Searching for HMS BERYL

[Q98]

Hi all

I am researching an ancestor of mine; Charles McCREADIE. The following is all I have:

Charles McCREADIE (b. 27 Sep 1889, Shellknowe, Ballantrae)

Seaman, Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Beryl

married 24 Mar 1916, Shellknowe, Ballantrae

Elizabeth McTIER (b. c 1895, unknown d. unknown)

His second forename may well have been Keenan but am not certain of that. It would appear from the above that, at the time of his marriage in 1916, he was Royal Navy Reserve serving on HMS BERYL.

Just now noticed "larneman"s entry under "Tower Hill Monument" - in his third topic entry he has at the bottom "Yacht Beryl".

Any info regarding Charles or HMS BERYL gratefully received.

[Donny Anderson]

Hi,

HMS BERYL

Yacht

1,368 gross tons

Built 1898

1 x 3in, 1 x 12pdr guns

Hired 11/01/1915 - 15/03/1919

also

BERYL II

Trawler

248 gross tons

Built 1913

2 x 6pdr guns

Hired 02/1915 - 1919

and

BERYL III

Drifter

88 gross tones

Built 1909

1 x 6pdr gun

Hired 1915 - 1919

Info from Colledge's "Ships of the Royal Navy vol2"

Donny

[spithead]

Hello Q98

HMS BERYL Yacht ex-Princess Alice 11, built for the Prince of Monaco by Lairds of Birkenhead. Details as Donny's post.

Regards John

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Copies of McCREADIE's service cards are in BT 377/7 at Kew stored in service number order. You can find his number on the alphabetical medal roll in ADM 171/122 (i think that's where they list all the Mc & Mac surnames otherwise they will be in ADM 171/123). These copies can be hard to read, the originals are held at the Fleet Air Arm Museum.

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