Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. At the beginning of the First World War Chatham was one the Royal Navys three manning ports together with Plymouth and Portsmouth - manned by men allocated to the Chatham Division, a role that was to continue until the advent of central manning in 1956. Designed by Colonel Henry Pilkington, construction of the barracks began in 1897 and completed in December 1902. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. With luck they were down the other end. Royal Navy K15145 Stoker HMS Pembroke. Divisions were often held in there too. The Great War Forum Limited The raid was assisted by a singular coincidence. When a man joined the Royal Navy he was given a 'Base Port' in your grandfathers case this was Chatham this was known as Pembroke in your Grandfathers time. In 1957, the barracks and gunnery school were closed due to the local port divisions being replaced; however in 1959 the barracks re-opened as the Royal Naval Supply School, who trained staff in supply and secretarial work. Chatham [Cookham Camp] was transferred lock stock and . east camp hms pembroke, chatham. Channel Squadron. Frederick left a widow and three children, the youngest of whom, born in February 1917, has the middle name of Vanguard on which ship Frederick was serving at that time. [Thus: PEMBROKE I (NONSUCH)] Each shore establishment was given a nominal commissioned ship (sometimes only a boat) as regulations required that men could only be drafted to an HM ship in commission. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 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. Chinese Labour Corps who died 20/02/1918 ST. ETIENNE-AU-MONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY France ' HMS Quantock a destroyer came to the scene and managed to save 22 crew from the water. Among those killed in the air raid were five Canadian sailors, four of whom served in the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve. Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' We will check that your account details are correct and that your bank account will allow direct debits. His mother received a monthly pension of $6.50. Re: Pembroke - Ship sunk ww2 by German U boats? On September 3, 1917, the Drill Shed was bombed during one of the first night-time air attacks in Britain, which killed more than 130 sailors. HMS Pembroke (1690) was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1690, captured by the French in 1694 and subsequently wrecked. When the Commander-in-Chief, The Nore, the regional operational commander appointment, was discontinued in March 1961, the barracks were being used as an accommodation centre for the re-fitting crews of the dockyard. 1. List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces, Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham, "THE HISTORIC DOCKYARD, CHATHAM CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN: 4th Edition. "@Fez174 That was HMS PEMBROKE in Chatham, we were the last writers branch to train there " I carried one sailor to the sick bay who was riddled with shrapnel and had no clothes left on him. At the start of the European War, she was sent to Force G off South America. The RN Barracks, Chatham, was HMS PEMBROKE. HMS Actaeon was the name of the Torpedo training school at Sherness. [3] In 1942, King George VI made a visit to Medway and the HMS Pembroke, the Royal Naval Barracks at Chatham. Photo IWM, Above: the Mayors of Rochester and Chatham attending the funeral of seamen killed in a raid over Gillingham in September 1917. HMS Pembroke Prior to 1903 naval accommodation at Chatham had been in three hulks, one of which was HMS Pembroke, a name which was transferred to the new barracks. For the most of the 1930s, she served off China with the 5th Cruiser Squadron. G. Mackie, June 2018. Coy. - HMS Pembroke during the Second World War -. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom ' BERWICK; 1902 Protected Cruiser [9,800 tons]. 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. Wednesday, 14 January 1953 . Street Name: Blackburn Crescent Name of Veteran: Sydney Blackburn April 25, 1917-1974 Rank: Gunner Ship Served: HMS Ajax Date of Service on Ship: 1938 to 1940 Year of Visit/Dedication: 2011 Veteran or Family Visit: Son, Ken Blackburn and daughter-in-law Myra Veteran of the Battle of the River Plate: Yes Died at Battle: No Sydney was born in Driffield, East Yorkshire on April 25, 1917. The Pension Card for Frederick Diver explicitly states the cause of his death. 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 . The Maiden Voyage Of HMS Patia. HMS INDOMITABLE. HMS Pembroke II - accounting base at Chatham between 1940 and 1957. Shepherd Stoker. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, Alfred Ernest Bail. Chatham was one of the three main Royal Navy dockyards in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Stoker1. 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. British & Commonwealth military and maritime buttons. "We created a DVD to commemorate 100 years in 2017 since the Drill Shed bombing of 1917 to show what happened on that night.". The harbour at Portsmouth is one of the busiest in the United Kingdom, with around 130,000 significant movements annually. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' The Drill Hall formed part of the Royal Navy's HMS Pembroke barracks at Chatham. Upon it's closure a ship was named HMS Pembroke and is still in use. Grey Funnel Line (GFL) Course/Class Photos. He was my Great great Uncle. APOLLO [LOOKOUT]; APOLLO was a Depot Ship for the 4th Destroyer Flotilla at Devonport 1/9/17-1919. The back of the photo has his POW no. Like this page to receive our updates. 