Mr
Frederick
James
(Fred)
Botten
Born in Northfleet, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Botten
and Alice Adelaide (Collins) Botten
Brother of
Henry George Botten, George Botten, Florence Hilda Botten, Ivy May Botten, Cyril Botten and Alice Adelaide Botten
Husband of
Martha May (Malley) Botten
— married
24 Aug 1931 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Robin Botten and Raymond Frederick Botten
Died
at age 64
in Havant, Hampshire, England
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| Created 24 Mar 2013
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Biography
Fred Botten was born in England.
Served aboard HMS Iroquois (Sweeping Sloop, 24 Class – T.N2, converted to a Survey Ship in 1922) on the China station in the Far East. Returned to the UK in Dec 1931.
Served aboard HMS Cornflower (Arabis Class sweeping sloop), China station in the Far East
Served aboard HMS Warspite (Queen Elizabeth-class battleship 1912-1947)
Timeline
Stories
A plaque was unveiled in 1990 [1] by the Mayor of Medina, Cllr T.P Cunningham on the wall of the Harbour Master's office, Newport Quay, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 commemorating the small ships which took part in the Dunkirk evacuation 1940. The Newport based boats were operated by Pickfords carrying goods between Newport and Portsmouth.
The plaque reads as shown below :-
TO COMMEMORATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY DUNKIRK SAILINGS
OF SMALL SHIPS FROM NEWPORT HARBOUR
1940 - 1990
| BEE | M.F.H. | MURIUS | CHAMOIS | HOUND | BAT |
| C W Trowbridge | W H Smith | F Thomas | A E Brown | H W Knight | J T Butchers |
| H Downer | A E Saunders | R Anstead | L Church | C A Hocking | F Butchers |
| J Hocking | F S West | A Ridgway | C H Lockyer | G H Brimecome | |
| F Reynard | R M Barnes | F Botten | |||
| CREW | CREW | CREW | CREW | CREW | CREW |
| I.O.W. | I.O.W. | I.O.W. | I.O.W. | I.O.W. | PORTSMOUTH |
UNVEILED BY THE MAYOR OF MEDINA
COUNCILLOR T P CUNNINGHAM.
Sources
- First-hand information / Family Oral History from Richard Botten.
- Birth Certificate
- Marriage Certificate
- Death Certificate
- Hand written history by Robin Botten
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Thanks to Richard Botten for starting this profile.
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Richard Botten
Family history has it that Fred ran away from home several times and was always found again. One of the times he ran away, he was found working as a cabin boy on one of the many Thames Barges that plied their trade up and down the Thames river. There is a story that on one of his longer excursions on a Thames Barge, while working as the Captains cabin boy, he had to prepare food for the Captain. This particular Captain liked Plum Duff pudding as a sweet, which would be good for several meals. Sometimes Fred used to help himself to a slice, but the Captain always seemed to know and box his ears for stealing his pudding. Fred could never work out how the Captain used to always know. It wasn't until many years later that he discovered how the Captain always knew. It seems that hot Plum Duff pudding cuts a clean edge when sliced, where as cold Plum Duff pudding cuts a ragged edge. Mystery solved.
posted 24 Mar 2013 by Richard Botten
[thank Richard]
Frederick always wanted to go to sea, and spent may years in the Royal Navy, mainly serving in the Far East Squadron, China Station. This made life for his wife, Martha, very difficult, having to manage by herself, especially when their first child, Robin, came along. It was not uncommon for Martha to go and stay with Fred's Family, in Kent or her family in Gloucestershire for extended periods. Martha used to spend long periods in Kent, especially when the in-laws were helping out with Hop Picking, for which she would earn extra money over and above what Fred could send to her. Among other ships, Fred served on HMS Iroquois (Survey Ship) on the China Station, as well as HMS Cornflower in the Far East and at least one tour of duty on HMS Warspite.
posted 24 Mar 2013 by Richard Botten
[thank Richard]
Frederick was not an educated man, but was very practical, and sensible. Although he never had much in monetary terms, he rose to be a long standing Chairman of the local Havant branch of the Buffs (Royal Atedelunium Order of the Buffalo {The poor mans Mansonic Lodge, as it was known as}) for many years.
posted 24 Mar 2013 by Richard Botten
[thank Richard]
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Richard, I checked and don't see the change to the category. Could you change is to just:
"Royal Andediluvian Order of Buffaloes". No Organizations, no Buffs. Thanks. Vic
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Categories: Battle of Dunkirk | Royal Navy | Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes | Havant, Hampshire | Northfleet, Kent | HMS Cornflower (T24) | HMS Warspite (03) | HMS Iroquois (G89)