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Name: anneka hulse CommentsName: Imus Kammer CommentsHello from Texas! Name: Monte G Ranshaw CommentsThis is a wonderful link to information concerning the Birkenhead disaster. Name: Peter Commentswonderful! Name: Caro Commentsgreat Name: John Jacobs CommentsI'm curios what that image exactly means, so many hidden details Name: Ray smith CommentsThere are some good ideas here Name: mrs matha CommentsGREAT SITE !!! Name: Dr. H G Rection CommentsHello everyone!!! Name: Hugh CommentsHi! Name: Gunn CommentsNice site Name: Gunn CommentsNice site Name: Clara CommentsNice Site Name: Chantal du Bois CommentsI have a knowledge of the existence of a gold medallion commemorating the sinking of the HMS Birkenhead off Cape Town. Is there any information regarding the history of these coins? Name: Al CommentsKeep going Name: John Mutty CommentsGreat site. Not sure if my earlier post got put up. Cheers, John Name: John Mutty CommentsGreat stuuf, just right! Name: oliver bush Commentsthis site is just what i was looking for! Name: rod hull Commentsnice one keep up the good work ! Name: Sisa CommentsVery informative Name: Teija CommentsVery nice site! Name: Jeff CommentsGreat Site! Name: GT CommentsName: Anon CommentsName: margreth wolperdinger Commentsvery interesting site. you are welcome Name: Maj Antony G.D.Gordon CommentsIt is now 8 pm on the 25th February 2005. 153 years ago the Birkenhead will be steaming across False Bay outward bound from a very rushed stop at Simon's Town Royal Naval base for Port Elizabeth. Tomorrow, 26th February 2005 at 10 am there is a commemmorative service at the Birkenhead Memorial at Danger Point Lighthouse. This is arranged by the local Gansbaai Tourism Committee with the Cape Town branch of the Royal Naval Association playing the main part. This evening it is calm, as it was when she sailed in 1852, but tomorrow the South Easter is forecast to blow hard, as usual! If only that wind was blowing that fateful night the white water over "The Rock" would have been easily seen by the 2 look-outs posted on the bow. My Regiment, THe Royal Highland Fusiliers (previously The 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers, 71st and 74th (Highland Light Infantry) have a display on the Birkenhead in our Regimental Headquarters museum at 518 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3LW. There is also a display at the Maritime Museum in The V & A Waterfront here in Cape Town. Many thanks to those who run this website. From the entries in the Guest Book it certainly seems well accepted. Many thanks also to the continuing interest of the good people of Gansbaai, near Danger Point, and to the Overberg Council for tarring the bad 3 miles of road right up to the lighthouse. This was much aided by the Firm of Irvin and Johnston who have the fish "Farm" at the Point. I am sorry there seems not to be the number of "hits" recorded but I am not too good on these things!! There were over 3000 about a year ago! Name: Lindsay Coutts CommentsWe have a holiday house in de Kelders, Gansbaai and spend many a weekend on the beach at Stanford's Cove.My husband crayfishes from a rubber duck in the very waters around Danger Point where the Birkenhead went down so we find it all very interesting.Very informative site. Name: Jack Pott CommentsCame here accidentally. Just won the lottery, and bought a laptop. No idea what I'm doing yet. Always was a bit stupid. Name: davinia CommentsHi! Name: Iryna Commentshello, great site Name: Connie Dobbs CommentsNice Site Name: Amanda CommentsAt the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. Name: christopher wimhurst CommentsVery interesting site...I looked it up because I'm here staying at the Birkenhead Hotel in Hermanus, looking out over the very sea where the Birkenhead perished. A massive tragedy for the Royal Navy at the time,and yet another example where the British tradition of men facing immediate and sudden mortal danger are able to exhibit such control and strength of training and character. It was these traditions that contributed so much to the establishment of Empire(whether you think that 's a good thing or not) May they rest in peace. Should there be more detail on the women and children who were all saved. Who were they...why were they there etc. Name: Alec McNaughton CommentsNice website Name: Jimmy Jones CommentsNice site. Name: Martin Long CommentsTerrific Site. My Wifes