HMS Kelly, Hebburn Cemetery

Discussion in 'The War at Sea' started by Verrieres, May 4, 2011.

  1. Ken Sutton

    Ken Sutton New Member

    Very many thanks Martin for all your help and photos. I now have the full story of the Union Flag and photos. Regards Ken
     
  2. martinfbrown

    martinfbrown Member

    No problem, glad that I could help.
    Martin
     
  3. Hellynelly

    Hellynelly New Member

    Hi,

    I realise that it's been a while since anyone wrote on this message but my great uncle was J Johnson (Jack), who died in 1940 when the Kelly was torpedoed. I have been trying to find more information about Jack, as he was only 21 when he died. My great grandma went up to Hebburn to visit the grave, and I have his enlistment form and one photograph of him in his uniform. He is also listed on the cenotaph at our local church and me and my dad lay a wreath for him every Remembrance Sundy there.

    Does anyone know of any crew photographs taken before 1940? Most of the information from the Kelly is from its voyage ahead of the Battle of Crete. I've seen the photographs showing the damage to the hull.

    Any information would be really appreciated!

    Thanks,

    Helen
     
  4. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Hi Helen and welcome

    The best place to start would be with his official service records and the link to obtain those is - Request records of deceased service personnel

    I am not a naval person but we do have several who are, so I am sort of guessing here but once you have his records they may tell you all the ships/shore establishments he was at and when. From these you may be able to define/refine your searches for photographs/details etc or 'old/veteran' associations connected with those

    I stand to be corrected by our naval members
    TD
     
  5. K Lawson

    K Lawson New Member

    Hi Ken I am distance relative of Freddie kingsley and would be really interested in any information you can share with me kind regards Kay lawson
     
  6. K Lawson

    K Lawson New Member

    Hi I was wondering if you could explain what all the conversations about Frederick kingsley please he was my nan's cousin cheers kay
     
  7. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Just that he was one of the crew, he was picked at random by myself to research further to see what could be found publically on him to try and enlighten the whole of the thread

    TD
     
  8. Slinger Wood

    Slinger Wood New Member

    Hello all,
    I was at a flea market today and found a large photo of the crew of HMS Kelly on the bridge and forecastle, it was said to have been taken in Malta just 2 days before she was sunk. The photo is 23" high and 19" wide, it is fair to say that almost all the individuals can be identified. Underneath was a picture of Kelly, measuring 16" wide and 6" high. They are both in a wooden frame measuring 32.5" high and 27.5" wide. It is all in very good condition. I bought it with the idea of giving it to the Kelly Association but note that it was disbanded in about 2002. Is anyone interested? Cover my costs of £15 and postage or collect from near Cheltenham.
     
  9. DMcNay

    DMcNay Scotsman

    It's been a few years, but I have a photo of Colin Herbert Thomas, which I post in case you hadn't previously seen it.
     

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  10. Sue W

    Sue W New Member

    There is also the memorial to Colin Thomas in Kent and apparently in Crete . My Gran was married to him when he died she was from Swanage, we know very little about him.
     
  11. jonheyworth

    jonheyworth Senior Member

    is there more of this stuff Tricky please ?
     
  12. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    For that particular person there is :

    UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960
    Name: Frederick Arthur Kingsley
    Event: Death
    Birth Date: 19 Jan 1915
    Birth Place: Grays, Essex
    Death Date: 9 May 1940
    Death Age: 25
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    Name: Frederick Arthur Kingsley
    Event: Death
    Death Date: 9 May 1940
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    Thats about it

    Was there something more specific you needed

    TD
     
  13. jonheyworth

    jonheyworth Senior Member

    Hi sorry poorly explained by myself . The entire list ! Is it available somewhere please ?
     
  14. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Ancestry


    UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960 [database on-line]. Povo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
    Original data: The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England.
    Admiralty: Service Records, Registers, Returns and Certificates. ADM 6/433-439.
    Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy and predecessors: Service Registers and Registers of Deaths and Injuries. ADM 104/102-118,122-149.
    Admiralty: Royal Marines, Chatham Division: Order, Discharge and Letter Books, Registers and Returns. ADM 183/114-120.
    Admiralty: Royal Marines, Plymouth Division: Order, Discharge and Letter Books, Registers and Returns. ADM 184/43-54.
    Admiralty: Naval Casualties, Indexes, War Grave Rolls and Statistics Book, First World War. ADM 242/1-15.
    Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Chaplain of the Fleet and successors: Registers of Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages and Burials. ADM 338/141,145.
    War Office: Officers' Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers. WO 42/1-75.
    War Office and predecessors: Records of Militia Regiments. WO 68/429A,441C,441D,497,499A,499B.
    Ordnance Office, Military Branch, and War Office: Royal Artillery Records of Service and Papers. WO 69/67-69,72,73,551-573,575-577,579,580,582.


    TD
     
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  15. jonheyworth

    jonheyworth Senior Member

    Thank you ! I wonder where the RAF one is hiding ?
     
  16. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

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