Foxkarej Posted 24 February , 2008 Share Posted 24 February , 2008 Hi, this is the first time I've ventured into this part of the Forum, so I'm a total novice re Ships and their crews. I'm researching the above who is shown on the CWGC site as dying on the 23/11/1916 and being buried in Dar es Salaam. He was a midshipman on the above. I've seen the posts from 2005 from vernon-kell and wrighty so I know this ship wasn't sunk. So any help anyone can give re Burkill would be greatly appreciated. John. P.S he's not listed as a naval casualty on Ancestry but would he appear on any Naval equivelant of SDGW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spithead Posted 24 February , 2008 Share Posted 24 February , 2008 Hello John, welcome to the forum HMS HIMALAYA 1892 Passenger liner built for the Peninsular and Oriental S.C. at Greenock, 6898 grt, launched 27.2.92. 1914 Requisitioned by the Admiralty and commisioned at Penang as an armed merchant cruiser for Red sea duties. 1916 Purchased by the Admiralty and fitted with 6inch guns, aircraft deck and seaplane at Simonstown South Africa. The rest of the war was spent off East Africa or on convoy escort duties. 1919 Re-purchased by P&O and used as a troopship. 1922 Broken up. Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARABIS Posted 24 February , 2008 Share Posted 24 February , 2008 Hello John, The Cross of Sacrifice, Vol II, gives the following:- BURKHILL, George Arthur, Midmn RNR, HMS Himalaya, 23/11/16, Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Bagamoyo Road, Tanzania. Can't find him listed under R.N.R. officers in the October 1915 Navy List. Regards, ARABIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxkarej Posted 24 February , 2008 Author Share Posted 24 February , 2008 Thanks very much John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James A Pratt III Posted 27 February , 2008 Share Posted 27 February , 2008 The book " Royal Navy Shipboard Aircraft Developments 1912-1931" by Dick Cronin has some information on HMS Himalaya's operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kallag Posted 1 March , 2014 Share Posted 1 March , 2014 Hi, I am trying to establish who the Commander of HMS Himalaya was during the East African campaign....any assistance will be appreciated. Regards Kallag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 1 March , 2014 Share Posted 1 March , 2014 Captain Colin MacKENZIE CIE DSO RN 1916-17. He also flew as an observer with the RNAS aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kallag Posted 1 March , 2014 Share Posted 1 March , 2014 This is much appreciated horatio.....I've battled to find this information. Also interesting that he went up with the RNAS. Always thought that Flag Commander R O B Bridgeman was the only senior Navy man that flew with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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