Headstone of Percy Augustus Pellowe
I have chosen this as my headstone of the week because I have absolutely no idea who he is! I believe he is buried in England because of the inscription which reads:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
My Dearly Beloved Husband
PERCY AUGUSTUS PELLOWE
Late (undecipherable) of H.M.S. Goliath
who passed away 17 Sept 1915
aged 36 years
Eternal Father Strong to Save
Whose Arm Dost Bind the Restless Wave
R.I.P.
This picuture was in a box of pictures saved by my great-grandfather. Along with it were about 30 other pictures of the Pellowe family. I have absolutely no idea who they are or where why he had them.
I have tried to find Percy Augustus Pellowe and come up with just one entry on the 1881 census when he was age one, living in the household of Nicholas Pellowe in The Civil Parish of Falmouth, Penryn, Cornwall ~ and I find no Pellowe connected with the Ship HMS Goliath , which was sunk in May of 1915, 4 months before Percy died!
I am posting this in the hope somebody will recognize the name and let me know who they are or how they connect to the Niess family in Washington DC!
Linda’s Headstone of the week; Week #18
Hi Linda
My name is Matthew Pellowe and Percy Augustus Pellowe is my Great Grandfather.
I have only today been speaking with my father about looking back into my family history and Percy (his Grandfather) was as far back as we have been able to go.
It is interesting what you say about the mention of HMS Goliath we have the papers and seal dated as per grave date with the name HMS Vivid. Further investigation reveals this was also the name of the Naval Barracks in Devonport UK. He was also awarded a comendation
We have his service record which states that the last ship he served on was HMS Goliath (previously Victory and Magnificent) before heading to Bombay and then returning to HMS Vivid, which again we assume was home port/barracks of Devonport.
I very much look forward to hearing from you
Matt
Hi Linda
Me again, sorry in answer to your query he is indeed buried in England at the family grave in Manor Park cemetry East London
Matt
In addition to my comments yesterday we have today purchased a copy of his full service record from the UK National Archives.
I am not sure now whether he was actually on the HMS Goliath as although he had served on it on a number of occassions, from India back to Devonport he was actually hospitalised in Nov 1914 and the the final notes it states “death unknown” amongst some indecipherable writings. He has been hospitalised after his return from India (Bromley Hospital in the UK) whilst serving at HMS Vivid.
One thing I also noticed was that the photograph you have also details his wifes name (at the bottom of the grave) P A and C Pellowe. My Great Grandmothers name was Charlotte (Lottie/Lotty) so it must have been taken after her death, this date is at present unknown to us. I suspect because of this your great grandfather must have come into ownership after both of their deaths.
Matt