Petty Officer Stoker Frank Tardivel
Royal Navy. H.M.S."Laurentic"
25/01/1917
Son of French born François Tardivel of St Peter's,
Jersey. Husband of Emma E Tardivel (nee Rive) of St
Aubins, Jersey. Resident of Guernsey
Killed in action, aged 40 years
Medal Entitlement
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
RN LSGC (EDVII 1910)
Messina Earthquake 1908 –
HMS EURYALUS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Laurentic_(1908)
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Saturday 17 March 1917
Roll of Honour. Particulars have just
come to hand regarding Petty Officer Frank Tardivel,
who we stated a few days had been drowned when the Laurentic
was sunk off the coast of Ireland. The deceased sailor
was 40 and a native of St Peters. He joined the Royal
Navy in 1895 and this would have completed 22 years
service. He had seen considerable service abroad, notably
in China, Japan and the West Indies, in addition to
the Long Service and Good Conduct Medals he wore the
medal awarded by the King of Italy for services rendered
during the Messina earthquake in 1908. Shortly before
the outbreak of war the Petty Officer had been stationed
at Clovelley as Coastguard and was called up to service
in the South Atlantic. He later took part in the bombardment
of the Dardanelles and he arrived in England just in
time to be sent to Ireland to help in the quelling of
the insurrection. Much sympathy will be felt for Mrs
Tardivel and her daughter, the widow is the youngest
daughter of Mr J P Rive, formerly of St Ouens and now
of St Aubins. The body, it is a melancholy satisfaction
to know, was recovered from the sea and buried in Ireland.
Notice of Death appears in Jersey
Evening Post of Saturday 10 February 1917
H.M.S."Laurentic"
(ex-White Star R.M.S."Laurentic")
In 1917, HMS Laurentic was carrying forty-three tons
of gold bullion from Great Britain to Canada. On 25th
January 1917 Laurentic struck mines and sank within
an hour in 40 metres of water, at Lough Swilly in the
north of Ireland, with a huge loss of life and all the
gold bullion.
