Defence was sunk on 31 May 1916 during the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the war. Escorting the main body of the Grand Fleet, the ship was fired upon by one German battle cruiser and four dreadnoughts as she attempted to engage a disabled German light cruiser.
She was struck by two salvoes from the German ships that detonated her rear magazine. The fire from that explosion spread to the ship's secondary magazines, which exploded in turn. There were no survivors.
Service No: K/10335
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Defence.'
Son of Benjamin and Harriet Challenger, of 501, Mill St., Bradford, Manchester.
She was struck by two salvoes from the German ships that detonated her rear magazine. The fire from that explosion spread to the ship's secondary magazines, which exploded in turn. There were no survivors.
Service No: K/10335
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Defence.'
Son of Benjamin and Harriet Challenger, of 501, Mill St., Bradford, Manchester.
Defence was sunk on 31 May 1916 during the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the war. Escorting the main body of the Grand Fleet, the ship was fired upon by one German battle cruiser and four dreadnoughts as she attempted to engage a disabled German light cruiser.
She was struck by two salvoes from the German ships that detonated her rear magazine. The fire from that explosion spread to the ship's secondary magazines, which exploded in turn. There were no survivors.
Service No: K/10335
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Defence.'
Son of Benjamin and Harriet Challenger, of 501, Mill St., Bradford, Manchester.
She was struck by two salvoes from the German ships that detonated her rear magazine. The fire from that explosion spread to the ship's secondary magazines, which exploded in turn. There were no survivors.
Service No: K/10335
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Defence.'
Son of Benjamin and Harriet Challenger, of 501, Mill St., Bradford, Manchester.
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