Frank Edward Cooley J/1314.

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I am trying to research Frank Edward Cooley who died on the 15th August 1916.  CWGC show him as having died in submarine enclosure I'm presuming in Portsmouth and the commemoration states J/1314 H.M. Submarine E.4. I'm fairly certain he last served on HMS Dolphin.  Can anybody help me please - did he die in an accident in Portsmouth or whilst at sea?  What does E.4 mean?

 

Many thanks

 

Diane

 

  

[helpjpl]

Welcome to the forum.

 

Able Seaman Frank Edward Cooley died on submarine HMS E4 when she collided with E41 during exercises off Harwich on 15 August 1916:

1.  https://www.wrecksite.eu/peopleView.aspx?24735

2.  https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?255403

3.  http://www.bvror.uk/index.php/articles/ww1/397-hm-submarine-e4-e41-august-1916

 

JP

[ss002d6252]

I have tweaked the title so there's a better chance of someone spotting it.

 

E4 was an 'E' class submarine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_E4

 

I think Dolphin was the name of the shore establishment.

 

EDIT:

Posts merged together.

Craig

[seaJane]

8 hours ago, ss002d6252 said:

I think Dolphin was the name of the shore establishment

That's correct. Roughly on the site of the present Submarine Museum / Fort Blockhouse in Gosport.

[seaJane]

This is his service record, downloadable from the National Archives for £3.50 if you can't see through the watermarks on the preview. Or on Ancestry/ FindMyPast to which your local library may have a subscription if you don't.

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6853568