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