William Minaldi

Bandsman William Minaldi was a Maltese sailor of the Royal Navy who died during the First World War.
He was born on 6 April 1865, at Valetta, the son of Antonio and Concetta Minaldi, and later husband of Carmela. Minaldi entered the navy in 1890 and was serving aboard the Aboukir in 1911.Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies.Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Minaldi died on 31 May 1916, during the Battle of Jutland, when the armoured cruiser HMS Defence exploded with the loss of all hands after being repeatedly shelled.
He has no known grave and is commemorated by the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
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==References==
*Minaldi, William, cwgc.org. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
Category:1865 births
Category:1916 deaths
Category:Maltese military personnel
Category:Royal Navy
Category:Burial Unknown
Category:Plymouth Naval Memorial
Category:Bandsmen