M/18229 Writer 3rd Class Thomas Henry Symons, Royal Navy
Thomas Henry (Harry) Symons was born on 8 May 1893 at Liskeard in Cornwall, the third of six children. He worked in the Liskeard Town Clerk's Office for six years and acted as assistant to the Borough Librarian before he enlisted into the Royal Navy on 10 January 1916. He joined HMS Highflyer on 16 June 1916. Highflyer served on the Cape Verde station hunting German shipping off the coast of West Africa before transferring to the North American and West Indies Squadron protecting convoys in the North Atlantic. She was in Halifax, Nova Scotia when the French cargo ship, SS Mont-Blanc, collided with a Norwegian ship, the SS Imo. In the resulting explosion and its aftermath—the largest man-made explosion prior to the testing of the atomic bomb—almost 2,000 people were killed and 9,000 injured. Harry Symons was on the deck of HMS Highflyer when the explosion occurred and was saved from being blown overboard by a falling awning.[21] Nine members of the crew of HMS Highflyer were killed.
Harry Symons joined HMS Warrior on 30 August 1918. He was sent to hospital on 17 December and died of pneumonia on 21 December 1918, aged 25. In a double burial ceremony, he was interred on the afternoon of 24 December beside Private Scofield. His grave is number 19519 in Section 17. He is also commemorated on Liskeard war memorial.
Information from 1sacrifice.com courtesy of Contributor Jeff Ikeler (51396547)
Additional information from 1sacrifice regarding the difference in the headstones:
The graves were originally marked with similar headstones to those used through Arlington National Cemetery, but they have recently been replaced with Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstones.
Thomas Henry (Harry) Symons was born on 8 May 1893 at Liskeard in Cornwall, the third of six children. He worked in the Liskeard Town Clerk's Office for six years and acted as assistant to the Borough Librarian before he enlisted into the Royal Navy on 10 January 1916. He joined HMS Highflyer on 16 June 1916. Highflyer served on the Cape Verde station hunting German shipping off the coast of West Africa before transferring to the North American and West Indies Squadron protecting convoys in the North Atlantic. She was in Halifax, Nova Scotia when the French cargo ship, SS Mont-Blanc, collided with a Norwegian ship, the SS Imo. In the resulting explosion and its aftermath—the largest man-made explosion prior to the testing of the atomic bomb—almost 2,000 people were killed and 9,000 injured. Harry Symons was on the deck of HMS Highflyer when the explosion occurred and was saved from being blown overboard by a falling awning.[21] Nine members of the crew of HMS Highflyer were killed.
Harry Symons joined HMS Warrior on 30 August 1918. He was sent to hospital on 17 December and died of pneumonia on 21 December 1918, aged 25. In a double burial ceremony, he was interred on the afternoon of 24 December beside Private Scofield. His grave is number 19519 in Section 17. He is also commemorated on Liskeard war memorial.
Information from 1sacrifice.com courtesy of Contributor Jeff Ikeler (51396547)
Additional information from 1sacrifice regarding the difference in the headstones:
The graves were originally marked with similar headstones to those used through Arlington National Cemetery, but they have recently been replaced with Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstones.
M/18229 Writer 3rd Class Thomas Henry Symons, Royal Navy
Thomas Henry (Harry) Symons was born on 8 May 1893 at Liskeard in Cornwall, the third of six children. He worked in the Liskeard Town Clerk's Office for six years and acted as assistant to the Borough Librarian before he enlisted into the Royal Navy on 10 January 1916. He joined HMS Highflyer on 16 June 1916. Highflyer served on the Cape Verde station hunting German shipping off the coast of West Africa before transferring to the North American and West Indies Squadron protecting convoys in the North Atlantic. She was in Halifax, Nova Scotia when the French cargo ship, SS Mont-Blanc, collided with a Norwegian ship, the SS Imo. In the resulting explosion and its aftermath—the largest man-made explosion prior to the testing of the atomic bomb—almost 2,000 people were killed and 9,000 injured. Harry Symons was on the deck of HMS Highflyer when the explosion occurred and was saved from being blown overboard by a falling awning.[21] Nine members of the crew of HMS Highflyer were killed.
Harry Symons joined HMS Warrior on 30 August 1918. He was sent to hospital on 17 December and died of pneumonia on 21 December 1918, aged 25. In a double burial ceremony, he was interred on the afternoon of 24 December beside Private Scofield. His grave is number 19519 in Section 17. He is also commemorated on Liskeard war memorial.
Information from 1sacrifice.com courtesy of Contributor Jeff Ikeler (51396547)
Additional information from 1sacrifice regarding the difference in the headstones:
The graves were originally marked with similar headstones to those used through Arlington National Cemetery, but they have recently been replaced with Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstones.
Thomas Henry (Harry) Symons was born on 8 May 1893 at Liskeard in Cornwall, the third of six children. He worked in the Liskeard Town Clerk's Office for six years and acted as assistant to the Borough Librarian before he enlisted into the Royal Navy on 10 January 1916. He joined HMS Highflyer on 16 June 1916. Highflyer served on the Cape Verde station hunting German shipping off the coast of West Africa before transferring to the North American and West Indies Squadron protecting convoys in the North Atlantic. She was in Halifax, Nova Scotia when the French cargo ship, SS Mont-Blanc, collided with a Norwegian ship, the SS Imo. In the resulting explosion and its aftermath—the largest man-made explosion prior to the testing of the atomic bomb—almost 2,000 people were killed and 9,000 injured. Harry Symons was on the deck of HMS Highflyer when the explosion occurred and was saved from being blown overboard by a falling awning.[21] Nine members of the crew of HMS Highflyer were killed.
Harry Symons joined HMS Warrior on 30 August 1918. He was sent to hospital on 17 December and died of pneumonia on 21 December 1918, aged 25. In a double burial ceremony, he was interred on the afternoon of 24 December beside Private Scofield. His grave is number 19519 in Section 17. He is also commemorated on Liskeard war memorial.
Information from 1sacrifice.com courtesy of Contributor Jeff Ikeler (51396547)
Additional information from 1sacrifice regarding the difference in the headstones:
The graves were originally marked with similar headstones to those used through Arlington National Cemetery, but they have recently been replaced with Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstones.
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