Llewellyn Harvey WILTON

   Another name for Llewellyn was Harvey Llewellyn WILTON.

  General Notes:

Sourced from "Wilton Family Web Site"

http://www.jcwilton.com// (no longer exists)

Births Jun 1883
Wilton Llewellyn Harvey Bodmin 5c 75

Llewellyn apparently took his grandmother's maiden name as his middle
name.

Both he and James Douglas Dawe were killed on HMS Indefatigable

In Memory of
HARVEY LLEWELLYN WILTON
Gunner
RMA/9630
H. M .S. "Indefatigable.", Royal Marine Artillery
who died on
Wednesday, 31st May 1916. Age 33.

Additional Information: Son of Mary Ann Wilton, of 6, Gordon Terrace,
Bodmin, and the late John Wilton

Commemorative Information
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Grave Reference/Panel Number: 21.
Location:

From CWGC web site
Name: WILTON, HARVEY LLEWELLYN Initials: H L Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Gunner Regiment/Service: Royal Marine Artillery Unit Text: H.M.S. "Indefatigable." Age: 33 Date of Death: 31/05/1916 Service No: RMA/9630 Additional information: Son of Mary Ann Wilton, of 6, Gordon Terrace, Bodmin, and the late John Wilton. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 21. Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL



The Memorial is situated on Southsea Common overlooking the promenade and
is accessible at all times.

Historical Information: PORTSMOUTH MEMORIAL REGISTER. The first part
(1914) records particulars of the loss of 1,917 ranks and ratings of the
Royal Navy, 1,524 of whom fell in H.M.S. "Good Hope" and "Bulwark". The
second part (1915) records particulars of the loss of 972 ranks and
ratings of the Royal Navy, 536 of whom fell in H.M.S."Viknor", "Bayano",
"Goliath", "Princess Irene", "Lynx", and "Natal", and of four civilians
employed by the Admiralty. The third, fourth and fifth parts (1916,
divided alphabetically into three parts) record particulars of the loss
of 4,485 ranks and ratings of the Royal Navy, 567 of whom fell in H.M.S.
"Black Prince", "Defence", "Indefatigable", "lnvincible", "Queen Mary",
"Tipperary", and "Hampshire", and of eight civilians employed by the
Admiralty. The sixth part (1917) records particulars of the loss of 1,269
ranks and ratings of the Royal Navy, 443 of whom fell in H.M.S. "Ghurka",
"Paragon", "Vanguard", Begonia",
"Partridge", and "Torrent", and of five civilians employed by the
Admiralty. The seventh part (1918-21) records particulars of the loss of
1,086 ranks and ratings of the Royal Navy1 249 of whom fell in H.M.S.
"Narborough", "Opal", "Louvain", and "Glatton", and of four civilians
employed by the Admiralty. Each entry in these Registers represents
untimely death, and the bereavement of a family. Together they represent
the price paid by those families and the Empire for keeping our shores
inviolate; for moving here and there, as we would, greater
Armies than the Empire had ever before dreamed of raising; for confining
to its harbours, during almost the whole of four years, the greatest
Navy except our own; for annihilating enemy sea borne trade; and for a
decisive share in breaking the aggressive spirit of the German Government
and people.

The first of a three-ship class, HMS Indefatigable was only a slight improvement over the first battlecruiser class named for HMS Invincible. As in the earlier ships, she had four turrets, one forward, one aft, and two displaced diagonally on either side of the ship. After duty with the Home Fleet, in 1913 she was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet. In August 1914 she took part in the hunt for SMS Goeben and Breslau, and was later stationed on the Dardanelles blockade. Recalled to home waters in February 1915, she joined Vice Admiral Sir William C. Pakenham's Second Battle Cruiser Squadron. At the Battle of Jutland on May 31, 1916, during the "run to the south," the first engagement between the British and German battlecruisers, Indefatigable was in the rear, opposite SMS Von Der Tann. After 27 minutes, a hit on the fore turret penetrated the magazine spaces and blew the ship in half, and she sank at 1605 with the loss of 1,017 crew; there were four survivors.
Parkes, British Battleships.

Forces War Records site
First Name: H Surname: Wilton Date of Death: 31/05/1916 Fate: Killed. Incident Details: Action against German Fleet. Incident Date: 31/05/1916 Information: No. of Record 6696/16. Rank: Gunner Service Number: R.M.A.9630 Duty Location: North Sea Service: Royal Marines Ship: Hms Indefatigable Branch: Royal Marine Artillery Archive Reference: ADM 104/146 Place of Death: North Sea
Hms Indefatigable during World War 1
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Collection: Admiralty - Registers of Killed and Wounded 1914-1929