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Thomas Menzies
| Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (Sign, H.M.S. Sultan) |
Thomas Menzies was born in Dundee on Oct 4,
1863. He was the son of Thomas (a seaman, who
earned a Baltic medal and Crimea medal while
serving on HMS Tribune) and Susan Williamson.
MARRIAGE: 10 Jul 1860, Dundee, Angus,
Scotland. At the time of the 1871 census he is
listed as living with his parents and three siblings
Alexander, James and Margaret at 30 Lowden's
Alley in Dundee.
He followed in his father's footsteps by going to
sea and joined HMS Unicorn as a boy 2nd cl. on
Feb 7, 1879 and he appears in the 1881 census
aboard HMS Minotaur.
He received his medal in 1883 while still serving
on HMS Sultan. After HMS Sultan, he served on
a variety of ships including HMS Grappler, HMS
Albacore, HMS Dragon,and several others.
Menzies final Ship was HMS Ajax and the last
entry in his Service Record reads " run Liverpool
July 8, 1888"
HMS Sultan was a broadside ironclad of the
Royal Navy of the Victorian era, who carried her
main armament in a central box battery. She was
to be named HMS Triumph but this was changed
and she was named for Sultan Abdülâziz of the
Ottoman Empire, who was visiting England when
she was laid down.
Under the command of Captain Walter James
Hunt-Grubbe C.B. , H.M.S. Sultan took part in
the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882. During
this action, she was positioned outside the
breakwater and, at various times, engaged the
Ras-el-Tin lines, the Lighthouse Battery and
Forts Ada and Pharos. Two men were killed and
eight wounded on when a projectile hit the
unarmoured battery under the topgallant
fo'c'sle. Her sheet anchor was shattered by
enemy shot and is one of the memories of the
past, which can be found in HMS Sultan today.
1863. He was the son of Thomas (a seaman, who
earned a Baltic medal and Crimea medal while
serving on HMS Tribune) and Susan Williamson.
MARRIAGE: 10 Jul 1860, Dundee, Angus,
Scotland. At the time of the 1871 census he is
listed as living with his parents and three siblings
Alexander, James and Margaret at 30 Lowden's
Alley in Dundee.
He followed in his father's footsteps by going to
sea and joined HMS Unicorn as a boy 2nd cl. on
Feb 7, 1879 and he appears in the 1881 census
aboard HMS Minotaur.
He received his medal in 1883 while still serving
on HMS Sultan. After HMS Sultan, he served on
a variety of ships including HMS Grappler, HMS
Albacore, HMS Dragon,and several others.
Menzies final Ship was HMS Ajax and the last
entry in his Service Record reads " run Liverpool
July 8, 1888"
HMS Sultan was a broadside ironclad of the
Royal Navy of the Victorian era, who carried her
main armament in a central box battery. She was
to be named HMS Triumph but this was changed
and she was named for Sultan Abdülâziz of the
Ottoman Empire, who was visiting England when
she was laid down.
Under the command of Captain Walter James
Hunt-Grubbe C.B. , H.M.S. Sultan took part in
the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882. During
this action, she was positioned outside the
breakwater and, at various times, engaged the
Ras-el-Tin lines, the Lighthouse Battery and
Forts Ada and Pharos. Two men were killed and
eight wounded on when a projectile hit the
unarmoured battery under the topgallant
fo'c'sle. Her sheet anchor was shattered by
enemy shot and is one of the memories of the
past, which can be found in HMS Sultan today.
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