2011-2016. The hand writing on the one page of his service record is a challenge to read, but it is clear that Bob was based at HMS Pembroke, then HMS Actaeon (another shore base) and then back to Pembroke. Touch device users can explore by touch or with swipe gestures. It is not correct to say that the PEMBROKE II pay office was hit, although many casualties were borne on the books of PEMBROKE II. HMS Pembroke (1694) was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1694 and captured by the French in 1709. He became a Petty Officer on 2nd July 1944. Many thanks, Loads of images online. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' The droning of its engine, however, was distinctly heard. Back to the blocks again. . See more ideas about naval, royal navy, service women. She foundered in 1745, but was raised and wrecked . He did not serve in the depot ship HMS GREENWICH. Others were greatly cut up, mangled, bleeding and some were blown limb from limb. Above: the main gate to HMS Pembroke thought to have been taken between 1905 and 1910. HMS Pembroke I, II, III, IV and V are accounting bases and will appear on the records of all sailors and wrens whose home base was HMS Pembroke. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Enlisted RN HMS Pembroke Chatham 21/11/14. Since the restoration of the building, the anniversary of the tragedy has been marked by a short service of remembrance. It was one of the most terrible nights I have ever known the crying and the moaning of dying men who had ten minutes before been fast asleep.". My hammockbore witness to that for the rest of itslife. HINE, John F, Engine Room Artificer 3c, MX 93441, died . Other than the R.Cs the remainder stood fast and enjoyed the Chaplains service. Some with arms and legs missing and some headless. [1] 292101. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Many took part including the local Sea Cadets, Royal Marine Cadets, HMS Collingwood Band, the Merchant Navy, the Royal Naval Reserves and staff and students from Canterbury Christ Church University who were dressed in health care period uniform. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Monday night had been selected for anti aircraft practice and because of that policemen were actually going through the streets advising people not to be alarmed when they heard the guns firing at the very moment that the raider began his attack. dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. LOOKOUT was a 1914 Destroyer. BLENHEIM [TILBURY]; BLENHEIM was a 1890 Cruiser converted into a Destroyer Depot Ship & was in the Mediterranean from 1914-1919, 5th Destroyer Flotilla at Brindisi from October 1918, Ismed from December 1918. Thank you very much for your information on the ships. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. They weremodernised andtowards the end of thefiftiessome,as I recall, had four rows front to back of block of two-tier bedswith wash rooms,including baths,and heads ateach end of the block and stair wells in the centre as well as each end. My grandfather earned his certificate . 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 this was the first night-time raid, the Medway Towns were unprepared and the whole of Chatham was illuminated with none of the anti aircraft gunsprepared for attacks. She sails with a ship's company in excess of 280 personnel and is based at Portsmouth Naval Base. Welcome to the Forum. Continue. HMS 'Windsor Castle' had first been launched in 1849, but was lengthened and had engines fitted in 1852, thus becoming the longest three-deck warship in the world. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. The bomb shattered the glass roof, sending dangerous shards of glass flying through the drill hall before exploding when they hit the floor. The Drill Hall formed part of the Royal Navys HMS Pembroke barracks at Chatham. Michael / Margarette, here are two for UNDAUNTED for your time scale - shows where they were and what doing ; ST JOHN Francis G MVO Captain RN 78C002, Undaunted Commodore (T) 04.06.17 Gazetted, Harwich Force 1914 - 1917 Commander of the Bath. Today. Boy entrants drilling on HMS Impregnable. I believe that this was a RN Barracks. The Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham also known as HMS Pembroke was a military installation built between the Steam Yard and Brompton barracks in the early years of the century. The route offers tremendous views over the River Medway, Chatham and Rochester, and . dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. There is an underground bunker complex within the former HMS Pembroke and Naval base. Launched in 1944, HMS Cavalier is a CA-class destroyer. They were stretched out, white, gaunt, drawn faces, with eyes nearly bolting out of their heads. Officers and the surviving ratings who were able to, tore at the rubble with their bare hands in their efforts to find those lost beneath the debris of the shattered Drill Hall. They were WARRIOR [at Blackwall], BLACK PRINCE [at Glasgow]; DEFENCE [at Jarrow] and RESISTANCE [at Millwall]. training at Chatham (HMS Pembroke) in 1939, I am led to believe. Some views he would have seen here; http://homepage.ntlworld.com/micheal.overtembroke%203.htm. var mydate=new Date() On 17th July 1940 I joined HMS ROYAL ARTHUR, a naval training establishment in Lincolnshire, for training as a signalman. Chatham Eastside. He recorded what happened in his notebook: "It was a gruesome task. dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Powered by Invision Community. Joseph Gerrard Poland HMS Eaglet, Sig. HMS Pembroke II Chatham Remembered Today: Burgher Joachim Willem Zacharias VAN DER WESTHUIZEN Jagersfontein Commando Mounted Commandos, S.A. 