Able Seaman Francis John Foney
Royal Navy. HMS Hampshire
05/06/1916
1914-15 Star
Son of Philip Florent Foney and Mary Angelina Alexandrinia
Foney, of Mont Les Vaux, St. Aubin's, Jersey. Native
of St. Brelade's, Jersey.
One of three brothers who all fell.
Killed in action, aged 18 years
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Wednesday 7
June 1916
Jerseymen Serving on HMS Hampshire. Seaman
F Foney of St Aubins is feared to have been lost on
the vessel.
A total of 26 Jerseymen are believed to
have lost their lives in the Naval Battle of Jutland
on 31 May 1916 and on HMS Hampshire which sank on 6
June 1916 after striking a mine off the Orkneys.
