Enrico Portelli

Bandsman Enrico Portelli was a Maltese sailor of the Royal Navy who died during the First World War.
He was born on 1 November 1874, in Vittorioso, the son of Francis and Caterina Portelli. He joined the navy in 1894,Admiralty: Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services. General series to 1907. and was married to Carmela Ciantar.
Portelli died on 31 May 1916, during the Battle of Jutland, when the armoured cruiser HMS Defence exploded with all hands after beng repeatedly shelled.
He has no known grave and is commemorated by the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
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==References==
*Portelli, Enrico, cwgc.org. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
Category:1874 births
Category:1916 deaths
Category:Maltese military personnel
Category:Royal Navy
Category:Burial Unknown
Category:Bandsmen
Category:Plymouth Naval Memorial