Hi Patrick, He shows up on the roll of HMS Powerful as 160.263 AB (Able Bodied Seaman) H. Segrott entitled to the QSA medal with clasp Defence of Ladysmith. Powerful had a sizeable contingent at Ladysmith, arriving just before the town was cut off by the Boers. Crucially for the defence they brought some of their ship's guns with them which they set up and manned during the siege. It's often considered that the town couldn't have held out for so long without the naval guns. His promotion to Chief Petty Officer would have come later in his service career. Regards, David patrick holland <lambeth@it.net.au> wrote: Hi David, I was told by a cousin of mine that her father Herbert SEGROTT was a Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Navy and served with the Naval Attachment in the Boer War at the siege of Ladysmith, in South Africa.. He trained at HMS Impregnable. Served on HMS Powerful, Sans Pareil, Marmola, Revenge and Alexandra then transferred to Victory at the Naval Depot. If it is not too inconvenient for you, I wonder if you would please mind looking in the Naval medal rolls for the Boer War, which you mention in your posting, to see if he is listed there. Regards. Patrick. Perth, Western Australia. --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.

Hi David, Thank you very much indeed for that piece of information. You are right about his promotion. After the Boer war he joined the Coast Guard service in 1903 and served at Cromer Palling and Walmer. During that time he passed his Chief Officer exam. After 1923 he joined the Board of Trade and moved to the Coast Guard Station Marina at Deal, Kent until his death in 1936 from a stroke at the age of 59. Kind regards. Patrick. At 02:51 PM 8/10/05, you wrote: >Hi Patrick, > >He shows up on the roll of HMS Powerful as 160.263 AB (Able Bodied Seaman) >H. Segrott entitled to the QSA medal with clasp Defence of Ladysmith. >Powerful had a sizeable contingent at Ladysmith, arriving just before the >town was cut off by the Boers. Crucially for the defence they brought some >of their ship's guns with them which they set up and manned during the >siege. It's often considered that the town couldn't have held out for so >long without the naval guns. His promotion to Chief Petty Officer would >have come later in his service career. > >Regards, David

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