FREEMAN Thomas Henry

  • First Name(s):
    Thomas 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    FREEMAN
  • Service Number:
    K8956
  • Rank:

    Stoker 1st Class

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Navy
  • Ship:
    HMS New Zealand
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    12th November 1914
  • Age At Death:
    21
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England, Panel 3.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Charles Freeman, 4 Star Yard, Bransford Rd., St. John’s, Worcester

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FREEMAN Thomas Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Hallow St Philip and St James’s Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Additional information on the memorial: A.B. HMS “New Zealand”

Further Information About FREEMAN Thomas Henry

Thomas Freeman is first mentioned in the Parish News in September 1914. He drowned, aged 21, on 12th November 1914 after accidentally falling overboard whilst trying to get into the picket boat. It was dark and by the time a searchlight was found, he was lost. He is also noted in Parish News as 19 Lechmere Crescent.

Additional information researched and transcribed by Hallow History Group.

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for navy casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.

HMS New Zealand was an Indefatigable Class Battlecruiser. Built at Fairfield, she was launched in November 1912 and saw action throughout WW1 including the Battle of Heliogoland Bight, the Battle of Dogger Bank the Battle of Jutland. She was sold for scrap in 1922. Only 20 crew members were lost during the war and immediately after, six were lost due to drowning incidents and the remaining fourteen due to illness. None of the crew were killed as a result of enemy action.

Thomas Freeman has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Plymouth Naval Memorial.

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