Clio Posted 16 August , 2009 Share Posted 16 August , 2009 It once looked like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadsac Posted 17 August , 2009 Share Posted 17 August , 2009 Jane, I have sent 4 photos to your Email address. Thanks to CLIO for posting that which I could not - obviously CLIO is a better `worker' of this site than am I. Sadsac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jane_deves Posted 17 August , 2009 Share Posted 17 August , 2009 This any good ? Do you know if there is any other salvage photos in existence of the rest of the boat please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jane_deves Posted 17 August , 2009 Share Posted 17 August , 2009 A small bottle of fruit brandy and a bottle of gooseberries taken from the wreck of 'E24'. Both items in the Museum at Cuxhaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jane_deves Posted 18 August , 2009 Share Posted 18 August , 2009 It once looked like this Hi clio there is no pic how it once looked please can you resend it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clio Posted 19 August , 2009 Share Posted 19 August , 2009 It wasn't that hot, it was just the E17 submarine conning tower as a comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jane_deves Posted 11 June , 2010 Share Posted 11 June , 2010 Hi Sadsac have you found the picture of the war memorial ?yet as would love to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinM Posted 22 November , 2011 Share Posted 22 November , 2011 I have just come across your forum today while searching for information on the E24. My husband's grandfather's cousin was an AB on the submarine. His name was Cuthbert Henry Kerswill. Can anyone tell me what photos/pictures there are in the book entitled HMS E24 by Surhorne, Tennoe and Henssonow? Also where can I find newspaper reports regarding the discovery, and the subsequent burials of the crew. Were members of their families ever contacted in 1974? Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scottphillips2 Posted 17 May , 2012 Share Posted 17 May , 2012 Hello all, I am new to the Forum and found this in my family history research on an ancestor, Henry Keat, who was on E24. Lead Seaman or similar title. I know that nothing has been posted here for a couple years, but I am wondering if anyone has discovered anything new about this loss? Thanks! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadsac Posted 18 May , 2012 Share Posted 18 May , 2012 Hello LinM, here is such that I have on AB Kerswill ; KERSWILL CUTHBERT HENRY AB D/ 235202 NE RN 27 031288 B F P PLYMOUTH 3 - 196 Killed in loss of vessel in North Sea.E.24 was sunk by mine explosion off Heligoland, probably whilst on the surface. She was salved by the German Company HARMS, in 1974, and taken to Cuxhaven, Germany. The remains of 25 bodies were recovered and buried in Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, where there is also a memorial to the men. Some artifacts were recovered and are in the Wrackmuseum, Duhnen, Cuxhaven. There also is to be found the conning-tower of H.M. Submarine E.24. Photo's of the graves, taken by D.A. Feary are in the R.N. Submarine Museum. HMS MAIDSTONE ADM 188 / 417. A.G 315 / 16. P.o.B ; Cardiff, Glamorgan. Occ ; Errand Boy. You will see all the other Postings in this Thread regarding E.24. I have not visited the Thread for some time, but will look for further info that I have. Sadsac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadsac Posted 18 May , 2012 Share Posted 18 May , 2012 Hello Scott, find here such details that I have on Ldg Seaman Keat ; KEAT HENRY LDG SEA D/ 209295 NE RN SM E.24 27.03.16 Z 33 030383 B F P PLYMOUTH 11 PLYMOUTH 3 - 195 Husband of Lilian Maud Keat, of Ivydene Cottage, Blisland, Bodmin, Cornwall. Killed in loss of vessel in North Sea.E.24 was sunk by mine explosion, probably whilst on the surface. She was salved by the German Company HARMS, in 1974, and taken to Cuxhaven, Germany. The remains of 25 bodies were recovered and buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, where there is a lso a memorial to the men. Some artifacts were recovered and are in the Wrackmuseum, Duhnen, Cuxhaven. There also is to be found the conning-tower of H.M. Submarine E.24. Photo's of the graves taken by D.A. Feary are in the R.N. Submarine Museum. You will see all other Posting re E.24, with info & photo's. Sadsac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadsac Posted 18 May , 2012 Share Posted 18 May , 2012 Scott - further info ; HMS MAIDSTONE. ADM 188 / 365. A.G 315 / 16. P.o.B ; Wadebridge, Cornwall. Occ ; Labourer. Record ADM 188 / 365 from PRO/NA may be down-loaded `on-line' for £3.50. Good Hunting. Sadsac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bryan Kerswill Posted 21 December , 2012 Share Posted 21 December , 2012 Hi all i too have just found this forum and would like to add a little to the topic. Cuthbert Henry Kerswill AB is/was my grandfather. The E24 was laid down ( start of build ) by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness on the 18th January 1915......my birthday 18th January 1956, which is a kind of spooky. She sailed from Harwich on the 21st March 1916 for mine laying in Field103 and did not return with a disposal date of 24th March 1916. Lt RMW Greiffenhagen was alast minute replacement fo Lt CH Allen who was sick. I do have some further information that i gathered from The Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport if needed. Any further information, photos would be more than welcome LinM we must be related Regards Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western SMT Posted 13 October , 2013 Share Posted 13 October , 2013 Interesting