Ref ID: 5284
Name
Charles Edward Uprichard.
Description
Newspaper Photograph of Stoker 1st Class Charles Edward Uprichard.
Life Story
Name: David Tully.
Service Number: SS/107383.
Rank: Stoker 1st Class.
Battalion: H.M.S Hawke.
Regiment: Royal Navy.
Born: 30th March 1891, Belfast.
Died: 15th October 1914.
Address: 95 Bristol Street, Belfast
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David Tully, son of George and Susannah Tully, lived at 95 Bristol Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
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The 1901 Ireland Census has David living at 65 Hudson Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, occupation, Spreader, father, Ship Yard Labourer, three sisters, Margaret, 15 years, Flax Spinning Mill Spreader, Susannah, 8 years, Mary Ann, 1 year, and three brothers, Stephen, 11 years, George, 6 years, William, 3 years
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The 1911 Ireland Census has David's family now living at 39 Bristol Street, Shankill, Belfast
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David joined the Royal Navy on the 20th July 1908.
He served on a number of ships throughout his career, including the following: HMS Acheron, HMS Vindictive, HMS Scylla, HMS Pembroke II, before ending on HMS Hawke.
David was transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserves on the 20th July 1913, however he was recalled for service on the 5th August 1914.
David, aged 23 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, in the North Sea on the 15th of October 1914
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David's Pension Application Form shows his mother as claimant.
Dependant Pension Application Forms show both his mother and father as claimants
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See his brother also: 3239 Private William Tully 8th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, K.I.A 16th August 1917.
See his brother also: 3494 Rifleman George Tully 15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, Died 25th August 1918
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Another sad aspect of this young man's life is the fact that his mother Susannah died on the 11th of November 1918, on what became known as Armistice Day, as the War To End All Wars, was brought to a close. She had given and lost three of her sons. His father then died on the 20th October 1921.
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David 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
1914
Classification
Newspaper, , Photograph - Belfast Telegraph, Larne Times
