Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.126 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 16A GQS | |
| 4. Book: | De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour | Vol.4 | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Lydie |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
De Ruvigny's: JENKINS, WILLIAM HAVELOCK, Chief Engineer, Royal Naval Reserve, 3rd s. of William Ewart Jenkins, late Manager of the Pitwood Department for Messrs. Watts, Watts & Co., Cardiff, by his wife, Emma, dau, of (-) Robers, of Machen, co. Glamorgan; and great-gdson of the late Rev. John Jenkins, D.D.; b. Cardiff, co. Glamorgan, 9 June 1886; educ. Monkton House School there: was employed at the dry docks, Cardiff; volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, and joined the Royal Naval Reserve; served on H.M.S. Lydie for Aug. 1916, and was lost when that ship was sunk by a torpedo off Falmouth 9 Feb. 1918. His Captain wrote: "His was a hero's life and a hero's death in the service of his country and of humanity." He m. at Tredegarville Baptist Chapel, Cardiff, 14 July, 1915, Mabel, 3rd dau. of Daniel Fraser Lumsden, of Melbourne; s.p."
Probate: JENKINS William Havelock of 11 Waterloo-gardens Cardiff marine engineer died 9 February 1918 at sea Probate Llandaff 11 May to Laura Mabel Jenkins widow and Bertha Jane Stephens (wife of David Joshua Stephens.) Effects £518 18s. 10d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Bute No. 960 E.C. | South Wales |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
7th May 1912 | 5th November 1912 | 6th December 1912 |
Listed as a 25 year old Marine Engineer from Cardiff when initiated in 1912. No explicit war service is recorded for William, but the contribution record shows him having "Died Feb 1918."
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