Mark Hone Posted 13 April , 2007 Share Posted 13 April , 2007 Signaller Robert Henry Dorning of HMS 'Patrol' drowned on 17th December 1915 and is commemorated on the Chatham Memorial. At first I assumed that the ship sank, but research on the internet indicates that it survived the war. (One of its sister ships, Pathfinder was sunk in 1914). A long shot, but does anyone know any more of the circumstances of Dorning's death, or did the poor chap just fall overboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 13 April , 2007 Share Posted 13 April , 2007 Cross of Sacrifice Vol IV indicates that he was drowned in an accident (unspecified) - a hazard of the Naval Service since time immemorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 13 April , 2007 Share Posted 13 April , 2007 Mark, He was a Leading Signalman and had been in the Royal Navy sometime his documents are available online; http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...p;resultcount=1 Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hone Posted 13 April , 2007 Author Share Posted 13 April , 2007 Fantastic, Charles and Horatio-thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 13 April , 2007 Share Posted 13 April , 2007 Have you looked in the ships log ADM 53/54632 to see if it has any details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historydavid Posted 13 April , 2007 Share Posted 13 April , 2007 Mark, from the the Admiralty death record: DORNING, ROBERT H. , L/SIGNALMAN, 228642, PATROL , 15-Dec-15, DROWNING. Best wishes David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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