Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Chatham Naval Memorial | Kent | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.119 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 4D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Distinguished Service Order Royal Naval and Royal Marine Forces Reserve Decoration | ||
Early Life :
William Herbert Coates was born in 1866 in Hampshire Portsea. During the 1881 UK Census he was 15 years old and lived in Hampshire. He appears as the son of his house in the 1881 UK Census.Family :
Son of the late Dr. Matthew Coates, R.N., and Margaret Coates, of Plymouth; husband of Elizabeth Sproule Coates, of Mirzapore, Cranes Park, Surbiton, Surrey. F.R.G.S.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Redbreast |
H.M.S. Redbreast was a ?Q? (mystery) ship sunk in the Mediterranean by the UC-38 a German coastal mine laying submarine commanded by Alfred Klatt. |
| 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 :
REDBREAST SS was a British Passenger/Cargo Vessel of 1,313 tons built in 1908 by A & J Inglis Pointhouse, Glasgow, Yard No 285 for G & J Burns Ltd., Glasgow. She was powered by a steam triple expansion engine 3 cylinder. Engines by shipbuilder. In 1915 she was requisioned by the Admiralty as a Fleet Messenger. On the 15th July 1917 she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UC-38 when on passage from Skyros/Doro Channel in the Aegean Sea. Read more at: Wrecksite EU.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Sincerity No. 189 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
11th May 1896 | 8th June 1896 | 7th July 1896 |
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