The back of the photo has his POW no. To RNZN 10.20. 3. Sidney's HMS Impregnable was the former HMS Implacable, at Devonport 1862-1888. I carried one sailor to the sick bay who was riddled with shrapnel and had no clothes left on him. Add a Name to this List dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. HMS Pembroke I - accounting base at Chatham between 1940 and 1960. [3] This role continued until the advent of central manning in 1956. It brings to life all the scraps of information I already have. In 1959, the barracks re-opened as the Royal Naval Supply School, who trained staff in supply and secretarial work. Sign up for a new account in our community. HMS Pembroke was a 54-gun fourth rate launched in 1710 and broken up in 1726. Enlisted RN HMS Vividi Devonport 21/11/14. See more ideas about chatham kent, chatham, medway. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. It was a place where one laid out kit for inspection and where one commenced joining and drafting routines. An attractive piazza-style area with outdoor seating is ideal for events. It's easy! Among those killed in the air raid were five Canadian sailors, four of whom served in the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve. It was a place where we came across old shipmates and those back from foreign lands talking about places we had never been. HMS CERES was a C Class light cruiser launched in 1917 and sold and broken up in 1946. Read more: All the latest news from Medway. It was built on the site of a prison built in 1853 to house over 1,000 convicts, with the intention that they would be used to build the Dockyard extension.[1]. Above: the Memorial in Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham. Guests and participants were able to explore Pembroke and attend a 1917 health care exhibition. Indian Merchant Service who died 11/02/1918 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India ' HMS Drake (HMNB Devonport, Devonport, Devon) HMS Nelson (HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth) HMS Neptune (HMNB Clyde, Faslane, Dunbartonshire) HMS Seahawk (RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall) HMS Gannet (RNAS Prestwick, South Ayrshire) HMS Heron (RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset) HMS Collingwood (Fareham, Hampshire . University of Medway, 2018. On 3 September 1917, the Chatham Drill Hall, then a glass roofed building, was being used as a temporary overflow dormitory for sailors and there were 698 men asleep or resting in their hammocks in the Drill Hall. She foundered in 1745, but was raised and wrecked off the East Indies in 1749. HMS Pembroke (1757) was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1757, hulked in 1776 before being broken-up in 1793. 10thFeb 2023 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. In 2006, the Drill Shed was re-opened by former Labour MP and cabinet minister David Miliband as the Drill Hall Library, part of a 3.3 million renovation funded by the South East England Development Agency. As ARABIS says a list of ships with dates would help, if there is the name of a ship with another name after it in brackets that is his Depot ship and the ship he actually served on. I also have a photo of him and 11 others in dress uniform in the deck of what is clearly a capital ship. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. Mackie, Gordon. Can you give me details of your Grandfather and do you have any photos taken when they were on the undaunted. The building was being used as an overflow barracks. He recorded what happened in his notebook: "It was a gruesome task. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. [1] The introduction of Long Term Service in 1853, however, prompted the Navy to look at providing more permanent quarters for seamen in home waters. What's for dinner? and Gen. Hos. It is home to our School of Health Sciences, programs in interior architecture and immersive media, the Center for Women's Entrepreneurship, and the Women's Business Center. He was only borne on her books for pay while serving in SHARK. We can reunite you with your friends who served at HMS Pembroke and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. The bomb shattered the glass roof, sending dangerous shards of glass flying through the drill hall before exploding when they hit the floor. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Pembroke. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. He was a Ldg.Sig. The drill shed was as stated a place where drilling could still be carried out in inclement weather. 1. Hi Margarette, Nice to hear from you and that our Grandfathers may have been shipmates. I havent gor a lot of info on the two depot ships ie. HINE, John F, Engine Room Artificer 3c, MX 93441, died . The highlight of divisions was of course theRoyal Marine band. Above: the main gate to HMS Pembroke thought to have been taken between 1905 and 1910. [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. Training. and the camp (Marlag U Milag ) Stamp. British & Commonwealth military and maritime buttons. Chatham Eastside. Harper. For the most of the 1930s, she served off China with the 5th Cruiser Squadron. By the outbreak of the First World War some 205 ships were manned by Chatham Division men - and saw action across the world- both on sea and on land. The harbour at Portsmouth is one of the busiest in the United Kingdom, with around 130,000 significant movements annually. By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time. Enlisted RN HMS Fisgard Portsmouth 21/11/14. Har.P. The area was called Cookham Woods and the Chatham R.N. The names of over 8,000 men of the Chatham Division who lost their lives during the First World War and for whom there is no known grave are commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial which stands above the Historic Dockyard on the Great Lines.