Broadstairs War Memorial WWI Casualty list:
Blacksmith Robert Henry Brenchley
Son of: Henry and Elizabeth Brenchley of Broadstairs, Kent
Husband of: Louisa J. Brenchley of 6 Richborough Villas St Peter’s Park Road, Broadstairs, Kent
Service Number: 156247 – Royal Navy
Unit: H.M.S.Cressy
Date launched 4th December, 1899
Commanding Officer: Capt. R.W. Johnson RN
Date of incident: 22nd September, 1914
Location: North Sea off the Dutch Coast
Cause: Sunk by torpedo from U.9 (Kapitanleutnant Otto Weddigen)
Age: 46yrs
Burial location: Chatham Naval Memorial
Grave Ref: 6
Research courtesy of John T Williams