chrisharley9 Posted 20 September , 2005 Share Posted 20 September , 2005 Once again for the Wangford War Memorial I would be grateful for any info on this chap or his ship Name: BROWN, CHARLES VICTOR Initials: C V Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Deck Hand Regiment: Royal Naval Reserve Unit Text: H.M. Trawler "Birch." Age: 19 Date of Death: 23/08/1916 Service No: 8236DA Additional information: Son of William and Alice Brown, of Southwold Rd., Wangford, Suffolk. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 18. Cemetery: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL All The Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 20 September , 2005 Share Posted 20 September , 2005 Service cards in BT 377. Birch Trawler 215/12, hired 1914. Sunk 23/8/16 by a mine off Yarmouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 20 September , 2005 Share Posted 20 September , 2005 Hi Just to add a little to this question - what are the cahnces of any kind of Log Book or other specific details remaining for such a trawler? and of course, if so, would they be held at the National Archives? regards doogal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 20 September , 2005 Share Posted 20 September , 2005 HM Trawler BIRCH, of 215 tons launched 1912, Port No GY 677, Admiralty No 1129, Minesweeper, mined 23rd August 1916 off Great Yarmouth. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 20 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 20 September , 2005 Thanks very much for the answers All The Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Lowrey Posted 20 September , 2005 Share Posted 20 September , 2005 Birch sank on a mine laid by the small German minelaying submarine UC 1. The logs for most by not all trawlers were destroyed long ago. What remains is at the National Archives. You might want to check on the parent formations (flotilla vessel was assigned to). Best wishes, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 20 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 20 September , 2005 Michael many thanks Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kin47 Posted 20 September , 2005 Share Posted 20 September , 2005 Hello Charles V. Brown was one of three ratings killed when BIRCH was lost. don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 20 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 20 September , 2005 Don Many thanks All the Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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