Peter Lacey
Memorial: Warmley - Memorial Gardens - Stanley Road
Regiment: Royal Navy
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Able Seaman J/46017
Parents: Harry and Matilda Lacey
Home address: Tower Bank, Warmley Tower, Bristol
Date of birth: 1892
Date of death: 01/03/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Plymouth Naval Memorial 21
Age: 25
Further information:
Before the war Peter was a miner at the Deep Pit East Bristol and the year before his death, he was serving on a destroyer that took part in the Battle of Jutland.
On the day of Peter’s death, the destroyer HMS Pheasant, on which he was serving, was taking part in a routine patrol of the Orkney areas. The vessel departed Scapa Flow in the morning and came into contact with a mine which resulted in an explosion with the loss of all 88 lives on board.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Kingswood Heritage Centre
Forces War Records and CWGC