The official list of those killed in H.M.S. Warrior in the naval fight commenced with a Bathonian - Engine-room Artificer John Napier Abbott. De- ceased was a son of the late Mr. John Abbott, of Wal? Parade, and a nephew of Mrs. J.T. Hooe of 11, Grosvendor Place. He was apprenticed at the works of Messrs. Stothert and Pitt, and joined the Navy about five years ago. Deceased was ?? years of age, and was doing well in the Navy. His brother, Mr. Charles Abbott, well known in Bath cricketing circles, is now in the trenches with the North Somerset Yeomany.
Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette 10 June 1916 via Spike Sheldon