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 Thomas Kemp
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 07/02/2011 08:28
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He was my Grandfather and whilst l was aware that he was a Coast Guard l did not realise he was based in CLOUGHY < IRELAND. Your records show me that he was at Cloughy in 1911 with my Grandmother, Father and Aunt His dob was 1875 and he was born in Blean, Kent. He also served on HMS Woodcock a Gunboat in China. I know very little about him other than the above. Can you tell me how long he served as a CG and any other relevant info you may have on him. Many thanks Ronald Kemp of Sevenoaks, Kent Thread Moved |
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 07/02/2011 08:41
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Hi Ronald I have checked the China 1900 medal roll, and from this found that the T Kemp who served on HMS Woodcock had the Official Number 156657, this enabled me to find his service record on the National Archives website http://www.nation...ultcount=1. Your best bet is to download this (£3.50), which should provide you with a full service history. According to Google there is a Clapham Hill near Blean, which may explain the different place of birth given on the record. Regards Martin . Edited by crimea1854 on 07/02/2011 08:49 |
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| kemp |
Posted on 07/02/2011 14:11
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Martin Many thanks - l have done what you suggested and have Tcontacted your suggested web site and paid my money.They have acknowledged and will forward their info within 28 days.I will let you know the outcome. Did you find out the period he served the Coast Guard at Cloughy? Regards Ron Kemp |
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| kemp |
Posted on 08/03/2011 21:16
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Martin I have received some great information from "National Archives" all for £3.50!! Quite incredible facts show that my G/Father signedup in 1893 aged 12 years. By 1895 (aged 20 ) he had served on no less than 3 Warships ( Cruisers) ( Dreadnought, Pembroke and Thunderer) It looks as if another 14 ships passed his way until 1902/3 including the one i was first interested in , namely HMS Woodcock (Gun Boat) - may be this is the Gun Boat that went up the Yangsee/ China where he obtained the China Medal you told me of? Anyway - his Coast Guard involvement looks as if it surrounded Kingstown, Rush and Cloughy all N. Ireland bases. between 1903 until 1916 ( not sure). He did receive another medal but l cannot understand the writing ( it looks like IRAEW MEDAL 27/02/1913). The other query l have found is a "Boat/Ship" name "President 1v" based at Cloghy in 1916 and it shows That Thomas was a "Ldg Btm" , i imagine that means Leading Boatman. After all the above which spread over three pages it seems that records were trsnsfered to " Coastguard (NF) 1,5 1919" ( See special register) I am of course extremely gratful for your help it this matter and any further help you cabn give me would of course br valuable - i do struggle to understand some of the technicle writings even through they may be over a hundred years old!! Yours Ron Kemp |
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 09/03/2011 07:30
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Hi Ron I'm pleased that the service record did not disappoint. This is rather outside my normal period of interest i.e. the mid Victorian Navy, but when a ships name is suffixed with a number this normally indicates that it is a shore base. The name President was used quite a lot for shore based training establishments, so I guess this is the case here. The note on the SR re the medal is TRACED, this gives the date of the award of his RN Long Service Good Conduct Medal. In addition to this he also received the British War Medal for his service during WW1, with the medal roll noted as 'CG Ramsgate'. Armed with the information that he joined the New CG Force in 1919 I checked, and there is a service record for him in ADM 175/86 (pdf 152 of 429) that takes his service up to 1923. This record can be downloaded for free from the National Archives Website. Martin . Edited by crimea1854 on 09/03/2011 07:48 |
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