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We remember Charles Ernest Timmins
We remember Charles Ernest Timmins
Timeline
Timeline
1902
birth
Source:7668497
7th December 1902
1916
enlistment
Source:7668497
6th September 1916
1916
service
Royal Navy
19601
Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division
Source:7668497
6th September 1916
1917
location
Beresford Road Gillingham Kent
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:8987171
1917
education
Napier Road School
Gillingham Kent
United Kingdom
Source:8987177
1917
death
Killed in Action
HMS CARDIFF off Heligoland
Source:7668497
Source:9638003
17th November 1917
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Charles Ernest |
| Initials | CE |
| Last Name | Timmins |
| Source | 7668497 |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beresford Road Gillingham Kent | United Kingdom | parents address | known 1917 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy | 19601 | Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy | mother | ||
| John Llewellyn Timmins | father |
Media
Media
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Modern painting at Chatham DockyardShowing Timmins on HMS CARDIFF https://100objectskent.co.uk/object/portrait-bugler-timmins-bugler-timmins-rm-boy-hero-painting-1919/
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Charlie's bugle rang out clear and loudAmongst the names on the boards, the youngest boy listed was Charles Ernest Timmins, a 14 year old from Kent who was the bugler aboard HMS Cardiff. Timmins lost his life in 1917 whilst alerting his ships company during the battle at Heligoland. He was killed when a piece of shrapnel from a shell blew a hole in his ships funnel and pierced his bugle. This bugle has been located on the Type-45 Destroyer HMS Dragon and, in acknowledgement of this important historical link, the Royal Navy sounded the Last Post on board HMS Dragon at sea as RHS pupils played at the Queens House in Greenwich and at the School in Suffolk.
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Honours Board Royal Hospital School (Greenwich)Honours Board WW1 in situ - in Great Hall of the Queens House when it was Royal Hospital School.Contributed by:
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Queens House, Royal Hospital SchoolSchool and staff outside the Queens House ca. 1910Contributed by:
Gerry64196
Communities
Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Marines 1899-1919 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | Hazel53187 | |
| Education in Gillingham 1893-1974 | Hazel53187 | |
| Portrait of Timmins | Gerry64196 | |
| Ceremonial return of lost WWI memorial boards to Greenwich | Gerry64196 | |
| Casualty information | Gerry64196 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Modern painting at Chatham Dockyard | Gerry64196 | |
| Charlie's bugle rang out clear and loud | Gerry64196 | |
| Honours Board Royal Hospital School (Greenwich) | Gerry64196 | |
| Queens House, Royal Hospital School | Gerry64196 |
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