Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery | Naval. 28. 1471. | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Clara Eliza Beadle, of 20, Grove Rd., Chelmsford, Essex.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Pembroke |
In WW1, HMS PEMBROKE, as well as being the Royal Naval barracks at Chatham, hosted a number of Accounting Bases (pay and admin offices - HMS PEMBROKE I, PEMBROKE II, etc) which handled men at a number of ships and shore establishments. However, a man wearing a PEMBROKE cap tally is more likely than not to have been actually serving in the Chatham Barracks. Many thousands of RN and RNR stokers will have passed through the barracks during WW1 either as ship's company or on courses. |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Detail :
William Henry BEADLE was a Pensioner Chief Stoker in the Royal Navy. He was originally a Heybridge man and was married to Mrs. Beadle of 34 Pier Road, Gillingham, Kent. He died at the Royal Navy Hospital, Queensferry Road, Scotland, on 8/3/1918 aged 49. He had completed 27 years service and had fought on board HMS Calliope at Jutland. He represented the ship and met the King. He was intered on 14/3/1918 at New Gillingham Cemetery with full naval honours. His widow moved to Church Street, Bocking, and there were two children. He was omitted from the 1921 Masonic Roll of Honour, and we are pleased to now rectify that. Source: Stephen P. Nunn.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | King's Navy No. 2901 E.C. | East Kent |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
18th November 1912 | 17th February 1913 | 21st July 1913 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley