of kin address Laura Alice 86 Norreys Road Didcot England More info Previous occupation: Tel. messenger. At the time of his death he was a CPO serving aboard HMS Electra (Cdr. Cecil Wakeford May, RN) when she was sunk by Japanese warships. She was participating in the Battle of the Java Sea at the time of her loss.