The Accidental Death of HMS Bulwark (1914)
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The Survivors |
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| Fourteen men survived
the explosion initially. The crew of HMS Bulwark numbered approx.
750. Five eventually died from their injuries. |
| Name |
Rank |
Number |
| Anderson, James |
Seaman |
RNR 3695C |
| Budd, Albert J |
Sergeant |
RMLI PO/8314 |
| Crow, Walter Archibald |
AB |
238557 |
| Day, William E. G |
Stoker Class 2 |
K/21477 |
| Dufty, Fred Goodlad |
Stoker Class 1 |
K/17693 |
| Eames, Anthony |
Stoker Class 1 |
K/83372 (RFR PO/B2763) |
| Gale, James John |
AB |
166068 (RFR PO/B1886) |
| Guy, Gilbert Lionel |
Private |
RMLI PO/15744 |
| Johnson, William |
Leading Seaman |
198355 |
| Marshall, Stephen Frederick |
AB |
321657 |
| Pitter, Charles |
AB |
J/7172 |
| Spackman, Frederick. C. |
AB |
205028 (RFR PO/B6521) |
James Anderson died from his wounds in late
November 1914.
Anthony Eames died from his wound on November 27th, 1914
Walter Crow & Gilbert Guy both died from severe shock and burns on
November 28th, 1914
James Gale died from his wounds in January 1915
All were patients in the Royal Naval Hospital Chatham and are buried
in Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham. |
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The Victims |
| The known location of
some crew members of HMS Bulwark are listed below. Many victims were
never recovered or are buried in as yet unidentified locations,
therefore the list is not comprehensive. |
|
Gillingham (Woodlands Cemetery) |
| Name |
Rank |
Number |
| Anderson, James |
Seaman |
RN 3695/C |
| Bellamy, John Henry |
Private |
RMLI PO/15123 |
| Block, George Ernest |
AB |
RN J/11467 |
| Box, Edward Arthur |
Leading Seaman |
RN 230609 |
| Breakspear, Frederick R. H. |
Chief Gunner |
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| Bruce, Donald Hendry |
Private |
RMLI PO/15881 |
| Buckingham, Edward Henry |
Stoker 1st |
RN K/7984 |
| Butler, William |
Seaman |
RNR 5804/A |
| Clarke, Thomas |
Private |
RMLI PO/16152 |
| Cramp, Lance Percy |
Stoker 1st |
RN K/5991 |
| Cronshaw, Percy |
AB |
RN 219392 |
| Crow, Walter Archibald |
AB |
RN 238557 |
| Dunford |
AB |
RN J/3360 |
| Eames, Anthony |
Stoker 1st |
283372 (RFR PO/B2763) |
| Ferris, William |
Private |
RMLI PO/12746 |
| Freeman, Albert John |
AB |
RN J/22277 |
| Frost, Albert |
Private |
RMLI PO/12675 |
| Gale, James John |
AB |
RN 166068 (RFR PO/B1886) |
| Griffin, John |
AB |
RN 215611 |
| Gubbey, William Ernest |
Ordinary Seaman |
RN J/19564 |
| Guy, Gilbert Lionel |
Private |
RMLI PO/15744 |
| Harrison, Arthur |
Private |
RMLI PO/11998 |
| Harwood, Ernest George |
AB |
RN 217276 |
| Holness, Josiak Charles |
Corporal |
RMLI PO/14006 |
| Jacobs, Andrew William |
AB |
RN J/13549 |
| Jerrom, Harry Herbert |
Boy 1st Class |
RN J/23308 |
| Johnson, Daniel |
Leading Stoker (CG) |
RN 304018 |
| Jupp, Thomas |
Ordinary Seaman |
RN J/22963 |
| Kenningley, Clifford |
Stoker 1st |
RN SS/114941 |
| Lockett, Robert |
AB |
RN 218626 |
| Lowe, William John |
Ordinary Seaman |
