Malcolm Posted 7 April , 2005 Share Posted 7 April , 2005 as per CWGC Name: RENSHAW, ALFRED TOMLINSON Initials: A T Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Greaser Regiment: Mercantile Marine Reserve Unit Text: H.M.S. "Knight Templar." Age: 18 Date of Death: 07/04/1918 Additional information: Son of Alfred and Frances Ellen Renshaw, of 7, Iron Bridge, Bridge St., Sheffield. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Church P. 16. 52. Cemetery: FORD PARK CEMETERY (FORMERLY PLYMOUTH OLD CEMETERY) (PENNYCOMEQUICK) cemetery details Cemetery: FORD PARK CEMETERY (FORMERLY PLYMOUTH OLD CEMETERY) (PENNYCOMEQUICK) Country: United Kingdom Locality: Devon Historical Information: During the First World War, Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse contained between them the Royal Dockyard, Royal Naval Barracks (known as H.M.S. Vivid), the Royal Marine Barracks of the Plymouth Division, and naval and military hospitals. For the duration of the war, Devonport was made headquarters of the Auxiliary Patrol Area. Plymouth was a naval station second only to Portsmouth during the Second World War. Devonport was also an important military station and there was a R.A.F station at Mount Batten, opposite Plymouth. Ford Park Cemetery contains 752 burials of the First World War, more than 200 of them in a naval plot, the rest scattered throughout the cemetery. All of the 198 Second World War burials are scattered, 1 of which is an unidentified airman of the Royal Air Force. There are a further 4 Foreign National and 1 non world war service burials here. No. of Identified Casualties: 954 HMS Knight Templar, Commissioned Escort Ship, 7175 tons, launched 1905, armed with 3 x 6 inch guns, speed 11.5 knots, commissioned from 27/5/1917 to 5/2/1919. HMS Knight Templar was one of the ships caught up in the Halifax explosion. see: http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/AtoZ/expships.html Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 7 April , 2005 Author Share Posted 7 April , 2005 further to above. HMS Knight Templar on 7th April 1918 was damaged by a torpedo fired by U-53 ( I think this should be UB53 as UC53 was Austro-Hungarian Navy in the Med) south west of the Eddystone Lighthouse and was towed into Plymouth. Alfred Renshaw must have been one of those wounded in the attack as he was not buried at sea but interred ashore. Anyone know how many were killed? Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 7 April , 2005 Share Posted 7 April , 2005 HMS Knight Templar Source - Blue Funnell Line Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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