[Listed as AITCHESON memorial] Lieutenant Colonel, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 24 August 1917. Aged 42. Son of Mary I. A. Atchison, of Elm House, Catisfield, Fareham, Hampshire, and the late Lt. Col. C. H. Atchison, R.A. Went to France December 1914. Buried in Menin Road South Military Cemetery. 1-C-36

Extract frpm THE V.C. AND D.S.O. BOOK - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER 1886-1915, page 401:

ATCHISON, C. E., Major, joined the Shropshire Light Infantry, and served in the South African War, 1899-1902 (slightly wounded). He took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, Feb. to May, 1900, including operations at Paardeberg (17 to 26 Feb.); present during the operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, 1899-1900 ; served in the Transvaal, Sept. 1901, to 31 May, 1902 (Queen's Medal with three clasps, and King's Medal with two clasps). He became Captain 11 Feb. 1902; - was promoted to Major; served in the European War, and was created Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 23 June, 1915]: “C. E. Atchison, Major, Shropshire Light Infantry. For distinguished service in the (field.” He was killed in action 24 Aug. 1917.

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class M/2617 (PO), H.M.S. "Black Prince", Royal Navy. Went down with his ship at the Battle of Jutland. "Black Prince" was crippled early on by German gunfire and the Captain ordered home, however, he fought on, but was later hit and sunk, 31 May 1916. Aged 20. Born 23 August 1895 in Fareham. Son of Walter James and Alice, of Bartlett, Maylings Brickyard, Fareham. Enlisted from school 23 August 1913 for 12 years at Portsmouth, height 5 feet 7½ inches, girth 37½ inches, hair brown, eyes brown, complexion fair. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 15.

Note H.M.S. "Black Prince" was an Armoured Cruiser

Gunner RMA/8559, H.M.S. "Hogue", Royal Marine Artillery. Died when the ship was sunk by Torpedo 22 September 1914. Aged 34. Born 20 May 1880 in Barn Green, Waterlooville, Hampshire. Son of James Bedford, of Chichester; husband of Florence Mary Bedford, of 5, Norman Terrace, Fontley, Fareham. Cownman by trade. Religious denomination Church of England. Enlisted 5 December 1899 at Eastney Barracks. Height 5 feet 8 inches, complexion fresh, hair dark brown, eyes hazel. Husband of Florence M. Bedford, of 5 Norman Terrace, Fontley, Fareham. Mobilised 1914, emabrked HMS Hogue 2/3 August 1914 until his death in September 1914. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL. Panel 5.

Note: HMS Hogue was a Cressy-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy around 1900. Upon completion she was assigned to the Channel Fleet and the China Station. In 1906 she became a training ship for the North America and West Indies Station before being placed in reserve in 1908. Recommissioned at the start of World War I, she played a minor role in the Battle of Heligoland Bight a few weeks after the beginning of the war. Hogue was sunk by the German submarine U-9, together with two of her sister ships, on 22 September 1914. Unlike her sisters, only 48 of her crew were killed in the attack.

Petty Officer 2nd Class 179974, H.M.S. "Invincible", Royal Navy. Lost at sea, 31 May 1916, during the Battle of Jutland, "Invincible" blew up and sank with the loss of 1026 crew. Aged 38. Born 9 January 1878 in Brixton, Isle of Wight. Son of Henry and Hannah Brine; husband of Isabella M. Brine, of 4, Worthing Road, Southsea, Portsmouth formerly 37 Napier Rd, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire. Native of Burton Bradstock, Dorset. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 11.

H.M.S "Invincible" 24 gun turbine Battle Cruiser. Fought in the Battle of the Falkland Islands when Invincible and H.M.S. "Inflexible" destroyed Admiral Spee's Cruiser Squadron, including Scharnhorst and Gneisenau

Ship's Chief Cook 343217, H.M.S. "Princess Royal", Royal Navy. Died 15 February 1917. Aged 32. Son of George Edward and Elizabeth Clement, of 2, Trinity Gardens, Fareham. Buried in Fareham (Holy Trinity) Churchyard there is in FAREHAM CEMETERY, Hampshire a Special Memorial (Grave 3613)

H.M.S. "Princess Royal" Battle Cruiser. Took Part in The Battles of The Heligoland Bight, Battle of Dogger Bank and Battle of Jutland.

