Signaller.
J/16710.
Born Glasgow 21st June 1896.
Died at sea 31st May 1916.
Glasgow (Craigton) Cemetery HH 525.
Thomas was the son of Myles and Annie Jordan.
Daily Record 8th June 1916
The funeral took place from his father’s residence at 31 Graham Street, Govan, yesterday, of Signaller Thomas Jordan, Royal Navy, who was killed in the action in the North Sea. A guard of honour from some of H.M. Ships was in attendance, four of the sailors acting as pallbearers. The interment took place in Craigton Cemetery. Signaller Jordan, who was about 20 years of age, joined the Navy four years ago.
[The following transcription has been copied from: Signalman Thomas Jordan | Govan Remembers WW1]
Govan Press Friday, 9th of June 1916:
LOCAL WAR NEWS
HEROES OF THE FIGHT
GOVAN NAVYMAN KILLED
VICTIM OF THE JUTLAND BATTLE
A NAVAL FUNERAL
“It was only to be expected that Govan which has given so man of its best ships to the British Navy and so many of its sons to man them should be called upon to pay part of the inevitable penalty of the toll of human life in the great naval battle of Jutland, and whilst the complete list of local casualties is not yet known, it is quite certain that the number of Govan victims of the fight will be considerable.
One of the most pathetic of the local stories which has yet come to light surrounds the death of Signalman Thomas Jordan, 31 Graham Street, Govan, who was killed in t he great battle. Born and brought up in Govan, and educated at Hill’s Trust School, Signalman Jordan was about 20 years of age. Four years ago he joined the Royal Navy, and prior to this he was employed in Fairfield Shipyard. About six weeks ago he was home in Govan for a week, and was relocated to H.M.S Hecla, which was […] to Govan to rejoin. This vessel did not participate in the great battle, and the dead sailor’s parents were congratulating themselves on his escape when the information came that he had been killed by shrapnel fire on board a certain vessel. The news of his death was the first intimation his parents had that deceased had been transferred. The body was one of six brought into a northern port, and it was confined and sent to Govan for interment on Monday night.
The funeral took place with naval honours to Craigton Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon, and was made the occasion of a remarkable display of public sympathy. Long before the hour fixed for the funeral huge crowds gathered, and waited patiently around the dead lad’s home. A guard of honour of navymen, drawn from certain of H.M. Ships, was in attendance, and four of the navymen acted as pallbearers. The coffin was borne from the house to the hearse enshrouded in a Union Jack, and two handsome wreaths from the neighbours and friends testified to the esteem in which deceased had been held. A pathetic figure at the funeral was Pte. Miles Jordan, father of the deceased, who was in the uniform of the Royal Field Artillery. The cortege moved off to the cemetery amidst respectful manifestations of sympathy, the naval pall-bearers walking alongside the hearse and the guard of honour bringing up the rear of the cortege.”