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World War One / Re: Medals Issued To Whom?
« on: Wednesday 25 May 11 04:20 BST (UK) »
I received a response from FAAM, basically saying that it was probably a clerical error putting "S" for self in column 5. There is no other way (other than that MMR ledger entry) to find out if the medals were issued or to whom they were issued.
The email went on to quote the following:
"Escorting a hospital ship into Le Havre, at 5.25am, just as she reached the Whistle buoy at the harbour entrance there was a large explosion under the bridge. Her back was broken and she split in half, the fore part capsizing and foundering immediately, the after section floating for about about seven minutes before sinking. Several local boats closed the area and picked up survivors; One officer and sixty-one men lost their lives. The cause was probably a mine, laid by UC-25." (Source - "British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era 1860-1919" by David Hepper). The Admiralty papers on the sinking are in the UK National Archives, Kew, under reference ADM 137/3257 (not on-line).
The email went on to quote the following:
"Escorting a hospital ship into Le Havre, at 5.25am, just as she reached the Whistle buoy at the harbour entrance there was a large explosion under the bridge. Her back was broken and she split in half, the fore part capsizing and foundering immediately, the after section floating for about about seven minutes before sinking. Several local boats closed the area and picked up survivors; One officer and sixty-one men lost their lives. The cause was probably a mine, laid by UC-25." (Source - "British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era 1860-1919" by David Hepper). The Admiralty papers on the sinking are in the UK National Archives, Kew, under reference ADM 137/3257 (not on-line).