Service Record Of Royal Naval Reservist On Minesweeper 1916
1916
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John Eadie from Newhaven ran away to sea when still a young boy. He sailed on the ‘weekly boats’ to the continent. During the First World War in 1915 he volunteered to work on the minesweepers. He was killed on 2nd April 1916 when his ship, HMS Commandant, struck a mine off Lowestoft. He is reported as missing at top right corner of document.
John Eadie is the grandfather of Sophia Abrahamson.
Donor number: 0301-034
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