The Royal Navy. A to D.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 24,902 recorded WW1 deaths for the Royal Navy.
ANSELL,
A. Petty Officer 2nd Class, 125583. H.M. Coastguard, Sutton Station, Sutton-in-the-Marsh, Lincolnshire, UK. Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. 17-05-1919. |
In 1883 the first lifeboat station was built in Sutton-in-the-Marsh, a suburb of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. The station ran until the First World War when it temporarily closed because of crew shortages. After the war the station was closed permanently due to a continuing shortage of crew. The station remained closed until 1965, when an inshore lifeboat (ILB) station was established.
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ATTWOOD,
Edward. Petty Officer Stoker, 299862. H.M.S. "Meteor", Royal Navy. St. Andrew's Churchyard, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, UK. 24-01-1915. Age 32. Husband of Maria E. Attwood of Hamilton Street, London Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK. |
Meteor was one of a pair of destroyers ordered from Thornycroft & Company as part of the 1913–14 construction programme for the Royal Navy.On 23 January 1915, the German battlecruisers under Admiral Franz von Hipper made a sortie to attack British fishing boats on the Dogger Bank.Meteor led three other destroyers in a torpedo attack against Blücher but was hit by a shell in the forward boiler room which knocked her out of action, killing four and wounding two. Blücher was eventually overwhelmed by British shells and torpedoes, sinking at 12:10, while Meteor was towed back to the Humber by the destroyer Liberty.
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BAILEY,
Frederick Thomas. Stoker 1st Class, K/18414(Dev). H.M.S. "Bullfinch". Royal Navy. Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK. 15-08-1914. |
HMS Bullfinch was a three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates. In July 1914 Bullfinch was in active commission in the 7th Destroyer Flotilla based at Devonport.In September 1914 the 7th Flotilla was redeployed to the Humber River. She remained in this deployment until the cessation of hostilities. Her employment within the Humber Patrol included anti-submarine and counter-mining patrols. On 15 August 1914, she was involved in a collision in British waters, with the loss of 4 stokers.
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BELLAMY,
Epton. Stoker 1st Class, K/27872. H.M.S. "Broke", Royal Navy. Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK. 21-04-1917. Age 31. Son of Thomas & Caroline Bellamy of 4, Albert Buildings, West Street, Grimsby. |
HMS Broke was a Faulknor-class destroyer leader of the Royal Navy, initially built for the Chilean Navy as the Almirante Lynch-class destroyer Almirante Goñi. All of the class were present at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May to 1 June 1916 where Broke, out of control after hits from German ships, collided with the Acasta-class destroyer HMS Sparrowhawk leading to the latter's loss. Broke saw action in several battles, and was resold to Chile after the conclusion of the war.
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BISS,
Frederick Peter. Petty Officer 1st Class, 115085. (RFR/Dev/A/1035), H.M.S. "Albion", Royal Navy. Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire,UK. 15-10-1918. Age 54. Son of Frederick William & Mary Ann Bis. Husband of Mary Biss of Birkenhead, Merseyside, UK. Born in London, UK. |
When World War I broke out in August 1914, Albion was assigned to the 8th Battle Squadron,[17] Channel Fleet. Albion served on the Salonika Station until April 1916, then became a guard ship at Queenstown, Ireland, later that month. In May 1916 she moved to Devonport for a refit; that completed, she moved on to the Humber in August 1916 for service as a guard ship there. In October 1918, Albion's service as a guard ship came to an end, and she was reduced to service as an accommodation ship. In August 1919, Albion was placed on the disposal list at Devonport.
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BLAYDON,
Charles. Stoker 1st Class, SS/111854. H.M.S. "Chester", Royal Navy. St. Andrew's Churchyard, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, UK. 27-07-1916. Age 23. Son of Mrs. Ada Blaydon. Born at Hereford, UK. |
HMS Chester was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. At Jutland she fought as part of the 3rd Battle Cruiser Squadron and came under withering fire from German forces. She was hit by 17 150mm shells and suffered casualties of 29 men killed and 49 wounded; many of the wounded lost legs because the open backed gun-shields did not reach the deck and give adequate protection. Amongst the gun crew fatalities was 16-year-old John Cornwell who received the Victoria Cross for his dedication to duty though mortally injured.
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BRACKEN,
Thomas. Stoker 1st Class, K/10774. H.M.S. "Topaze", Royal Navy. Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK. 05-06-1915. |
HMS Topaze was a Gem class third class cruiser that served with the 5th Battle Squadron of the Channel Fleet in 1914-15, with the Italians in the Mediterranean in 1915-1917 and in the Red Sea from 1917 until the end of the war.
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BRANNAN,
B. Armourer's Crew, M/24199. H.M.S. "Excellent", Royal Navy. Attached :- Howitzer Brigade, Royal Marine Artillery. Ypres ReservoirCemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 11-04-1918. Son of Mrs. E. Brannan of 16, Ipplepen Road, High Road, Tottenham, London, UK. |
HMS Excellent is a shore establishment in Portsmouth. Originally housed in a number of hulks named HMS Excellent since 1830, it was formally established in 1869. It moved ashore in 1891 and remained active until 1985. HMS Handy was HMS Excellent between 1891 and 1916. HMS Drudge was HMS Excellent between 1916 and 1918.
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COMERFORD,
Gordon Patrick. Leading Stoker, 308587. H.M.S. "St. George", Royal Navy. Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, North Est Lincolnshire, UK. 09-09-1915. |
HMS St George was a first class cruiser of the Edgar class. She was launched on 23 June 1892. She was the flagship of the Cape & West Africa Station (Rear-Admiral Harry Rawson) based at Simon's Town, and served in the First World War. She was designated as a depot ship in 1909, and sold for breaking up at Plymouth on July 1, 1920.
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CONGDON,
Richard Henry. Stoker 1st Class, K/17179. H.M.S. "Bullfinch", Royal Navy. Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK. 15-08-1914. |
HMS Bullfinch was a three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates. In July 1914 Bullfinch was in active commission in the 7th Destroyer Flotilla based at Devonport.In September 1914 the 7th Flotilla was redeployed to the Humber River. She remained in this deployment until the cessation of hostilities. Her employment within the Humber Patrol included anti-submarine and counter-mining patrols. On 15 August 1914, she was involved in a collision in British waters, with the loss of 4 stokers.
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DALTON,
Frank Bernard. Stoker 1st Class, K/30040. H.M.S. "Teazer", Royal Navy. St. Andrew's Churchyard Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, UK. 22-10-1918. Age 34. Son of Thomas & Ellen Dalton of 48, Grafton Terrace, Kentish Town, London, UK. Born at Hampstead, London. |
H.M.S. Teazer was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. Launched on 21 April 1917 and exceeded 40 knots in trials, achieving 40.22 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h).[4] Teazer served in the Harwich Force as part of the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla during the war and was sold on 6 February 1931 to Cashmore of Newport.
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DIXON,
William Harold. Stoker Petty Officer, K/1625. H.M.S. "Vivien", Royal Navy. Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK. 23-11-1918. Age 29. Son of George Dixon of Grimsby. |
HMS Vivien was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and World War II. All V- and W-class destroyers, Vivien among them, were assigned to the Grand Fleet or Harwich Force. Vivien saw service in the last year of World War I.
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