In Memory of CHARLES ALBERT JUPE Boy 1st Class J/21743 H.M.S. ”Triumph”, Royal Navy who died on Tuesday, 25th May 1915. Age 17.
Son of Charles George and Elizabeth Ann JUPE, of New Street, Ringwood and native of Frogham. In the census of 1911 he was living in a five roomed cottage on Hyde Common. In the household were his Grandparents Emos and Julia GOUGE and his mother Elizabeth. He was 13 and listed as a Farm Labourer and had two younger brothers and a younger sister.
Commemorative Information
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel reference 8
The Portsmouth Memorial register records the losses of ranks and ratings from 1914 to 1921.
Source – Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Notes
HMS ”Triumph” was with the Dardanelles (Gallipoli) naval force from March 1915. German submarines succeeded in penetrating the Mediterranean and reached the Dardanelles area in the first half of May 1915. ”Triumph” was torpedoed on 25th May 1915 by the German Sub ‘U.21’ commanded by Otto HERSING. The British ships were relying on boom defences and anti-torpedo nets to protect them against submarine attack. They proved unable to protect ”Triumph”, or the ”Majestic” which was also sunk by U.21 two days later.
Source – work done by Carole Standeven