Lives of the First World War

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ID: 6550728

Reference: ADM188

Title: Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919

Description: The Royal Navy Seamen records contain the complete service histories of 373,000 ratings who joined the service between 1899 and 1919.

UPP: GBM/ADM188/301293

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8867384

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Trevor65535

UPP: BMD/D/1983/4/AZ/000159/058

Additional: Details match known facts

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8988287

Name: Dix Noonan Webb

Title: Zeebrugge DSM to M6218 Harris at auction

Description: Lot 776 Date of Auction: 22nd June 1999 Sold for £3,800 Estimate: £2,000 - £2,500 A rare Great War D.S.M. and Bar group of twelve awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer H. A. Harris, Royal Navy, awarded the D.S.M. for the Zeebrugge Raid, and a Bar to the D.S.M. for the subsequent raid on Ostend, one of only four double D.S.M’s for these two raids

Connected by: Keith1947

URL: https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/lot-archive/lot.php?department=Medals&lot_id=48027
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ID: 8989233

Title: HMS Vindictive

Description: The battered cruiser HMS VINDICTIVE at Dover after the Zeebrugge raid, 23 April 1918

Connected by: Keith1947

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ID: 8989250

Title: HMS Vindictive listing for VC ballot - page 5 of 6

Description: 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. Unfortunately, the six page list does not break out 1. the parties by company and embarked ship, nor 2. who was crew on HMS Vindictive. Storming Party men do have HMS Hindustan recorded as their depot for Mar-Apr 1918 on their service records. In addition to what was on the original list, a "prior posting" column has been added, as well as the company if known. It can be seen that the men tend to be grouped by ship

Connected by: Keith1947

Additional: This listing of '[a.] “Vindictive” & [b.] Storming & Demolition Parties. 23. 4.18 ' was sourced from: ADM 116/1656 Operations against Zeebrugge Casualties Vol. 2 It can be seen from the men's individual service records that they are stamped "Participated in the ballot for VC granted for operations against Zeebrugge..." A digital image of the original can be seen for Bertrand Percy Trees J27231