suema61 Posted 28 September , 2022 Share Posted 28 September , 2022 Hello My great grand uncle sadly died on the HMS Stephen Furness on the 13th Dec 1917 as below. I would like to know how I can find maybe his service record if its available and any medals he may of been given. George William Blore SHIP'S STEWARD Service No. 344752 Age 35 Died on 13 December 1917 SI Royal Navy CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL Thanks in advance Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted 28 September , 2022 Share Posted 28 September , 2022 19 minutes ago, suema61 said: George William Blore SHIP'S STEWARD Service No. 344752 They can currently be downloaded for free from the National Archive site. You do need to sign in with your account, but if you don' have one even that can be set up as part of placing your first order. Just click on "sign in" and follow the instructions - no financial details are requested. The relevant page of the National Archive catalogue is here https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6781829 Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suema61 Posted 28 September , 2022 Author Share Posted 28 September , 2022 Ahh ok will give it a go thank you 😊 Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suema61 Posted 28 September , 2022 Author Share Posted 28 September , 2022 6 minutes ago, PRC said: They can currently be downloaded for free from the National Archive site. You do need to sign in with your account, but if you don' have one even that can be set up as part of placing your first order. Just click on "sign in" and follow the instructions - no financial details are requested. The relevant page of the National Archive catalogue is here https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6781829 Cheers, Peter Thank you so much for that got it ! regards Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawryleslie Posted 28 September , 2022 Share Posted 28 September , 2022 There is more about your G Uncles WW1 service on Ancestry. He was posthumously awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals which were issued to his Widow. Also his school registration and discharge record, deaths record, probate records and census information from 1891 to 1911. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KizmeRD Posted 28 September , 2022 Share Posted 28 September , 2022 The ship he died on was an armed boarding steamer that got torpedoed and sunk off the Isle of Man by SM UB-64 with the loss of 101 lives. https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/16199-hms-stephen-furness/#:~:text=DUMP CEMETERY Belgium-,h.m.s. stephen furness MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 28 September , 2022 Share Posted 28 September , 2022 His medal trio was claimed by and issued to his widow (ADM 171/96 at Kew)- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suema61 Posted 28 September , 2022 Author Share Posted 28 September , 2022 Hi I’m just adding loads of info the George now wading my way through with info found or given. Thank you 😊 13 minutes ago, Lawryleslie said: There is more about your G Uncles WW1 service on Ancestry. He was posthumously awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals which were issued to his Widow. Also his school registration and discharge record, deaths record, probate records and census information from 1891 to 1911. 12 minutes ago, KizmeRD said: The ship he died on was an armed boarding steamer that got torpedoed and sunk off the Isle of Man by SM UB-64 with the loss of 101 lives. https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/16199-hms-stephen-furness/#:~:text=DUMP CEMETERY Belgium-,h.m.s. stephen furness MB Thank you 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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