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Hi, I am looking for my gggrandad he died on a ship in 1917 during the war i have all of his details including his service number . Searched on the commonwealth war graves commision but no luck. Anyone have any ideas?? thanks xx

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Hi, Donna, What was his name? Could he have been entered on the CWGC site under a slightly different name? Jay

If you have all the details then you may find out more if you contact. The National Archives Office, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. Telephone: 0208-876 3444. Fax: 0208-878 8905. they should have what you are looking for Roy

Thanks all, i have tried variations of surname i have sent the cwgc an email and awaiting reply xx i will try na if no luck thanks again xx

still having problems, this man has disappeared ! I know he existed because without him i wouln't be here!!! Can anyone help me please. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

What was his name and service number?

His name was Timothy O'leary His service number was 6835 He was on the HMS Duke of Edinburgh at the battle of Jutland xx

Do you know when and where he was born?

all i know is that he was in his 30's when he died in 1917 xx

My grandad was in the same lot at Jutland! Though he died in the 1930's. There is a website for Battle of Jutland - have a google - there was, I remember a list of casualties on it. I paid a researcher to get grandads stuff for me at Kew. He even turned up an identity card with a very grainy photo of grandad on it (he died before I was born). It also gave his medals etc.

Here you go, a site with over 6,000 men listed: http://www.fhindexes*co*uk/jutland*htm Replace asterisks with full stops.

What ship was he on?? I have searched on google extensively i couldn't find a website with that on it what did yu put in when you searched? Thanx xxxxxxxxx

I just put Battle of Jutland, roll of honour My grandad was on HMS Rollcall - he was a fireman. It was just a little fire tug I believe. It must have been terribly frightening to have been there at all but on a little tug amongst all that pandemonium! Actually I dont think that was the site I originally found, looks like they want £1.99 to get the info (which is still a bargain). Carry on googling, there were dozens of sites on the Battle - the biggest one in naval history I believe.

The casualty list for the Battle of Jutland will not include your relative, if he didn't die until 1917. The Battle was in May 1916. Reg

I was just going to ask that, as I cant see your ancestors ship on the losses list: Do you think he may not have died in this battle but later on? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ships Lost Type British German Battlecruisers Queen Mary, Indefatigable, Invincible Lützow Pre-dreadnought Battleships - Pommern Armoured Cruisers Defence, Warrior, Black Prince - Light Cruisers - Wiesbaden, Elbing, Rostock, Frauenlob Flotilla Leaders Tipperary - Destroyers (RN) / Torpedoboats (IGN) Nestor, Nomad, Turbulent, Ardent, Fortune, Shark, Sparrowhawk V48, S35, V29, V27, V4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- British Casualties in Ships Sunk Ship Killed Wounded Prisoner Total Queen Mary (blown up) 1266 6 2 1274 Indefatigable (blown up) 1017 - 2 1019 Invincible (blown up) 1026 1 - 1027 Defence (blown up) 903 - - 903 Black Prince (blown up) 1026 1 - 1027 Warrior 71 36 - 107 Tipperary 185 4 8 197 Nestor 6 8 80 94 Nomad 8 4 72 84 Turbulent 96 13 - 109 Ardent 78 1 - 79 Fortune 67 2 - 69 Shark 86 3 - 89 Sparrowhawk 6 - - 6 Total: 5,672 65 177 5,914

Donna, I looked at some newspapers for another genes member and found a write up of the battle in the local paper - and a week later, a list of local people killed - with photographs. Where did he live? Is this a possibility to get you more info? Jim

I know this is a silly question but this is not him is it, O'LEARY Initials: T Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Leading Seaman Regiment: Royal Naval Reserve Unit Text: H.M.S. 'Egmont III' Age: 37 Date of Death: 26/09/1918 Service No: 2167/C Additional information: Son of Denis and J. O'Leary, of Kinsale; husband of Julia O'Leary, of Worlds End, Kinsale, Co. Cork.

Apparently all the men who served at that Battle were given a replica of a ship in a glass case and also some sort of Life belt thingy - I cant be more accurate as my 80 year old aunt was only a toddler when she remembers seeing these things. It may be that whoever gave you the date had a lapse of memory re the date as the Battle is something you would remember if not the actual date?