Fireman Alfred Jean (John) Denis
Mercantile Marine. S.S. "Coquet" (London)
04/01/1916

Born in 1886 at Sark.

Son of John Henry and Elizabeth Jane Le Feuvre.
Brother of John and Irene, grandson of Betsey Le Feuvre.
Husband of Laura Young.
Father of Ivy.
Lived at La Ville. Sark
Occupation fisherman. Fireman on SS Coquet, lost on 4th January 1916. SS Coquet was scuttled by U 34 (Capt Claus Rücker), 200 miles east of Malta. The ship was carrying a load of salt from Torrevieja to Rangoon. 17 lives were lost.

Member of Methodist Chapel Sunday School.

Killed in Action, aged 30 years

The sad story of SS Coquet

Courtesy of Jane Norwich