| Name: |
Ernest GAYLARD |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse: |
Flora TINDALL ( - ) |
Birth |
Q1 1879 |
Plymouth, Devon, England
17
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| Residence (1) |
1891 (age 11-12) |
Plymouth, Devon, England
8
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| Occupation (1) |
Jul 1895 (age 16) |
Royal Navy (Ordinary Seaman); HMS Impregnable
18
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| Occupation (2) |
to 30 Jul 1895 (age 16) |
Stable Boy - Groom
18
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| Occupation (3) |
frm 9 Apr 1896 to 14 Dec 1896 (age 17) |
Boy 2nd class in the Royal Navy; HMS Impregnable
18
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| Occupation (4) |
frm 15 Dec 1896 to 8 Mar 1897 (age 17-18) |
Boy 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Dreadnought
18
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| Occupation (5) |
frm 9 Mar 1897 to 3 Sep 1897 (age 17-18) |
Boy 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Collingwood
18
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| Occupation (6) |
frm 4 Aug 1897 to 20 Oct 1897 (age 18) |
Ordinary Seaman in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid I
18
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| Occupation (7) |
frm 4 Sep 1897 to 3 Aug 1897 (age 18) |
Boy 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid I
18
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| Occupation (8) |
frm 21 Oct 1897 to 25 Jun 1898 (age 18-19) |
Ordinary Seaman in the Royal Navy; HMS Edgar
18
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| Occupation (9) |
frm 1 Apr 1898 to 29 Aug 1899 (age 19-20) |
Royal Navy (Able Bodied Seaman); HMS Nile
18
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| Occupation (10) |
frm 26 Jun 1898 to 12 Aug 1898 (age 19) |
Ordinary Seaman in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid I
18
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| Occupation (11) |
frm 13 Aug 1898 to 31 Mar 1898 (age 19) |
Ordinary Seaman in the Royal Navy; HMS Nile
18
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| Occupation (12) |
frm 30 Aug 1899 to 31 Mar 1900 (age 20-21) |
Royal Navy (Able Bodied Seaman); HMS Cambridge
18
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| Occupation (13) |
frm 1 Apr 1900 to 26 Aug 1900 (age 21) |
Royal Navy (Able Bodied Seaman); HMS Defiance
18
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| Occupation (14) |
frm 27 Aug 1900 to 13 Oct 1900 (age 21) |
Royal Navy (Able Bodied Seaman); HMS Vivid I
18
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| Occupation (15) |
frm 14 Oct 1900 to 29 Apr 1904 (age 21-25) |
Royal Navy (Able Bodied Seaman)
18
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| Occupation (16) |
frm 30 Apr 1904 to 25 Jun 1904 (age 25) |
Royal Navy (Able Bodied Seaman); HMS Vivid I
18
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| Occupation (17) |
frm 26 Jun 1904 to 22 Oct 1904 (age 25) |
Leading Seaman in the Royal Navy; HMS Defiance
18
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| Occupation (18) |
frm 23 Oct 1904 to 10 Dec 1904 (age 25) |
Leading Seaman in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid I
18
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| Occupation (19) |
frm 11 Dec 1904 to 7 Feb 1905 (age 25-26) |
Leading Seaman in the Royal Navy; Hms Tenedos
18
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| Occupation (20) |
frm 8 Feb 1905 to 30 Jun 1905 (age 25-26) |
Leading Seaman in the Royal Navy; HMS Sapphire II
18
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| Occupation (21) |
frm 1 Jul 1905 to 18 Oct 1905 (age 26) |
Petty Officer 2nd Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Sapphire
II
18
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| Occupation (22) |
frm 19 Oct 1905 to 8 Jan 1906 (age 26-27) |
Petty Officer 2nd Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid
II
18
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| Occupation (23) |
frm 9 Jan 1906 to 19 Apr 1907 (age 26-28) |
Petty Officer 2nd Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Isis
18
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| Occupation (24) |
frm 20 Apr 1907 to 14 Dec 1907 (age 28) |
Petty Officer 2nd Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid
I
18
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| Occupation (25) |
frm 10 Dec 1907 to 29 Feb 1908 (age 28-29) |
Petty Officer 2nd Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Defiance
18
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| Occupation (26) |
frm 1 Mar 1908 to 4 May 1908 (age 28-29) |
Petty Officer 2nd Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid
I
18
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| Occupation (27) |
frm 5 May 1908 to 5 Aug 1908 (age 29) |
Petty Officer 2nd Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Blake
18
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| Occupation (28) |
frm 6 Aug 1908 to 2 Oct 1908 (age 29) |
Ordinary Seaman in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid
18
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| Occupation (29) |
frm 3 Oct 1908 to 31 Mar 1910 (age 29-31) |
Petty Officer 2nd Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Isis
18
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| Occupation (30) |
frm 1 Apr 1910 to 3 Oct 1910 (age 31) |
Petty Officer 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Isis
18
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| Occupation (31) |
frm 4 Oct 1910 to 28 Oct 1910 (age 31) |
Petty Officer 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid
I
18
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| Occupation (32) |
frm 29 Oct 1910 to 18 Apr 1911 (age 31-32) |
Petty Officer 1st Class in the Royal Navy; hMS Vivid
II
18
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| Occupation (33) |
frm 19 Apr 1911 to 25 Apr 1911 (age 32) |
Petty Officer 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Defiance
