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In Memory to the sailors who served in the “Benbow Battalion” 1914 to 1915 During the Gallipoli Campaign, there were nine sailors KIA /DOW prior to the Benbow disbandment on 12th June1915
“Our Life is but a Vapour”
Rev ~ 01/06/14
Addison A Clyde Z/2256 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/181 13th July 1915 Wounded. Bullet wound chest. 16/07/15 Died of wounds. Age 20 East Mudros Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Greece
Aitken J (Meritorious Service Medal) Clyde Z/1391 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/62 31/07/19 Demob
Alexander AWH London Z /697 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/60 28/06/18 KIA Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, France (Lived in Little Thurrock, Grays, Essex.)
Alexander JG Clyde Z/2267 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/180 13th July 1915 KIA Age 20 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Allan HS (Military Medal) Clyde Z/1353 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/219 18/08/15 Wounded. Shrapnel wound left knee. 10/07/16 Wounded. Bayonet wound right leg. 30/12/17 Wounded. Gunshot wound right thigh. 27/01/18 Died of wounds. Mon Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France
Allison FC 11/10/17 Wounded. Shrapnel wound right shoulder & back. 12/10/17 DOW Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, Belgium London 7/2846 ~ 1st Benbow Antwerp 1915 & Interned in Holland 08/10/14 Lived in Highgate North London.
Ames HC (Mentioned in Dispatches) London Z/60 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/27 15/05/17 Gassed & invalided to
UK.
Anderson G Temp. Sub Lt (ex Clyde Z/1453) ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/45 13/11/16 Wounded. Shrapnel wound left ankle. 23/01/18 Demob.
Anderson W Clyde Z/1859 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/184 24/03/18 KIA
Andrew J Mersey Z/336 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/35 13/11/16 Died of wounds. “Battle of Ancre” Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Angold HF Temp Sub Lt (ex London Z/328) ~ 2nd Reserve Battalion late 2nd
Benbow ‘A’ Coy
Appleton Wilfred H (Mentioned in Dispatches) Acting Lt (ex London Z/107) ~ Drake late Nelson & 2nd Benbow A/7 13/03/18 Gassed 18/04/19 Demob. (See page 164 &227 Nelson at War)
Archer J Mersey Z/34 (ex SS/109953) ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/76 17/02/17 KIA
Arblaster W (Military Cross & Mentioned in Dispatches) Acting Commander (ex London Z/396) ~ Hood late Hawke, Anson & 2nd Benbow D/7 10/04/19 Demob.
Ash W Clyde Z/2974 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow 14/11/16 KIA Varennes Military Cemetery, France.
Ashby CT London 2/92 ~ 2nd Benbows Late 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914)
Austin F London Z/1269 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/185 20/02/17 KIA Queens Cemetery, Bucquoy, France
Baird A Clyde Z/1571 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/62 21/09/15 Wounded. Shrapnel wound right thigh, hip & forearm. 19/11/15 Died of wounds. Malta Military Cemetery
Bakewell F Kitchener W/255 ~ Anson late Hood C/54 & Benbow E/1063 30/09/18 KIA Proville British Cemetery, France
Baldwin HR Temp Lt ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow ‘B’ Coy & Howe. 13th July 1915 KIA Helles Memorial, (addenda) Gallipoli
Bamford SJ (Military Medal) London Z/658 ~ Drake ‘C’ Coy late 2nd Benbow A/43 23/04/17 KIA Arras Memorial, France Sub Lt ~ 1st Benbow 8th Platoon 14th Section (Antwerp 1914)
Barclay WEB (Military Cross) Temp Lt (ex London 1/3323) ~ 188th Brigade MG Coy late Hood & Benbow C/449 05/07/17 Transferred to RFC 1918? Demob.
Barling E London Z/738 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/134 26/10/17 KIA Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Belgium
Baron EV London 6/2676 ~ 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) Oct 1914 Interned Holland 19/11/18 Repatriated 1919/1923 Died after demob.
Bartlett Jonathan London Z/1039 ~ Drake ‘A’ Coy late 2nd Benbow ‘A’ Coy 12/04/1897 DOB 04/08/15 Wounded.
Bullet wound left leg (shin) 23/03/1961 Died (Lived at 25 Canton Rd, Enfield. ~ Civil employment Printer ~ April 2007 Contact made with Jonathan’s Son John who lives near Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada.)
Barrett AH Temp Lt (ex London Z/1/3365) ~ Worcs. Regt. late Anson & 1st Benbow? C/570 & ‘D’ Coy. 15/07/15 Accidental bullet wound left leg. 1918 Demob?
Barrett F Acting Lt (ex London Z/367 PO) ~ Howe late Nelson & 2nd Benbow C/7 02/11/17 Gassed. 21/01/19 Demob.
Barron Henry John Sheridan London 7/3350 ~ 1st Benbow (Interned Antwerp 1914) Enlisted 01/08/1914 Born 26/05/1891
Walthamstow,London. Drapers Assistant. 25/02/2014 Contact made with Henry's daughter Rosie Humphreys.
Barrow Henry John Sheridan (Barron is spelt wrong in some records, see above)
Bass W London Z/1010 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/237 21/08/18 Died of wounds. Railway Cutting Cemetery, Courcelles-le-Comte, France
Batty PG Tyneside Z/3093 ~ Nelson ‘A’ Coy late 2nd Benbow R/95 from 1st Reserve A/95 13th July 1915 KIA Age 20 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Bayliss AW Bristol 2/1267 ~ Howe late 1st Benbow? B/358 (Antwerp 1914?) & 2nd Benbow C/29 03/03/14 Enlisted 19/07/15 Wounded. Shrapnel wound back, hands & Tetanus 11/08/15 Died of wounds. Port Said War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
Beck JE London Z/1252 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/153 21/09/15 KIA Beach Cemetery, Anzac, Gallipoli Born 14/07/1892 (Lived at 76 Byfron Street, Barking, Essex.)
