Signaller R.H Dorning, HMS 'Patrol'

[Mark Hone]

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?

[horatio2]

Cross of Sacrifice Vol IV indicates that he was drowned in an accident (unspecified) - a hazard of the Naval Service since time immemorial.

[joseph]

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

[Mark Hone]

Fantastic, Charles and Horatio-thanks very much.

[per ardua per mare per terram]

Have you looked in the ships log ADM 53/54632 to see if it has any details?

[historydavid]

Mark, from the the Admiralty death record:

DORNING, ROBERT H. , L/SIGNALMAN, 228642, PATROL , 15-Dec-15, DROWNING.

Best wishes

David