Also Served: Halkett Nicholas Neaves - Halkett Nicholas NEAVES
21 Station Road, Prescot 39388, Royal Navy Halkett Nicholas Neaves was the eldest son of Halkett William & Elizabeth Neaves
Halkett was born on 29th September 1892 in Liverpool. The 1911 census shows that he worked as an Electrical Fitter at the Wire works, and his occupation when he joined the navy on 15th June 1915 was Machine Tool Maker.
He was listed in the Prescot Reporter in May 1915 as serving with the colours.
He spent the first two years of his service assigned to HMS 'Vivid' which was a shore based station, and at Dartmouth. In July 1917 he was assigned to HMS 'Heather', where he remained until he was demobbed in July 1919. n
He is shown on the 1916 picture of the Prescot Harriers, which is on the Local History page
In 1923, he married Bertha Clay and they had two children; Beryl (b. 1924) and Gordon (b. 1926)
The 1939 National register, shown below, recorded Halkett and his family at 1 Mendip Road, Hornchuch, Essex, where he was employed as an Engineer Toolmaker
Halkett died in Windsor in 1972, aged 80
(Additional research by John Yates)Ref. No.: 1236
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