WWI Royal Navy Trio. Dannatt. Fotherby, Lincolnshire. Scarborough Raid & Jutland.

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Correctly named 279481 JW Dannatt Mech RN

John William Dannatt was born to John and Mary in 1876 in Fotherby, Lincolnshire.

We find him in 1892 working as a wagon labeller on the railways at Grimsby Docks.

He enlisted into the Royal Navy in 1895.
He married Alice Godding in 1903.

He served his whole WWI Royal Navy service aboard HMS Monarch.

Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby Raids

On Wednesday 16 December 1914, the German Navy raided the coastal towns of Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whitby. Rear Admiral Franz Von Hipper, commander of the German battleship squadron, devised a plan to enact the bombardment whilst his superior, Admiral Friedrich von Ingenohl, stationed the ships of the entire German High Seas Fleet to the East of Dogger bank to assist if necessary should the Royal Navy give chase to German battlecruisers. The bombardment resulted in some 137 fatalities and 592 wounded. The fact that Scarborough was an undefended town combined with the high numbers of civilian victims, including women and children, caused outraged amongst the British public, many of whom blamed the Royal Navy for failing to prevent the raid.

December 1915

The Grand Fleet conducted another fruitless sweep of the North Sea in late December and, while trying to enter Scapa Flow in a Force 8 gale and minimal visibility, Monarch was accidentally rammed by Conqueror on 27 December. The former had to unexpectedly manoeuvre to avoid a guardship at the entrance and Conqueror could not avoid her. The latter ship’s bow was badly damaged and she received temporary repairs at Scapa and Invergordon before proceeding to Devonport for full repairs, rejoining the Grand Fleet in March 1915.

HMS Monarch was the second of four Orion-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets. Aside from participating in the failed attempt to intercept the German ships that had bombarded Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in late 1914, the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 and the inconclusive action of 19 August, her service during World War I generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. After the Grand Fleet was dissolved in early 1919, Monarch was transferred to back to the Home Fleet for a few months before she was assigned to the Reserve Fleet. The ship was listed for disposal in mid-1922, but was hulked for use as a stationary training ship. In late 1923 Monarch was converted into a target ship and was sunk in early 1925.

Jutland

HMS Monarch scored several hits to the German fleet at the Battle of Jutland, with no damage in return. She was to hit SMS Konig, SMS Markgraf as well as SMS Lutzow with HMS Orion.

We find John in 1939 living at 3 Crescent Gardens, Hampshire.

The medals are swing mounted on a clasp with original silk ribbons as worn.

WWI Royal Navy Trio. Dannatt. Fotherby, Lincolnshire. Scarborough Raid & Jutland.
£150.00

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