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Gunner. Herbert Dash
Royal Navy HMS Black Prince

(d.31st May 1916)
Herbert Dash was the second son of Walter and Elizabeth (nee Bester) Dash of Malton, Meldreth. He joined the Royal Navy at the age of 15. He had been serving on HMS Hampshire, the ship which went down with Lord Kitchener, before being transferred to the Black Prince. Herbert was one of those lost when HMS Black Prince was sunk in the naval Battle of Jutland and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. After his death his commanding officer wrote that he was devoted to his work as a gunner and showed great promise in this important branch of the service.

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