Bell C Clyde Z/1789 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/206 07/09/15 ~ KIA Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Bell F Tyneside Z/3378 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow AR/109 from 1st Reserve (A/109) 03/01/18 Died of wounds. Sunken Road Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, France
Bell J Clyde Z/1575 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/119 13th July 1915 KIA Age 19 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Bell J Clyde Z/2236 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/187 13th July 1915 KIA Age 27 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli (James Barclay ~ Clyde Z/607 Nelson Battalion, reported seeing Joseph hit in the leg and in a bad way, just in front of the second trench captured.)
Bell R Tyneside Z/2241 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/40 13/11/16 KIA Thiepval Memorial, France
Bell WJ Clyde Z/1436 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/154 13/11/16 Accidentally shot. Gunshot wound chest. 30/11/16 Died of wounds. Boisquillaume Communal Cemetery, France
Berg AH London Z/200 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow A/213 13th July 1915 KIA Age 21 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Bisset J Clyde Z/2229 ~ 63rd MG Battalion late Hood & 2nd Benbow B/182 24/12/15 Wounded, Bullet wound, right shoulder. 13/11/16 Wounded. Gunshot wound neck. 24/03/18 KIA Arras Memorial, France
Bizzell BA London Z/1222 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow ‘A’ Coy 10/09/15 KIA (Bullet wound chest.) Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Black LG Temp Sub Lt (ex London 7/3203) ~ Hawke ‘A’ Coy late 1st Benbow D/652 (Antwerp 1914?) 13/11/16 Wounded. Shrapnel wound to face & right thigh. 13/12/16 Died of wounds, UK. Buckhurst Hill Churchyard, Essex.
Blair S Clyde Z/1910 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow A/173 6th June 1915 Heat Stroke invalided to UK 23/04/17 Wounded. Gunshot wound chin. 04/11/17 Died of wounds. Shrapnel wound neck, face & left arm. Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, Belgium
Bolton E Temp Sub Lt (ex Mersey Z/1) ~ Hood ‘C’ Coy late Howe & 2nd Benbow C/4 03/11/17 KIA (Edward received a shrapnel wound to the head, near “Source Farm”) Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Belgium
Bonner JS London Z/1210 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/196 13/11/16 Gunshot wound left wrist. 2510//17 KIA Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Boothroyde A Clyde Z/958 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/226 01/10/15 Wounded. Shrapnel wound left elbow, invalided to UK 13/11/16 Wounded. Gunshot wound left hand, elbow & leg, invalided to UK 26/10/17 KIA Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Bridges ? Major ~ Anson late Benbow? 1918 Demob?
Bremner F Clyde Z/1865 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/202 12/07/15 Died Brain abscess. Hospital Ship “Delta” & buried at sea. Portsmouth Naval Memorial, UK
Brooks LH Temp Sub Lt (ex Bristol Z/161) ~ Drake late Howe & 2nd Benbow C/45 13/11/16 Wounded. Gunshot wound abdomen. 14/10/19 Demob.
Brown W Tyneside Z/411 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/221 19/04/17 Wounded. 20/04/17 Died of wounds. Roclincourt Valley Cemetery, France
Brundred W 329969 (ex Kitchener W/74) RAF 47 Squadron late 1st Benbow E/26/1091 (Antwerp 1914) 08/10/14 Interned Holland 19/11/18 Repatriated. 23/01/1920 Died South Russia. Haidar Pasha Memorial, Turkey
Buch HEF London 7/3231 ~ 1st Benbow A/18/146 (Antwerp 1914) 08/10/14 Interned Holland. Feb 1920 Died after Demob.
Burrell FS Tyneside Z/386 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/92 27/12/17 KIA Villers-Plouich Communal Cemetery, France
Burwell James Herbert (Bert) London Z/78 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow A/196 16/06/15 Wounded. Gunshot wound abdomen. 17/06/15 Died of wounds. Lancashire Landing, Helles, Gallipoli Born 1891, Enlisted Sept 1914 Lived at 24 Sholebroke Mount, Leeds.
Butler JW Temp. Sub Lt (ex London Z/376) ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow A/1? 20/03/18 Gassed & brain concussion. 08/04/19 Demob.
Cairnduff J Clyde Z/701 ~ Hawke late Nelson, Anson & 2nd Benbow D/124 25/08/18 KIA Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France
Cameron JR London Z/1282 ~ Anson attached to 188th Brigade LT Mortar & late 2nd Benbow D/170 13/11/16 KIA Thiepval Memorial, France
Camies EA Temp.2nd Lt (ex London Z/483) ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/10 15/07/16 KIA Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Carson AG London Z/ 1049 ~ Nelson ‘A’ Coy late 2nd Benbow A/98 13th July 1915 KIA Age 21 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Caunter LRG London Z/143 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/16 31/08/15 Died of wounds. Gunshot wound head. Hospital Ship “Delta”& buried at sea. Chatham Naval Memorial, UK
Campbell J Clyde Z/899 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/ 173 15/11/16 Died of wounds. (Gunshot wound?) Puchevillers British Cemetery, France
Campbell J Clyde Z/1020 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/143 13th July 1915 KIA Age 22 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Campbell John R (Military Medal) Clyde Z/1562 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow 13th July 1915 Wounded. Bullet wound neck. 1918 ‘Puisieux Trench’ Puisieux-au-Mont. (All toes amputated due to frost-bite.) August 1918 Discharged/Invalided. (See “Nelson at War page 137 & 223)
Campbell W Clyde Z/1585 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow 08/07/15 KIA Skew Bridge, Helles, Gallipoli
Chapman G London Z/461 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/11 26/10/17 KIA Tyne Cot Memorial, France
Chirnside JS Tyneside Z/293 ~ Drake ‘C’ Coy 11th Platoon late 2nd Benbow A/125 25/03/18 KIA Arras Memorial, France
Clak David Clyde Z/? ~ Benbow? (See Glasgow.gov.uk item 1565) David came from Dalmuir, Glasgow, Scotland. 4th June 1915? Wounded
Clark JBW Tyneside Z/450 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/217 13/11/16 Wounded. Gunshot wound knee. 24/03/18 POW 25/10/18 Died, Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany
Clelland JW Clyde Z/2996 ~ Nelson ‘A’ Coy late 2nd Benbow from 1st Reserve Battalion R/111 13th July 1915 KIA Age 24 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Cockburn J Tyneside Z/3030 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/140 26/10/17 Wounded. Gunshot wound right arm 26/08/18 Died of wounds. Shrapnel wound back. Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, France
Connelly WC Clyde Z/1437 ~Anson late 2nd Benbow D/47 13/11/16 KIA Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France (Brother John ~ Clyde Z/7741 Drake KIA 04/11/17)
Connor J Clyde Z/1734 ~Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/144 13/11/16 KIA Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Cooke GP Temp Sub Lt (ex London 1/2879) ~Nelson A Coy No4 Platoon late 1st Benbow B/3/225 (Antwerp 1914) 03/05/15 KIA. Battle for Baby 700 Anzac Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Coombs V Bristol Z/325 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/82 13th July 1915 KIA Age 19 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Coull GI Clyde Z/2227 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/194 13th July 1915 KIA Age 27 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Coull T A Z234 ~ 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914)
Coulthard TE Tyneside Z/1522 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/136 24/11/15 Died. Dysentery Flimby Cemetery, Maryport, (Cumberland & Westmoreland), UK
Couttie J Clyde Z/2211 ~ Hawke late Nelson & 2nd Benbow B/196 14/08/17 Accidentally wounded, Shrapnel wound left hand. 28/09/18 DOW Shrapnel wound right leg, right arm & left leg. Sunken Road Cemetery, Boisleux-St-Marc, France
Coutts AR Clyde Z/1798 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/551 24/07/15 KIA Skew Bridge Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Cowell F Mersey Z/314 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/66 21/06/15 Died of wounds. Gunshot wound to head. Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Craggs W Mersey Z/309 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow A/224 22/12/15 KIA Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Croft Thomas Kitchener W/175 ~ 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) 08/10/14 Interned in Holland. Repatriated? DOB 06/04/1884 (Lived in Barnsley, Yorkshire)
Crone GC Tyneside Z/341 ~ Drake ‘C’ Coy late 2nd Benbow A/121 23/04/17 KIA Arras Memorial, France
Criman Joseph Thomas Clyde Z/ ? ~ Benbow (See Glasgow.gov.uk item 1997) 3rd June 1915? Wounded. (Lived in Glasgow?)
Curson RW Tyneside Z/3083 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow from 1st Reserve 21/06/15 KIA Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Cuthbert T Clyde Z/973 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/96 05/07/17 KIA Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Cutts H Kitchener W/73 ~ Nelson ‘B’ Coy late 1st Benbow ‘C’ Coy 10th Section (Antwerp 1914) & 2nd Benbow A/57 13th July 1915 KIA (Shrapnel below left knee?) Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Dadd SG London Z/544 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/61 05/07/15 KIA Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Dallas JB Clyde Z/1876 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/199 26/10/16 KIA Age 21 Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, France
Dand JY Clyde Z/1857 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/193 14/08/15 Died Typhoid (Enteric) Fever. Chatby War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Davidson A Clyde Z/916 ~ 189th Brigade Machine Gun Company late Howe & 2nd Benbow C/174 13/11/16 KIA Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Davidson W Clyde Z/1740 ~ 2nd Benbow D/136 3rd June 1915 KIA Age 32 Skew Bridge Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli (William was buried, by Chaplin Bevill Close. Location 200 yards west of 3rd pillar, east of the Krithia Rd)
Davie A Clyde Z/1860 ~ Drake ‘D’ Coy late 2nd Benbow D/70 3rd June 1915 Wounded. Bullet wound left shoulder. 13/11/16 KIA Age 20 Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Davies E Mersey Z/302 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow? 09/11/17 Gassed. 25/08/18 POW Demob?
Davies RJ (Mentioned in Dispatches) Tyneside Z/1790 ~ Nelson late Benbow? Demob?
Davis GM London 1/3028 ~ 1st Benbow B/20/376 (Antwerp 1914) 09/10/14 Interned Holland. 02/11/18 Died. Influenza The Hague General Cemetery, Holland Second son of Dr C.W Davis of Sidcup, Kent. Temp Capt R.A.M.C. Died of septic pneumonia in Delft, Holland on Nov 2nd 1918, aged 22 (As reported in the British Medical Journal Dec 21st 1918, Page 698)
Davison F Kitchener W/283 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/223 13/03/17 Died after discharge/invalided, Tuberculosis of the lungs. Sheffield, Burngreave Cemetery, Yorkshire UK
Davison S Tyneside Z/288 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/136 28/10/16 KIA Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Davy BJ London Z/1268 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/248 13th July 1915 KIA Age 22 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Dawson E Tyneside Z/1781 ~ Hood ‘A’ Coy 4th Platoon late 2nd Benbow B/139 04/02/17 Died of wounds. Thiepval Memorial, France
Day CJ London Z/339 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow A/29 30/12/17 POW 13/12/18 Repatriated. 17/09/1920 Died after demob?
Debnam GW
Dewar R Clyde Z/1850 ~ Anson ‘B’ Coy 8th Platoon late 2nd Benbow D/191 30/11/16 Wounded. Bullet wound right thigh & testicle. 28/04/17 KIA Arras Memorial, France
Docherty J Clyde Z/1572 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/238 6th June 1915 Wounded. Gunshot wound left leg. 29/10/16 Died from ‘Shell Shock’ Age 22 Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Donnelly P Clyde Z/1680 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/130 13/11/16 KIA Thiepval Memorial, France
Dougal AM London Z/1025 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/94 06/08/15 Died from Dysentery on board Hospital Ship “Galeka” & buried at sea. Chatham Naval Memorial, UK
Douglass J Tyneside Z/384 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/90 13th July 1915 KIA Age 21 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Drummond T Clyde Z/2070 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/160 13th July 1915 KIA Age 21 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Drysdale R Clyde Z/1880 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/203 10th June 1915 Wounded. Shrapnel wound left leg. 03/10/15 KIA Age 22 Redoubt Cemetery, Helles Gallipoli
Dumper BC Bristol Z/270 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/69 5th June 1915 Wounded. Bullet wound left arm. 23/04/17 KIA Age 28 Arras Memorial, France
Duncan W Clyde Z/673 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/98 05/07/15 KIA (Buried by Rev BJ Failes behind support trench) Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Durkin WR Tyneside Z/2270 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/56 21/10/16 Accidentally killed. British T M falling short on Bedford St & Long Sap trench. Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, France
Eagle PR London Z/1291 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/99 17/07/15 Died of wounds. (Buried by Chaplin Rev. Bevill Close) Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Easson W Clyde Z/2268 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/177 13th July 1915 KIA Age 23 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Eastham J Tyneside Z/3409 ~ Nelson ‘D’ Coy late 2nd Benbow from 1st Reserve. 13th July 1915 KIA Age 20 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Edgington W London Z/560 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/16 30/10/15 Wounded. 31/10/15 Died of wounds. Skew Bridge Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Edwards J Sub Lt (ex London 1/3616) ~ Nelson ‘C’ Coy late 1st Benbow (not at Antwerp) 1919 Demob?
Elliot V (Meritorious Service Medal) London Z/545 ~ Anson ‘C’ Coy late 2nd Benbow D/12 1918 Demob?
Ellis BH (DSM Distinguished Service Order & Mentioned in Dispatches) Temp Commander (ex London 1/748 PO) ~ Hawke late Anson & 1st Benbow B/210 (Antwerp 1914) 25/03/18 Wounded. Gunshot wound to neck. 21/04/18 Died of wounds. Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France
Ellis EV (Military Cross & Mentioned in Dispatches) Lt /Adjutant ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow ‘C’ Coy 07/02/17 KIA Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France
Ellis J Bristol Z/19 ~ Drake late Howe & 2nd Benbow C/78 13/11/16 Wounded. Shrapnel wound right buttock. 21/08/18 KIA Vis-en-Artois Memorial France
Ellison L Tyneside Z/3685 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow from 1st Reserve. 13th July 1915 KIA Age 19 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Ewings JD London 7/2723 ~ 1st Benbow D/826 (Antwerp 1914) 09/10/14 Interned Holland. 05/03/17 Missing at sea after SS “Copenhagen” was sunk by ‘U’ boat. Chatham Naval Memorial, UK
Felton T SS/102579 ~ 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914 ~ POW Germany) Demob?
Fergus RB Clyde Z/582 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/50 13/11/16 KIA Thiepval Memorial, France Flett W Clyde Z/1738 ~ Nelson late Anson & 2nd Benbow D/152 13/11/16 KIA Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Fleming E Clyde Z/1248 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/91 13/11/16 KIA Thiepval Memorial, France
Flood CEC Temp Sub Lt (ex London 1/2851) ~ Anson late 1st Benbow B/23/399 (Antwerp 1914?) 04/06/15 KIA Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Forbes J Clyde Z/800 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/156 26/10/17 KIA Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Forbes N Clyde Z/1595 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/127 15/06/15 Died of wounds. Shrapnel wound to abdomen. Skew Bridge Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Fraser A Clyde Z/859 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/184 15/08/15 Died. Dysentery. Ford Park Cemetery, Pennycomequick, Devon, UK
Fraser WT Clyde Z/1802 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/137 15/08/15 Died of wounds onboard Hospital Ship “Rewa”. Shrapnel wound to head. Portsmouth Naval Memorial, UK
Freehill F Clyde Z/1665 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/243 26/1017 KIA Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Frewen HM Sub Lt ~ Anson late Hood & 2nd Benbow ‘B’ Coy 29/04/17 Wounded (Home address, Mignano Castle, Caserta, Italy?)
Funnell E (Distinguished Service Order, Mentioned in Dispatches & Croc Di Guerra Italy) Temp. Major & Temp Lt (ex 1735 Private) ~ 14th London Regt. (France 1914) late Howe & 2nd Benbow ’C’ Coy 9th June 1915 Wounded. Bullet wound to left arm. 10/12/19 Died from Pneumonia. Turin Town Cemetery. Italy
Gallacher J (Meritorious Service Medal) Clyde Z/1563 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/228 14/03/19 Demob
Gamble W Clyde Z/1244 ~ Hawke late 2nd Benbow C/70 5th June 1915 Wounded. Gunshot wound to right shoulder. 12/03/18 Gassed. 04/09/18 Wounded. Gunshot wound right arm. 08/10/18 Wounded. Gunshot wound right side of chest. 02/02/19 Demob. 1922/24 Died
Garden J Clyde Z/ 832 ~ Drake late Howe & 2nd Benbow C/183 13/11/16 Wounded. Gunshot wound left buttock. 27/10/17 Died. Inflammation (suppurative) of the liver. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Gardner EVG Temp Sub Lt (ex London 7/2982) ~Nelson late 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) 1919 Demob? (Brother Temp Lt Gardner LS ~ Nelson Battalion KIA 13/11/16)
Gemmell A Clyde Z/ 1240 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/217 29/09/18 Wounded. Gunshot wound, & fractured femur. 11/10/18 Died of wounds. (Birmingham War Hospital, Northfield) Kilbowie Cemetery, Scotland.
Gilbert GFG Temp Lt ~ Benbow Battalion 09/01/15 to 09/03/15? 1919 Demob? See Brother’s ~ Temp Sub Lt Gilbert WV ~ Nelson KIA 03/06/15 Skew Bridge Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli. Temp Lt Gilbert REG ~ Nelson Wounded 19/05/15 & invalided to UK? 2nd Lt Gilbert GG ~ Royal Lancaster Regiment, KIA 18/03/18, Salonica
Gillies W Clyde Z/3038 ~ 189th Brigade Machine Gun Company late Nelson & 2nd Benbow A/R/55 (from 1st Reserve Battalion) 13th July 1915 Wounded. Gunshot wound, back & left shoulder. 18/04/17 KIA Age 21 Arras Memorial, France
Gilliland Lt Commander ~ Anson late Benbow? 1919 Demob?
Gillon JW Tyneside Z/3691 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow A/R/66(from 1st Reserve Battalion) 13th July 1915 Wounded. Bullet wound to brain & shrapnel wound to left leg. 16/07/15 Died of wounds aboard Hospital Ship “Rewa” Age 19 East Mudros Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Greece
Goldie J Clyde Z/1883 ~ Anson ‘A’ Coy late 2nd Benbow D/71 25/08/18 KIA Australian Imperial Forces Burial Ground, Flers, France
Gordon A Clyde Z/2272 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/178 13th July 1915 KIA Age 19 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Gordon RR Clyde Z/1754 ~ Hawke late Anson & 2nd Benbow D/192 02/01/18 Died of wounds. Shrapnel wound to left shoulder. Villers-Plouich Communal Cemetery, France
Gowers AD Tyneside Z/3711 ~ Nelson ‘C’ Coy late 2nd Benbow (from 1st Reserve Battalion) 13th July 1915 KIA Age 23 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Grace AE London Z/261 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow? 13th July 1915 Wounded? 1919 Demob? Kitchener W/78 ~ 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) 11/09/76 DOB 08/09/14 Enlisted 08/10/14 Interned in Holland. 25/05/16 Released from internment due to his mental health. 1916 to 1944 (Military Hospitals) Died 1944 John's wife lived at 42 Cooper Dtreet, Doncaster. (July 2009 Contact made with John's Great Grandson Bob Graham)
Graham W Clyde Z/3285 ~ 199th Brigade Machine Gun Company late Nelson & 2nd Benbow A/R/100 (from 1st Reserve) 24/04/17 KIA Arras Memorial, France
Graham WL Tyneside Z/3302 ~ Nelson late Anson & 2nd Benbow D/28 13/11/16 Died of wounds. Age 19 Thiepval Memorial, France (Brother ~ Graham G ~ Tyneside Z/7435 Nelson Battalion KIA 15/11/16)
Grant GG Sub Lt ~ 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) Escaped capture with H Roos and 39 other members of the Benbow battalion at Antwerp
Grant T Clyde Z/1561 ~ 2nd Benbow D/33 5th June 1915 KIA Age 24 Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Gray A Clyde Z/934 ~ 2nd Benbow C/168 9th June 1915. Died from wounds aboard Hospital Ship “Grantully Castle” (Gunshot wound to skull) Age 19 East Mudros Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Greece
Green P Clyde Z/1356 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/58 14/10/15 Wounded. Gunshot wound to head. 15/10/15 Died of wounds. Pink Farm Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Miall-Green WS Temp Lt Commander ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow ‘A’ Coy (During his illness, Wilfred was transferred to Nelson Battalion). 20/09/15 Died aboard Hospital Ship “Aquitania” from Orbital Cellulitis (eye infection, possible cause, a centipede bite above his eye) Portsmouth Naval Memorial, UK (Did not take part in the Nelson attack on the 13th July 1915 Wilfred joined Nelson Battalion 21/07/15)
Griffiths E Mersey Z/327 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow A/73 13/11/16 KIA Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Haggerston T Major (ex Temp Lt. Commander RNVR) ~ RAF (RNAS) late 2nd Benbow (Crystal Palace only?) 20/02/19 Died. Influenza. Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, UK
Hair H Clyde Z/2183 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/245 13th July 1915 KIA Age 19 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Hall G Kitchener W/165 ~ HMS “Southampton” late 1st Benbow E/13/958 (Not at Antwerp 1914) 01/06/16 Died of wounds at the “Battle of Jutland” Portsmouth Naval Memorial, UK
Hannah W Clyde Z/1352 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/152 13th July 1915 Wounded. Bullet wound arm & abdomen. 14/07/15 Died of wounds. Age 19 ~ Born 1896 Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Hanson OH Lt Commander ~ 1st Benbow ‘D’ Coy 09/10/14 POW 11/10/14 POW (Executed by a German firing squad, for assaulting a guard) Dendermonde (Termonde) Communal Cemetery Extension, Belgium
Harris SF London Z/1187 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/13 20/02/17 KIA Queens Cemetery, Bucquoy, France
Hart JRJ (James Robert John) London Z/608 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow ‘A’ Coy A/215 (1st Battalion A/258 at Crystal Palace) 19/10/14 Enlisted. Commercial Road, Lambeth, London 13th July 1915 Wounded. Bullet wound to upper lip & left forearm. 15/07/15 Hospital Ship “Rewa” to Egypt 17/07/15 Kasr-el-Aini Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. 04/10/15 Hospital Ship “Andania” to UK 26/01/16 Discharged R.N. Hospital Plymouth (invalided) Nelson E/2341 Pension 17991 Born 01/08/1891 Lived at, 142 Park Avenue, Barking, Essex. 15/10/1927 Died at Becton Gas Works, Barking Essex, from Double Pneumonia. 18/10/27 Coroner Inquest held 18/10/27 Barking Cemetery, Ripple Road, Barking, Essex (Grave no 109 section K) (See William Watts ~ London Z/68 KIA 13/07/15, Jimmy Laxton ~ London Z/615, Harry Jackson ~London Z/616 & Douglas Stafford ~ London Z/808)
Hattersley F Kitchener W/272 ~ Nelson ‘A’ Coy late Benbow 08/09/14 Transferred from Kings Own York LI to Benbow Battalion (not at Antwerp?) 17/11/14 Transferred to Nelson ‘A’ Coy 13/11/16 KIA Thiepval MR 21 Lived at 15 Silver Street, Dodworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Brother Charles KW/257 ~ Nelson & Hawke Battalion
Hay G Clyde Z/880 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A140 13/11/16 Wounded. Gunshot wound left thigh. 26/02/17 KIA by German artillery fire Queens Cemetery, Bucquoy, France Heald I (Mentioned in Dispatches) Temp. Lt (ex London Z/210) ~ Hood attached to 25 Squadron RFC, late Benbow Scout? 23/07/15 Wounded. Shrapnel wound to hip. 04/12/16 KIA Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
Hedger PE London 7/3464 ~ 1st Benbow A/155 (Antwerp 1914) 09/10/14 Interned Holland. 21/02/17 Died. Tuberculosis Groningen Southern Cemetery, Holland
Henderson D Tyneside Z/423 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/107 21/09/17 Died of wounds. Point-du-Jour, Military Cemetery, Athies, France
Henderson J Clyde Z/1611 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow A/158 21/06/15 KIA Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Hendry G Clyde Z/793 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow C/211 01/09/16 KIA Tranchee de Meckness Cemetery, Aix-Noulette FR 559
Henry John London Z/631 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow A/38 13th July 1915 KIA Age 28 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli (See Vokins GC ~ London Z/654. He reported that he saw John very badly wounded just past the third trench during the Nelson attack.)
Henry James Lived in, Wighill, Tadcaster? ~ 1st Benbow? Oct 1914 Interned Holland? 1919 Demob? (Lived in Wighill, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire)
Hodsoll F London Z/896 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/84 13/11/16 KIA Thiepval Memorial, France
Holden REC London Z/1223 ~ Drake ‘D’ Coy late 2nd Benbow A/148 17/10/15 Wounded. Bullet wound right buttock. 25/03/18 POW 17/04/19 Demob. 03/1924 Died after demob. (Lived in Brook Rd, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex)
Holmes GH (Mentioned in Dispatches) 2nd Lt (ex Clyde Z/971) ~ Royal West Kent late Anson & 2nd Benbow D/157 1919 Demob?
Howley FG CH/291347 ~ Collingwood D/1613 (from 1st Reserve), late 2nd Benbow C/510? 09/06/15 Died of wounds onboard Hospital Ship “Southland” Chatby War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Hunter G Temp.Sub Lt (ex Clyde Z/1535) ~ Drake late Anson & 2nd Benbow D/229 21/08/18 KIA Vaulx Australian Field Ambulance Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt, France
Hunter J Clyde Z/1641 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/251 13/11/16 KIA Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Hunter R Tyneside Z/335 (ex Army 206405) ~ Drake late Royal Engineers & 2nd Benbow A/135 28/05/1923 Died after Demob. Phthisis Pulmonatis (TB)
Hutchins Ernest London Z/1245 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow Born 15/10/1890 24/4/1917 Wounded. Shell wound left shoulder. (Coal Miner from Llanharren, Glamorgen, Wales)
Hutchinson W Tyneside Z/3394 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow (from 1st Reserve) 16/06/15 Wounded. Bullet wound skull. 16/09/16 Died of wounds after discharge (invalided). Brookwood1914/18 Memorial, UK
Iliff AC Temp. Sub Lt. (ex PO London Z/245) ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow ‘A’ Coy 20/06/15 Died of wounds. Bullet wound to head. Skew Bridge Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Imrie AG Clyde Z/1900 ~ Nelson late Drake & 2nd Benbow A/177 24/04/17 KIA Arras Memorial, France
Inglis J (Mentioned in Dispatches & Croix de Guerre Belgium) Tyneside Z/3389 ~ Drake attached to 190th Brigade Light Trench Mortar late 2nd Benbow from 1st Reserve. 25/03/18 KIA Arras Memorial, France
Ingram W London Z/181 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/18 04/02/17 KIA Thiepval Memorial, France
Jackson Harry (Henry Thomas) London Z/616 ~ Drake ‘A’ Coy late Nelson late 2nd Benbow ‘A’ Coy A/236 04/11/15 Dysentery. Invalided to UK on Hospital Ship “Mauretania” 26/07/16 Transferred to Drake Battalion, 63rd RND at Base Depot, Etaples, France. 13/11/16 Wounded. Gunshot wound left forearm. 28/09/18 Wounded. Gunshot wound, head right arm & hip. 27/12/18 Demobilised, Wimbledon. (Harry lived at 35 Albion Road, Dalton, (Hackney) London E8. Chum of James Hart London Z/ 608)
Jamieson L Clyde Z/1950 ~ Nelson ‘C’ Coy 11th Platoon late 2nd Benbow B/164 13th July 1915 KIA Age 22 Helles MR 4
Jamieson WG Clyde Z/811 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/157 17/02/17 Died of wounds. Gunshot wound buttocks. Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Jay GH (Mentioned in Dispatches) Bristol 2/1221 ~ Anson late Benbow? (No mention of Anson or Benbow on service record) 25/03/19 Demob
Jehring William E Temp. Sub Lt (ex London Z/73) ~ Nelson late Drake & 2nd Benbow A/13 Sept 1914 Enlisted. 0ct 1914 Commissioned. 14/07/15 Wounded. Gunshot wound to neck. (See ‘Nelson at War page 228) 28/10/17 KIA Tyne Cot Memorial, Passchendaele, France (Parents lived at 1 Trinity Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex)
Jenkins JS London Z/1208 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/102 13/11/16 KIA Thiepval Memorial, France
Jobling WB Tyneside 5/182 ~ HMS “Pembroke late 1st Benbow B/293 ? 21/04/16 Died. Pulmonary Tuberculosis Brookwood 1914/18 Memorial, UK
Johnston G (Johnstone G) Clyde Z/1460 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/130 21/08/18 KIA Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Johnston JE L1/3212 A.B. ~ 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) Oct 1914 Interned Holland
Johnston S Clyde Z/1421 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/156 20/11/16 Died of wounds. Shell wound to abdomen. St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France
Jones BJ London Z/471 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/25 22/08/18 Wounded. Gunshot wound left thigh. 13/02/19 Died after demob. (Pneumonia)
Jones C Mersey Z/348 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/83 03/08/15 KIA Skew Bridge Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Jones D Mersey Z/344 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/80 15/07/15 KIA Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Jones E London Z/601 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow A/32 13/11/16 KIA Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Jones GF Tyneside Z/2240 ~ 2nd Benbow C/234 10th June 1915 KIA Age 29 Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Joynson Arther Glazebrook Captain ~ Hood late Benbow DOB 12/12/1882 26th Jan 1915, discharged from Benbow Battalion on becoming a Sub Lt. Served on , "HMS Hilary" (Armed Merchant Cruiser). Demob 29th Nov 1919 (Lived at 6 Pellhurst Road, Ryde, Isle of White)
Jude G Tyneside Z/321 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/120 24/06/15 Wounded. Gunshot wound in both thighs. 13/11/16 KIA Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Kealy D Clyde Z/1416 ~ Anson late
2nd Benbow D/198 17/02/16 Died of wounds. 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, Chatby War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Kelly DJ Bristol Z/291 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow C/94 27/12/15 KIA Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Kelly
E 23/04/17 KIA Arras Memorial, France
Kerr M Clyde Z/? ~ Benbow? 3rd June 1915 Wounded. 1919 Demob? Lived in Dalmuir, Glasgow, Scotland
King F.W.M 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) Interned Holland Oct 1914 16th to 26th June 1915 escaped with Williams R.J & Wooley G
London Z/693 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/60 19/07/15 KIA Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Knights B Deck Hand (ex Clyde Z/1764) ~ Steam Trawler ‘Taurus’ late Howe & 2nd Benbow C/210 14/07/17 Lost at sea. Tower Hill, Memorial,
London 4222? ~ 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) 29/01/1892 Born 14/10/1914 POW Antwerp POW Camp Bergerdam & Doberitz 14/10/1918 Repatriated to UK Lived in Stonenaven Scotland
Kortens ER Mersey Z/330 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow A/226 3rd Platoon. 13th July 1915 KIA Age 29 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Lamb W Clyde Z/1384 ~ Anson late Howe, & 2nd Benbow C/19 28/09/18 Wounded. Gunshot wound to left hand, right arm, face & chest. 14/10/18 Died of wounds. Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France
Lambert GF Tyneside Z/365 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/56 13/11/16 KIA Thiepval Memorial, France
Lamont-Fisher HD Sub Lt (ex London 1/3030) ~ Nelson late 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914 not interned) 1919 Demob? (See ‘Nelson at War’ page 213)
Laxton Jimmy (James Montague) London Z/615 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow A/219 19/10/14 Enlisted 12/06/15 Transferred to Nelson Battalion 22/05/16 Disembarked, Marseilles, France. 07/02/18 Transferred to Hood (Jimmy was one of the 100 ratings and 5 officers who went to Hood Battalion after the Nelson Battalion was disbanded) 19/02/19 Demob 03/02/1891 DOB (Lived at 23, Gaskell Road, Highgate, London. Jimmy was a chum of James Hart London Z/ 608)
Laurie J Mersey Z/306 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/731 13/11/16 KIA Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Laurie RT Clyde Z/1468 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/52 27/10/17 Wounded. Gunshot wound left leg & right knee. 06/11/17 Died of wounds. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France
Lawrence SG London Z/1024 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow A/229 13th July 1915 Wounded? 01/01/16 “Victory” Nelson E/2353 02/11/18 Discharged
Lawson James Clyde Z/2270 ~ Nelson ‘C’ Coy late 2nd Benbow B/179 13th July 1915 KIA Age 23 Helles MR 4 (James lived at Guard Bridge Station, Nether Careston, Forfarshire, Scotland, in October 2008 Contact made with James relative)
Leadley GA Mersey Z/334 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/227 03/08/15 KIA Skew Bridge Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Lees JO Clyde Z/965 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/253 21/09/15 KIA Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Lennon James Clyde Z/1481 ~ Hawke late 2nd Benbow C/61 17/07/15 Wounded. Gunshot wound to chest. 23/11/17 KIA Tyne Cot, Memorial, Belgium (James service record is worth reading, it appears he was a “Live Wire”)
Lillie WGD Clyde Z/2232 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/189 13/06/15 Wounded. Shrapnel wound left foot. 13/11/16 KIA Thiepval Memorial, France
Lintott W Temp Sub Lt ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow ‘B’ Coy 13th July 1915 KIA Age 23 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Logan A Clyde Z/1964 ~ Drake ‘C’ Coy late 2nd Benbow A/205 14/09/16 KIA by shellfire. Bois-de-Noulette British Cemetery, Aix-Noulette, France
Long Henry J London Z/617 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow A220 13th July 1915 KIA Age 24 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli (Henry lived at 83 Knapp Road, Bow, London)
Longstafff JW Tyneside Z/2953 ~ Nelson late Anson & 2nd Benbow C/225 03/01/18 KIA Age 23 Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, France
Loosmore A Bristol Z/340 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/124 13/11/16 KIA Thiepval Memorial, France
Love ARG Temp Sub Lt (ex London Z/42) ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/197 21/08/18 KIA Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Love TE Temp Sub Lt (ex London Z/371) ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow ‘D’ Coy 14/06/15 KIA Helles Memorial, Gallipoli (Thomas’s wife lived at 35 Cheltenham Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex)
Loveley George Tinsley London Z/1237 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow ‘A’ Coy Enlisted 09/01/15 Baker/Confectioner (Sweet Tooth) Lived at 81 West St, Boston,Lincs. 25/03/18 KIA Arras Memorial, France. 07/02/2014 Contact made with George's Great Niece Joy Brodier who lives in France.
