Private Po./18440 Samuel SOUTER
Royal Marine Light Infantry, serving on HMS Malaya
Killed in Action, Wednesday 31st May 1916, Battle of Jutland, Age 18
Home address:
291 Stockport Road, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire
Born:
1898, Gee Cross, Cheshire
Parents:
Martha Ann Souter and Hampden Souter
291 Stockport Road, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation:
-
Enlisted:
Manchester, Lancashire
Remembered:
Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Orkney, row D, grave 23.
Link to Hyde:
Lived in Hyde
The Battleship HMS Malaya was hit eight times during the Battle of Jutland. She was damaged and there were casualties. Sixty-five of those on board died during the battle or later of their injuries.