Able Seaman J/41552 Paul John MORT

Able Seaman J/41552 Paul John Mort{gallery}AB P J Mort{/gallery}Royal Navy, aboard HMS Ghurka (The non-standard spelling was used for this ship.)
Killed in action in the English Channel, 8th February 1917 aged 25

• Commemorated: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, Hants. Panel 25
  
• Awarded: Not yet established
• Son of the late William and Elizabeth Hannah Mort [nee Allen] of Rose Cottage, Millford, Stafford
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Able Seaman Mort
• Portsmouth Naval Memorial
• HMS Ghurka

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born 25 Jul 1892 at Stafford, Staffs
• Lived at Milford, near Stafford [1911]
• Employed as a gardener [1911]
• Enlisted 30 Jun 1915

The Sinking of HMS Ghurka

HMS Ghurka was sunk on 8 February 1917 after hitting a German mine off Dungeness. Only five of the crew survived; 74 were killed.