Charles Edward Christian b 15 12 1883,served on the Goliath,he was an Officers cook 1st class no 364161.On the night of 12-13 May 1915,Goliath was anchored in Morto Bay off Cape Helles,along with Cornwallis and a screen of five destroyers,in foggy conditions.Around 01:00 on 13th May,the Turkish torpedo boat destroyer Muavenet-i-Milliye,which was manned by a combined German and Turkish crew,eluded the destroyers Beagle and Bulldog and closed on the battleships.Muavenet-i-Milliye fired two torpedoes which struck Goliath almost simulitaneously abreast her fore turret and abeam the fore funnel,causing a massive explosion.Goliath began to captize almost immediately,and was lying on her beam ends when a third torpedo struck near her after turret.She then rolled over completely and began to sink by the bows,taking 570 of the 700-strong crew to the bottom,including Charles Edward Christian.His body was not recoverd for Burial,he and the others are rembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial.I would now like to find his service record.
Regards
Drew
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Drew