18
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| Occupation (34) |
frm 26 Apr 1911 to 2 Jun 1911 (age 32) |
Petty Officer 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid
I
18
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| Occupation (35) |
frm 3 Jun 1911 to 22 Apr 1912 (age 32-33) |
Petty Officer 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid
II
18
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| Occupation (36) |
1911 (age 31-32) |
Royal Navy (Chief Petty Officer)
19
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| Residence (2) |
1911 (age 31-32) |
Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Occupation (37) |
frm 23 Apr 1912 to 7 Sep 1912 (age 33) |
Petty Officer 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid
I
18
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| Occupation (38) |
frm 8 Sep 1912 to 25 Oct 1912 (age 33) |
Petty Officer 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Defiance
18
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| Occupation (39) |
frm 26 Sep 1912 to 22 Nov 1912 (age 33) |
Petty Officer 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid
I
18
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| Occupation (40) |
frm 23 Nov 1912 to 21 Dec 1915 (age 33-36) |
Petty Officer 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS New
Zealand
18
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| Occupation (41) |
frm 22 Dec 1915 to 9 Aug 1916 (age 36-37) |
Petty Officer 1st Class in the Royal Navy; HMS Vivid
I
18
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| Residence (1) |
10 Drake Street |
| Occupation (1) |
Training Ship |
| Occupation (4) |
Training Ship
COnduct remarks - VG |
| Occupation (5) |
Training Ship |
| Occupation (7) |
Gunboat |
| Occupation (8) |
HMS Edgar 2nd Rate 2 decker 91 guns crew 860 |
| Occupation (11) |
Training Ship |
| Occupation (12) |
1st Rate 3 deck 116 guns 930 crew
Gunnery Training Ship launched as Windsor Castle |
| Occupation (13) |
Torpedo and Mining School |
| Occupation (19) |
Depot Ship
Eclipes Wooden Screw Corvettes
The Surveyor to the Royal Navy during 1863 to 1870,
Sir Edward Reid was the designer of these seven Wooden
Screw Corvettes. HMS Eclipes, Blanche, Danae, Dido,
Sirius, Spartan and HMS Tenedos. initially designed
to be Ram-bow Sloops, but were upgraded to become
Corvettes, with similarities to the Amazon class
Corvettes apart form being 25 feet longer.
HMS Eclipes was built at Sheerness Dockyard and launched
on the 14th November 1867, and completed in June
1868. her Displacement was 1755tons. and speed 12.24
Knots she was armed with Two 7 -inch MLR and four
64 Pounder MLR, later her 7-inch guns were removed
and a total of twelve 64 pounder were fitted. |
| Occupation (21) |
Royal Navy third class cruisers of the Topaze or
Gem Class. Ships in the class were HMS Amethyst,
HMS Diamond, HMS Sapphire and HMS Topaze
HMS Sapphire built at Palmer, at Jarrow and laid
down on the 30th March 1903, launched 17th March
1904 and completed 7th February 1905. |
| Occupation (23) |
HMS Isis was an Eclipse class masted cruiser of the
Royal Navy launched in June 1896. Sister ships were
HMS Eclipse, HMS Diana, HMS Dido, HMS Doris, HMS
Isis, HMS Juno, HMS Minerva, HMS Talbot and HMS Venus. |
| Occupation (27) |
In 1888 the most important part of the naval programme
of the period were laid down. The Blake Class Armoured
Cruisers HMS Blake and HMS Blenheim, A Class with
the armament of The Orlando Class with greatly improved
speed secured by development in the deck armour.
Could be said to be similar to an enlarged Mersey
Class Cruiser. But these ships were unique due to
their increased length and great increase in displacement.
The main Guns were in armoured casemate's, a leading
characteristic of nearly all Sir William White's
ships made its first appearance. HMS Blenheim for
four main guns, the upper deck guns being behind
the usual shields. (text from British battle fleets,
FT Jane)
Royal Navy cruiser HMS Blake was built at Chatham
Dockyard and launched in 1889. HMS Blake served one
commission as flagship at the America and West Indies
Station during 1895 and in December of 1895 was commissioned
into the Channel Squadron commanded by Captain Bromley.
Converted to a destroyer depot ship in August 1907
after being struck of the navy list in 1906. Served
as the depot ship for the 2nd destroyer flotilla
of the Grand Fleet and then to the 11th Destroyer
flotilla. after the war was scrapped on the 9th June
1922.
History of HMS Blenheim a Blake Class Cruiser built
by Thames ironworks, and launched on 26th May 1894.
After service HMS Blenheim was used as a destroyer
depot ship from May 1908 serving with the flotillas
in the Mediterranean. |
| Residence (2) |
28 William Street |
| Occupation (40) |
HMS New Zealand was built by Fairfield and was completed
in February 1912. she was presented to the Royal
navy In February she left for a world cruiser around
the Dominions which took 10 months she then joined
the 1st battle Cruiser Squadron on a cruise to the
Baltic and then joined the Grand Fleet in August
1914 becoming the flagship of the 2nds Battle Cruiser
Squadron in January 1915 until February 1915. At
the Battle of Dogger Bank she fired a total of 147
12 - inch shells with out any known hits of the German
Ships. She became Flagship to Admiral Beattie when
his Flagship HMS Lion was damaged during the battle.
On the 22nd April HMS New Zealand and HMS Australia
collided but repairs were carried out in time for
the Battle of Jutland. During the battle she fired
420 shells which was more than any other dreadnaught
during the Battle but only scored 4 hits. HMS New
Zealand was also hit by a 11-inch shell which hit
X turret without any major damage or \casualties.
after September 1916 she again joined the 2nd battle
cruiser squadron and after the war Carried Admiral
Jellicoe on a tour of the Dominions. |
| Occupation (41) |
Invalided with disease of the nervous system |
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