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. It brings to life all the scraps of information I already have. Walter Derek Dommett HMS Caledonia. What's for dinner? Above: Frederick Isaac Diver, and the cemetery at Thetford where he is buried. The run up the line to the smoke was easy Many long distance lorry drivers would always give Jack a lift. My Undaunted was in the Harwich Fleet, thanks for your info Sadsac. Above: the commemorative plaque. Training. Harwich Force 1914, Battle of Dogger Bank 24/1/15. List of ships with the same or similar names, Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Pembroke&oldid=1104328118, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 14 August 2022, at 07:26. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. 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. HMS Pembroke was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1733. Pembroke, Chatham shore establishment. HMS Pintail blew up and was lost almost immediately, instantly killing her CO Lieutenant McClintoch, six officers and 48 ratings. Photo Medway Archives Centre. Thanks again for your help Pauline. Thanks Margarette, Look forward to seeing what photos you have. Dennis Potter, welfare and press officer for the Royal Naval Association, said: "The Drill Shed was an area where people were taught to march. 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. I saw your photos thanks. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' Between some of the blocks davits had been fitted complete with ships whaler or cutter. Bertie is middlerow, Left, with a beard. In 1904 HMS Pembroke (land based) was built as an accommodation centre and supply school until it's closure in 1984. He was on the Blenheim in 1918 and St George up to Oct 1911. - this site is very interesting thank you. and the camp (Marlag U Milag ) Stamp. If you have any unwanted HMS Pembroke (1812) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1812. Today she is preserved as The National Destroyer Memorial commemorating the 11,000 lives and 142 Royal Navy Destroyers lost during the Second World War. [2], In 1957, the barracks and gunnery school were closed due to the local port divisions being replaced; however in 1959 the barracks re-opened as the Royal Naval Supply School, who trained staff in supply and secretarial work. Argles: March 1959 March 1961, This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 16:25. The library is the longest in Europe and is shared by the University of Kent, the University of Greenwich and Canterbury Christ Church University. Members who served with HMS Pembroke. 4th Bn. In March 1916 she was seriously damaged forrard in a collision with the stern of the light-cruiser Cleopatra during an engagement with German destroyers in the North Sea, which resulted in Cleopatra cutting the German destroyer G194 in half. The work of the rescuers continued through the night and was only completed some seventeen hours later on Tuesday afternoon. I`m sure others will add to this but I hope this will do for now. 3. She was recaptured in 1711. The barracks were known as HMS Pembroke and remained in use as one of the three big manning bases until after the Second World War. Remembered Today: Chatham also had a Signal School {as did Devonport} which was called the R.N. From Feb 1907 as Flagship East Indies Station; recommissioned at Bombay in Mar 1909 and then paid-off at Chatham in Mar 1911. When the Nore Command (operational commander of the Royal Navy) ended in March 1961, the barracks were being used as an accommodation center for the re-fitting crews of the dockyard. Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Chatham Trail. Flag Ship of the Admiral Superintendent, Chatham; includes officers borne for duties in Chatham Dockyard, for the Reserve, Melville Hospital, Sheerness Yard, Torpedo Boats and for Tenders. Canadian Railway Troops who died 09/02/1920 HALIFAX (MOUNT OLIVET) CEMETERY Canada ' 1. May 16, 2017 - Explore Elisabeth Demmon's board "WRNS" on Pinterest. [4], In September 1917, the barracks Drill Hall (which was being used as overflow accommodation) suffered a direct hit from two bombs, which killed over 130 men. ROYAL OAK; 1892 Pre-Dreadnought Battleship [15,585 tons]. One of our communicators had an ancient Rolls Royce into which we all piled for the run ashore. FIND OUT MORE See all 7 images How to get there Collingwood Address Newgate Lane, Fareham, Hampshire PO14 1AS Telephone 01329 332204 View Map Related Content Preventing Conflict International Partnerships E. Cronk was also at the barracks when the bombs hit: "The raider dropped two bombs; one in the middle of the drill shed and one near the wall of the parade ground just where the sailors were sleeping. There must have been about 300 girls, like myself, instructed to report to the barracks at HMS Pembroke, Mill Hill, North London for a two week introductory course. The Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham, also known as HMS Pembroke, was a UK naval barracks that was built between the Victorian Steam Yard and Brompton Barracks from 1897 to 1902. Dave Jefferson, there in 1957/8, tells me Anson block housed seaman andGrenville held electricians, including him,undergoing Part 2 training in the Electrical School which was housedbehind the Main Gate Block. There is something every so evocative about the great, Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-class_destroyer_(1917), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cumberland_(57). 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. BRNC Blake Division, Autumn 1977. I am researching my Grandfather William Shotton Wilson. HMS Pembroke is a Sandown-class Mine Counter-Measures Vessel (MCMV) stationed at HMNB Clyde. PEMBROKE had at least eight different nominal ships over the years, including the original PEMBROKE (1812). We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! He was only borne on her books for pay while serving in SHARK. 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