Sub-Lieutenant Charles Gordon DENNING

Sub-Lieutenant Charles Gordon DENNING - HMS Morris, Royal Navy

Died of Tuberculosis on Friday 24th May 1918 aged 21

Military History


Theatre of War Died	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Home	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	Whitchurch (All Hallows) Cemetery

First Arrived in War Theatre	Other Awards	SWFHS Area Memorials
Not known	Mentioned in Despatches	Stratford on Avon Cemetery Memorial
		Stratford Holy Trinity Church
Action, Battle or Other Reason Died	Date and Place Enlisted
Died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis	04 Mar 1913	Other War Memorials
		Whitchurch All Hallows, Hampshire
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
Newbury Street, Whitchurch	See below

04 Mar 1913 - Enlisted in Royal Navy as a Cadet on HMS Stork
31 Dec 1914 - Appointed Temporary Midshipman
13 Mar 1915 - Transferred to HMS Hampshire
06 Sep 1915 - Transferred to HMS Morris
30 Jun 1916 - Commissioned as Acting Sub-Lieutenant
31 May 1916 - Fought in Battle of Jutland and mentioned in despatches (Honour Sheet) for his actions operating a forward 4" gun
28 Feb 1917 - Confirmed in position of Sub-Lieutenant
05 Jun 1917 - Discharged as medically unfit due to Tuberculosis of the Lungs

Charles died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis on 24th May 1918 at his home in Whitchurch, Hampshire.

Personal & Family History

Birth Date/Place	Baptism Date/Place
18 May 1897 in Whitchurch, Hampshire	1 Aug 1897 at All Hallows, Whitchurch

Parents Names	Abode
Charles and Clara Denning	The Hermitage, Whitchurch, Hants

Schools	Colleges
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Address History	Employment History
1897 - Whitchurch, Hants	1911 - Scholar
1901 - Newbury Street, Whitchurch	1913 - Naval Officer Cadet
1911 - Newbury Street, Whitchurch	1915 - Naval Officer
1914 - Newbury Street, Whitchurch	1918 - Retired Naval Officer
1918 - Newbury Street, Whitchurch

NB: We have not yet bee able to find any connection between Charles and Stratford-on-Avon and neither of his parents were born there.