Service Record: Walter Lee

[JENNY MULLAN]

Hi there, i joined this forum a few days ago and have been amazed by the response I have had from so many people, thank you to all who have helped in my search. I am still looking for information on a few other ships on which my grandfather, Walter Lee, served as a 2nd class stoker. He was onboard Pembroke from 10.10.1910 -11.12.1910. Lord Nelson 12.12.1910 - 10.01.1912,Pembroke 11.01.1912 - 30.01.1912, Sirius 31.12.1912 - 06.12.1913. The ship after this is illegible on the naval papers and from 03.02.1914 - 31.03.1914 it looks as though the ship was St George (Erne)? There are 2 futher ships that have (Erne) after their name but the ship name is illegible. On 19.06.1915 he moves to Actacon with (TB18) after the name of the ship. TB18 continues but the name of the ship changes until 11.02.1919. Included in this are Latona, St George and I think Cormorant. Can anyone help with any information, we believe that my grandfather was torpedoed at one point and spent a lot of time in the water before he was rescued but we have no idea from which ship or at what time. Thank you so far for your help, I hope to hear more soon.

[reeve.mjr]

Jenny

Are you still there?

My GF Arthur Reeve Engine Room Artificer was on the TB18 during the 1st WW. I may have some information that may help you.

Mike

[Rob Hoole]

Hi there, i joined this forum a few days ago and have been amazed by the response I have had from so many people, thank you to all who have helped in my search. I am still looking for information on a few other ships on which my grandfather, Walter Lee, served as a 2nd class stoker. He was onboard Pembroke from 10.10.1910 -11.12.1910. Lord Nelson 12.12.1910 - 10.01.1912,Pembroke 11.01.1912 - 30.01.1912, Sirius 31.12.1912 - 06.12.1913. The ship after this is illegible on the naval papers and from 03.02.1914 - 31.03.1914 it looks as though the ship was St George (Erne)? There are 2 futher ships that have (Erne) after their name but the ship name is illegible. On 19.06.1915 he moves to Actacon with (TB18) after the name of the ship. TB18 continues but the name of the ship changes until 11.02.1919. Included in this are Latona, St George and I think Cormorant. Can anyone help with any information, we believe that my grandfather was torpedoed at one point and spent a lot of time in the water before he was rescued but we have no idea from which ship or at what time. Thank you so far for your help, I hope to hear more soon.

Hello Jenny,

HMS Pembroke was the RN Barracks at Chatham.

HMS Lord Nelson was a 16,500 ton battleship completed by Palmer in 1906 and sold in 1920.

HMS Sirius was a 3,600 ton cruiser completed by Armstrong Mitchell in 1890 and sunk as a blockship at Ostend in Apr 1918.

HMS St George was a Depot Ship for the 9th Destroyer Flotilla at Chatham and in the Firth of Forth 1913-14, then as an Auxiliary Patrol Depot Ship in the Tyne Aug-Nov 1914 and Depot Ship for the 7th Destroyer Flotilla in the Humber Nov 1914 to Apr 1915. Auxiliary Patrol Depot Ship at Immingham May to Nov 1915.

HMS Erne was a 550 ton destroyer completed by Palmer 14 Jan 1903 and wrecked off Rattray Head on 6 Feb 1915.

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/images/hmserne.jpg
HMS Erne

HMS Actaeon (one of many so named in succession) was the Torpedo School ship at Sheerness and TB 18 would have been one of its attached Torpedo Boats.

HMS Latona was an Auxiliary Patrol Depot Ship based at Salonika Jan to Jul 1918. She was replaced by HMS St George at Corfu in May 1918 until paid off at Malta 23 Dec 1918 when the base at Corfu closed.

HMS Cormorant was the Base Depot Ship at Gibraltar from 1 Jun 1900 until the base moved ashore into HMS Rooke in Jul 1946.