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
Son of Mr. Henry Charles and Caroline Filemina Silvertop, of Minster, Northumberland, England; husband of Dorothy Guinness (formerly Silvertop), of Umtali, Southern Rhodesia.