From: rail@greywall.demon.co.uk   
      
   On 08/10/2018 19:09, Charles Ellson wrote:   
   > On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 09:05:53 +0100, Graeme Wall   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 08/10/2018 08:05, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:   
   >>> On 2018-10-07 17:02:29 +0000, J. P. Gilliver (John) said:   
   >>>   
   >>>> In message ,   
   >>>> gary.dawn@googlemail.com writes:   
   >>>>> Albert Edwards son of Bessie Edwards born in Plymouth was drowned in   
   >>>>> 1925 in the dockyard at Chatham Kent.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Almost certainly a followup to a long-dead post, but anyway (-::   
   >>>>   
   >>>> "was drowned" rather than "drowned" implies murder?   
   >>>   
   >>> Not to me.   
   >>   
   >> The only implication to me is that Albert was probably in the navy.   
   >>   
   > .. or a civilian employee at the Royal Dockyard if there is no other   
   > hint of going to sea ?   
   > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/res   
   arch-guides/royal-naval-dockyard-staff/   
   >   
   > BUT...   
   > https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171409717   
   > "An Able Seaman on RFA Bacchus who was drowned in the River Medway   
   > with five other crew members from the same ship".   
   >   
      
   Sounds like their boat overturned.   
      
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