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NameKildare Henry Borrowes 
[204, Borrowes article, vol 3 of 1911, p.19], [3, Death, 1916, Vol RNO, p. 21]
[204, Borrowes article, vol 3 of 1911, p.19], [3, Death, 1916, Vol RNO, p. 21]Birth11 Mar 1900, Bartra, Eglington Rd, Dublin
Death31 May 1916, Casualty on HMS Queen Mary
GeneralMidshipman in WW1.
FatherSir Eustace Borrowes Bart (1866-1939)
MotherLouisa Margaret Winifred Mary Royse (ca1876-1918)
Notes for Kildare Henry Borrowes
His death index:
First name(s) Kildare
Last name Borrowes
Death year 1916
Year range 1916
Rank Midshipman
Ship or unit QUEEN MARY
Record source GRO War Death Navy All Ranks Indices (1914 to 1921)
Volume RNO.
Page 21
Record set British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths 1796-2005
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First name(s) Kildare
Last name Borrowes
Death year 1916
Year range 1916
Rank Midshipman
Ship or unit QUEEN MARY
Record source GRO War Death Navy All Ranks Indices (1914 to 1921)
Volume RNO.
Page 21
Record set British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths 1796-2005
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Mon Inscripts notes for Kildare Henry Borrowes
His death from CWGC:
BORROWES, KILDARE HENRY
Rank: Midshipman
Date of Death: 31/05/1916
Age: 16
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
H.M.S. "Queen Mary."
Panel Reference: 11.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of Eustace and Winifrede Borrowes, of 18, Warwick Villas, Leeson Park, Dublin.
Native of Kildare.
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BORROWES, KILDARE HENRY
Rank: Midshipman
Date of Death: 31/05/1916
Age: 16
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
H.M.S. "Queen Mary."
Panel Reference: 11.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of Eustace and Winifrede Borrowes, of 18, Warwick Villas, Leeson Park, Dublin.
Native of Kildare.
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DNB Main notes for Kildare Henry Borrowes
This account has been posted on the Devon Heritage web site:
An account of the loss of HMS Queen Mary
By the Navigating Officer of HMS New Zealand.
4.26 pm 31 May 1916
"All seemed to be going well with us on New Zealand when suddenly I saw a salvo hit Queen Mary on her port side. A small cloud of what looked like coal-dust came out from where she was hit, but nothing more until several moments later, when a terrific yellow flame with a heavy and very dense mass of black smoke showed ahead, and the Queen Mary herself was no longer visible. The Tiger was steaming at 24 knots only 500 yards astern of Queen Mary, and hauled sharply out of the line to port and disappeared in this dense mass of smoke. We hauled out to starboard, and Tiger and ourselves passed one on each side of the Queen Mary. We passed her about 50 yards on our port beam by which time the smoke had blown fairly clear, revealing the stern from the after funnel aft afloat, and the propellers still revolving, but the for'ard part had already gone under. There was no sign of fire or of cordite flame, and men were crawling out of the top of the after turret and up the after hatchway. When we were abreast and only about 150 yards away from her, this after portion rolled over and, as it did so, blew up. The most noticeable thing was the masses and masses of paper which were blown into the air as this after portion exploded. Great masses of iron were thrown into the air, and I saw, I suppose at least 100 or 200 feet high, a boat which may have been a dinghy or a pinnace, still intact but upside down as I could see the thwarts. Before we had quite passed, Queen Mary completely disappeared."
57 Officers and 1209 men were killed.
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An account of the loss of HMS Queen Mary
By the Navigating Officer of HMS New Zealand.
4.26 pm 31 May 1916
"All seemed to be going well with us on New Zealand when suddenly I saw a salvo hit Queen Mary on her port side. A small cloud of what looked like coal-dust came out from where she was hit, but nothing more until several moments later, when a terrific yellow flame with a heavy and very dense mass of black smoke showed ahead, and the Queen Mary herself was no longer visible. The Tiger was steaming at 24 knots only 500 yards astern of Queen Mary, and hauled sharply out of the line to port and disappeared in this dense mass of smoke. We hauled out to starboard, and Tiger and ourselves passed one on each side of the Queen Mary. We passed her about 50 yards on our port beam by which time the smoke had blown fairly clear, revealing the stern from the after funnel aft afloat, and the propellers still revolving, but the for'ard part had already gone under. There was no sign of fire or of cordite flame, and men were crawling out of the top of the after turret and up the after hatchway. When we were abreast and only about 150 yards away from her, this after portion rolled over and, as it did so, blew up. The most noticeable thing was the masses and masses of paper which were blown into the air as this after portion exploded. Great masses of iron were thrown into the air, and I saw, I suppose at least 100 or 200 feet high, a boat which may have been a dinghy or a pinnace, still intact but upside down as I could see the thwarts. Before we had quite passed, Queen Mary completely disappeared."
57 Officers and 1209 men were killed.
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