Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | 11 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 19C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of John Blampey (Gnr. R.N.) and Sarah Blampey, of Plymouth; husband of Bessie Edith Blampey, of 29, Sea View Terrace, Lipson, Plymouth.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Genista |
Mike: torpedoed by U57 on the 22 or 23 October 1916 As for the U-57, she sunk fifty five ships for a total of 91,680 tons and one warship, HMS Genista, at 1,250 tons. Her greatest success was the sinking of the British vessel Rovanmore, at 10,320 tons, in October 1916. The submarine survived the war and was scrapped in Cherbourg in 1921. |
| 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 :
BLAMPEY. JOHN CHARLES RICHARD, Artificer Engineer, Royal Navy. Only son of the late John Blampey of Plymouth. Born Devonport, Devon, 22 July.1881; educated at Public High School. Stoke; served an apprenticeship as an Engine Fitter in Devonport Dockyard: joined the Royal Navy as Engine Room Artificer 10 Nov. 1902, and obtained Warrant Rank 1 Jan. 1912.: was serving on board H.M.S. Argyll when she was wrecked off the coast of Scotland 29 Oct. 1915. all hands being saved ; appointed Engineer in Charge to H.M.S. Genista. mine-sweeper. April. 1916, and was killed in action in that vessel while engaged with German submarine U-57 off the coast of Ireland 23 Oct. following. He was married with a young daughter. As for the U-57, she sunk fifty five ships for a total of 91,680 tons and one warship, HMS Genista, at 1,250 tons. Her greatest success was the sinking of the British vessel Rovanmore, at 10,320 tons, in October 1916. The submarine survived the war and was scrapped in Cherbourg in 1921.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Metham No. 1205 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
15th October 1906 | 19th November 1906 | 17th December 1906 |
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