Major, H.M.S. "Invincible", Royal Marine Light Infantry. Killed in action (Battle of Jutland) 31 May 1916. Aged 43. Son of The Rev Robert Colcqhoun (Indian Chaplain) and Henrietta Frances Crosthwaite, his wife; husband of Robina Frances Colquhoun, of 4 The Fosseway, Clifton, Bristol. His birth was registered in the April to June Quarter 1873 in the Medway Registration District. Enrolled in the Navy 1 September 1890. Served in the Army Service Corps for a while. Served on Invincible from 3 August 1914 until his death. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 21

Extract from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, Volume 2, pages 76-77:

COLQUHOUN, ROBERT CROSTHWAITE, Major, Royal Marine Light Infantry, yr. s. of the late Rev. Robert Colquhoun, Military Chaplain, Bengal Establishment, by his wife, Henrietta Frances (Durrus, Cheltenham), dau. of the late Rev. William Moore Crosthwaite, Rector of Drimoleague, co. Cork; b. Rochester, co. Kent, 11 March, 1873 : educ. King's. School there, gaining a Scholarship; took a high place in the examination for the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; obtained a commission in the R.M.L.I. 1 Sept. 1890, joining the Royal Naval College, Greenwich (instead of Sandhurst), as 2nd Lieut., and was posted to the Portsmouth Division. In 1896-98 he was on the Australian Station in H.M.S. Orlando (Flagship), H.M.S. Wallaroo, H.M.S. Tauranga, Katoomba, also H.M.S. Royal Arthur (Flagship), and when in H.M.S. Wallaroo was present at the peaceable annexation of Bellona, Rennet and the Stuart Islands; was Assistant Instructor of Musketry, Chatham Division, in I898, and promoted Capt. the same year; served on the North American Station in H.M.S. Hermes in 1900; acted as Assistant to the Professor of Fortification, R.N. College, Greenwich, in 1901, and again held the appointment from 1902 to 1905; also Instructor of Gunnery, Portsmouth Division, from 1905 to 1911; was promoted Major 7 Aug. 1909, and in 1911 was appointed to H.M.S. St. Vincent, Flagship of the First Battle Squadron, Home Fleet, winning the Bronze R.M. Rifle Assoc. Jewel for the Home Fleet the same year. On the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, he was posted to the Battle Cruiser H.M.S. Invincible; took part in the action at the Bight of Heligoland 28 Aug., and the action at the Falkland Islands 8 Dec. following, on which occasion the Invincible was the Flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Doveton Sturdee. In her final action at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May, 1916, the Invincible was Flagship of the Third Battle Cruiser Squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral the Hon. H. L. A. Hood; she is said to have sunk a German super-Dreadnought, and at the time of the explosion by which she was herself sunk to have been engaged with the Battle Cruiser Derflinger, or a ship of that class. In this and the two former battles Major Colquhoun was in command of Q Turret, with the two 12-inch guns, manned by the Royal Marines, and was killed by the explosion. A brother officer wrote: “All who knew him here arc unanimous in regretting the loss to the Corps of one who harmonized so completely with his surroundings, and who took so active an interest in his Corps' interest and enterprises." Another: “The Country, the Corps, and this Division could ill spare him, one of the very best officers and good messmates of the whole Corps." Another wrote: "He was so strong, true and thorough, such a keen sportsman, good organizer, enthusiastic soldier and rifle shot, that not only will he be very much missed, but will be irreplaceable." Major Colquhoun was a keen golfer, being a member of the United Service (Haslar) and Newquay Golf Clubs; was a well-known rifle shot at Risley, and won the All-Corners' Cup there in I908, equalling the record up to that date; and in 1909 was in the winning team for the United Service and Methuen Cups. He was also for several years “captain" of the Marine eight. He m. at Fareham, co. Hampshire, 6 July, 1910, Robina Frances, 2nd dau. of the late Lieut.-Col. H. M. Matthews, of Westbury House, Fareham, Queen's Regt., and had a son, Alexander Robert, b. 3 Feb. 1912.

Petty Officer 228816, H.M.S. "Princess Irene", Royal Navy. Died in the explosion when the ship blew up 27 May 1915. Aged 29. Born 1 March 1887 in Stoke, Surrey. Stepson of Mrs. Corpes, of St. Johns Cottage, West Byfleet, Surrey; husband of Edith Esther Corpes, of 8 Trinity Gardens Fareham. Enlisted 1 March 1905 for 12 years, aged 18, height 5 feet 10 inches, hair brown, eyes grey, complexion fair. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 7.

Note: "Princess Irene" was converted from a luxurious liner to a minelayer. Based at Sheerness, Kent, she was in the River Medway on 27th May 1915 when she blew up as a result of a catastrophic explosion. There was only one survivor, out of a full complement of 225, 3 of whom were ashore at the time. Mines were being primed on deck. Also on board were 80 Petty Officers from Chatham and 76 Sheerness Dockyard Workers.

