Chaplin, Harold Garrett
The cruiser H.M.S. Hampshire, which was carrying Lord Kitchener and his staff on a mission to Russia, was blown up by a mine off the west coast of the Orkneys on the evening of June 5th, and sank with all but twelve of her complement of 650 men. Among thirty-eight officers who perished were three medical officers ..... temporary surgeon H. G. Chaplin. British Medical Journal 17 June 1916
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Chaplin |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Harold Garrett |
| Family details | Home Address - Circular Road, St. John's, Newfoundland |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1908-1914 |
| Dept / course | Medicine |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Treasurer’s Gold Medallist) 1914 |
| Military unit | Royal Navy |
| Date enlisted | 1914 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | H.M.S. Victory, H.M. Hospital Ship Agadir and H.M.S. Hampshire. |
| Date of death | 5 June 1916 |
| Rank at death | Surgeon |
| Cause of death | Drowned |
| Burial place | Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery |
| Commemoration(s) | St. Thomas's Roll of Honour |
| Notes | Harold Garrett Chaplin, Surgeon Royal Navy, St. Thomas's Hospital. Son of Mr. Mark Chaplin of St. John's, Newfoundland. Drowned in the sinking of H.M.S. Hampshire while bandaging the wounded after the explosion on 5th June 1916.University of London O.T.C. |
| Sources | St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; University of London O.T.C. 1914-19; British Medical Journal |