G G Grandfather sailed on the ship when it was known as HMS Vulcan. He was in the 43rd Light Infantry and sailed to S.Africa where he was accidently shot by one of his own sentries and later died of his wounds at Fort Grey. His daughter, Margaret Haddick was born on board 29/11/1851 and her middle name was Vulcan! Name: XIANG_YANYAN CommentsVery good site. Most informative. Name: Lester Keaton CommentsFascinating site, thank-you! Name: Bill Kennington CommentsBest site I've seen for Birkenhead info. A distant relative survived the sinking and his father died. Richard Howard appears on the "Roll of Honour" as Gun Room Cook but does not appear on the passenger list. Name: PP Commentsnice Name: bobin CommentsNice site Name: Lucy Innaskywidiamonds CommentsNeat site Name: Janice CommentsGreat site, interesting reading. Name: Conrad Commentsdrcwareham@yahoo.co.uk NIce!!! Name: Chris CommentsFantastic site Name: Darshan CommentsLoved your site Name: Bill CommentsNice Name: Shirley CommentsGood site Name: Adam Weiss CommentsNice site! Keep up the good work! Name: Paul CommentsI like the look of this place. Very interesting. Name: Jack Flap Commentsgreat site. love the layout! Name: Iluvá Taitpusê Commentsthe layout is great !!! and the site is nice. Name: joe Commentsgood site Name: Marvin Scruggs CommentsI would like to commend you on a fine site. Definitely a handy travelling resource. Interestingly enough, there was a "Birkenhead" complex in the town where I used to live, so that's something else yet again! Marvellous stuff, anyway. God bless. Name: Wullover Ureyes CommentsThis is a very lovely looking website. Hermanus definately looks liek a place I'd liek to visit some day. Name: dollygill@fastmail.fm Commentscool site Name: Henry Lloyd CommentsVery good! Name: Craig Potz CommentsLove the poster. Name: Ben the Financial
Advisor CommentsThis is a very good site. Name: derek debrah Commentsi would be greatfull to know shipping agents that can transport cars from u.s.a to lome in west africa Name: Scott CommentsSad, but still a good read. Name: Fantasia Commentsnice site Name: Ima Commentsvery interesting and informative Name: Lance Myboyle Commentsgreat site! Name: Dee CommentsWhat would we do without tributes to our heroes. I become choked up with welled up emotion everytime I visit this site of my lost family. Wish there was a cemetary where we could locate them (for those of us who never had the earthly pleasure of meeting them personally - they died so long before our birth). A wonderful job with, no doubt thousands of hours of tireless research and work put into this site. In memory of yourselves. Name: Roddy Glossop CommentsKeep up the good work! Name: carl CommentsThroughly enjoyed Name: Richard P. Weed CommentsNice site. Name: Stoke Newington CommentsHelpful with my research on South African wrecks. I've dived many. Name: Jerry N Simpson CommentsJon R Howard (survivor) was my Great grandfather. His father died in the shipwreck but is not listed in the records (Richard Howard) him ships commission listed him as Gunnery cook. Name: Martin Brennan CommentsWhile researching my family tree I discovered that my great-great-great-grand father Thomas Cave died on the HMS Birkenhead. Name: Joseph Doyle CommentsAn excellent site of the history of The Birkenhead, it was very interesting. Many thanks. Name: Arwel Parry CommentsA fascinating and sad story, very well presented. Name: Gill Conway CommentsI am at present reading my grandfather's diary starting on August 14th 1914, when he sailed from Liverpool on board the armed merchant cruiser H.M. Empress of Britain. He talks about the troops facing the enemy in the trenches and "facing to their front" and quotes from Kipling "to stand stock still to the Birkenhead drill" I was quite moved and wanted to find out more about the Birkenhead, hence finding this site. Name: bryan johnston CommentsIn connection with my earlier posting (below) may I clarify..for those who may be interested...that the correct title of the record is :- 'The Wreck of a Troopship' and it was issued by Zonophone Records no. X-41027. The sounds also include ; bugle calls, words of command, hymn singing, and a rendering of Rule Britannia ! Name: bryan johnston CommentsSome years ago I bought an old single sided descriptive gramaphone record entitled, 'The Death of a Troopship' which appears to re-enact the sinking of HMS Birkenhead. The 74th foot in particular are mentioned by name. The sinking is very dramatic with lots of sound effects of crashing waves and ships sirens and rocket firing...'as the ship sinks below the waves with all troops standing to attention'! For some years I was unable to find out anything about this record, which did not mention the Birkenhead by name, but a chance discovery of a memorial in St.Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, put me on the right lines. This commemorative record probably dating from 1900 - 1910 must have been issued around the time of the 50th aniversary of the sinking in 1852. Name: Ms Loki Schadenfreude CommentsTotally radical Name: Adolf Schicklgruber CommentsNice Site Name: Joe Jones CommentsInteresting site. Glad to visit it. Name: Walter Harkin CommentsThanks, your site has been really useful. Name: Gloria Dupont Commentsgreetings of the seasons. Good ting. Name: Pat McGroin CommentsVery nice site. Was very interested in the heritage Name: Dr. Eric Shun Commentsgreat site Name: iwanna CommentsVery good site. Name: jecke Commentsnice, I will recommend your site!! Name: Walton Orhenkowski CommentsA wonderful website, most pleasing. Name: Z. Stardust CommentsStand fast, lads! Name: Mike CommentsLearned a great deal that I will use when I sail in my yacht. Name: Jim Dandy CommentsGreat Site!!!!! Name: Mr Clyde Framis CommentsInteresting site Name: Chandler Brett Commentssuch a sad naval disaster. great site! Name: Fanny Nobals CommentsNice Site Name: Philip Wyld CommentsAn excellent site, It is a privelidge to be a small part of a nation that produced men of this stature, an excellent testimony to training, spirit and steadfastness. The Birkenhead rules were later regarded as holy writ and their sacrifice was repaid in the many lives saved since. The modern Army and Navy still respect their memory, and so should we civilians Name: Gary Gannon CommentsI'm a member of one of the modern successors to the 6th Regiment of Foot. The story of the Birkenhead is one which recruits in the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers are taught at a very early stage in their training, and is used as an example of what every one of should aspire to. This is an excellent site, and I have added a link to you on my own Regimental history website. Name: Josiah & Daniel
Richrdson CommentsWe are doing a report for school on the Birkenhead. We heard a story about the ship and wanted to find out more, it lead to doing a report. We are proud to know that the men on the ship said "Women & Children first." We want to grow up to be men like that. Name: Tony Ablett CommentsI have a South Africa Medal dated 1853 awarded to 'Boy Browning' and was trying to find if he was on the Ship Name: CRAIG M. HOWARD CommentsI am direct descendant of J.R. Howard (my great grandfather) who survived the wreck of the H.M.S. Birkenhead. Depending upon source document viewed, he is listed both as "Boy" and as Gun Room Cook. Also on board was my great great grandfather, John Howard who perished at sea. Thanks for a great resource and website!! Name: Wim Van den Panhuyzen CommentsVery interesting. I had been looking for a book on the Birkenhead, but now I found most of what I wanted to know on your website. Thank you. A suggestion: perhaps you should inform the visitors of your website of the existence of the quite interesting and unique shipwreck museum in Bredasdorp, a place not to be missed by the kind of people who are interested in the Birkenhead. Name: Robert CommentsExtraordinary occurrences during my life resulted in me engaging in "past life" regression sessions. Months of research in order to determine some conclusion, led me to the Birkenhead. Dates - times - names - emotions - coincidences and visions, indicate and have strengthened my belief that I was Robert Salmond. I have tried to dispel this theory but am only reassured each time I gain more information. Name: chamberlian Commentsmost conclusive site concerning the Birkenhead to date Name: Robert CommentsExtraordinary occurrences during my life resulted in me engaging in "past life" regression sessions. Months of research in order to determine some conclusion, led me to the Birkenhead. Dates - times - names - emotions - coincidences and visions, indicate and have strengthened my belief that I was Robert Salmond. I have tried to dispel this theory but am only reassured each time I gain more information. Name: John Spencer CommentsPrivate George Cocker, 45th Regiment, who perished