Guest KevinEndon Posted 27 September , 2009 Share Posted 27 September , 2009 Can anyone try and help me find this seaman please, sorry for the scant info. Robert B Prentice (18) sister 11 Howe Street Barskiven, tramway employee, considerable time in naval service, killed on a torpedoed vessel, reported April 5 1917. mtia Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted 27 September , 2009 Share Posted 27 September , 2009 Could this be Robert? Image details Description Name Prentice, Robert Potts (wrong initial??) Date 1894-1922 Catalogue reference ADM 337/128 Dept Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies Series Admiralty: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Records of Service, First World War Piece RNVR Officers Service Record. Most entries have two men per page. Described at item level. Image contains Image contains one document of many for this catalogue reference. Number of image files: 1 Image Reference Format and Version Part Number Size (KB) Number of Pages Price (£) 306 / 157 PDF 1.2 1 167 1 3.50 Total Price (£) 3.50 LINK Edit: Kevin, your title states Robert P and post gives Robert B, which is correct? Regards, Garry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted 27 September , 2009 Share Posted 27 September , 2009 What about: Name: PRENTICE, ROBERT BARBOUR Initials: R B Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Fireman and Trimmer Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine Unit Text: S.S. "Snowdon Range" (Liverpool) Age: 19 Date of Death: 28/03/1917 Additional information: Son of Alexander Rowland Prentice, of 11, Howe St., Barskiven, Paisley, Renfrewshire, and the late Marion Mitchell Prentice (nee Pattison). Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted 27 September , 2009 Share Posted 27 September , 2009 Snowdon Range (2) 1906 ex- Den of Kelly , 1916 purchased from Barrie & Sons, Dundee renamed Snowdon Range, 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Bardsey Island http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/neptune.html Regards, Garry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KevinEndon Posted 27 September , 2009 Share Posted 27 September , 2009 spot on Garry cheers mate, died in March and reported in May, with 2000 names there are plenty of these croping up, again many thanks for your help Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 28 September , 2009 Share Posted 28 September , 2009 Date of Death: 28/03/1917; reported April 5 1917. Little more than a week before reporting is not unreasonable for a death at sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Lowrey Posted 28 September , 2009 Share Posted 28 September , 2009 There are some more details on the sinking of Snowdon Range here: http://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5625.html Best wishes, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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