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215393 Able.Sea. William Porthouse Royal Navy Howe Btn. Royal Naval Division from:Jarrow (d.13th Nove 1916) William Porthouse served in the Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division, RNVR and died aged 20 on the 13th November 1916. He is remembered at the Jarrow Library and is buried in Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel. William was reported wounded and missing in action and was later confirmed as having died from his wounds and buried by the Rev. WR Dugdale 5th Army School of Instruction. Notification of his death was sent to his mother-in-law Mrs M Green 4 Milton Street Jarrow, so there may have been other tragedies within the family. William was born in Jarrow 1896, son of George D and Hannah M Porthouse nee Green of Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at 42 South Street, Jarrow, father George (44) is a general labourer in the shipyard with his wife Hannah (40) of 15 years. They had 6 children, 5 of which survived. all are of school age with William (13) the eldest. 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.**