In Memory Of
SILVERTOP, ARTHUR EDWARD
Service Details
Age:
38
Date of Birth:
1877-11-29
Rank:
Commander
Unit:
H.M.S. "Defence."
Regiment:
Royal Navy
Date of Death:
1916-05-31
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, at Battle of Jutland. HMS Defence was destroyed while attempting to finish off the stricken SMS Wiesbaden, shortly before the height of the battle. All 903 souls on board perished.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
10.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Mr. Henry Charles and Caroline Filemina Silvertop, of Minster, Northumberland, England; husband of Dorothy Guinness (formerly Silvertop), of Umtali, Southern Rhodesia.
