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NAME:                      Brockway, Francis William
RANK:                      Leading Telegraphist
UNIT:                      Royal Navy
BATTALION ETC:             HMS Narborough
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         J/23493
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Drowned 12th January 1918
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Isle of Hoy, Orkneys
OTHER INFORMATION:         DSM. Age 20. Born 28th August 1897 at Portsmouth, Hants. Joined navy 14th March 1913.
                           Son of Joseph Watson & Harriett E Brockway of Butterley Carr, Butterley Hill, Ripley, Derby (RN War Graves Roll).
                           In CWGC address is Lowes Hill, Ripley, Derby.
                           In 1911 family living at 21 Highland Street, Eastney, Portsmouth.