Chief Ship's Cook Samuel Edward Rumsey
Royal Navy. HMS 'Defence'
31/05/1916
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1914-15 Star
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Long Service
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Son of James and Georgina Rumsey, of 14, Waterloo St.,
Plymouth. Born at Jersey.
Killed in Action at Jutland, aged 36 years
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Wednesday 14 June 1916
Roll of Honour. Yet another Jerseyman,
1st Class Petty Officer Samuel Edward Rumsey made the
supreme sacrifice at the naval battle on 31 May. This
gallant sailor was the son of the later Captain James
Rumsey and Mrs Rumsey of this Island. He was in his
39th year and had served with distinction for many years
in the senior branch of the services, latterly on HMS
Defence, on which ship he was killed. We offer the relatives
our sincerest sympathy.
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.
