Ordinary Seaman Harry Bennewith J51070 RN

摘要

Harry Randall Bennewith was born on 28 September 1899 in Uitenhage, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. His occupation is listed as a school boy on his service record. Harry enlisted to join the Royal Navy on 12 January 1916 as a Boy Sailor. He spent the first sixteen days of his naval career aboard the Cape Station flagship, HMS Hyacinth, before being transferred to HMS Powerful on 29 January 1916. Later that year, he was drafted to serve on the armoured cruiser, HMS Carnarvon.