See also
| Name: | Blakeman VESEY |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | Arthur Henry VEYSEY (1868-1945) |
| Mother: | Anna Blakeman LEWIS (1883-1968) |
| Birth | 24 Mar 1909 | New York, New York, USA1 |
| Military Regiment | Royal Navy | |
| Military Rank | Lieutenant | |
| Arrival | 2 Nov 1912 (age 3) | from New York; Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| On the Baltic, travelling 1st Class with the family and servants. Arthur was 42, Anna was 29. Young Arthur was 7, Ernest was 5, Blakeman was 3, Mary was 1, Mary Saunders was 26, Teresa Fry was 34 | ||
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 12 yrs 3 mns) | Horsington, Templecombe, Somerset, England1 |
| Stowell House Education: Whole Time |
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| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 12) | None; Horsington, Templecombe, Somerset, England1 |
| National or Tribal Origin | 19 Jun 1921 (age 12) | Resident1 |
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 12 yrs 3 mns) | Langton Matravers, Dorset, England2 |
| Durnford School, High Street Education: Whole Time |
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| National or Tribal Origin | 19 Jun 1921 (age 12) | Naturalised British Subject2 |
| Enlisted (Military) | 15 Sep 1922 (age 13) | |
| Records from the 1931 Napier earthquake confirm that Lieutenant Ernest Blakeman Vesey was a key participant in the immediate rescue operations. Serving aboard the sloop HMS Veronica, he was part of the first group of Royal Navy personnel to respond when the disaster struck on 3 February 1931. Navy General Board Navy General Board +3 Role in the Napier Rescue Immediate Response: HMS Veronica had berthed in Port Ahuriri only three hours before the earthquake. When the quake hit, the seafloor rose, leaving the ship aground, but the crew immediately sent radio signals for help—the first news of the disaster to reach the outside world.On-the-Ground Action: Vesey and his fellow "Bluejackets" spread out into the flattened city to fight fires, pull survivors from the wreckage of collapsed buildings, and provide emergency medical treatment. Official Recognition: The "outstanding service" of the officers and crew was later commemorated by the Veronica Sunbay memorial on Napier’s Marine Parade. The ship's bell is still held at the Hawke's Bay Museum as a symbol of this bond. +4 |
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| Death | 14 Nov 1933 (age 24) | at sea |
| Cause: He was washed overboard from cruiser HMS Danae during rough weather, en route from Washington to Bermuda | ||
Lieutenant Blakeman Vesey served on the battlecruiser HMS Renown when the Duke and Duchess of York arrived in Australia on her for their tour in 1927. (These were later King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother)The primary purpose of their visit was to open the first Australian Parliament House in Canberra on May 9 1927.
He assisted with the rescues at Napier, New Zealand, following the earthquakes in 1931 when he was serving on HMS Veronica.
| 1 | (RG15/11342 RD 310 SD 2 ED 8 SN57). |
| Text From Source: Census England 1921 Address: Stowell House Place: Horsington, Templecombe, Somerset, England Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Marr/Orph'd,Birthplace,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages Arthur Henry Veysey,Head,53y 2m,M,Married,Taunton, Somerset, England,,,None,,,3,10,12,13 Anna Blakeman Veysey,Wife,38y 4m,F,Married,New York, New York, USA,Resident,,None,,,, CROSSED THROUGH Arthur Laurence Veysey,Son,16y 1m,M,Single,New York, New York, USA,Resident,Whole Time,None,,,,CROSSED THROUGH [He was at Eton] CROSSED THROUGH Ernest Lewis Blakeman Veysey,Son,13y 8m,M,Both Alive,New York, New York, USA,Resident,Whole Time,None,,,,CROSSED THROUGH [He was at Durnford School] CROSSED THROUGH Blakeman Veysey,Son,12y 3m,M,Both Alive,New York, New York, USA,Resident,Whole Time,None,,,,CROSSED THROUGH [He was at Durnford School] Mary Lewis Veysey,Daughter,10y 4m,F,Both Alive,New York, New York, USA,Resident,Whole Time,None,,,, There was a visitor - Mary Gwendolyn Hindesman, from Shropshire, a teacher, and three servants, Sarah Cousins, 45, Edith Coombes, 24 and Clara Harding, 16. |
| 2 | (RG15/10207 RD262 SD 1 ED 6 SN). |
| Text From Source: Census England 1921 Address: Durnford School, High Street Place: Langton Matravers, Dorset, England Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Marr/Orph'd,Birthplace,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages Ernest Lewis Blakeman Veysey,pupil,13y 8m,M,Both Alive,New York, USA,Naturalised British Subject,Whole Time,,,,, Blakeman Veysey,pupil,12y 3m,M,Both Alive,New York, USA,Naturalised British Subject,Whole Time,,,,, Head master who prepared the return was Thomas Pellatt |