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Hello all, does anyone have proof that a J Kelly served on HMS Terrible as a stoker in south africa and recieved a QSA and wether he recieved a NAtal bar to boot??
regards

Hello Morsey......

Sorry cannot find him in the Terrible......

Mike

Thanks mike, might have bought a pup. Mmmmmmm

Good Morning Moresy.......

Don't want to hijack your thread but here is my Terrible......

Mike


1360
SCOREY, GEORGE HENRY

REG. NO.: 196-265
RANK: ORDINARY SEAMAN
REGT: ROYAL NAVY H.M.S. TERRIBLE
BARS: NO BARS AS ISSUED

REMARKS / HISTORY:

1. China - RELIEF OF PEKING bar - impressed to G.H.SCOREY. A.B. H.M.S. TERRIBLE (Unable to locate verification of bar).
2. Born 2.2.1880 Titchfield Hants
3. Blacksmith
4. Entered RN 19.10.1897
5. Served in HMS Northampton, Curacao, Volage, Terrible from 1.11.1898 - 24.10.1902, Duke of Wellington, Excellent and Vernon.
6. He was discharged invalided.
7. Height 5' 4" brown hair, dk brown eyes, dark complexion.
8. VERIFIED - FEVYER AND WILSON, PAGE 125
9. 1st Class twin screw cruiser. Displacement: 14,200 tons. Speed: 22 Knots, 25,000 HP. Compliment: 894. Armament: Two 9.2 inch guns, twelve 6-inch guns, sixteen 12 pdr QF, twelve 3 pounder QF, four 18 -inch Torpedo Tubes (submerged). Served between October 1899 and march 1900. Commnded by Captain P.M. Scott, CB

The Terrible and Powerful were the largest cruisers in the world during the late 1890's. HMS Powerful was built by the Naval Construction and Armaments Company in Barrow-in-Furness. They were built to compete with the newest Russian Cruisers. Both HMS Terrible and HMS Powerful proved very very expensive to build and cost twice the cost of the Edger class built a few years earlier. After the Boer War, she was refitted 1902 to 1904 and went into the reserve fleet. She was used as a troop ship in 1915 and from 1915 as an accommodation ship until the late 1920s. She was renamed TS Fishgard III. She was scrapped in Jul 1932.

Hi Mike,
Been to see a medal dealer today who sells a number of QSA's who says that the one to J Kelly STO HMS TERRIBLE is "right" and so I now have to find him! image three is not very good I'm afraid.
Below are mine.
Walter Edward Morse is my Paternal Grandfather (Zululand Expeditionary Force)and the second is also a Stoker JJ O'Flaherty. With my Grandfather the fob "badge" is for both South Africa and China.
I also have an original song sheet for the civic reception that was given the crew on their return from the China Station by Portsmouth Corporation.

Oh!, you'll find my grandfather under the name of Moorse - they spelt his name wrong in the lists and on his medals!

regards dave m

Pictures.....