THE ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION

&

ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE(T) TRAWLER SECTION

ROLL OF HONOUR PAGE

THIS PAGE WAS SET UP TO HONOUR THE OFFICERS

AND MEN OF THE R.N.D & RNR(T)

WHO DIED IN OR SERVED IN & SURVIVED THE GREAT, WAR WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE WAR

TO END ALL WARS !!

THIS PAGE WILL NOW BE IN A SOMEWHAT,

SIMPLIFIED FORMAT FOR THE TIME BEING ,

SO AS NOT TO OVERLOAD IT ,

IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE PROBLEMS,

IV'E HAD IN THE PAST,

PLEASE BEAR WITH ME ........................

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.Sometimes when you acquire something ,from E.BAY it comes with a story or a ,

history , & this is one such case , the model trawler in image one, was hand built in the ,

1970s - 1980s by Graham James Pritchard see in photo 2 , now graham sadly passed away some 15 years ago,& his widow Maureen , with their son lee , in photo 3 recently decided to put this model on E.BAY, & I was lucky enough to, win it , now it was the closest to a ww1 trawler I had ever seen even down to the vessels ,colour scheme, and it was just what I had been looking for , it is totally hand made from scratch & such skill should never be forgotten, nor the makers name , which normally would be forgotten, so its my privilege to be able to share grahams skill with you all ......

BELOW WE HAVE THE HONOUR &

PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO ADD ONE

OF THE UNSUNG HEROES WHO

COMMANDED VESSELS OF THE

RNR(T)TRAWLER SECTION

MR . ARTHUR .WILLIAM. JACKSON .

AS A SKIPPER IN THE R.N.R

AND BELOW AND BELOW RIGHT

WE HAVE HIS APPOINTMENT CERTIFICATE

AS A SKIPPER IN THE R.N.R

BELOW WE HAVE HIS RNR SERVICE DOCUMENTS

BELOW WE HAVE HIS BOARD OF TRADE CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY AS A SKIPPER

AND BELOW WE HAVE HIS CERTIFICATE

TO SHOW HE HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO THE REGISTRY OF THE FLEETWOOD VESSEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION LTD NAVIGATION COMMITTE ,

CERTIFICATE NUMBER 94

BELOW WE HAVE A PAINTING DONE FOR ME AS A SPECIAL COMMISSION BY

SOREN HAWKES M.A. WHO HAS EXHIBITED

IN THE ROYAL ACADEMY

AND IS A FITTING MEMORIAL TO

2nd DECK HAND HARRY GEDGE WHO DIED

WHILST HE WAS A CREWMAN

ON BOARD HMT DESTINN ON THE 24th OF APRIL 1917

THANK YOU SOREN.

YOU ARE A REAL GENTLEMAN

IT'S WITH A GREAT DEAL OF PRIDE THAT I CAN NOW ADD, SEAMAN JOHN PIRRIE ,

COLLINGWOOD,BATTALION , R.N.D TO THIS AUGUST COMPANY,

ITS EXTRA SPECIAL AS IT'S ONE MORE , GRONINGEN (H.M.S TIMBERTOWN) LAD THAT'S

BEEN REMEMBERED ............................

ON THE LEFT WE HAVE AN IMAGE OF THE REVERSE OF SEAMAN J . PIRRIEs MONS STAR

BELOW WE HAVE A VERY INTERESTING IMAGE ,ON THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE AN IMAGE OF AN ,R.N.D DESPATCH RIDER AT GALLIPOLI

THE IMAGE IS IN THE BOOK "THE " ROYAL NAVAL HANDBOOK 1914-1918"

AND ON THE LEFT THERE IS AN ORIGINAL WW1 PHOTO THAT WAS USED IN THE BOOK .......