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Surname: DEAN
Forename(s): Hartley
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: Mersey Z/1553
Rank: Able-Seaman
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Battalion / Unit: S.S. 'Calliope'
Division: ---
Age: 20
Date of Death: 1917-07-09
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: 24.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Hartley Dean (born 12 June 1897) was the son of John and Nancy Dean, née Sagar. John was born at Barnoldswick, Yorkshire and Nancy at Huncoat, Lancashire.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Smith Street - Hartley Dean, aged 3 years, born Barnoldswick, son of John and Nancy Dean.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 3, Hartley Street - Hartley Dean, aged 13 years, born Barnoldswick, son of John and Nancy Dean.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: A.B. Hartley Dean, MZ.1553, Royal Navy. Date and cause of death: Regarded as having lost his life. The ship in which he was serving has not been heard of since 9.7.17. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Nancy Dean. Relationship: Mother. Deceased. Dependant: John Dean. Relationship: Father. Address 1. 2, Harper Street, Barnoldswick. Address 2. Monk Royd, Barnoldswick. Address 3. 22, Parliament Street, Morecambe, Lancs.
Hartley died when his ship was sunk by U-155 in the Atlantic, approximately 150 miles north of Madeira.
A short biography of Hartley is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
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Able-Seaman Hartley DEAN
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
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ROLL CALL OF THE SKIPTON DIVISION LIBERAL & CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATIONS, August 4th 1914 - August 4th 1916
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Ghyll Undenominational Burial Ground, Barnoldswick
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Ghyll Undenominational Burial Ground, Barnoldswick
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23 May 1919
BARNOLDSWICK – DEATH PRESUMED
Seaman Gunner Hartley Dean, whose death is also presumed, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dean, 2 Harper Street, Barnoldswick. He joined the R.N.V.R. in 1916, on reaching the age of 18, and received his training at Crystal Palace and Whale Island Gunnery School. From the latter place he went to Cardiff to take up the position of gunner on the ‘Calliope’, a collier transport, and made two voyages to the Mediterranean. Returning from one of these, his last letter home was dated from Seville (Spain), June 20th 1917, since when there is no further news of his vessel or crew. Gunner Dean was formerly employed by Messrs. S. Pickles and Sons, Calf Hall Shed. He was a talented musician, having passed A.L.C.M. (Associate), London College of Music in 1915, and licentiate of the same college.
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06 August 1915
BARNOLDSWICK
Hartley Dean, of Barnoldswick, pupil of Mr. Benj. Wilkinson, of Colne, has been successful in taking the Diploma of Associate (A.L.C.M.) in connection with the London College of Music examination held at Manchester early in July (pianoforte playing).
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