Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Southsea Common
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Tuesday 20 August
1918
The Mined Destroyers - One Jerseyman Killed
Another Saved. On one of the two destroyers which the
Admiralty stated a few days ago had been mined with
the loss of a number of lives, it was known that two
Jerseymen were serving, one of these arrived on leave
today having been amongst the fortunate survivors. The
other Jerseyman, Officers Steward A R Le Gros is officially
stated to have been killed. To the relatives, who reside
at St Lawrence, we offer our sincere sympathy.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Saturday 31 August 1918
Roll of Honour. As we stated some time
ago Alfred Reginald Le Gros, Officers Steward in the
Royal Navy, is officially announced to have lost his
life in one of the mined destroyers. The deceased, who
was in his 20th year, was an old scholar of the Home
for Boys and on leaving school entered the service of
the Reverend J A Balleine and from there joined the
Royal Navy. We tender the bereaved grandmother and sister
our heartfelt condolences.
