WW1 NAVAL GRAVES

[Coffey]

Thank you GrahamSimons  I haven't seen those photos before, they are fantastic.
I will have to head to Kew and have a look at the log.
 

[GrahamSimons]

Don't get too excited about the log. It may say absolutely nothing about the ship's company and only state position, speed and course, stocks of coal and water, possibly names of officers joining/leaving the ship. I went looking for one death some time back and - despite it being an officer - not even mentioned by name but the fact they'd sent a burial detail ashore was mentioned. However you will find out where the ship was at the time and what she was doing.
Oher very long shots might include finding the officers' names and investigating whether they had left memoirs or notes or investigating the Imperial War Museum's holdings. There is correspondence there from a very distant relative of mine who was killed in action when HMS Monmouth was lost with all hands, for example. In this case the Record of Service was very thin indeed: the one-word report "Promising" and then "DD" - Discharged Dead.
I have just discovered that service records are available for RNR Ratings in the series BT377 - see this link http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/royalnavalreserve.htm - so there's another target for you

[ernestjames]

Hi
You should be able to get a copy of his Royal Naval Reserve record from the Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester. Google for their website and email address. They charge around £20 for a copy for an individual.
Where was Thomas Kiely born?
Hope this helps
best wishes
ernestjames