HMT Royal Edward

[IEH44]

For anyone who is a relative of the Men on the Royal Edward lost on the 13th August 1915. Hope its OK to post this here if not please remove.

There will be a commemorative event in Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire on the 13th August 2015 at 7:30pm to mark to sinking of the Troop Ship the Royal Edward with the loss of over 900 lives. The event is open to the public and the organisers are looking for descendants of the East Lancashire Field Ambulances who where on-board the ship.
More information can be found at
http://www.burnleyinthegreatwar.info/

[ScouseBoy]

Sincere thoughts  about the men lost.

I would just like to make a comment about the use of HMT.    There is no official  designation of "HMT"    for troopships.   HMT   usually refers  to His Majestys Trawler, used as minesweepers or Convoy escorts. 

[IEH44]

Thanks for the reply, from what I understand "Hired Military Transport" but I have also seen HT "Hired Transport" on the Helles Memorial. But no expert.

[ScouseBoy]

"Ships Taken up From Trade"      Was the description used during the Falklands Campaign, I believe?

STUFT   as they said in MoD (Navy)

[IEH44]

I suppose designations have changed over time then. I include a clip from the South Wales Borderers War Diary also on the Royal Edward which I found rather thought provoking. Aug 1915

[IEH44]

By the way, I should add that they want to commemorate everyone who went down on the Royal Edward, if you want to let them know details of your relative.

Below is a list of the men from the East Lancashire Field Ambulances who died on-board the Royal Edward. I have also attached a list from the CWGC of the men who died on the 13 Aug 15 who's names are on the Helles memorial which give service numbers and families for the names below. In the list are 35 Burnley men the others are from across Lancashire. They are doing the event in Burnley since there were quite a few from there.

Pte Tom Alcock           

Pte Arthur Altham

Pte John Bannister

Pte Simeon Barnard

Pte Frank Bassnett

Pte Albert Bebbington

Pte Charles Bonney

Pte Harry Brelsford

Pte Robert Bywater

Cpl John Carter

Pte Joseph Conway

Pte Charles Crane

Pte Dan Davies           

Pte Horace Davison

Pte Henry Dent

Pte John Farrer           

Pte William Fisher

Cpl Henry Halliwell

Pte Louis Hatherly   

Cpl William Hawkes

Pte William Hay         

Captain Thomas Hayhurst

Pte Clement Howard

Sgt Ernest Howarth   

Pte Albert Johnson

Pte Patrick Kendall

Pte Nelson Kilburn

Pte Alfred Knowles

Captain Charles Marshall

Pte Thomas McLaughlin

Pte Charles Midgley

Pte Arthur Moore

Pte Leonard Mosley

Pte James Munro

Pte James Newall

Pte John Nuttall         

Pte Fred Rawstron

Pte Fred Richmond

Pte Sydney Riding

Pte Arthur Shepherd

Pte James Shuttleworth

Pte Ernest Simpson

Pte Frederick Sims

Pte Walter Starkie

Pte Leonard Starkie

Pte Thomas Stevens

Pte William Stevenson

Pte Frank Stockdale

Pte Harry Turner

Cpl Ernest Underwood

Pte Thomas Walker

Pte Frank Whalley

Pte John Whitehead

Pte Alfred Whitfall

Pte George Whittaker

Pte John Whittaker

Pte Fred Wilkinson

Pte Harrison Wilkinson                 

Pte Harry Wiseman

Pte Edgar Worswick

[IEH44]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/81881029@N04/sets/72157657741243931/page1

[Farquie2]

My Grandfather Dr. Richard Neagle was on HMT Royal Edward. However he survived, swimming for many hours.