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236360 Able Sea. Charles Richard Hender Royal Navy HMS Amphion from:8 Arthur Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall (d.6th Aug 1914) Charles Hender was born on 12th of November 1894, the second son and one of 13 children born to Richard and Edith Hender in Torpoint, Cornwall. He was apprenticed to his father, a butcher in Fore Street. Charles was the first of his family to be killed in WW1 while serving on HMS Amphion while on duty in the English Channel, aged 19. His ship hit a mine previously laid by a German ship and went down on 6th of August 1914, just a few days into WW1. His older brother, who was also in the Royal Navy, was killed and lost at sea less than three months later. His father was so distressed at the loss of his two sons that he later took his own life. Charles name is onthe Plymouth Naval Memorial on Plymouth Hoe. 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 the 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.**