Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Wounded Died at sea Next of kin address Durham England 19 Beattie St. Tyne Docks South Shields England South Shields Tyne and Wear 19 Beattie Street England Mother Sarah Father Edward More info Both my Great Great Grandad, Henry Riley Shaw and my Great Great Uncle, George Buckham were killed at the Battle of Jutland and although from totally unrelated families and a generation apart they were both firemen and stood little chance of survival when their ships blew up. George Buckham (front row, left hand side) was born in South Shields in 1894 to a family of 8 other children and became a miner like his father. At age 19 he joined the Royal Navy (K17649) as a stoker (fireman) and served on HMS Victory II (Portsmouth), HMS St Vincent, HMS Weymouth, before being transferred to HMS Queen Mary on the 27th May, just 4 days before the Battle of Jutland. HMS Queen Mary was struck by a shell from Derfflinger which detonated the forward magazine, the resulting explosion broke the ship in two and she sank a few minutes later, killing 1266 men and officers, including George. Thank you to Paul Richardson for this information.