HMS Marlborough lost two men killed as a result of the torpedoeing of the vessel at Jutland - it got home safely,however.

I recently acquired a picture of a Marlborough Stoker carrying the legend "Killed in Action May 31 1916".

I thought this would be difficult, expecting a number of casualties, but HMS Marlborough suffered only 2 men killed at Jutland. Both were Stokers 1st Class.

One was William Rustage (K/20877) who died aged 21. Parents JR & Edith Rustage of 34 Duchess Street, Lower Broughton, Salford - buried Salford (Weaste) Cemetery

The other was Edgar George Monk K/4266 (age not known) buried Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery.

I'd love to know which of the two is in the picture.

Their service registers are downloadable here or free at Kew.
Name Monk, Edgar George Official Number: K4266
Place of Birth: Devonport, Devon Date of Birth: 04 August 1891
Entered the service in 1909 Catalogue reference ADM 188/875
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...p;resultcount=1

Name Rustage, William Official Number: K20877
Place of Birth: Manchester Date of Birth: 24 August 1894
Catalogue reference ADM 188/908 Entered the service in 1913
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...p;resultcount=1

My bet is on Monk because he looks older than 21 to me, but I didn't win at the Grand National today!

Thanks for this - my leaning was towards Monk too on age grounds - must remember to look up the records when I am at Kew next.

I wonder why he was buried on Tyneside given his birth at Devonport (a naval family??). Perhaps the family had moved there by 1916 or he had no family by then.

Per A+M+T,
I see you have both of these men entering in 1913 but their official numbers are 16,000+ apart, which would seem to indicate a separation of several years. I would have guessed 1910 for Monk and 1913-1914 for Rustage. Could you confirm, please, Per.

Horatio,
Just some sloppy editing of my copy and paste!

I confirm Monk is recorded in a register that was opened in 1909 and have altered my previous post to reflect that.

Per Mare

My grandfather's brother William Murray on on the Marlborough when she was torpedoed. He was a Stoker !st class and was injured. He was also on HMS Triumph when it too was torpedoed earlier off Turkey.

His health suffered and died in 1921 aged just 26.

I have his Certificate of Service but wondered if I could see any further records of his wounds/treatment

Welcome to the forum Hugh
Have you seen these records at the UK National Archives, Kew?
ADM 1/8397/366 HMS TRIUMPH - Bombardment of Tsing Tao 12 Oct. 1914. Casualties 1914
ADM 116/1444 Loss of H.M.S. TRIUMPH - Casualties 1915
ADM 1/8489/116 HMS MARLBOROUGH in action 31 May 1916. List of casualties. [Please note: 1916 document originally erroneously catalogued as 1917 and so numbered within 1917 sequence of registered papers]

Thanks for the welcome and also for the links.
I plan to be back in the Big Smoke early next year and must visit Kew for a couple of days

Monk, Old Bean.

His pic was published in the Newcastle illustrated Chronicle in May. You are forgetting which parts of UK did the cleaning up after Jutland.