Looking for WWI death at sea

[proteantime]

Hi,

I have a Thomas Peel born: 1881 at St. Michael's South Shields who married Dorothy Baines Andrews (1880 Ryhope) in 1903.

On the rear of a family photograph we have found a note that Thomas did at sea on 7 December 1917. 

Does anyone have any ideas about how I could track down this WWI death?  I believe that Thomas may have been a member of the Royal Navy or Royal Marines however, a search at PRO.gov.uk turned up inconclusive.

Many thanks
Kirsten
Heemskerk Netherlands

[Calver]

Hello Kirsten,

You will find him on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site...

http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/search.aspx

Regards,
John

[proteantime]

Excellent! 

Name: PEEL, THOMAS
Initials: T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment: West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Unit Text: 1st/6th Bn.
Age: 37
Date of Death: 07/12/1917
Service No: 307309
Additional information: Husband of Dorothy Peel, of 39, Northcote St., South Shields.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. A. 8.
Cemetery: AEROPLANE CEMETERY

Eternal gratitude!
Kirsten
Heemskerk Netherlands