Irene Preece Posted 1 August , 2017 Share Posted 1 August , 2017 My uncle, Henry Mafeking Parker, born 19th May 1900, served on HMS Powerful, as a Boy 2nd. His war records show that he 'died of a disease' on 10th July 1918, rumour has it that all the ship's crew were poisoned. Anyone have any other information on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 1 August , 2017 Share Posted 1 August , 2017 July 1918 was the start of the Spanish Flu epidemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little bob Posted 1 August , 2017 Share Posted 1 August , 2017 Henry Mafeking Parker died 10th July 1918 of Pneumonia at R N Hospital Plymouth. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Preece Posted 1 August , 2017 Author Share Posted 1 August , 2017 Thanks for the information little bob, are you related to Henry, he was my dad's older brother. Irene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little bob Posted 1 August , 2017 Share Posted 1 August , 2017 Irene I'm not related to Henry, found the information on his service sheet. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Preece Posted 1 August , 2017 Author Share Posted 1 August , 2017 Ok, thanks, I thought I had found someone related to him Irene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Preece Posted 2 August , 2017 Author Share Posted 2 August , 2017 Is there anyone reading this, who may be related to my uncle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 28 August , 2017 Share Posted 28 August , 2017 Henry was related to me by my maternal great grandmother who was a Parker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 28 August , 2017 Share Posted 28 August , 2017 A copy of his memorial attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 30 January , 2018 Share Posted 30 January , 2018 Henry Mafeking Parker was a cousin of my mother Doris (nee Parker). His father and my grandfather were brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 1 February , 2018 Share Posted 1 February , 2018 On 30 January 2018 at 21:21, Len Butterfield said: Henry Mafeking Parker was a cousin of my mother Doris (nee Parker). His father and my grandfather were brothers. Incidently, was Harry Hawkins a Coachman ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Preece Posted 4 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 4 February , 2018 Yes Harry Hawkins was a coachman, married to my Aunt Lucy. She had two boys Henry & Derek. Henry was always known as'' boysie', don't know way. I am intouch with his son Robert who lives in Malaysia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Preece Posted 4 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 4 February , 2018 On 1/30/2018 at 21:21, Len Butterfield said: Henry Mafeking Parker was a cousin of my mother Doris (nee Parker). His father and my grandfather were brothers. Was she William's daughter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Preece Posted 4 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 4 February , 2018 On 8/28/2017 at 19:30, Mary Hawkins said: A copy of his memorial attached On 8/28/2017 at 19:16, Mary Hawkins said: Henry was related to me by my maternal great grandmother who was a Parker. Sorry haven't answered before. Thank you for the memorial picture of of Henry Mafekyn. Who was your maternal great grandmother. Have had communication from Len Butterfield his grandfather and Henry Mafekyn's father were brothers. I;m thinking that this person is William John & Sarah's daughter. I must check this forum more often. Henry's father had three brothers, Albert William who had nine sons, William John had four sons and three daughters, and George Thomas one daughter. Regards Irene On 8/28/2017 at 19:16, Mary Hawkins said: Henry was related to me by my maternal great grandmother who was a Parker. Are you Derek's daughter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BereniceUK Posted 8 February , 2018 Share Posted 8 February , 2018 That someone with the middle name of Mafeking should have later served on H.M.S. Powerful is almost an amazing coincidence. A Naval Brigade from the ship played one of the decisive roles in the town of Ladysmith holding out against the Boers, during the Anglo-Boer War. https://www.navyhistory.org.au/hms-powerful-gunner-sims-and-the-boer-war/ Mafeking was relieved on 17th May 1900, less than three months after the relief of Ladysmith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Preece Posted 8 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 8 February , 2018 Henry Mafekyn was my uncle, he died in July 1918 of pneumonia, result of Spanish flu. Henry was born in May 1900 hence the middle name. Irene Preece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wexflyer Posted 8 February , 2018 Share Posted 8 February , 2018 Does anyone Mafeking anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 9 February , 2018 Share Posted 9 February , 2018 The correct verb is to maffick Couple of pictures of HMS POWERFUL in 1897, from my copy of the Navy & Army Illustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Preece Posted 9 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 9 February , 2018 thanks for photos. My uncle died in Royal Naval hospital Plymouth. -Irene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 9 February , 2018 Share Posted 9 February , 2018 My husband was treated there not long before it closed - this is what it looks like these days: http://www.themillfields.co.uk/docs/public/apartment1.pdf I'll see if I can find a contemporary picture. sJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Preece Posted 9 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 9 February , 2018 5 hours ago, seaJane said: My husband was treated there not long before it closed - this is what it looks like these days: http://www.themillfields.co.uk/docs/public/apartment1.pdf I'll see if I can find a contemporary picture. sJ Thanks, it still looks like a hospital or should I say military hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 10 February , 2018 Share Posted 10 February , 2018 Not exactly contemporary, but 1898. I don't suppose it changed very much in 20 years. Apologies for the rather odd angle - it's difficult to hold the phone level with one hand and flatten the page with the other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaracenSix Posted 20 September , 2018 Share Posted 20 September , 2018 Another young casualty, buried in churchyard in Swindon, Wiltshire. Born in Faringdon near Swindon, worked for GWR prior to enlistment. Cause of death on Naval record listed as Emphysema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 20 September , 2018 Share Posted 20 September , 2018 12 minutes ago, SaracenSix said: Cause of death on Naval record listed as Emphysema. Actually empyema - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/empyema/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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