Additions will be checked before being published on the website and where possible will be forwarded to the person who submitted the original entries. Your contact details will not be forwarded, but they can send a reply via this messaging system.
please scroll down to send a message
CPO William Eagles
Royal Navy HMS Caroline
from:Portsmouth
My Grandfather, William Eagles was born at Great Malvern in 1873 and died in Purbrook near Portsmouth in 1963. He served as a stoker with the Royal Navy from 28 June 1898 to 14 July 1920. He served in Shore Establishments at Crystal Palace, Singapore and Portsmouth on twelve separate occasions. On the 1911 Census he is listed at HMS St Vincent, Portland, Dorset. He served on HMS Fearless during the Battle of Heligoland Blight, August 1914, and the Battle of Jutland, May 1916.
Other ships he served on were: 1 April 1899 to 12 April 1899 and again 14 January 1903 to 30 September 1903 aboard Warship HMS Duke of Wellington, 17 June 1899 to 25 July 1899 aboard Cruiser HMS Crescent, 25 July 1899 to 13 January 1903 aboard Cruiser HMS Indefatigable, 29 October 1903 to 8 February 1904 aboard Yacht HMS Enchantress, 1 March 1904 to 18 January 1905 aboard Battleship HMS Hercules, 9 May 1905 to 26 April 1907 aboard Battleship HMS Goliath, 13 August 1907 to 1 May 1908 aboard Cruiser HMS Grafton, 2 May 1908 to 17 January 1909 aboard Cruiser HMS Sapphire, 27 August 1909 to 12 February 1910 aboard Cruiser HMS Eclipse, 3 May 1910 to 27 May 1912 aboard Battleship HMS St Vincent, 1 June 1912 to 5 June 1912 aboard Cruiser HMS Vindictive, 9 July 1912 to 18 December 1912 aboard Battleship HMS Renown, 14 October 1913 to 17 July 1916 aboard Cruiser HMS Fearless and 8 March 1919 to 14 July 1920 aboard Light Cruiser HMS Caroline
