Traherne L E Lt Comm Royal Navy

TRAHERNE, LLEWELLYN EDMUND, of Coedarhydyglyn, near Cardiff, J.P., Lt.-Commander, R.N., eldest s. of the late Llewellyn Edmund Traherne, of Coedarhydyglyn, by his wife, Mary, dau. of Henry Hogard; b. Paris, 14 Sept. 1863; joined the Britannia in Jan. 1877, and left in Dec. 1878, having taken the first prize in seamanship that year. He was appointed to H.M.S. Charybdis, then on the China Station, and took passage to her in the Encounter. He served in many stations and qualified in gunnery, gaining 1st Class Certificate in 1890, retiring in 1897. On the outbreak of the European War, at the age of 51, he rejoined as Lt.-Commander (G.) Emergency List, and was promoted to Acting-Commander of the Excellent, 12 Oct. 1914, and died while on active service, of pneumonia, at the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, 14 Oct. 1914. He was buried in the Churchyard of the village of St. Nicholas, near Cardiff. Lt.-Commander Traherne m. at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London, 16 April, 1907, Dorothy Emma Olivia, elder dau. of George Felix Standish Sinclair, of 3, Manson Place, London, S.W., and grand-dau. of the late Sir John George Tollemache Sinclair, of Ulbster, 3rd Bart., M.P., and had two sons and one dau. Cennydd George, now of Coedarhydyglyn, b. 14 Dec. 1910; John Rhodri Llewellyn, b. 24 Sept. 1913; and Margaret Agnes Mary, b. 1 Dec. 1908.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of  Honour Vol 1

Tompkins W J Ord Sig J/20250 HMS Triumph Royal Navy

TOMPKINS, WILLIAM JOHN, Ordinary Signalman, No. J20250, R.N., H.M.S. Triumph, only s. of Thomas Tompkins, of 14, College Park Terrace, Willesden Junction, N.W., Gardener in Hyde Park under H.M. Office of Works, by his wife, Annie Ellen, dau. of Robert Margetts; b. Faringdon, co.Berks, 14 Feb. 1897; educ. Kenmont Garden Council School, College Park, N.W.; joined Royal Navy, 22 Sept. 1912; was drafted to Portsmouth Depot, 30 Aug. 1913; and sailed for the Dardanelles in H.M.S. Irresistible, 19 Feb. 1915. This ship was sunk by a drifting mine during the attack on the Narrows, 18 March following. He was saved and taken on board H.M.S. Ocean, which was also sunk in the same way immediately afterwards. Saved for the second time that day, he was appointed to H.M.S. Triumph, and was drowned when that ship was sunk by torpedo fire off Gaba Tepe, 25 May, 1915. His body was recovered by a trawler (705) and taken to H.M.S. Blenheim, from which it was buried at sea; unm.

The Chief Yeoman of Signals of the Triumph EMS AUBAC wrote: “He was a very promising young fellow, and would have done well in his profession. I cannot say too much for him.” At school he won two scholarships and also the L. C.C. first prize for carpentry.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Batson A W Ord Seaman HMS Inflexible Royal Navy

Batson A W Ord Seaman J/19683 HMS Inflexible Royal Navy

Of Tooting

Source : The Vivid 6th Mar 1915

Born 21st Nov 1896

Address 57 Kenlor Road, Tooting S W

Enlisted in navy 12th Aug 1912 Aged 15 HMS Impregnable

On outbreak of war aboard HMS Inflexible

Killed in an explosion aboard HMS Ettrick 7th Jul 1917

Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial

Baldak G E AB HMS Africa Royal Navy

Baldak G E AB HMS Africa Royal Navy

Of Stepney

Source : The Vivid 3rd Apr 1915

Baker Leading Stoker HMS Goliath Royal Navy

Baker Leading Stoker HMS Goliath Royal Navy

Of Bristol

Source : The Vivid 10th Apr 1915

Arnold F Leading Stoker HMS Indefatigable Royal Navy

Arnold F Leading Stoker HMS Indefatigable Royal Navy

Of Swindon

Source : The Vivid 20th Feb 1915

TODDERINGHAM, WILLIAM, 1st Class Stoker, No. K. 12824, R.N., eldest s. of the late William Todderingham, Seaman, by his wife, Bridget (40, Tredegar Street, Cardiff), dau. of (-) Landers, of Cardiff; b. Cardiff, 10 May, 1892; educ. St. Peter’s R.C. Schools there; entered the Navy, 1909, and was lost when H.M.S. Monmouth was sunk in the Battle off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914; unm.

