Esmonde, John Henry Grattan Date of Birth Monday May 8th 1899 Rank Midshipman Regiment Royal Navy HMS Invincible Date of Death Wednesday May 31st 1916 Circumstances of Death Invincible was sunk during the battle of Jutland. Other Biographical Details Son of Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, Bart. (former Chairman Wexford Co. Co.) M.P. and Alice Barbara Donovan of Ballynastragh, Gorey, Co. Wexford.