6th December 2015 Thomas Whincup Thomas, born in 1899, was the son of Thomas and Edith Whincup. He was the step brother of Francis, who was killed at the battle of the Somme. He had a brother William, born in 1906 .He lived in Ashton, near Oundle, Northamptonshire until his father died in 1906. Edith then moved to Stamford with her family to 20 Kings Road. He joined the Navy in April 1915 for 12 years and was stationed firstly at gunnery and torpedo training establishments in Devonport – HMS Impregnable, Defiance and Vivid, as he was too young to be sent abroad. On March 28th 1916 he joined the light cruiser HMS Dublin which saw action at the Battle of Jutland in the North Sea in May 1916. On his report from the Navy he had very good for character and ability and was given a free discharge in August 1919. He married Agnes May Foster Lane on May 9th 1925 in Stamford. He died in Peterborough on August 22nd 1980. HMS Dublin HMS Dublin HMS Dublin participated in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. During the subsequent night actions, Dublin fired 117 6-inch shells and, along with Southampton, attacked and sank a destroyer. Both ships, however, sustained severe damage. Repairs to Dublin were not completed until 17 June. On 3 May 1917 in the North Sea, Dublin with the Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney and four destroyers , left Rosyth for a sweep between the mouths of the Forth and the Humber. The following day, during an action in the North Sea, Dublin observed the Zeppelin L 43 about 17 miles away to the east at 10:25, rapidly approaching a strange vessel. Both cruisers promptly made for the enemy, opening fire on it at extreme range. At 10:54 Dublin saw the track of a torpedo passing ahead of her. At 11:12 a submarine was sighted and at 11:15 another one was spotted, which fired two torpedoes at her. At 11:20 she sighted a third submarine, which she engaged with her guns and on which she dropped a depth-charge. The Zeppelin made a direct attack, making for the stern of Dublin and rising hastily as it flew, it endeavoured to obtain a position vertically above the cruiser in order to drop bombs on her – an attempt which was foiled by Dublin ’s hurried swerve to starboard.