in HMS BIRKENHEAD, was my g.g. uncle (my father's, father's, mother's brother!) Thankyou for a most interesting and professional website. Name: Bernard Rochlin CommentsIn 1950 whilst attending Vredehoek Primary School in Cape Town our class went on an excursion to Danger Point and whilst there we were there an ex SAN officer gave us an interesting talk about the "Birkenhead". Name: Bernard Rochlin CommentsIn 1950 whilst attending Vredehoek Primary School in Cape Town our class went on an excursion to Danger Point and whilst there we were there an ex SAN officer gave us an interesting talk about the "Birkenhead". Name: Anonymous CommentsExcellent site. Informative, inspiring. Name: Gill Perry CommentsWE are a family living in Birkenhead where the ship was built and have known of the story since childhood. We are visiting South Africa on holiday in August and are planning to visit Danger Point on our travels. We look forward to finding out more about this incident and thank you for an interesting website. Name: Derek CommentsExcellent site for marine enthusiasts, very well done and full of useful and interesting information on this wreck. Keep up the good work Name: Gillian Dong CommentsThanks for such an interesting site which honours those who died. I attend St Oswalds Parish church Bidston Birkenhead and am interested in local history and also WW1 Name: Brian Austin CommentsI live just a few miles from Birkenhead - the birthplace of this famous ship. Thank you for a most interesting and informative website. Name: Jan Slazus CommentsName: David Healey CommentsMy Great great great grandfather was the chief engineer, William Whyham. His son in law went on to be an engineer on HMS Black Prince, sister ship to the Warrior, the first iron hulled vessel built by the Admiralty. Thanks for the great site. Name: Charles Fairhead CommentsSeeking any history on one W King, Carpenters mate who I believe may have been on and survived the disaster. Name: william s. hulse CommentsName: william hulse CommentsName: Dee Flockton CommentsA very interesting site. I am trying to find info on J McClaymont who was in the Royal Navy and an assistant engineer on the Birkenhead. He sadly perished and a friend thinks he may have been a relative. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Name: julie davis Commentsi looked at the site as my father and i like to research our family history,we beleive we have found a 5xgreat uncle.richard coleman.a very rewarding site and beautifully laid out if a little sad in places. Name: W. T. Block CommentsIn my semiweekly newspaper columns in Texas,I have written often about the world's worst sea tragedies. I wish to write about the Birkenhead for the gallantry of its crew, its treasure, and the great loss of life. Bill Name: Donovan Colt Torp CommentsThank you for the poignant description of tragic yet great moment in history. Heroes are important in this day and it is unfortunate that these stories are no longer a part of our knowledge base. Name: David Brocklebank CommentsName: Doug Phillips CommentsI need help locating information on the beautiful blueish painting of the Birkenhead sinking located on your site at( http://www.overberg.co.za/birkenhead/images/paint_01_500.jpg) Can you tell me the name of the painter, where I could get a high res image, or any other information you could offer? I would be most grateful.Name: Ronald Fynn CommentsI think i may be related to William Fynn of The 12th Foot ,I have a photo the Memorial in St Marys Church in Bury St Edmunds To the men of Regtwho went down in the Birkenhead if any want it Ron Fynn Name: Alice Hayward CommentsI enjoyed looking at the website
My g.g.g.g.Grandfather went down with
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Name: Andrew Fielder CommentsA most enjoyable yet moving website very professionaly presented. A relative Mr.Renwick an assistant engineer was almost drowned but recovered enough to rescue others in a small boat with Assistant Master Richards.Renwick was my fathers mothers maiden name so he was a great-great-grandfather or uncle.(Further narrative can be found in "The Unfortunate ship" by J.Lennox Kerr) Name: Malcolm Ferguson CommentsIt was due to my involvement in the salvage attempts with Depth Recovery Unit that I learnt of the remarkable story of the Birkenhead and met some wonderful friends Name: Christopher Vanderplank Comments |
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