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Officers and Men Killed in
Action or Died of Wounds, H.M.S. Turbulent, Battle of
Jutland, 31st May -1st June 1916. |
Extract from the
Official History; " Naval Operations" by Sir Julian S. Corbett. 1923.
............Thus the eastern group was broken up without having
found opportunity to attack. The 12th Flotilla was forced right
round to the north-east by the Champion's movement, and it
was not till 12.20 that it was able to turn south again. The bulk of
the Champion's flotilla, being unable to find her, had come
up astern of Commander M. L. Goldsmith, who was leading the
Harwich divisions in the Lydiard. The Unity had also
found him, so that he now had a force of twelve destroyers and was
leading them south-west at high speed, hoping to get on the far side
of the enemy's battle fleet. Though he did not know so many boats
were following his lead, he was thus in a position to deal a serious
blow, for he was actually steering to pass close ahead of the German
van. After forcing their way past the last of the 4th Flotilla at
midnight they had resumed the fixed course for home, so that they
were steering nearly at right angles to the course of Commander
Goldsmith's flotilla as it ran south-west. But, as luck would have
it, by 12.25 he had passed across their course without seeing them.
But so near a thing was it that the last four boats of the 13th
Flotilla, as they followed him, had sight of them. The first two had
passed, and were too late to attack, but the last two were right in
the enemy's path. The Petard (Lieutenant-Commander Thomson),
which was the rear boat but one, as she came on was suddenly aware
of a dark mass six hundred yards away bearing close down upon her.
That it was a German battleship was quickly clear, and the Petard
was in admirable position for attack, but again the enemy's luck
stood by them. Of all our destroyers the Petard was the only
one that had fired all her torpedoes, and impotent for mischief she
turned away to port, but only just in time to clear the enemy's
stem. Then a blaze of searchlights revealed four battleships in line
ahead— the same that had been attacked by the Ardent, which
had just gone down a couple of miles to the northward. In a hail of
shell from their secondary armament the Petard made off out
of the beams, and was fortunate enough to get away with little
injury, but not before she had seen the leading enemy ship crash
into the Turbulent, the last boat in the line, and
sink her with all hands. So for the night the flotilla attacks ended
and the impossible had happened. In spite of the massed flotilla
rear guard Admiral Scheer had succeeded in passing across his
adversary's wake during the hours of darkness, and without injury to
a single capital ship........
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Lieutenant -Commander
Dudley Stuart.
Lieutenant
John A. Orr-Ewing.
Engineer Lieutenant - Commander
Reginald G. Hines
Sub-Lieutenant
John S. Kirkland.
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Allen, Geo. Wm., Ord. Sea. |
Anthony, David. Sto. P.O. |
Archibald, Henry, Sto. 2. |
Austin, Albert Edward, Of. Std. 2. |
Ayre, John, Ch. P.O. |
Ayton, Wm. Charles, Sto. 1. |
Bishop, Joseph John, Ch. E.R.A. 1 |
Blackburn. Frank, Ord. Sea. |
Boley, Wilfred, Sto. P.O. |
Bostock, John, Sto. 2. |
Boughen, Walter, A.B. |
Bridger, Ernest Reg., Ld. Sea. |
Bucklow, George John Chas. Albert. A.B. |
Burman, George, A.B. |
Byrne, Fredk., A.B. |
Cashe, Frank, A.B. |
Clynes, James, Ord Sea. |
Cole, Arthur, Ch. Sto. |
Coleman, Wm. Thos., A.B. |
Collins, George Samuel, Ld. Sea. |
Corney, Sidney George, A.B. |
Dennis, Frederick, A.B. |
Dodd, Percy Richard Lewis, A.B. |
Downie, Thos. Arthur, Sto. 2. |
Elder, Robt. Craig, Act. Sto. P.O. |
Faulkner, Chas. Norman, P.O. |
Findlay, Alexander, A.B. |
Foulgar, Ernest William, A.B. |
Friend, John Edward, Sto. 1. |
Gedge, Edward, A.B. |
Gregory, Thos. Henry, P.O. |
Grehan, Hugh, E.R.A. 3. |
Hadlow, Thomas George, A.B. |
Hall, Frederick, Sto. 1 |
Harper, Samuel Mungford, A.B. |
Harvey, Chas. Edward, P.O. |
Hearne, Rupert James Burns,
Of. Cook 2. |
Heming, Lewis George, P.O. |
Hunt, William, Sto. 1 |
Jackson, Francis Frederick, A.B. |
Jarvis, George, Sto. 1. |
Johnson, Wm. Edward, P.O. |
Jones, Hugh Tompson, A.B. |
King, Ezra Carrol, Ld. Tel. |
Lamy, Horace Wm., A.B. |
Landy, Nicholas, Ord. Sea. |
Linden, Albert Edward, A.B. |
Lockwood, John Wm., A.B. |
Loy, James Albert, A.B. |
McLaren, James. Ld. Sea. |
Marshall, Bernard Percy, Sto. 1. |
Melton, Armine Edward, A.B. |
Monier, Charles, A.B |
Moore, Ken. Alfred John, Boy Tel. |
Morel, Louis Sidney Amedee, A.B. |
Morley, Henry Arnold, Sto. P.O. |
Mulcock, Arthur. A.B. |
Oakley, James, Ord. Sea. |
Parfett, George James, A.B. |
Payne, Thos. William, Ord. Sea. |
Perkins, Chas. Henry, Ord. Sea |
Pett, Fredk. Wm. Rich., Ld. Sto. |
Preece, Ernest James, Sto. 1. |
Pyefinch, Edward Charles, Ord. Sig |
Reilly, Arthur Edward, A.B. |
Ross, Albert, Ord. Sea |
Scott, Fredk. Charles, Ord. Sea.. |
Seamer, Edward Thomas, Ld. Sto |
Selsby, Henry, Sto. P.O. |
Shillcock, Joseph Reg., Ld. Sea. |
Skinner, Robt. William, A.B. |
Smith, Albert, Sto. 1. |
Smith, James, Sto. P.O. |
Stedman, Jack, Ord. Sea. |
Stirling, Ernest Jas., Ld. Cook's M. |
Stroud, Frederick Chas., A.B. |
Studley, Herbert Augustus, Ord. Sea. |
Swannell, Arthur Frank, Ord. Sea. |
Thompson, John Wallace, A.B. |
Titley, Alex. Storey, Ld. Sea. |
Valenca, Emmanuel, Ord. Sea. |
Waite, Albert Ord. Sea. |
Wiles, Edward Alfred, Act. E.R.A. 4. |
Williams, Chas. Alfred John. A.B. |
Wood, George Obed, Ord. Sea. |
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