Ref ID: 5041
Name
Chatham Naval Memorial.
Description
Photograph of Chatham Naval Memorial.
Life Story
Name: John Chisim.
Service Number: SS/105949.
Rank: Stoker 1st Class.
Battalion: H.M.S Hawke.
Regiment: Royal Navy.
Born: 4th October 1889, Belfast.
Died: 15th October 1914.
Address: 20 Haldane Street, Belfast
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John Chisim, son of John and Mary Eleanor Chisim, lived at 20 Haldane Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
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The 1901 Ireland Census has John living at 6 Sidney Street West, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, three sisters, Jane, 17 years, occupation, Layer Linen, Mary Theresa, 15 years, Layer Linen, Christina, 13 years, Doffer Linen, two brothers, Samuel David, 8 years, and Thomas James, under 1 year.
Johns father had died on the 17th November 1899
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The Census Of England and Wales, 1911, Enumeration Book For The Royal Navy had John registered at Chatham Royal Naval Barracks
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John joined the Royal Navy on the 25th October 1907.
He served on a number of ships throughout his career, including the following: HMS Acheron, HMS Blake, HMS Pembroke II, HMS Lord Nelson, HMS Black Prince, HMS Actaeon, before ending on HMS Hawke.
John was transferred to Royal Fleet Reserves on the 27th October 1912, however he was recalled for service on the 5th August 1914.
John, aged 25 years, was a Stoker 1st Class within the Royal Navy when while serving aboard HMS Hawke he Drowned, Died At Sea, his ship having been attacked and sunk by a German Submarine, U 9, on the 15th of October 1914
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A local news paper states.
Stoker J Chisim, of 20 Haldane Street, Belfast, lost on H.M.S Hawke
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John received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star
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He is Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial, United Kingdom.
To Remember Is To Honour
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Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
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Classification
Book or Journal,
Photograph,
