Officer's Steward 3rd Class Arthur Edward Jerrard
Royal Navy. HMS Victory
19/11/1915
Born at St Helier, Jersey. Son of George & Emily
Jerrard. One of two brothers who both fell, brother
of Gunner Charles
James Gerrard
Died, aged 18 years
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Friday 19 November
1915
Death of a Jersey Sailor at Gosport. We
regret to learn of the death of Arthur Edward Jerrard
son of Mr Jerrard of Haimance House, Ann Street, which
occurred yesterday at Haslar Hospital, Gosport from
acute pneumonia. The deceased, who was in his 19th year,
joined the Royal Navy about a month ago and left for
Portsmouth. Shortly after arrival he contracted a cold
which gradually grew worse despite attention. Yesterday
his relatives received a wire informing them of his
death. Mr Jerrard's father and a brother of the deceased
are we understand leaving the Island tomorrow in order
to attend the obsequies. We off our sincere condolences
to the family in their bereavement.
