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Hi all i am trying to find info on John Thomas Baldwin the only info i have is he died in 1940 on THE JERVIS BAY i would like to find out if this was a navy ship i have a photo of him in a uniform could anyone give any help please ?
Thanks Alyson xx

The Jervis Bay was involved in a famous action in WWII.

I'll go look it up.

Thank you so much that would be great
Alyson xx

Here you go........

http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~Heritage/JervisBay/jervisbaymon2.htm

Alistair

Is this him on the Conmonwealth War Graves site?

Name: BALDWIN, JOHN THOMAS
Initials: J T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Jervis Bay
Date of Death: 05/11/1940
Service No: C/J 40688
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Harriet Baldwin; husband of Kate Helen Baldwin.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 35, 1.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

Funny, there's this too:

Name: BALDWIN, JOHN THOMAS
Initials: J T
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Petty Officer Stoker
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: French Ship Medoc.
Age: 41
Date of Death: 26/11/1940
Service No: D/KX 78631
Additional information: Son of John Thomas Baldwin and Harriet Baldwin, of Norwich; husband of Olive M. Baldwin, of Norwich.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 40, Column 2.
Memorial: PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

Hi Maragret
Thanks for the info sorry it took so long for me to get back to you i was checking out the web site that Alistair told me about , i think it is the first one on your list all i know is that he was in the navy the name of his parents is right i shall have to find the maiden name of his wife
Thanks again Alyson

I have had a look at the full list of naval casualties for both ships and whilst he doesn't appear on the casualty list for the Jervis Bay he does appear as missing presumed dead off the Medoc which was an ex-coaster siezed from France and originally of Polish origin.
If you know how old your relative was would give you some clue as to which one is the right one based on his rate at time of death.
The fact that a JT Baldwin is listed on the CWGC site as being on both Jervis Bay and Medoc is fasicnating - especially as we have two service numbers, both issued by different home bases

Hi Colin thanks for getting back to me he was born on the 15/04/1898 he was listed on the Jervis Bay there is a photo of him on the web site the Alistair but now i am tryig to find details of his marriage to Kate
Thanks Again Alyson

I have had another look and there is a JT Baldwin listed on the Jervis Bay, i stand corrected as it doesnt appear on one of the casualty lists I have...do you know where he live prior to enlistment as again that might give you some clues. The Jervis Bay Baldwin has a Chatham service number whilst the Medoc has a Devonport (Plymouth) service number

Hi colin does this mean he could have been married in chatham the photo i have of him match the one one the web site i looked on so it is deffernatly him . by the way what does CWGC mean ?
Thanks Alyson

CWGC Commonwealth War Graves Commission established by Royal Charter in 1917 to commeorate the war dead, they have recorded the deaths of almost 2 million people who have died in the two world wars on over 2500 memorials and monuments. Have a peek at their site:

http://www.cwgc.org/default.asp

You can search the site for relatives and print of a certificate to commemorate your relative.

Yes he could have married in Chatham and maybe even in the dockyard church, which was constructed in 1810,you can get the church at:

The Dockyard Church
Dock Road
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4TZ

and they may be able to confirm from their records if he married there

John T Baldwin married Kate H Todd 3rd quarter,1923 Wandsworth 1d 1360

HMS JERVIS BAY armed 14000 tom merchant cruiser converted 1922 vintage vessel.
http://www.internet-promotions.co.uk/archives/caithness/jervisbay,htm

Hope this site will help in your searchers

http://www.internet-promotions.co.uk/archives/caithness/jervisbaycasualties.htm

John thomas balwin is listed on the above site as died on 5th/6th noovember 1940