Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Southsea Common

NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Saturday 29 December 1917

Lost at Sea. We regret to have to chronicle the death of Petty Officer Stoker William Tremeur Jouan, only son of Mrs Jouan of New Cottage, First Tower. The deceased was, it appears, lost at sea on 23 December by the sinking of one of HM Ships. We tender our sincere condolences to the bereaved.

Petty Officer Stoker William Tremeur
Royal Navy. HMS "Torrent"
23/12/1917

Only son of Marie Perrine Jouan of New Cottage, First Tower, Jersey

Killed in action, aged 30 years

Notice of Death appears in Jersey Evening Post of Saturday 29 December 1917

Memorial at Almorah Cemetery, Jersey. Shown in Jersey Roll of Honour & Service as "JOUAN"

HMS Torrent was one of three destroyers lost to mines in the North Sea on 23 December 1917