Shore Establishments:-. On the 7th June 1950 R.N.S.S. Later that year, she was re-named HMS 'Duke of Wellington . Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! His mother received a monthly pension of $6.50. 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. Medway Campus has a rich naval history. 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. HMS Pembroke (1690) was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1690, captured by the French in 1694 and subsequently wrecked. This was the main gate, which I first passed through in October 1976 . The Drill Shed and Canteen were being used by the Dockyard. Thomas William Bertie Lubbock. 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. Any monthly plan. Above:Seaman Albert Cluett. 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 Caught and sank German T.B.D's "S.115", "S.117", "S.118" and S.119". SPO. [3] This role continued until the advent of central manning in 1956. He Joined HMS Rajah a Lend Lease carrier on 19th of January . The history of the Royal Dockyard at Chatham dates back to 1547, with the first record of naval activity being the rental of two storehouses on Jyllingham Water . Albert was then posted to HMS. Har.P. What's for dinner? In 1713 was purchased in Genoa by Spain. Depot Ship for the 8th Destroyer Flotilla at Chatham 1912-14. Training. Ships. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) Copyright 2023, All Rights Reserved. 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. A memorial commemorating the Chatham air raid is situated in the Woodlands Cemetery. BLANCHE; 1909 Light-Cruiser [3,440 tons]. Bluecher German Navy who died 15/02/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 2011-2016. My hammockbore witness to that for the rest of itslife. They were WARRIOR [at Blackwall], BLACK PRINCE [at Glasgow]; DEFENCE [at Jarrow] and RESISTANCE [at Millwall]. This suffix system later applied to satellite shore establishments. 1915/16. [1] Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust. 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. It's easy! My Undaunted was in the Harwich Fleet, thanks for your info Sadsac. ROYAL OAK; 1892 Pre-Dreadnought Battleship [15,585 tons]. HMS CERES was a 32 gun Fifth Rate launched in 1781 and broken up in 1830. Albert was granted leave to visit his family in Cape Cove, Fogo Island. These included the loss of three Chatham cruisers, HMS Hogue, Aboukir and Cressy, sunk together on the morning of the 22nd September 1914 by a single German submarine the U-9 . dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. What Ialso remember is the outside lower walls of that block had a red paint/wash that permanently stained anythingit came into contact with. 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. I shall never forget that night the lights fading and the clock stopping we of the rescue party picking out bodies, and parts of bodies, from among glass and debris and placing them in bags, fetching out bodies in hammocks and laying them on a tarpaulin on the parade ground (you could not identify them). 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. Please tell us what you know: Please use this form to add details and stories of those who served during the two World Wars 1914-18 and 1939-45. 292101. He died in the air raid and just two days later, his brother, Harry, serving in the London Regiment, died of wounds. Can't remember anyone trying to burn it down either . RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. ", https://democracy.medway.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=21137, "History of Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham", http://campus.medway.ac.uk/files/about/history/history.pdf, "The Chatham Division - Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust", http://thedockyard.co.uk/explore/history-buildings/dockyard-history/chatham-division/, "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865", http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf, "Private Papers of Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Thistleton-Smith KBE CB GM", https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1030011284, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Captain Swinton C. Holland: July 1893-July 1896, Captain Robert F. Hammick: July 1896-October 1898, Captain Angus Macleod: October 1898-May 1901, Captain Reginald C. Prothero: May 1901-October 1902, Captain Lewis E. Wintz: October 1902-July 1904, Commodore Frederick G.Stopford: July 1904-May 1907, Commodore Seymour E. Erskine: August 1911-April 1913, Rear-Admiral Seymour E.Erskine: August 1915-July 1918, Commodore Louis C.S.Woollcombe: June 1921-May 1922, Commodore Eric J.A.Fullerton: November 1923-December 1925, Commodore Geoffrey Hopwood: December 1925-December 1927, Commodore Hugh S. Shipway: December 1927-November 1929, Commodore John A.S. Eccles: February 1948-October 1949, Commodore Peter L. Collard: November 1953-November 1955, Commodore Hugh C.B. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' Part 2 training, HMS Pembroke, Chatham, 1970. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. Thank you very much for your information on the ships. HMS Chatham - April 1915 to February 1916, East Indies Station (including East Africa campaign), Mediterranean (including Aegean, Dardanelles); October 1920 to May 1924, New Zealand Station . New shore-based naval barracks were built alongside each of the three dockyards. I have a photograph of a communication group together all in Blues, Cap tallies with the single HMS and no ships name. Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Victor Leopold Burnley HMS Pintail (d.10th Jun 1941). Military. From tomorrow (Thursday) until Tuesday, the Medway Archives Centre in Bryant Road, Strood, will be running the exhibition featuring HMS Pembroke buildings in Chatham. All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. HMS CERES was the Supply and Secretariat training at Wetherby, Yorkshire between 1944 and 1958. For more information visit Medway Archive Centre's website, email malsc@medway.gov.uk or phone 01634 332 714. became known as Cookham Camp.