east camp hms pembroke, chatham

to help with the costs of keeping the site running. var year=mydate.getYear() Since the restoration of the building, the anniversary of the tragedy has been marked by a short service of remembrance. Gordon. HMS Pembroke was a Royal Naval shore base at Chatham, it opened in 1903 and closed in 1984. At Chatham, the new Royal Naval Barracks were named HMS Pembroke and built to the east of the Victorian Dockyard extension. BLACKCAP. Learn how your comment data is processed. Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' #ILLEGALimmigrants" The drill shed was as stated a place where drilling could still be carried out in inclement weather. BLANCHE; 1909 Light-Cruiser [3,440 tons]. dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. She was recaptured in 1711. The Drill Shed and Canteen were being used by the Dockyard. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. A large number of these experienced RFR men are on the 'RN Memorial' at Chatham. (d.11th Jul 1915) Hyam Clifford Frederick. [1] These barracks were designed to provide not just accommodation but also recreation and training facilities for men who were waiting to be appointed to ships. The clock on the drill hall tower stopped at 11.12, giving the exact time the bomb exploded. Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' The funerals of 98 of those killed in the air-raid were held on Thursday 6 September 1917, with the procession consisting of 18 lorries draped with theUnion Jackand each carrying six coffins. The gathering up of the dismembered limbs turned one sick.It was a terrible affair and the old sailors, who had been in several battles, said they would rather be in ten Jutlands or Heliogolands than go through another raid such as this.". In April 1915 damaged in a collision with the destroyer Landrail in fog off the German coast. There is an underground bunker complex within the former HMS Pembroke and Naval base. HMS Pembroke was a 60-gun fourth-rate launched in 1694 and captured by the French in 1709. Enlisted RN HMS Vividi Devonport 21/11/14. Photo IWM, Above: the Mayors of Rochester and Chatham attending the funeral of seamen killed in a raid over Gillingham in September 1917. Hi Arabis Whatever I try and attach does'nt work so here is just a list of the ships, List & no.Rating and dates:-, Pembroke II 15 7253 Stoker 15 Aug 02 to 30 Jun 03, Sutlej 5a 299 " 01 Jul 03 to 27 Nov 03, Berwick 142 " 28 Nov 03 to 12 Mar 06, Pembroke II 15a3 8276 " 13 Mar 06 to 15 Jul 06, Royal Oak 5a 23 " 16 Jul 06 to 31 Dec 06, Victorious 5a 22 " 01 Jan 07 to 01 Jan 08, Tenedos 14a2 126 " 08 Jan 08 to 31 Mar 08, Pembroke II 16a3 13091 " 01 Apr 08 to 08 Apr 08, Victorious " 09 Apr 08 to 24 Aug 08, Albermarle 5a 10 Act Ld St 25 Aug 08 to 17 Feb 10, Pembroke II 15a 34757 " 18 Feb 10 to 22 Mar 10, Tenedos 14a 2863 " 23 Mar 10 to 15 Jul 10, Pembroke II 14a7 28 Ld Stoker 16 Jul 10 to 08 Nov 10, Blanche 5a2 17 " 09 Nov 10 to 21 Oct 11, Pembroke II 15 3050 SPO 22 Oct 11 to 27 Oct 11, St George 12 7 " 28 Oct 11 to 30 Apr 12, Tyne 12 16(1)5 " 01 Mat 12 to 30 Apr 13, Pomone 16 Y 1 " 01 May 13 to 30 Jun 13, Tyne 16 T 4 " 01 Jul 13 to 07 Dec 13, Pembroke II 15a2 468 " 08 Dec 13 to 05 Feb 14, Goliath 12a2 35 " 06 Feb 14 to 28 Jul 14, Victorious 5a1 13 " 29 Jul 14 to 04 Aug 14, Pembroke II 15a2 1419 " 05 Aug 14 to 28 Aug 14, Undaunted 5a1 23 " 29 Aug 14 to 13 Nov 17, Pembroke II 15aa5280 " 14 Nov 17 to 04 Feb 18, Apollo Lookout 1270l 19 " 05 Feb 18 to 22 Jul 18, Pembroke II 15a2 6654 " 23 Jul 18 to 28 Aug 18, Blenheim (Tilbury) 12 134/16 Ch Stoker 29 Aug 18 to 26 Mar 19. Sign up for a new account in our community. Perfume or Nylons for the girlfriend and maybe some ticklers for mother. Caught and sank German T.B.D's "S.115", "S.117", "S.118" and S.119". At Chatham, the new Royal Naval Barracks were named HMS Pembroke and built to the east of the Victorian Dockyard extension. HMS INDOMITABLE. My hammockbore witness to that for the rest of itslife. Undaunted was commanded by Capt. Nine ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pembroke. We are now on Facebook. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' She was recaptured in 1711. Others were greatly cut up, mangled, bleeding and some were blown limb from limb. . . dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. After which Chatham became home to the reserve, or standby fleet. If it was incidental music we knew that someone, somewhere was doing the inspection. University of Medway, 2018. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Above: The Pension card also details the death of his brother just two days later. Designed by Henry Pilkington, construction of the Royal Naval Barracks began in 1897 and was completed by December 1902. dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom ' He was asleep in his hammock when the drill shed was bombed in the air raid later that night, with Albert sustaining multiple bomb wounds, according to the Chatham Naval Hospital records, of which he died in the early hours of 4 September 1917. In the early years of the 20th century the Royal Navy underwent a major programme of modernisation which resulted in its ships and men being divided into three equal divisions each based on one of the home Royal Dockyards Chatham, Portsmouth and Plymouth. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. ST. GEORGE; 1892 Cruiser converted to Depot Ship for Destroyers 1909. HMS Actaeon 17th August 1907. Signal School {R.N.S.S.} Albert was granted leave to visit his family in Cape Cove, Fogo Island.