Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Chatham Naval Memorial | Kent | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.116 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 12D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Mentioned in Despatches | ||
Early Life :
Son of Joseph and Charlotte Barnes, late of Brightlingsea, Essex;Married Ethel Elizabeth Daisy in 1906
Family :
Wife: Ethel Elizabeth Daisy. Later remarried (Histed) and of 3, Stour View, Main Rd., Upper Dovercourt, Harwich.Probate record shows: BARNES, Arthur Hector of Dovercourt, Essex. Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class. Died 16th September 1917 at sea. Administration at Ipswich 22nd November to Ethel Elizabeth Daisy Barnes - widow. Effects £135 10s.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HM Submarine G9 |
| Action : Naval Accident |
During the war there were a number of Naval Accidents which we have isolated because of their shocking caualties and the corresponding impact on members of the craft. There were a number of vessels destroyed in port by explosions which we would today categorise as 'Health & Safety' failures.
Detail :
BARNES, Arthur Hector, Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class, HM Submarine G9 Commanded by Lieutenant Commander The Hon. Byron Plantagenet Cary, Bt., HMS G9 was sunk by the destroyer HMS Pasley after the submarine mistook Pasley for a U-boat in foul weather on the night of 16 September 1917 and firing two torpedoes at her. The first struck HMS Pasley on her starboard quarter, but too acutely to detonate; the second passed astern. On seeing the submarine's wash Pasley s officer of the watch, Midshipman Frank Wallis, RNR, put his boat hard to starboard and rammed G9 just aft of amidships all but cutting her in two, and she sank less than one minute later with the loss of all but one of her crew. At the Court of Inquiry held four days later aboard HMS Indomitable at Scapa, it was decided no blame could be attached to Pasley, concluding that the process of reasoning which led the captain of HMS G9 to mistake HMS Pasley for a U-boat is, and must remain, unexplained.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Blagdon No. 659 E.C. | Northumberland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
23rd June 1916 | - | - |
When he was initiated into Blagdon Lodge, he was still resident at Dovercourt. He was only ever initiated into this Lodge and his brush across Northumberland is probably the byproduct of naval patrol.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley