Listing continued from ADM 137/47/1. Folios 64-75: Rear Admiral on HMS Bacchante...

Listing continued from ADM 137/47/1.

Folios 64-75: Rear Admiral on HMS Bacchante and Rear Admiral on HMS Euryalus to strike their flags, First Lord, 2 October 1914. Admiralty note for Rear Admiral Henry Hervey Campbell, (HMS Bacchante) and Rear Admiral Arthur Henry Christian to strike their flags. Rear Admiral Campbell not to be appointed to command Humber battleships and Rear Admiral Christian not to be given a separate command.

Folios 76-84: Court of Enquiry. Asks for Copies of Reports etc. Commander-in-Chief Nore, 26 September 1914. Admiralty telegram to Commander-in-Chief Chatham to hold a Court of Enquiry into sinkings, (folio 77). Telegrams and notes to establish enquiry and the reports available.

Folios 85-94: Engine Room etc., Doors; Electric Light. Commander-in-Chief, Nore, 3 October 1914. Letter from the President of the Court of Enquiry, Commodore Ernest Frederick Augustus Gaunt,that “Engine Room Doors and Stokehold Doors in H.M. ships Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue were apparently half open when torpedoed. Also electric lights were extinguished and recommending auxiliary light be kept lit at important stations, (folio 87). Reports and signals sent that doors to be closed in mined areas and when risk of torpedoing and auxiliary lights kept lit.

Folios 95-102: Court of Enquiry. Evidence of Commodore Tyrwhitt required, Commander-in-Chief Nore, 3 October 1914. Request for Commodore Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt to attend court of enquiry not permitted.

Folios 103-393: (Paper number NL 3899/14) Report and Minutes of court of enquiry, Commander-in-Chief, Nore, 6 October 1914. Letter to Admiralty, (folio 104), and Schedule of enclosures (folio 105): 1 Findings of the Court of Enquiry; 2 Minutes of the Court of Enquiry held at R.N. Barracks, Chatham on 30 September 1914; 3 Subsidiary documents as shown on schedule forwarded therewith; 4 Copy of Admiralty N.L. telegram No.27 of 29 September 1914; 5 Copy of Commander-in-Chief’s signal No.1330 of 30 September 1914; 6 Copy of report from Commodore (T) regarding survivors picked up by a Trawler L.T.639 Report of Court of Enquiry (folios 106-110). President of Court of Enquiry, Commodore Ernest Fredrick Augustus Gaunt, Commodore, RN Barracks Chatham, Captain Edward Cecil Villiers, Captain of HMS Actaeon and Captain Philip Howard Colomb, Flag Captain, the Nore. HMS Aboukir was torpedoed and sunk and HMS Cressy and HMS Hogue torpedoed and sunk while rescuing survivors. Court does not measure blame but presence of cruisers rests with Admiralty telegram of 19 September 1914. Cruisers left without screen due to heavy weather but not known why screen did not return on 21 September Court’s opinion: 1 Cruisers should have zigzagged. 2 Captain Drummond should not have ordered other two cruisers to close. 3 Captains of HMS Cressy and HMS Hogue should not have stopped. 4 Number of lookouts insufficient. 5 Watertight door should have been closed permanently. 6 Codes, cyphers have been endangered. 7 Appreciation of courage of Officers and Men Consideration to supplying more lifebelts. Auxiliary lights should be kept on. When torpedoed, communications likely to breakdown. No truth in trawler beating off men in water. Some survivors were in no hurry to leave comfort of trawler. Witnesses: Rear Admiral Arthur Henry Christian, HMS Euryalus,(folios 113-123). Captain John Edmund Drummond, HMS Aboukir, (folios 126-135). Commander William Fortescue Sells, HMS Aboukir, (folios 136-143). Lieutenant-Commander Edward Balfour Cloete, Navigating Officer HMS Aboukir, (folios 144-151). Lieutenant-Commander James Sandbach Parker, HMS Aboukir, (folios 152-155). Lieutenant John Bernard Hughes, HMS Aboukir, (folios 156-159). Lieutenant George William Cavendish Venn, HMS Aboukir, (folios 160-161). Engineer Lieutenant-Commander Percy John Burdick Huxham, HMS Aboukir, (folios 162-169). Fleet Surgeon Oswald Rees, HMS Aboukir, (folios 170-172). Signal Boatswain Arthur Hambleton Farnley, HMS Aboukir, (folios 173-176). Artificer Engineer Lumley Robinson, HMS Aboukir, (folios 177-179). Commander Bertram William Lothian Nicholson, HMS Cressy, (folios 180-189). Lieutenant Reginald Robert Harrison RNR, HMS Cressy (folios 190-195). Captain Harold Ozanne RMLI, HMS Cressy, (folios 196-199). Staff Surgeon Edward Charles Sawdy, HMS Cressy, (folios 200-202). Gunner Albert John Dougherty, HMS Cressy, (folios 203-209). Rear Admiral Arthur Henry Christian recalled, (folios 210-211). Engineer Lieutenant-Commander Walter Robert Fendick, HMS Hogue, (folios 212-217). Chief Carpenter William Henry Reed, HMS Hogue, (folios 218-221). Captain Wilmot Stuart Nicholson, HMS Hogue, (folios 222-236). Artificer Engineer Thomas Arthur Edwin, HMS Hogue, (folios 237-239). Warrant Engineer Aeneas C.Alexander RNR, HMS Hogue, (folios 240-242). Able Seaman George McLeod RNR, HMS Aboukir, (folios 243-244). Able Seaman J.G. Weatherly RFR, HMS Aboukir (folios 244-245). Chief Petty Officer Frederick William Damon, HMS Cressy, (folios 245-246). Petty Officer Telegraphist George Wynn Durrant, ON 205599, HMS Cressy, (folios 247-249). Chief Engine Room Artificer William John Taylor, HMS Cressy, (folios 250-252). Chief Stoker Frederick J.Edward, HMS Cressy, (folios 252-253).Yeoman of Signals Sidney James Godfrey Webb, ON 197594, HMS Cressy, (folios 254-255). Leading Seaman Edward John Cook, ON J379, HMS Cressy, (folio 256).Leading Signalman Francis Herbert Huntley, HMS Hogue, (folio 257). Second Yeoman of Signals William James Kimp, HMS Hogue, (folios 258-259).Leading Signalman William Smith, ON 237986, HMS Hogue, (folios 260-261). Leading Signalman Henry Symons, HMS Hogue, (folio 262). Lieutenant Reginald Edward Gore, HMS Hogue, (folios 263-266). Stoker William Toms, HMS Hogue, (folio 267). Stoker William Robert Bacon, HMS Hogue, (folios 268-269). Stoker George Britton, Hogue (folio 270). Stoker First Class Henry Turvey, ON K1066, HMS Hogue, (folio 271).Stoker Hugh Mallin, 1681S, RNR, HMS Hogue, (folio 272). Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist Joseph Dancy Reeves, ON 192309, HMS Aboukir (folios 273-274). Captain Wilmot Stuart Nicholson, HMS Hogue recalled, (folios 275-276). Rear Admiral Henry Hervey Campbell, (folios 277-279). Commander Reginald Arthur Norton, HMS Hogue, (folios 280-284). Chief Engine Room Artificer William Joseph Cotton, HMS Aboukir, (folios 285-286). Senior Petty Officer Albert Turner, ON 278015, HMS Aboukir, (folios 287-290). Private George Albert Priestley, Ch 16227, R.M.L.I., (folio 291). Petty Officer Price Foulkes, ON 201329, HMS Cressy, (folios 292-293). Officer’s Steward Third Class Arthur Carter, HMS Cressy, (folios 294-295). Chief Engine Room Artificer William Charles Smith, HMS Aboukir, (folios 296-297). Engine Room Artificer Frederick Ernest White, ON K1225, HMS Hogue, (folios 298-300). Able Seaman Thomas Caveney, HMS Hogue, (folio 301). Able Seaman William Kenrick, HMS Hogue, (folio 302). Stoker First Class Edward Gabriel Higgs, HMS Hogue, (folios 303-304). Able Seaman James Paul Wood, RNR, HMS Hogue (folio 305). Able Seaman Harry Lucas, 5190B, RNR, HMS Hogue, (folio 306). Able Seaman Joshua Jelf, HMS Hogue, (folio 307). Able Seaman Alfred Stephens, HMS Hogue, (folio 308). Leading Stoker William T. Woodward, HMS Hogue, (folio 309). Leading Stoker Henry Chopping, HMS Aboukir, (folio 310). Leading Stoker John Pascall, HMS Aboukir, (folio 311).

Listing continued in ADM 137/47/3.