Herbert W Ogborne served on hospital ships in the Gallipoli / Dardanelles area during WW1. | Ogbourne, Ogborne Ogburn, formerly known as 'Ogbourne Chronicles'

Herbert William Ogborne , aged 19 years in 1914 served in the Merchant Navy during WW1 on hospital ships collecting injured from Gallipoli / Dardanelles area. This included HMS Nervasa and HMS Ferngarth. One of the ships he served on was sunk and he was in the water for some time.

Herbert was from Bristol UK, and later settled in Ontario, Canada.

The photographs shown here were from Herbert Ogborne’s own photograph album.

Focusing on the history of the name of Ogbourne, Ogborn, Ogburn and other variants, including the early form of Ocheburne & Okebourne