Terry Cawte Posted 24 October , 2020 Share Posted 24 October , 2020 2 hours ago, charlie962 said: Understood. When looking at family trees on Ancestry a couple of years ago I noted that there were 2 William Cawtes born 1879 who had Marine service in WW1. I also saw that some trees were incorrect in tracking which William Cawte was theirs. I say this just to make sure you are clear that your GU was Willaim George Cawte born 14 December 1879 Portsea and not William Cawte born 3 March 1879 Fareham ! The latter was a Naval Petty Officer and survived the war (and has a surviving service record). For Zaida I have William George Cawte, born 14/12/1879 to William and Eliza of 61 Albion St Portsea. Baptised Feb 1880. Married Mary Jane Phillips 2/3/1901. The 1891 Census for 61 Albion St shows 2 other sons, Albert and James I note that the National Roll extract I copied above mentions he also served on the Yacht Ursula. I have not tried to research that boat. Charlie Hello Charlie, thanks for the info. Yes, William George of Albion Str. Portsea, is our man. The 1891 Census names Albert, who was my Paternal grandfather. Although his name was Albert Harry, he preferred and used the name Harry. Also, James was sadly killed in WW1 too in 1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 24 October , 2020 Share Posted 24 October , 2020 10 minutes ago, Terry Cawte said: Also, James was sadly killed in WW1 too in 1917. Thanks for confirmation. As to James, if you wish to research him further then best to start your own thread under 'soldiers'. I note that James's entry in Soldiers Died in the Great War says FORMERLY 76037, R.F.A. ("C" SPEC. COY., R.E.). Special Coys RE were normally involved in Gas, I believe. Plenty to research. charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Cawte Posted 26 October , 2020 Share Posted 26 October , 2020 On 24/10/2020 at 14:21, charlie962 said: Thanks for confirmation. As to James, if you wish to research him further then best to start your own thread under 'soldiers'. I note that James's entry in Soldiers Died in the Great War says FORMERLY 76037, R.F.A. ("C" SPEC. COY., R.E.). Special Coys RE were normally involved in Gas, I believe. Plenty to research. charlie Thanks for the info, Charlie. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Spence Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Hi, Can DaveMac2916 and charlie962 please email me Cheers Rob Spence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 THE Rob Spence- great! (But you must delete that adress on plain Forum) Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Spence Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Hi Charlie...I was re browsing the Zaida and came across you and DaveMac2916. I'm only a guest and so cant message either of you. Can I ask what your connection to Zaida is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 17 November , 2021 Admin Share Posted 17 November , 2021 You can now you have made one post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Spence Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Thanks Michelle ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Rob, pm sent. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMac2916 Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Hi Rob, Just emailed you. My great grandfather (on my fathers side) was the Engine Room Artificer on HMY Zaida, Samuel GS Spence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Wooley makes a brief (bordering on flippant) mention of sinking of ZAIDA in the ‘wartime memories’ chapter of his book ‘As I seem to remember’ first published in 1962. According to what he wrote, he was onboard purely because it offered an opportunity for him to improve his health (as he’d not been particularly well in Cairo, and the Chief of Staff had suggested he should go). Anyway, he confirms that it was a mine explosion which sunk the ship and that it went down very quickly. https://archive.org/details/asiseemtoremembe0000wool/page/110/mode/1up MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Spence Posted 18 November , 2021 Share Posted 18 November , 2021 Kisme...apparently he was also saying the same story on a BBC radio programme in the 1950s...I have searched for it but no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Spence Posted 18 November , 2021 Share Posted 18 November , 2021 I found this photo this morning on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 19 November , 2021 Share Posted 19 November , 2021 On 18/11/2021 at 00:28, KizmeRD said: Wooley makes a brief (bordering on flippant) mention of sinking of ZAIDA in the ‘wartime memories’ chapter of his book ‘As I seem to remember’ I have previously posted the relevant extracts on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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