Able Seaman William Francis Maw^[1]

1895 - 1914  (19 years)

• Name	William Francis Maw
  Prefix	Able Seaman
  Birth	2 May 1895	Bradford, , Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	Name:      Mother's Maiden Surname: MAW, WILLIAM FRANCIS      PLUMMER GRO Reference: 1895 J Quarter in BRADFORD Volume 09B Page 93 First name(s)      William Francis Last name      Maw Birth year      1895 Birth date      2 May 1895 Birth place      Bradford Birth county      Yorks Age      19 Death year      1914 Death date      1 Nov 1914 Place      - Country      Great Britain Service      RN Type      At Sea War      First World War, 1914-1918 Source      Royal Navy Officers Killed 1914-1920 Archive      The National Archives Archive reference      ADM 242 Box      0009 Record set      British Armed Forces And Overseas Deaths And Burials © Findmypast
  Gender	Male
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Woodlands, Rawdon, , Yorkshire, England   [3]
  	Rawdon St Peter
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Bridge Street, Helmsley, , Yorkshire, England   [4]
  	PLUMMER, Jane Head Single F 48 1863 Private Means Yorkshire Helmsley MAW, William Francis Nephew Single M 15 1896 Yorkshire Bradford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG number: RG14 Piece: 29060 Reference: RG14PN29060 RG78PN1680 RD531 SD1 ED1 SN118 Registration District: Helmsley Sub District: Helmsley Enumeration District: 1 Parish: Helmsley Address: Bridge Street Helmsley York County: Yorkshire (North riding)
  Military	1 Nov 1914
  	First name(s)      William Francis Last name      Maw Birth year      1895 Age      19 Death year      1914 Death date      01 Nov 1914 War      First World War, 1914-1918 Number      J/12612 Rank      Able Seaman Unit      H.M.S. "good Hope." Regiment      Royal Navy Grave reference      2. Cemetery or memorial      Portsmouth Naval Memorial Burial country      United Kingdom Additional information      Son of C. W. and F. Maw, of 14, Durham Rd., Bradford. Link      https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead Record set      Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour © Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  Misc	HMS Good Hope
  	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Good_Hope_(1901)
  _UID	49EB73987E7F4A8FB5A5808D790ED8D3AE1C
  Death	1 Nov 1914	Battle of Coronel, off the coast of Chile
  	Name: William Francis Maw Rank: AB Birth Date: 2 May 1895 Birth Place: Bradford, Yorks Branch of Service: Royal Navy Cause of Death: Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action Official Number Port Division: J.12612. (Po) Death Date: 1 Nov 1914 Ship or Unit: HMS Good Hope Location of Grave: Not recorded Name and Address of Cemetery: Body Not Recovered For Burial Relatives Notified and Address: Father: Charles Wright Maw, 14, Durham Road, Bradford, Yorks Source Citation: TNA Series: ADM 242/9; Scan Number: 0448. Source Information: Ancestry.com. UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: War Graves Roll. The Naval and Military Press Ltd. Description: Names of Royal Navy and Royal Marine officers who died in The Great War are listed in this database. While the collection is an index without attached images, it contains a great deal of information about each individual. There are 45,000 records within this collection. Learn more... First name(s)      William Francis Last name      Maw Birth year      1895 Birth date      2 May 1895 Birth place      Bradford Birth county      Yorks Age      19 Death year      1914 Death date      1 Nov 1914 Place      - Country      Great Britain Service      RN Type      At Sea War      First World War, 1914-1918 Source      Royal Navy Officers Killed 1914-1920 Archive      The National Archives Archive reference      ADM 242 Box      0009 Record set      British Armed Forces And Overseas Deaths And Burials © Findmypast
  Burial	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, , Hampshire, England   [5]
  	https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2871656/william-francis-maw/ Plot: No Known Grave; names is listed on Panel 2 William Francis Maw - Gunner H.M.S. Good Hope November 1st 1914 H.M.S. Goodhope was sunk on Nov.1st 1914 in the Pacific. First name(s)      William Francis Last name      Maw Age      19 Birth year      1895 Death year      1914 Death date      01 Nov 1914 Burial year      1914 Burial date      - Burial place      Helmsley County      Yorkshire (North Riding) Country      England Archive      North Yorkshire County Record Office Archive reference      N-PR-HEL1-19 Record set      Yorkshire Burials Category      Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory      Parish Burials Collections from      England, Great Britain Transcription © Findmypast
  		I6131 - Burial William Francis Maw 01111914 I6131 - Burial William Francis Maw 01111914
  Person ID	I6131	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Charles Wright Maw,   b. 1 May 1867, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England d. 26 Jan 1953, 21 Brooksbank Avenue, Lidget Green, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Fanny Plummer,   b. Between Jan and Mar 1867, Helmsley, , Yorkshire, England d. 8 May 1895, 9 Farcliffe Place, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 28 years)
  Marriage	Between Apr and Jun 1891	District Helmsley   [6]
  Family ID	F1899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: unknown Death: Nov. 1, 1914 Note: Able Seaman, Royal Navy. Age: 19 Burial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial Portsmouth, England Plot: No Known Grave; names is listed on Panel 2 Created by: Paul F. Wilson Record added: Feb 07, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 17838712 Name: MAW, William F Ship or unit: Good Hope Rank: Able Seaman Year: 1914 Volume : RN. Page: 2662 Record source: GRO War Death Navy All Ranks Indices (1914 to 1921) (Research):DescriptionName Maw, William Francis Official Number: J12612 Place of Birth: Bradford, Yorkshire Date02 May 1895 Catalogue referenceADM 188/672 <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/ExternalRequest.asp?RequestReference=ADM+188%2F672> <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/ExternalRequest.asp?RequestReference=ADM+188%2F672> DeptRecords of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies SeriesAdmiralty: Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services Piece12501-13000 Image contains1 document of many for this catalogue reference Number of image files: 1 Image Reference Format and Version Part Number Size (KB) Number of Pages Price (£)112 / 111 PDF 1.2 1 170 1 3.50 Total Price (£) 3.50 See also https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6293984

  
  

• Sources

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