Castlewellan, Kilmegan, County Down, Ireland
Francis, 5th Earl Annesley was killed in action on 1914-11-05 when the aircraft in which he was a passenger on a flight to join the War in France was lost to the sea somewhere between there and Ostend, on the coast of Belgium, where he was bound. Annesley and the pilot in all likelihood drowned, but in any event, their bodies were not recovered. He is remembered on the Chathan Naval Memorial at Chatham Dockyard in London, England.
Annesley The Earl of, Francis (Flight sub-Lieutenant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1914-November-05
Birth Date: 1884-February-25
Born: Castlewellan, Kilmegan, County Down, Ireland
Parents: Hugh Annesley, 5th Earl Annesley & Mabel Wilhelmina Frances Markham
Spouse: Evelyn Hester Mundy
Home: Castlewellan, Kilmegan, County Down, Ireland
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RNAS
Unit
2 Sqn- Squadron (RN)
Base
Rank
Flight sub-Lieutenant
Position
passenger
Service Numbers