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205417 Probationer Surgeon. Wesley Cope Holdsworth Royal Navy HMS Begonia from:Tunbridge Wells (d.17th Oct 1917) Wesley Holdsworth was, my Great Great Uncle, all I know was that he was a very academically talented boy, who won many awards whilst at school for being a top student. He joined the Navy as a probationer surgeon, but was tragically killed when HMS Begonia, a Q Class sloop, was lost in the Atlantic (possibly in the Bristol Channel?) when it was sunk with all hands having either been torpedoed or colliding with a German U Boat. Tragically, his brother Arther Holdsworth was killed less than a year later whilst serving as a Captain with the Lancashire Fusiliers, succumbing to wounds whilst a POW, which he received on the Western Front. He had already been awarded the Military Cross. They were both survived by their eldest brother, Benjamin Holdsworth, who served in Mesopotania. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**