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Tatham T H H S Lt HMS Formidable Royal Navy

TATHAM, TREVOR HODGSON STAN- LEY, Lieut., Royal Royal Navy, eldest s. of Stanley Tatham, of Montana, Bournemouth, member of the Institute of Naval Architects, by his wife, Frances Emma Constance (Montana, Branksome Park, Bournemouth), dau. of Michael Hodgson Tatham; b. Newcastle- on-Tyne, 16 Nov. 1887; educ. The Old Ride, Branksome Park, Bournemouth; Stubbington House, Fareham, and H.M.S. Britannia; entered the Navy and became Midshipman, 15 Feb. 1904; Sub-Lieut. 15 April, 1907, and Lieut. 15 July, 1908; served six years on H.M. ships Formidable, Duncan and Barham; was A.D.C. to Capt. Walker while a Midshipman on the Formidable; took part in the Somaliland Expedition, 1909 (medal); re-appointed to the Formidable (his first ship), 9 Aug. 1913; and was lost when that ship was torpedoed in the English Channel, 1 Jan. 1915.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Tarn M A Engine Room Articifer HMS Aquarius Royal Navy

TARN, MARK AITCHISON, Engine-Room Artificer, H.M.S. Aquarius, R.N., only s. of John Tarn, of Hornby Road, Bootle, Liverpool (formerly of Alston, Cumberland), Foreman Joiner, Messrs. J. Ellerman’s Engine Works, Liverpool, by his wife, Mary, eldest dau. of James Aitchison, of Melrose; b. Jarrow-on-Tyne, 1 Aug. 1894; educ. Christ Church Higher Grade and the Junior Technical Schools, Bootle, and was nominated by the local authority for training as Engine-Room Artificer on board H.M.S. Fisgard, Portsmouth, 31 Dec. 1909. Here he won the high esteem of his officers and comrades by his attention to duty and proficiency. On the outbreak of war he was appointed to H.M.S. Vernon, and later to H.M.S. Aquarius, and while serving on the latter at the Dardanelles was taken ill with acute dysentery. He was transferred to No. 15 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, Lemnos Island, and died 31 Aug. 1915, being buried in the cemetery there. Tarn was an all-round sportsman, being elected captain of the Rugby football team for three years, and won his cup in the final at Devonport. A memorial tablet was placed in St. Matthew’s Church, Bootle, where he served as a choir boy.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Stubbs J D Midshipman HMS Aboukir Royal Navy

STUBBS, JOHN DUNCAN, Midshipman, R.N., elder s. of Thomas Duncan Henlock Stubbs, of Nunthorpe, Yorkshire, Major, North Riding Heavy Battery, 13th Brigade, R.G.A. (now on active service in France), by his wife, Margaret Isobel, dau. of Arthur Buchannan, of Guisborough, Yorkshire; b. Coatham, Redcar, co. York, 24 June, 1899; educ. Coatham Grammar School; Pembroke Lodge, Southbourne, and the Osborne (entered May, 1912), and Dartmouth Royal Naval Colleges, and had just completed one term at the latter college when war broke out, and the Cadets from the college were sent to various ships on active service. As senior he took a party of nine Cadets of his term to Chatham, where they joined the Aboukir, and in a few days time he went to sea as acting Midshipman. Shortly afterwards the Cadets were all promoted Midshipmen. He was attd. to the Gunnery Lieut., and was in charge of four 12-pr. guns. Life on board was much to his liking, writing home he described it as “the most glorious time of my life.”

On 22 Sept. the Aboukir was the first ship to be torpedoed; everyone came on deck, as it was obvious that the vessel was sinking. Stubbs noticing that one of the other Midshipmen was not on deck went below to look for him, he found the boy asleep (he had just come off watch), woke him up, and brought him on deck. As one of the officers wrote: “It took some pluck to do this with the ship heeling over and likely to go at any moment.” Stubbs swam in the direction of the. Hogue, but before he reached her she was torpedoed also and sank very quickly. He then swam towards the Cressy, and while in the water in company with another Midshipman of the Aboukir, they came across a drowning man calling for help. They went to his assistance and succeeded in holding him up for some time, telling him what to do to help himself, but as the man was unable to do as they told him, they were obliged to leave him as they could hold him up no longer. They got to the Cressy where they received dry clothes and hot cocoa, and were in the sick bay when the Cressy was struck the first time. They went on deck, and when the second torpedo struck the ship they took to the water again. Stubbs was seen in the water clinging to some wreckage some time afterwards, but when the rescuing boats came along he had disappeared.

According to an Artificer of the Hogue the following incident took place after the Cressy was sunk: A man was calling for help some distance away, the Artificer saw two Midshipmen on a plank not far from the man, later he saw the boys leave the plank they were on and swim towards the man. The latter seized the boys, then there was a short struggle and all three disappeared. The Artificer was then only a few yards away, he saw the boys clearly, and from his description and from the fact that all the other Midshipmen were accounted for, it is thought that almost certainly the boys referred to were Midshipmen Stubbs and Riley. One of the officers of the Aboukir wrote saying of Stubbs: “He was of the greatest assistance to me, in fact I could not have done without him. It was impossible for him to tell a lie. He was always cheerful no matter what time of day or night, nor how rough the sea was.” And again he wrote: “There were many fine things done that day, but none finer than his. He was one of the best and truest boys I ever met.” He early showed signs of great promise; at Pembroke Lodge he held a high place in the school, and was also good at all games. He played for the school in both the cricket and football teams, and in the school sports won every open event, taking the Sports Challenge Cup with the maximum number of marks. In the words of his headmaster: “He was one of God’s perfect little gentlemen.” At the R.N.C., Osborne, he was promoted Cadet captain on completion of his third term at the college, he played for the college at cricket, being given his colours in 1913, and won the prize for the best field in the college. He passed out of the college head of his term, being awarded the Admiralty’s prize for the Cadet obtaining the highest aggregate number of marks in all subjects, including engineering and seamanship.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1