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Sydney Simpson Barnes
« on: Monday 09 July 18 09:22 BST (UK) »
Just found out that my grandmother had a first cousin Sydney Simpson Barnes buried in Portsmouth Naval memorial Nov 14 1914. He was an Able Seaman, Royal Navy.

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Re: Sydney Simpson Barnes
« Reply #1 on: Monday 09 July 18 09:28 BST (UK) »
He is commemorated (rather than buried) on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.  Died on 26 November 1914 in an internal explosion on HMS Bulwark off Sheerness, Details:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2870585/barnes,-sydney-simpson/#&gid=null&pid=1

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Re: Sydney Simpson Barnes
« Reply #2 on: Monday 09 July 18 09:34 BST (UK) »
His RN record is on Ancestry.

he joined as a boy on 24 Jan 1913 for a 12 year engagement which started when he was 18 on 8 October 1913.  He served briefly on HMS Prince of Wales , joining Bulwark on 4 Oct 1913.
Story of HMS Bulwark here:
http://www.wessexwfa.org.uk/articles/hms-bulwark.htm
Sadly his body was not recovered for burial.

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I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



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Re: Sydney Simpson Barnes
« Reply #3 on: Monday 09 July 18 12:22 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for your reply. That is very sad, the facts about HMS Bulwark make interesting reading.
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