Name
Jesse Herbert Eason
4 Dec 1885
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
22/09/1914
30
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Stoker 1st Class
SS/100950L
Royal Navy
H.M.S. "Hogue."
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
5
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
St Stephens Parish Memorial Obelisk, Park Street, Holy Trinity Church Memorial, Frogmore, Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent
Pre War
Jesse Herbert was born in St Albans District on 4 Dec 1885 (baptised 7 Feb 1886 at Frogmore) to James Eustace Eason, agricultural labourer, and Hannah Mary (nee Edmonds). James and Hannah were married 24 Aug 1872. Jesse’s mother died in 1885, His father married Amelia Rumney in Holy Trinity Church, Frogmore on 17 Sep 1877.
On the 1891 Census the family of father, Stepmother, Jesse, Clara (born 1875), George (born 1877) were living at Watford Road, St Stephens, St Albans. On the 1901 Census Jesse was living with his father and stepmother Amelia, at St Stephens, St Albans.
On the 1911 Census Jesse was recorded as a Police Constable living at City Road, London.
Jesse enlisted in the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 6 Oct 1903 for 12 years’ Service, he went for training on HMS Northumberland, a stoker training Hulk, buying himself out the service on 22 Dec 1903. He re-enlisted as SS/100950 for 5 years + 7 years on Reserve on 22 Jul 1904, again as a stoker. He was promoted to Stoker 1st Class and continued to serve on may ships until 31 Jul 1909 when he was placed on the Royal Fleet Reserve.
Wartime Service
Jesse was recalled from Reserve on 2 Aug in preparation for War Service, He was posted to serve on HMS Hogue, a ship brought into service from reserve and manned mainly by reservists. The ship played a minor part in the Naval battle of Heligoland Bight (28 Aug 1914). On 22 Sep 1914 Hogue, in company with sister ships Aboukir and Cressey were on patrol in the North Sea when Aboukir was torpedoed by German Submarine U 9. Hogue closed and stopped to assist in rescuing survivors when both she and Cressey were also torpedoed by U 9. Jesse was reported as drowned as a result of enemy action along with lost 377 men. A total of 837 men rescued and 62 officers and 1,397 ratings lost from the three ships sunk.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