RN J/22209 |
| McNichol, James |
Seaman |
RNR 5012/B |
| MacRitchie, Murdo |
Seaman |
RNR 2164/A |
| Marriott, Herbert Ernest |
Sergeant |
RMLI PO/9908 |
| Millis, Frederick Harold |
Ordinary Seaman |
RN J/22201 |
| Morgan, James Frederick |
Stoker 1st |
RN K/10193 |
| Mullarkey, Alfred John |
Chief Petty Officer |
RN 139722 |
| Neale, Thomas |
Private |
RMLI PO/10125 |
| Oxford, Ernest |
Private |
RMLI PO/16421 |
| Paggett, Frederick |
Private |
RMLI PO/15861 |
| Parsons, William John |
Ordinary Seaman |
RN SS/4189 |
| Pierson, Dan |
Leading Seaman |
RN 213526 |
| Poole, John |
AB |
RN J/3750 |
| Porter, John Edwin |
AB |
RN J/16707 |
| Queripel, Cecil Mervyn |
Lieut. Commander |
RN |
| Rendell, Frederick |
Sergeant |
RMLI PO/9599 |
| Saunders, Edgar William |
Bugler |
RMLI PO/15495 |
| Scotman, Edward George |
AB |
RN J/14112 |
| Slade, Ernest Frederick W. |
AB |
RN 177143 |
| Smith, Samuel James |
Private |
RMLI PO/12256 |
| Stratton, Thomas William |
Leading Seaman |
RN 224297 |
| Taylor, Norman Willis |
Midshipman |
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| Toy, Albert Sidney |
Boy 1st Class |
RN J/25902 |
| Treacher, Thomas Hardy |
Petty Officer |
RN 182390 |
| Tullett, Frank |
Petty Officer |
RN 217763 |
| Tweddell, Alfred John |
Blacksmiths Mate |
346052 |
| Underhay, William F. G. |
AB |
RN 195322 |
| Vernon, Harold William |
Ordinary Seaman |
RN J/22218 |
| Waggett, George |
Shipwright 1st Class |
RN 343008 |
| Walters, William John |
Boy 1st Class |
RN J/28357 |
| Ward, Edwin James |
Sergeant |
RMLI PO/9009 |
| Ward, Bertram William |
AB |
RN J/22952 |
| Wheeler, William Leonard |
Ordinary Seaman |
RN J/20477 |
| Wilson, Douglas H. V. |
Lieutenant |
RN |
| Woodgate |
Unknown |
RN 340367 |
| Wort, Leonard James |
Leading Telegraphist |
RN 311145 |
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Chatham Cemetery |
| Doherty, George Charles |
Writer 1st Class |
RN 149030/CH |
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Rochester (St. Nicholas) Cemetery |
| Morton, Herbert Claude |
Captain |
RM |
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Odiham Cemetery |
| Sclater, Guy Lutley |
Captain |
RN |
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| Elsewhere |
| Burns |
Stoker |
RN |
| Chamberlain, Edgar Warner |
Engineer Commander |
RN |
| Docherty |
Officers Cook |
RN |
| Fergusson, Nigel Robert |
Lieutenant |
RN |
| Finch, Edward T. D. |
Lieutenant |
RN |
| Jagger, O.K.O. |
Cadet |
RN |
| Lucas, C.H. |
Private |
RMLI PO/15894 |
| Macy |
Chief Writer |
RN |
| Malachy |
Chief Boatswains Mate |
RN |
| New, Charles |
Chief Steward |
RN |
| Nix, Percival Kent, MB,BA |
Fleet Surgeon |
RN |
| Overton, Reginald |
Boy |
RN |
| Penrose, John S. S. |
Lieutenant |
RN |
| Phillips, Albert M.H. |
Commander |
RN |
| Russell |
Chief Engine Room Artificer |
RN |
| Williams, Walter Kent MVO |
Engineer Captain |
RN |
| Wilson, Douglas H. V |
Lieutenant |
RN |
| Wrest |
Sick Berth Attendant |
RN |
Article written by Richard Stacpoole-Ryding/Published
by Medal News© September 1991.
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