These old pictures capture the tragic story of my grandfather who died in a shipwreck off the coast of Chile in 1914

A sepia-tinted old photograph of a little boy in a suit with a bucket and spade

My grandfather John Ellery Tizard on holiday in Bridgend, Wales, in about 1884.

Black and white photograph of a teenage boy in navy uniform

John joined the Royal Navy when he was just 18 years old.

Black and white photograph of four men in Royal Navy uniform, each with a dog

John joined the HMS Good Hope. Here he is (smoking a pipe) with some of the ship's crew and their dogs!

Black and white photograph of the crew of a navy ship

John (centre of the back row, smoking a pipe again) with the officers of HMS Good Hope, October 1914. On 1 November 1914, the ship was sunk with the loss of all hands at the Battle of Coronel off the coast of Chile.

John's next of kin received this scroll after the war ended.

These old pictures capture the tragic story of my grandfather who died in a shipwreck off the coast of Chile in 1914

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