Jan 25, 2018 · Midshipman Cooke was lost when the battleship HMS Vanguard was destroyed by an internal explosion on 9 July 1917. Whilst sabotage was suspected, the eventual conclusion was that a magazine had exploded owing to overheating, or …

Feb 12, 2025 · Hi So can anyone help me. I have just discovered my grandfather John Ernest Coe was chief Stoker on HMS Vanguard. He was subsequently killed in 1917. I would love more than anything to get a photo of him or an insight into him. Thank you in advance

Jul 9, 2014 · Remembering with honour today all those who perished during the accidental explosion on board HMS Vanguard,Scapa Flow, 9th July 1917. Loss of life is said to amount to 804 men. Jump to content

Jul 9, 2013 · One survivor of HMS Vanguard was a Midshipman who was visiting a class mate from HMS Royal Oak, fate had it that he was the Commander of Royal Oak in October1939. Whilst we can never know beyond doubt, HMS VANGUARD was almost certainly destroyed by a pocket of extreme heat generated in the Magazine (serving P or Q turrets) which passed …

Jan 25, 2018 · I have been researching a friend's family tree whose has a distant relative who also died on HMS Vanguard, he is James William Ladson Allwright born 26th February 1884. His parents were James William Allwright and Emma Louisa Ladson Wright.

Sep 6, 2006 · HMS VANGUARD. By Bob Coulson 6 September , 2006 in Sailors, navies and the war at sea. Share https://www ...

Jan 25, 2018 · Update - photos found has now stalled at 277, I am just a few away from one third of the crew being discovered. I do however have MANY (30+) images of sailors of HMS Vanguard but their names are unknown. If any one has any questions, please get in …

Jul 9, 2005 · Royal Navy HMS Vanguard. Died At Sea on the 9th July 1917 aged 18. Frederick Aldridge was the eldest son of Mr & Mrs John Aldridge of Fishers Green Road, Stevenage. His father was a Porter for the Great Northern Railway and, at the time of his son's death, had spent 21 years serving at Stevenage station.

Jul 14, 2007 · Two descendants of Vanguard victims - myself and Mark Brown, Great Nephew of A/B George William Chapman, aged 18. And the buoy that marks the location of HMS Vanguard in 18 fathoms. Wreaths left at the location of the wreck.

Jul 6, 2007 · Aged 23, he was the son of James and Mary Jane Thompson, and the husband of Annie Thompson, of Gracehill, Co. Antrim. The Ballymena Observer of July 20 1917 said only that information had been received that Charles Thompson was killed on HMS Vanguard. Prior to joining the service was a breadserver at Messrs. McClelland's, Church Street, Ballymena.