WWI Battle of Coronel HMS ‘Good Hope’ Medal Group & Death Plaque

WWI Battle of Coronel HMS ‘Good Hope’ Medal Group & Death Plaque

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-1914-15 Star L5262 A.W. Chishall O.S. 111. RN. (note incorrect spelling of his surname- meant to be Chisnall)

-War Medal L5262 A.W. Chisnall O.S. 3. RN.

-Victory Medal L5262 A.W. Chisnall O.S. 3. RN.

-Death Plaque named Arthur William Chisnall

Arthur William Chisnall was born on 21st June 1894 at Shorncliffe, Kent. He joined the Royal Navy at Portsmouth March 1914 giving his occupation as ‘Agricultural Labourer’. He was 5ft, 4″ tall with brown hair and grey eyes.

His record of service is as follows:

HMS Vernon Officer’s Steward 111. 21st March- 1st August 1914

HMS Leviathan Officer’s Steward 111. 2nd August-30th September 1914

HMS Good Hope Officer’s Steward 111. 1st October-1st November 1914

Killed in action 1st November 1914 HMS Good Hope Battle of Coronel, Chile.

Arthur was 20 years old when he was killed in action and has no known grave but the sea. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, panel no.5. Arthur’s name is also commemorated on the Headley War Memorial situated outside Allsaints Church in Hampshire.

HMS Good Hope was a Drake Class cruiser completed in 1902. At the outbreak of WWI she was sent to reinforce the squadron under rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock on the North American Station. On 16th August 1914 she sailed for the Panama Canal Zone to search for the German cruisers Dresden and Karlsruhe, later the ship proceeded down the coast of South America to the Falkland Islands. On 27th October she was joined by day the rest of the squadron, HMS Monmouth, HMS Glasgow and HMS Otranto. The squadron proceeded to patrol the Atlantic coast of South America. The German squadron consisted of Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Leipzig, Nurnberg, Dresden commanded by Admiral Graf von Spee. Both admirals became aware of the proximity to each other on 31st October and at 18.40 on 1st November the squadrons made contact off Coronel, Chile. An attempt on the part of Admiral Cradock to engage while the light was good and targets were clear was frustrated by the superior speed of the German squadron which kept out of range until the setting sun reflected the British ships in sharp silhouette against the horizon. The German ships being in the evening haze were almost invisible. The sea was rough and the 6 inch guns on the lower deck of the 2 British cruisers could not be brought into action. At 19.04 the first shot was fired at a range of 11,500 yards. This was an extreme distance for the British ships but well within range for the big German cruisers. At her 3rd Salvo the Scharnhorst struck Good hope on the foredeck and destroyed the 9.2 inch guns. Admiral Cradock knowing that his only hope was to close the range to enable his 6 inch guns to engage the enemy. By 19.23 hours, the range was down to 6,600 yards with the Good Hope firing all the guns she could bring to bear. Darkness was now coming on as the range decreased to 5,500 yards. Good Hope was now on fire in several places and afforded a clear target to her enemy. In desperation, Cradock endeavoured to approach to within torpedo range, being met with a Salvo from the 2 enemy cruisers. At 19.53 hours Good Hope blew up with the loss of all her crew. Monmouth badly battered got away int he darkness but was sunk by gunfire at about 21.30 hours. Glasgow and Otranto escaped under cover of darkness.

Medals and plaque presented in attractive wooden frames display. Accompanied by photographs of HMS Good Hope, the memorials and a couple of original postcards. Commonwealth War Graves copy paperwork and research relating to the naval engagement.

Condition as shown in photographs

WWI Battle of Coronel HMS ‘Good Hope’ Medal Group & Death Plaque

Out of stock

£475.00

Out of stock

Category:

Description

-1914-15 Star L5262 A.W. Chishall O.S. 111. RN. (note incorrect spelling of his surname- meant to be Chisnall)

-War Medal L5262 A.W. Chisnall O.S. 3. RN.

-Victory Medal L5262 A.W. Chisnall O.S. 3. RN.

-Death Plaque named Arthur William Chisnall

Arthur William Chisnall was born on 21st June 1894 at Shorncliffe, Kent. He joined the Royal Navy at Portsmouth March 1914 giving his occupation as ‘Agricultural Labourer’. He was 5ft, 4″ tall with brown hair and grey eyes.

His record of service is as follows:

HMS Vernon Officer’s Steward 111. 21st March- 1st August 1914

HMS Leviathan Officer’s Steward 111. 2nd August-30th September 1914

HMS Good Hope Officer’s Steward 111. 1st October-1st November 1914

Killed in action 1st November 1914 HMS Good Hope Battle of Coronel, Chile.

Arthur was 20 years old when he was killed in action and has no known grave but the sea. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, panel no.5. Arthur’s name is also commemorated on the Headley War Memorial situated outside Allsaints Church in Hampshire.

HMS Good Hope was a Drake Class cruiser completed in 1902. At the outbreak of WWI she was sent to reinforce the squadron under rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock on the North American Station. On 16th August 1914 she sailed for the Panama Canal Zone to search for the German cruisers Dresden and Karlsruhe, later the ship proceeded down the coast of South America to the Falkland Islands. On 27th October she was joined by day the rest of the squadron, HMS Monmouth, HMS Glasgow and HMS Otranto. The squadron proceeded to patrol the Atlantic coast of South America. The German squadron consisted of Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Leipzig, Nurnberg, Dresden commanded by Admiral Graf von Spee. Both admirals became aware of the proximity to each other on 31st October and at 18.40 on 1st November the squadrons made contact off Coronel, Chile. An attempt on the part of Admiral Cradock to engage while the light was good and targets were clear was frustrated by the superior speed of the German squadron which kept out of range until the setting sun reflected the British ships in sharp silhouette against the horizon. The German ships being in the evening haze were almost invisible. The sea was rough and the 6 inch guns on the lower deck of the 2 British cruisers could not be brought into action. At 19.04 the first shot was fired at a range of 11,500 yards. This was an extreme distance for the British ships but well within range for the big German cruisers. At her 3rd Salvo the Scharnhorst struck Good hope on the foredeck and destroyed the 9.2 inch guns. Admiral Cradock knowing that his only hope was to close the range to enable his 6 inch guns to engage the enemy. By 19.23 hours, the range was down to 6,600 yards with the Good Hope firing all the guns she could bring to bear. Darkness was now coming on as the range decreased to 5,500 yards. Good Hope was now on fire in several places and afforded a clear target to her enemy. In desperation, Cradock endeavoured to approach to within torpedo range, being met with a Salvo from the 2 enemy cruisers. At 19.53 hours Good Hope blew up with the loss of all her crew. Monmouth badly battered got away int he darkness but was sunk by gunfire at about 21.30 hours. Glasgow and Otranto escaped under cover of darkness.

Medals and plaque presented in attractive wooden frames display. Accompanied by photographs of HMS Good Hope, the memorials and a couple of original postcards. Commonwealth War Graves copy paperwork and research relating to the naval engagement.

Condition as shown in photographs