wulsten Posted 15 February , 2008 Share Posted 15 February , 2008 Trying to find information on the casualty below where best to start, POINTON, EDWARD Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry Unit Text: H.M.S. "Cleopatra." Age: 29 Date of Death: 04/08/1916 Service No: PLY/14606 Brother of Thomas Pointon, of 28, Cross St., Stoke-on-Trent. PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 16 February , 2008 Share Posted 16 February , 2008 ADM 159/155 14197 - 14746 1907 Oct-1908 Oct, service records held in alphabetical order, but also in order of release! other papers may be at the Fleet Air Arm Museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melliget Posted 16 February , 2008 Share Posted 16 February , 2008 He seems not to have died alone: EVELEIGH, JOHN, Sergeant, R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Cleopatra, d.04/08/1916 PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL MOORE, JOHN, Private, R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Cleopatra, d.04/08/1916 PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL The three men share the same memorial reference, 18. One more casualty of H.M.S. Cleopatra who died the same day, though he was buried in the Netherlands (possibly where the other three men also died): SHORROCKS, R, Private, R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Cleopatra, d.04/08/1916 FLUSHING (VLISSINGEN) NORTHERN CEMETERY regards, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melliget Posted 16 February , 2008 Share Posted 16 February , 2008 According to this Wikipedia article, the light cruiser HMS Cleopatra struck a mine off the Belgian coast on the 4th of August, 1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted 16 February , 2008 Share Posted 16 February , 2008 TNA hold a file on the damage to HMS Cleopatra under their reference ADM 137/3209. It might list casualties. regards Bootneck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 16 February , 2008 Share Posted 16 February , 2008 The FAAM have some papers for him: Plymouth/14606; POINTON, E; Enlisted 20/07/1908; Discharged dead, KIA; D.o.b. 1889; P.o.b. SHELTON, STAFFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulsten Posted 5 March , 2008 Author Share Posted 5 March , 2008 pleas find addition from the RM museum Thank you for your email. Lance Corporal Edward Pointon RMLI was killed when the cruiser HMS Cleopatra had the misfortune to hit a British mine off the Dutch coast on the 4th August 1916. He was buried at sea and is commemorated on Plymouth Naval War Memorial. Three other members of the RM detachment were also lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAW Posted 6 March , 2008 Share Posted 6 March , 2008 Reference: Ship’s Log, HMS Cleopatra, 1/6/15 to 31/7/16, ADM 53/38012: 4th August 1916 Struck floating British mine which exploded near port after propeller. Towed by [HMS] Attentive to Sheerness. Four killed, all RMLI - 1 Sgt, 1 L/Cpl and 2 Ptes. ............................... Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulsten Posted 6 March , 2008 Author Share Posted 6 March , 2008 The log ties with the above casualty post as E Pointon was a L/Cpl, think i have also found a picture of E Pointon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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