Joseph Prowse was born on 21 May 1893. He was a merchant seaman rated 'able' when he joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 28 October 1915 (MB/572, Motorboatman). He served first on the Motorboat Resourceful at Southampton until 10 January 1916, when he joined HMS Hermione, the depot ship for the motor boat patrol.[18] On 13 September he joined HMS Europa, the flagship at Mudros, Greece for service with the Motorboat Penelope. From November 1916 he was administered by HMS Victory II (one of a number of similarly named, shore-based, administrative locations) until 22 March 1917. In this period his movements are not known but may have involved his transit to Bermuda. His record is annotated that he then transferred to the Royal Naval Reserve and had signed to acknowledge his wartime Naval engagement and being subject to Admiralty regulations and the Naval Discipline Act.[19] Sometime after March 1917 he found himself in the North American and West Indies Squadron and a crew-member on HMS Warrior.
Deck Hand Prowse was sent to hospital (with Private E R Darrock, see above, and Leading Deck Hand D Murdock) on 10 October suffering from influenza—he died on 6 January 1919, aged 25. He was buried on 8 January.[20] His grave is number 19515 in Section 17.
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.
Joseph Prowse was born on 21 May 1893. He was a merchant seaman rated 'able' when he joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 28 October 1915 (MB/572, Motorboatman). He served first on the Motorboat Resourceful at Southampton until 10 January 1916, when he joined HMS Hermione, the depot ship for the motor boat patrol.[18] On 13 September he joined HMS Europa, the flagship at Mudros, Greece for service with the Motorboat Penelope. From November 1916 he was administered by HMS Victory II (one of a number of similarly named, shore-based, administrative locations) until 22 March 1917. In this period his movements are not known but may have involved his transit to Bermuda. His record is annotated that he then transferred to the Royal Naval Reserve and had signed to acknowledge his wartime Naval engagement and being subject to Admiralty regulations and the Naval Discipline Act.[19] Sometime after March 1917 he found himself in the North American and West Indies Squadron and a crew-member on HMS Warrior.
Deck Hand Prowse was sent to hospital (with Private E R Darrock, see above, and Leading Deck Hand D Murdock) on 10 October suffering from influenza—he died on 6 January 1919, aged 25. He was buried on 8 January.[20] His grave is number 19515 in Section 17.
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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