Lyall J Clyde Z/1501 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/159 26/10/17 KIA Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Macartney RH LT RN. 1st Benbow D/713 (Antwerp 1914) Interned Holland 1914
MacDonald M B/4598 ~ 1st Benbow D/713 (Antwerp 1914) 17/09/14 Interned in Holland. 01/01/19 Discharge. (Invalided) 09/08/1923 Died. Tuberculosis
MacIntosh A A/4420 ~ HMS “Sarnia” late 1st Benbow? A/59 10/02/19 Demob. 28/04/1922 Died after demob. (Enteric Fever & Bronco-Pneumonia) (Angus served on HMS ‘Sarnia’ from 01/12/14 to 05/09/18, the ‘Sarnia was torpedoed / sunk on 12/09/18)
MacIver J 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) 17/09/14 Interned in Holland. 1981 Died age 88
MacKie JD Clyde Z/1761 ~ Nelson late Anson & 2nd Benbow 11/08/17 Wounded. Gunshot wound left hand & nose. 28/10/17 KIA Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
MacLeod A RNR A/3303 ~ 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) 0ct 1914 Interned Holland. 24/06/16 Died after discharge. (Tuberculosis of the Lungs) Age 27? Eye, Aignish, Scotland (Brother of William MacLeod ~ A/3398 KIA 25/09/15)
MacLeod D RNR A/3409 PO ~ 1st Benbow ‘D’ Coy (Antwerp 1914) 09/10/14 Interned in Holland. 01/03/16 Died Age 25 Groningen Southern Cemetery, Holland
MacLeod W RNR A/3398 ~ HM Yacht “Sanda” late 1st Benbow? A/66 (Antwerp 1914?) 25/09/15 KIA Chatham Memorial, UK (Brother of Angus MacLeod ~ A/3303)
MacMillan Thomas Drake late 2nd Benbow 1919 Demob
Malcolm R Clyde Z/1685 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow ‘C’ Coy 02/10/15 Wounded. 1919 Demob? (Brother James Malcolm ~ Clyde Z/1940 Collingwood Battalion ‘D’ Coy 2nd Platoon KIA 04/06/15)
Malone JR Clyde Z/2973 ~ Hood ‘D’ Coy, No 4 Platoon 16th Section late 2nd Benbow from 1st Res. 23/04/17 Wounded. Shrapnel wound to right foot. 02/01/1922 Died after discharge (Pneumonia)
Mannall G Clyde Z/2186 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/170 23/04/17 Wounded. Gunshot wound to face & left leg. 12/12/17 Discharge (Invalided)
Mascarenhas SP (Meritorious Service Medal, Mentioned in Dispatches & Portuguese Copper MM) London Z/525 ~ Nelson (Interpreter for “Portuguese Expedition Force”) late 2nd Benbow A212 Oct 1914 Enlisted 25/01/19 Demob. (See ‘Nelson at War’ page 227)
Massey HA Temp Sub Lt (ex London 4/3201) ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow ‘C’ Coy 22/08/15 Wounded. Gunshot wound left thigh. 26/08/15 Died of wound onboard Hospital Ship “Gason” East Mudros Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Greece
Mathews H PO/SS/102589(RFR/B/4125) ~ HMS “Tipperary” late 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) Oct 1914 Interned Holland. Feb 1915 Escaped from internment. 01/06/16 KIA “Battle of Jutland” Portsmouth Naval Memorial, UK
McAlister W Clyde Z/ 1602 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/213 11/07/17 Died of wounds. Multiple gunshot wounds Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France
McClive W Clyde Z/2233 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/188 13/11/16 Wounded. Shrapnel wound back. 10/08/17 Wounded. 03/09/18 KIA Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France
McClure D Clyde Z/1357 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/219 21/04/17 Wounded. Gunshot wound to abdomen. 22/04/17 Died of wounds. Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France
McDonald M C/3627 ~ 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) 09/10/14 Interned Holland. 06/01/19 Discharged invalided. 03/02/1924 Died after demob. (Tuberculosis)
McFarlane R Clyde Z/1388 ~ Howe (attached to 189th Brigade L Trench Mortar Battery) late 2nd Benbow C/65 13/11/16 Wounded. Shrapnel wound left buttock & Septicaemia. 18/12/16 Died of wounds. Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France
McKenry J Tyneside Z/339 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow A/105 10/11/16 Died of wounds. Shell wound right side. Varennes Military Cemetery, France
McKenzie T Clyde Z/1441 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/54 09/11/16 Gassed. 28/04/17 KIA Arras Memorial, France (Brother of William McKenry ~ Clyde Z/1442 Nelson Battalion KIA 28/10/17)
McKenzie WJ Clyde Z/1442 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow D/40 28/10/17 KIA Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium (Brother of Thomas McKenzie ~ Clyde Z/1441 Anson Battalion KIA 28/04/17)
McKinlay (Meritorious Service Medal) Clyde Z/1544 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow 13/11/16 Wounded. Gunshot wound left leg. 17/02/19 Demob.
McLeod Donald A3409 ~ 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) Interned Holland Died 01/03/1916 Age 25
McLeod John W Oct 1914 ~ Interned Croningen Holland Born Stornorway, Scotland.
McLeod WS Clyde Z/1613 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow A/159 13th July 1915 KIA Age 22 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
McMillan A Clyde Z/1620 ~ Nelson ‘D’ Coy late 2nd Benbow C/231 13th July 1915 KIA Age 27 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
McNish D Clyde Z/101 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow B/11 13th July 1915 KIA Age 20 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Mecklenberg AP Sub Lt (ex London 7/3545) ~ Nelson late 1st Benbow (Antwerp 1914) Escaped from internment, in May 1914 (See “Nelson at War” page 219) 1919 Demob?
Melville J Clyde Z/1230 ~ Hood late 2nd Benbow B/29 10/11/15 Wounded. Bleeding from nose & ears caused by shell blast. 13./11/16 KIA Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Messenger J London Z/1242 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/43 08/07/15 KIA by shell fire Skew Bridge Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli
Milgate PLJ London Z/622 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/37 14/07/15 KIA (Percy was buried in the rear of “Horseshoe” trench.) Age 24 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Millar GH Captain (ex London 7/3482) ~ HMS “Furious” RAF (RNAS) late 1st Benbow C/616 (Antwerp 1914) 09/10/14 POW 29/09/15 Escaped to the UK, from Germany. 29/04/18 Gilbert & the pilot were killed in a “Sopwith Strutter”. Dunfermline Cemetery, Fife, Scotland
Milne M Clyde Z/1800 ~ Nelson late 2nd Benbow D/87 13th July 1915 KIA Age 19 Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Mitchell G Clyde Z/1766 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow D/151 10/11/18 KIA Valenciennes Communal Cemetery, British Extension, St Roch, France
Mitchell W Clyde Z/2413 ~ Drake late 2nd Benbow A/174 23/04/17 KIA Arras Memorial, France
Moles J Clyde Z/1382 ~ 188th Brigade Machine Gun Coy late Howe & 2nd Benbow C/129 17/02/17 KIA Thiepval Memorial, France
Morgan G Bristol Z/322 ~ Howe late 2nd Benbow C/107 30/12/17 POW 06/01/19 Repatriated 09/01/19 Died, Bronco Pneumonia. Caerphilly, Penyrheol Cemetery, Wales
Muir S Clyde Z/1668 ~ Anson late 2nd Benbow C/239 25/03/18 POW 19/12/18 Repatriated. 17/12/1920 Died after discharge. Glasgow, Lambhill Cemetery, Scotland
Mutch A Clyde Z/1792 ~ Nelson late Howe & 2nd Benbow C/218 24/04/17 KIA Arras Memorial, France
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