Engineer William James Maudling HMS Euphrates

Nother one of yours Tom. I hope you are finding these interesting.

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Sheerness Times Guardian - Thursday 14 September 1933

Medal no clasp

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Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries
Lewisham, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England

Kate,

I am finding these quite interesting.  Here is a brief summary of his career.

Engineer William James Maudling
17 Jul 1853 Born in London
21 Mar 1874 Entered the Navy as a 2nd Class Assistant Engineer
1875 2nd Class Assistant Engineer (additional) on HMS Fisgard (5th rate training ship, Greenwich) to study at Royal Naval College, Greenwich
21 Sep 1876 Promoted to 1st Class Assistant Engineer
23 Jul 1877 Assistant Engineer on HMS Euphrates (Troop Ship) served during the Zulu war; South Africa Medal, no clasp
1878 Married Lydia Rule at Buckland Congregational Church, Portsea
21 Mar 1879 Promoted to Engineer while on “Euphrates” served aboard ship during the Zulu War;  entitled to the South Africa Medal without clasp
18 Jul 1881 Engineer on HMS Hecla (Torpedo Depot Ship, Mediterranean) served during the bombardment of Alexandria and the Egyptian War; Egypt Medal and Khedive’s Star
1 Jun 1883 Engineer on HMS Indus (Flag Ship of the Admiral Superintendent, Devonport)
10 Aug 1885 Engineer on HMS Indus (Flag Ship of the Admiral Superintendent, Devonport) for service in watching construction of machinery of “Archer” class
8 Jun 1886 Engineer on HMS Pembroke (Flag Ship of the Admiral Superintendent, Chatham) for Chatham Yard serving as 2nd assistant to the Chief Engineer of the Dockyard
29 Sep 1887 Promoted to Chief Engineer
20 Apr 1888 Chief Engineer on HMS Pembroke (Flag Ship of the Admiral Superintendent, Chatham) serving as Staff Admiralty overseer at Messrs. Laird Bros.(Ship Builders) present at the launching of the Battle Ship “Royal Oak” 5 Nov 1892
29 Sep 1891 Promoted to Staff Engineer
1894 Staff Engineer on Royal Oak (Birkenhead)
29 Sep 1895 Promoted to Fleet Engineer
1902 Fleet Engineer on HMS Majestic
1 Apr 1903 made Engineer Commander with date of seniority of 29 Sep 1895
16 Sep 1906 Placed on the Retired List with the Rank of Engineer Captain
Nov 1918 Engineer Captain serving as Overseer at Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Walker Yard, Newcastle-on-Tyne (for HMS Eaglet)
7 Sep 1933 Died at Oak Cottage, Limpsfield, Surrey, home of his daughter Ethel Lydia and her husband Walter Talbot and family. His address at the time of his death is given as: 32 Herondale Avenue, Wandsworth Common
11 Sep 1933 Burial at Ladywell & Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London

Tom

Outstanding both of you.
From a small newspaper report tucked away and forgotten in an archive he is now brought back to life and recognised along with his AZW mates on the forum. Great stuff

However what is REALLY REALLY interesting to me is part of the inscription on the stone.
Can either of you guess what it might be?

Kate,

I have no idea

Tom

Lets just say he has something in common with a certain iSandlwana survivor