The following Thanet men were lost when their ships were torpedoed in the North Sea on September 22nd 1914. They are commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial
Assiter A Chief Yeoman of Signals HMS Aboukir
Blackburn L Leading Seaman HMS Hogue
Brenchley George Charles Able Seaman HMS Aboukir
Brenchley J C Seaman HMS Aboukir
Brown H J Seaman RNR HMS Aboukir
Castle John Shipwright 1st Class HMS Cressy
Howes Albert Edward Petty Officer HMS Aboukir
Morris Stoker J 1st Class HMS Hogue
Wheat George Alfred Signalman HMS Cressy or HMS Aboukir
White F 1st Class Petty Officer HMS Cressy