Private PO/14431, H.M.S. "Hampshire", Royal Marine Light Infantry. Died 5 June 1916. Aged 30. Son of Mr. J. F. Daniels, of 111, Gordon Road, Fareham, Hampshire. PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 22.

At 4.40 pm on the 5th June 1916 Hampshire left Scapa Flow in stormy weather and a force 9 gale. She struggled to make headway, and was only a couple of miles off shore when she hit a mine. At 7.40 pm she went down, bows first. The official death toll is 643 officers and men, many of whom are buried in a communal grave at Lyness. The casualty list included Lord Kitchener, and seven of his staff, who were passengers on board.

Private Royal Marine Light Infantry (Po/6628). (Rmr/B/853) H.M.S. Viknor. Son of Frank and Caroline Day, of Fontley; husband of Maud Mary Day, of 2, Oak Cottages, Fontley, Fareham. Died 13 January 1915. Aged 40. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 9.

HMS Viknor sank off Tory Island (N. Ireland) after hitting a German mine in heavy seas. Under the command of E. O. Ballantyne, it sank with all hands, 22 officers and 273 ratings.

Stoker 1st Class K/15739, H.M. Submarine "E36", Royal Navy. Died 19 January 1917. Aged 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Doe, of 2, Bath Lane Cottages, Fareham, Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 26.

Able Seaman R/152, Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died of wounds in 4th Casualty Clearing Station (gunshot wounds to abdomen & right leg fractured; admitted 28 October 1917) 30 October 1917. Aged 29. Born 15 September 1888 in Alvestone, Hampshire. Birth registered in the October to December Quarter 1888 in the Alverstoke Registration District. The 1901 census for Jesse Hatch [Lieutenant RGA] the son of Harry Hatch shows he had a brother Philip Arthur then aged 12. Husband of Ada M Hatch, of 104 West Street Fareham, Hampshire. By trade he was a Licensed Hawker (Oil Merchant). Marride Ada M Burgess in the October to December Quarter 1910 in the Fareham Registration District. In the Army Reserve 10 December 1915; entered Royal Naval Division 4 December 1916; in the draft for BEF 19 March 1917, joined Nelson Battalion 28 April 1917 until his death. In the 1911 census he was aged 22, a Gneeral Dealer, born fareham, married to Ada, aged 28, born Titchfield; his brother was also living with them. Samuel, aged 16, Assisting in the Business, born Fareham; they were resident 30 Hartlands Road, Fareham. Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XI. Row A. Grave 17.

Petty Officer Stoker 283924, H.M.S. "Good Hope", Royal Navy. Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action at The Battle of Coronel 1 November 1914. Aged 38. Born 23 April 1876 in Burley, Hampshire. Son of Eli and Sarah Lester, of Bisderne Close, Burly, Ringwood, Hampshire; husband of Ruth Lester, of 32, South Wallington, Fareham, Hampshire. In the 1891 census he was aged 14, a Milk Boy, son of Eli and Sarah Lester, born Burley, Hampshire, resident Martins, Burley, Ringwood, Hampshire. His marriage to Ruth Bennett was registered in the January to March Quarter 1909 in the Ringwood Registration District. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 3.

Petty Officer Royal Navy. H.M.S. "Queen Mary". Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Served in The South African War. Husband of Agnes Taylor (Formerly Stares) 51 Landport Street, Portsmouth. Died 31 May 1916. Aged 34. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 12.

Queen Mary. Queen Mary Was Sunk By Heavy Shells From Seydlitz and Derfflinger. Penetrating A Forward Magazine of The 1275 Crew, Only 9 Survived, 7 Being. Picked Up By British Ships, The Other 2 By Germans. Battle of Jutland

Marine. Royal Marines. H.M.S. "Penelope". (Po/X 628). Son of William George and Emma Elizabeth Dutton Husband of Phyllis Ada. Dutton West End, Fareham. Lost with his ship 18 February 1944. Aged 36. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 87 Column 3.

Sunk 18 February 1944 by a torpedo from U410 While returning to Naples from The Anzio Beachhead. 415 crew members were lost

Sergeant Air Gunner. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 12 Squadron (1607419). Son of Leonard and Nora May Harbour of Fareham. 23 April 1944. Aged 19. Schoonselhof Cemetery 1va-D-46 See also Aircrew Remembered for details of the 12 Squadron Aircrew

Front row Left to Right: Sgt. Donowa, Flt/Sgt. Harvey, Sgt. Smith
Rear: Sgt. Malyon, Sgt. Thompson, Sgt. Harbour, Flt/Sgt Barnett
(courtesy Cat Richards)