and this the memorial at Ohlsdorf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lucy1441 Posted 13 November , 2015 Share Posted 13 November , 2015 Hi, My Great Great Uncle Thomas Arthur Kirby was an Able Seaman on the E24..my Grandfather and I did a lot of research years ago on this and unfortunately he died before this information was made public...I now have Thomas's service record thanks to national archives but would be very grateful for any further info/ photos or where I can find info from myself on this. I do have a photo of Thomas with the crew of C12...I will post it if its of interest to anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadsac Posted 27 November , 2015 Share Posted 27 November , 2015 Hello Hallerton 1. Entering this in this E.24 Thread, so as to bring it to your notice. Sadsac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallaton1 Posted 28 November , 2015 Share Posted 28 November , 2015 Hello Hallerton 1. Entering this in this E.24 Thread, so as to bring it to your notice. Sadsac Hello Sadsac Thanks for getting back to me. I would be grateful for any info you can give re life aboard this submarine, ie how them slept, ate generally lived etc etc. Also do you know of any photos available of the contents found except for the one on this forum or if not if the museum would be likely to be able to help. I have never come across a photo of this particular submarine only her sister subs. Also was the information of the Germans raising her by mistake suppressed by them and only revealed later or were they completely open about it? Thanks for the info you sent me on Hawke. regards max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgetM Posted 20 March , 2016 Share Posted 20 March , 2016 There are clearly a number of people here who have a family interest in commemorating the crew of Submarine E24, as have I. The IWM have set up Lives of the First World War (livesofthefirstworldwar.org) to be a permanent digital memorial, but need those of us who are interested to fill in the details. I have set up a community on LoFWW called 'HM Submarine E24', where I have collected the names of the crew. I have started putting in some information, but would welcome your help in filling out more detail of the lives of the crew. The IWM and/or their partners have chosen a somewhat clunky setup for the database, which has taken a bit of getting used to, so if you want me to put in the information for you, I can do that. Contact me at bridget.moonraker@btinternet.com. The Centenary of the sinking of E24 is barely a week away as I write - we can surely do this for these men who gave their lives for their country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadsac Posted 21 March , 2016 Share Posted 21 March , 2016 Hello BridgetM. Interested to see your posting #43. Am `away' now for a week, but will contact again on return. Sadsac (you will see I have done some posting on topic of E.24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgetM Posted 22 March , 2016 Share Posted 22 March , 2016 Thank you for the response, I await your further contact with interest. I have read through this thread and anything else Google has found - I have no special knowledge of submarines, my interest arises from having a relative aboard E24. BridgetM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgetM Posted 6 April , 2016 Share Posted 6 April , 2016 Interesting and this the memorial at Ohlsdorf IMG_0010a.jpg It is quite some time since you posted this photo, but if you look in again, please let me know if it is OK for me to use it. I will give you proper credit (assuming you took it!). The principal use is intended to be on Lives of the First World War, as in my post No.43. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadsac Posted 8 April , 2016 Share Posted 8 April , 2016 Bridget - will be EMailing you. Please see those of crew of E.24 that I have already posted details of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgetM Posted 8 April , 2016 Share Posted 8 April , 2016 Thanks sadsac, will get info. on those crew into LOTFWW as I work my way through the list - have taken a few days to do other things. Will look out for email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadsac Posted 9 April , 2016 Share Posted 9 April , 2016 Hello Bridge. Here are some details for finding relations of the crew E49. A bit of `longshots'. I did have much success from such when doing H49 - but that was for WW11. Letters to Local Rag / RNA Branches etc. `may' bring up relatives - Good Hunting. BRASHER P.o.B ; Telworth Hunts. LKA ; Sandy Beds. GROSSE P.o.B ; Mansfield Notts. LKA ; Ashton-u-Lyme. HAWKES P.o.B ; Huntingdon. LKA ; Brampton Hunts. P.o.B ; Place of Birth LKA ; Last Known Address. If you would like more such let me know. Sadsac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgetM Posted 9 April , 2016 Share Posted 9 April , 2016 Thank you. You may be interested to see this page from Leicestershire War Memorials, referring to Hawke: http://www.leicestershirewarmemorials.co.uk/war/casualty/view/17075 I shall be entering information I find about individuals on Lives of the First World War, as and when I find it. At the moment I am working through in the order listed on the memorial at the Submarine Museum, so the officers have most info. so far. The HM Submarine E24 community is here: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/community/2769 Thank you for the info. above, it will help make sure I have the right man as I work through the records. I would guess it is likely I shall be in touch again! BridgetM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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