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PO Harold Challis
Royal Navy HMS Princess Irene
from:Southsea, Hampshire
(d.27th May 1915)
On the 27th of May 1915 HMS Princess Irene was moored in Saltpan Reach, in the Medway Estuary off Sheerness, Kent. Petty Officer Harold Challis died when the Princess Irene exploded while loading mines, killing 278 men including 78 workers from nearby towns and villages. There was only one survivor. Harold’s body was never recovered for burial.