William Leo Carroll

[*Sandra*]

Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for blood relatives of Leading Telegraphist William Leo Carroll - died 3/11/1917 - Royal Navy -  - J / 1857 (ch)

Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958

William Leo Carrollr   abt 1892 - Date of Registration   1917 Oct-Nov-Dec
Death Age   25
Registration district   Milford
Volume   2 Page   155

The private memorial marking the grave of Leading Telegraphist Carroll no longer provides adequate commemoration.  The Commission are in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave.

FIND A GRAVE  (in the North West Corner)

Killygarvan Graveyard
Rathmullan, County Donegal, Ireland 
PLOT Section- Plot- 23

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169397105/william-leo-carroll

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100157614/william-leo-carroll

Commemorated on a panel at Grangegorman Memorial.
Buried in Killygarvan Catholic Graveyard, Co. Donegal.

HMS Beagle was a small destroyer, and survived the war.
The Beagle class was the last of the coal burning ships ordered by the Navy in 1909. The surviving ships were scrapped in 1921.

1901 census Lancashire West Derby.

Richard Carroll   52 Head. Born 77 Great Mersey Street. Liverpool. Lancashire. 
Elizabeth Carroll   50 Born Scotland.
Elizabeth A Carroll   29
Lucy Carroll   26 Agnes Carroll   24
Margaret Carroll   21 Richard Carroll   19
John A Carroll   17 Joseph S Carroll   16
Francis J Carroll   13 Teresa J Carroll   11
William Leo Carroll   9

1911 Blanche Harwich.

William Leo Carroll -    Born Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire. Single. Telegraphist Executive.

WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923

Wm. Leo. Carroll - Rank   Leading Telegraphist
Death Date   3 Nov 1917 - Service Number   G1857
Ship   "Beagle" - Service Branch   Navy
Mother Elizabeth

UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919

William Leo Carroll - 13 February 1892 Liverpool Lancashire - 3 November 1917
Rank   Ldg Tel - Branch of Service   Royal Navy
Cause of Death   Killed or died by means other than disease, accident or enemy action
Official Number Port Division   J.1857. (Ch)
Death Date   3 Nov 1917  Ship or Unit   HMS Beagle
Location of Grave   Not recorded
Name and Address of Cemetery   Roman Catholic Churchayrd, Killygarvan, Near Rathmullen, County Donegal, Ireland
Relatives Notified and Address   Mother: Mrs E, 242, Stanley Rd, Kirkdale, Liverpool.

If you are related or know of anyone who can, CWGC would like to hear from you.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Came across a fairly substantial ancestry tree which might indicate that siblings passed away in Lancashire.  No idea why at this stage,  William Leo Carroll was buried in Ireland ?

Will send a message and hopefully get a response/ Fingers crossed.

Sandra

[rosie99]

Newspaper report 8th November 1917 - Londonderry Sentinel

Wireless Operator killed at Rathmullan
An inquest was held at Rathmullan concerning the death of  William Leo Carroll age 25 years, and a native of Liverpool.  It appeared that the deceased was working on one of the yards on the top of a mast of a vessel. The mast snapped and deceased fell a distance of forty feet, death being instantaneous.  The jury returned a verdict of accidental death and expressed their sympathy with the relatives of the deceased

[*Sandra*]

Newspaper report 8th November 1917 - Londonderry Sentinel

Wireless Operator killed at Rathmullan
An inquest was held at Rathmullan concerning the death of  William Leo Carroll age 25 years, and a native of Liverpool.  It appeared that the deceased was working on one of the yards on the top of a mast of a vessel. The mast snapped and deceased fell a distance of forty feet, death being instantaneous.  The jury returned a verdict of accidental death and expressed their sympathy with the relatives of the deceased

Thanks for finding that Rosie.    Didn't think there were any relatives in Ireland so he was just working there. Oh how awful and sad 

Sandra

[rosie99]

It certainly was a tragic accident.   

I hope you get a response from his relations 

[Maggsie]

I have sent the posting on to a tree owner, she had logged in today.
Maggsie

[*Sandra*]

I have sent the posting on to a tree owner, she had logged in today.
Maggsie

Hopefully a different one to the 6 messages I sent today.  I was hopeful, one had logged on since I sent the message.    In fact two have been read since I sent them today. 

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Yayee - lady contacted and is making contact with CWGC. This was her grandads brother.   

Sandra

[rosie99]

Brilliant Sandra and all down to your efforts to find family. 

Rosie