Notts Free Press, 2nd October 1914
HINTON E.
Ernest Henry Hinton*
Officer's Steward 3rd Class L/3046
H.M.S. "Cressy." Royal Navy
Notts Free Press, 2nd October 1914
Ernest Henry Hinton died on 22nd September 1914, aged 18 years, and is remembered on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent.
H.M.S. Cressy
The "Cressy" was an armoured cruiser, which was hit by a torpedo from the German U-Boat U-9. The ship had stopped to rescue survivors from two other warships in its patrol - the "Aboukir" and "Hogue" - and in doing so left itself open to attack. The ship was hit by two torpedos from the U-Boat, and sunk within fifteen minutes. A full description of the attack can be read at http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/cressy.htm .
Ernest Hinton was born c1896, and is described as a native of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts. He was the son of Edwin George and Miriam Hinton, whose address at his death was 46 Coxmoor Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield. Edwin George Hinton died in November 1918, and the rest of the family moved to Stone Row, Street Lane, Gildersome, Leeds, sometime after his death.
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 Notts Free Press, 2nd October 1914 |
Research by Heather Faulkes
* cwgc.org gives name as Ernest, but newspaper states name is Edwin.
