John GRIFFIN

[glendagriffin]

I have been trying to locate information on my great grandfather John Griffin who was involved in the Dover Patrol during WW1...he was part of the crew of HMT Jacamar which sank in January 1917...does any one have any advice as to where I might locate information pertaining to this..
thanks
glenda griffin

[Waitabit]

Have you seen the information on FMP?

[Waitabit]

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/d...nline/rnvr.asp

Try here Glenda for downloadable information.

[crimea1854]

Hi

If you have not already done so here is his service record: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/d...&resultcount=8

Martin

[geneius]

Scroll to 28th January
http://www.
naval-history.net/xDKCas1917-01Jan.htm

Scroll down to the 4th page
http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPO...%20VESSELS.pdf

The Armed Trawler Jacamar was part of the awsome Dover Patrol of WW1 and sank on 28 Jan 1917, she is upright with a slight list to starboard in a max of 29m and almost perfectly intact

Decks are at 25m and we had a good 5m of light viz on this very seldom dived wreck. Kay had ear problems so i dived solo with my torch off a lot of the time taking in the atmosphere on the wreck.

The search for the bell involved a look on the seabed where the gun lies and pulling at lots of bell shaped bits, but no luck

The stern still has the toilets in place and the crew accommodation at the stern is easy to enter and have a rummage in, when Nigel's not in the way.

As she's a trawler you can also cover the whole wreck very well in a single dive, but i may well go back

So a quite excellent 2nd dive to a max of 29m in 12 Degrees water for 45 min

Acknowledgement yorkshiredivers.com

your previous request
http://www.british-genealogy.com/for...hlight=jacamar