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Three: Able Seaman F. G. Root, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when the destroyer...
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Three: Able Seaman F. G. Root, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when the destroyer H.M.S. Simoom was torpedoed in an action with German destroyers in the Flanders Bight on the night of 23 January 1917 1914-15 Star (SS.3195 F. G. Root, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (SS.3195 F. G. Root. A.B., R.N.) extremely fine (3) £120-£160 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Frederick George Root was born in Stepney, London on 22 July 1891. A Carman by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman in November 1909. Promoted to Able Seaman in April 1912 when on H.M.S. Lord Nelson. With the onset of the Great War he was serving on the old battleship H.M.S. Vengeance, February 1913-June 1915. He then served on the cruiser H.M.S. Europa, June-December 1915 and afterwards, the destroyer H.M.S. Mentor, April-December 1916. He served aboard the destroyer H.M.S. Simoom from December 1916. He was killed in action on 23 January 1917 in an engagement between British and German destroyers in the Flanders Bight. The ship, part of the Harwich Force, was torpedoed by the German destroyer S.50. The hit caused an explosion in the magazine which caused many casualties amongst her compliment of 90, including that of Able Seaman Root. The destroyer Morris took off all the Simoom’s survivors and she was then torpedoed and sunk by the Nimrod on Commodore Tyrwhitt’s orders. Root is commemorated by name on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
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Three: Able Seaman F. G. Root, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when the destroyer H.M.S. Simoom was torpedoed in an action with German destroyers in the Flanders Bight on the night of 23 January 1917 1914-15 Star (SS.3195 F. G. Root, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (SS.3195 F. G. Root. A.B., R.N.) extremely fine (3) £120-£160 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Frederick George Root was born in Stepney, London on 22 July 1891. A Carman by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman in November 1909. Promoted to Able Seaman in April 1912 when on H.M.S. Lord Nelson. With the onset of the Great War he was serving on the old battleship H.M.S. Vengeance, February 1913-June 1915. He then served on the cruiser H.M.S. Europa, June-December 1915 and afterwards, the destroyer H.M.S. Mentor, April-December 1916. He served aboard the destroyer H.M.S. Simoom from December 1916. He was killed in action on 23 January 1917 in an engagement between British and German destroyers in the Flanders Bight. The ship, part of the Harwich Force, was torpedoed by the German destroyer S.50. The hit caused an explosion in the magazine which caused many casualties amongst her compliment of 90, including that of Able Seaman Root. The destroyer Morris took off all the Simoom’s survivors and she was then torpedoed and sunk by the Nimrod on Commodore Tyrwhitt’s orders. Root is commemorated by name on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
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