We remember Reginald John Tarr

We remember Reginald John Tarr

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1887
sibling Annie Tarr Source:8951478 1887
1895
birth Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom Source:6395114 23rd February 1895
1896
sibling Bessie Tarr Source:8951478 1896
1898
sibling Ernest Tarr Source:8951478 1898
1901
location Gracious Street, Selborne, Hampshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8951478 1st April 1901
1916
service Royal Navy Able Seaman J13080 British Naval Siege Guns paid via depot ship HMS Attentive Source:6395114 16th August 1916 - 8th March 1918
1918
awards Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) British Award/Decoration Source:6395114 15th March 1918
1918
service Royal Navy Able Seaman J13080 HMS Vindictive Source:9008432 22nd April 1918 - 23rd April 1918
1918
service Royal Navy Able Seaman J13080 Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) Source:6395114 24th April 1918 - 25th April 1918
1918
service Royal Navy Able Seaman J13080 Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) Source:6395114 26th April 1918 - 24th May 1918
location Gracious Street, Selborne, Hampshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8951478

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Reginald John
Initials RJ
Last Name Tarr
Source 6395114
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Gracious Street, Selborne, Hampshire United Kingdom parents address known 1st April 1901
Gracious Street, Selborne, Hampshire United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy J13080 British Naval Siege Guns paid via depot ship HMS Attentive Able Seaman
Royal Navy J13080 Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) Able Seaman
Royal Navy J13080 Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) Able Seaman
Royal Navy J13080 HMS Vindictive Able Seaman
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Louisa Tarr mother
John Tarr father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Tarr sister 1887
Bessie Tarr sister 1896
Ernest Tarr brother 1898

Media

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  • HMS Vindictive listing for VC ballot - page 6 of 6
    Under the terms of clause 13 of the VC statutes, in cases where a body of men was deemed to have been so gallant, the best way to select VCs was by a ballot, enabling the men themselves to decide. Following on from a ballot for the Royal Marine participants, a ballot was held for the Royal Navy participants. These latter were the ships crews of Vindictive, Iris II, Daffodil, as well as the men of the Naval Storming Party. Captain Carpenter of the Vindictive, and AB McKenzie who belonged to B Company of the seaman storming party, were awarded the VC as a result of the ballot. In addition to what was on the original list, a "prior posting" column has been added. These men on the fifth and sixth pages, annotated brown, were not from the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow, but came from the Navy barracks at Chatham, or ships at Chatham. None of these men were quartered on HMS Hindustan, either. They are understood to have been the skeleton crew for HMS Vindictive.

    Contributed by:
    Keith1947

  • HMS Vindictive
    The battered cruiser HMS VINDICTIVE at Dover after the Zeebrugge raid, 23 April 1918

    Contributed by:
    Keith1947

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Official Records

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Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Keith1947
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Keith1947
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Keith1947
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Keith1947

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HMS Vindictive listing for VC ballot - page 6 of 6 Keith1947
HMS Vindictive Keith1947

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