Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 47B GQS | |
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Early Life :
Wife: Edith Annie, of 7 Glenmore Avenue, Stoke, Devonport.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Alarm |
HMS Alarm was a Acorn-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was built by John Brown and Company at their Clydebank shipyard, being built between 1910 and 1911, completing in March 1911. Alarm had oil-fuelled steam turbine machinery that was designed to give a speed of 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h). Armament consisted of two 4-inch (102 mm) guns, two 12-pounder (3-inch, 76 mm) guns and two 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. |
| 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 :
His service records show that after a long career, starting in 1894 that on "25 Sept 16, washed overboard from HMS Alarm + drowned."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Daintree No. 2938 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
2nd August 1907 | 16th August 1907 | 23rd August 1907 |
Lodge records state "Drowned on active service September 1917".
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