|
HMS Cornwallis
|
If you enjoy this siteplease consider making a donation.
Site Home
Events
Features
Submissions
Got a Question? Please add it to:
Information
Research your own Family History.
World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar greatHMS Cornwallis
HMS Cornwallis was a Duncan-class pre-dreadnought battleship built by Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co at Blackwall, 1899, launched 1901, completed 1904. She was heavily armed with four 12-inch guns, twelve 6-Inch guns, ten 12-pounders, six 3-pounders two machine guns and four 18-inch submerged torpedo tubes. Her speed was 19 knots, complement 720, displacement 14000 tons. HMS Cornwallis was in the Mediterranean Fleet, 1904, the Channel Fleet, 1905, and the Atlantic Fleet 1907, returning to Malta 1909. In 1912 the Mediterranean Fleet became the 4th Battle Squadron, Home Fleet, based at Gibraltar. August 1914 Cornwallis was assigned to the 3rd Battle Squadron in the Grand Fleet for patrol duties. She then joined the 3rd Battle Squadron at Scapa Flow. January 1915 Cornwallis participated in all the operations of the Dardanelles Campaign, being the last large ship to leave Suvla Bay. Cornwallis then joined the Suez Canal Patrol in January 1916 and did convoy duty in the Indian Ocean.
On 9th January 1917, Cornwallis was torpedoed by U-32 in the eastern Mediterranean. 15 men were killed by the torpedo, the rest taken off before she sank.
Looking for help with Family History Research? Please read our Family History FAQ's
Thanks to everyone who attended our event
We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question.
If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page.
Dec 2011
Please note we currently have a large backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site.
List of those who served on HMS Cornwallis during The Great War
Next Page Last PageThe next set of stories will appear below the list of names, please scroll down to read them.
Recomended Reading.
Available at discounted prices.
Can you help us to add to our records?
The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them
Did your relative live through the Great War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial?
If so please let us know.
Do you know the location of a Great War "Roll of Honour?"We are very keen to track down these often forgotten documents and obtain photographs and transcriptions of the names recorded so that they will be available for all to remember.
Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice.
Celebrate your own Family History
Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Great War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc.
Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.
Links
