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Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, World War 2
Researched & compiled by Don Kindell, all rights reserved

 

1st - 31st DECEMBER 1943 -  in date, ship/unit & name order

 

Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net

 

HMS Farndale, escort destroyer (Navy Photos/George Knight, click to enlarge)

on to January 1944

 

Notes:

(1) Casualty information in order - Surname, First name, Initial(s), Rank and part of the Service other than RN (RNR, RNVR, RFR etc), Service Number (ratings only, also if Dominion or Indian Navies), (on the books of another ship/shore establishment, O/P – on passage), Fate

(2) Click for abbreviations

(3) Link to Commonwealth War Graves Commission

(4) More information may be found in the Name Lists

 

 

 

Background Events - October-December 1943

British Aegean campaign, Battle for Italy, Battles for New Guinea & Solomons, US landings on Tarawa, 'Scharnhorst' sunk in Battle of North Cape, Burma campaign

 


 

 

1 December 1943

 

Avanturine, ship loss

 BRUCE, John, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 529132, MPK

 CASTLEMAN, Leslie F, Steward, RNPS, LT/LX 28229, MPK

 CHESWORTH, Roy, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 370791, MPK

 COULL, Bert, Leading Cook, RNPS, LT/MX 87679, MPK

 CRAINE, John H, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 400597, MPK

 DOCHERTY, John, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 228183, MPK

 FARRELL, Sidney E, Telegraphist, RNPS, LT/JX 310326, MPK

 GATT, James M, Engineman, RNPS, LT/KX 125129, MPK

 GILLARD, Edward, Ty/Skipper, RNR, killed

 GULLY, Ronald A, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 402802, MPK

 JACKSON, Farrow H, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 103790, MPK

 JAPPY, Alexander, Ty/Skipper, RNR, MPK

 JOHNSON, Donald H, Ordinary Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 373364, MPK

 LAMBERT, Geoffrey M, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 372610, MPK

 MACDONALD, Angus, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 252714, MPK

 MEADS, Thomas, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 376667, MPK

 MURRAY, Alexander G, 2nd Hand, RNPS, LT/JX 117105, MPK

 OWEN, Jack, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 377537, MPK

 PARKINSON, Frederick, Ordinary Signalman, RNPS, LT/JX 571589, MPK

 PATERSON, Alexander P, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 260848, MPK

 PHILLPOTS, Edward S, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 533586, MPK

 STRINGER, Isiah, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 217864, MPK

 TINSON, George W R, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 142490, MPK

 WATSON, James, Engineman, RNPS, LT/KX 105082, MPK

 

Canada

 JOHNSON, Frank M, Paymaster Commander, died

 

FAA, 1836 Sqn, Saker, air crash

 WALLACE, John D, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNZNVR, DOI

 

Farndale

 SANSUM, Ronald L, Able Seaman, P/JX 329456, MPK

 

Ferret, illness

 CRICHTON, James RMM, Commander, died

 

 

2 December 1943

 

3 Maritime Regt, RA, Bari explosion

 ATHERTON, John, Gunner, RA, 11423404, killed

 

4 Maritime Regt, RA, Bari explosion

 AISLABIE, John G, Gunner, RA, 1644431, killed

 OAKES, William H, Gunner, RA, 11267321, killed

 

Christa, steamship, Bari explosion

 MANSFIELD, Frederick G, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 337153, killed

 

Cochrane

 BALCOMBE, George H O, Able Seaman, C/J 64179, died

 

FAA, 794 Sqn, Dipper, air crash

 HAGERTY, Gerald P, Act/Petty Officer Airman, FAA/FX 88911, killed

 WHITE, Denis, Naval Airman 1c, FAA/FX 95141, killed

 

Fort Athabaska, steamship, Bari explosion

 BALLARD, Ernest J, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 392715, MPK

 HARVEY, Robert R, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 392733, MPK

 MCILVENNY, James A, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 397011, MPK

 READ, Sidney, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 240027, MPK

 WOODGATE, Cyril W T, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 392506, MPK

 

Kent

 HOLMES, James P, Able Seaman, C/JX 243181, DOWS

 

Lom, steamship, Bari explosion

 MOORES, Tom, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 312953, MPK

 

Lwow, steamship, Bari explosion

 CROSS, Harry, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 444485, (President III, O/P), killed

 HUGHES, James, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 444516, killed

 

Naden (RCN)

 HICKS, Leonard O, Petty Officer Stoker, A 430 (RCNR), died

 

St Day, drowning

 BRYANT, James H, Petty Officer, RNR (PS), LT/X 17749 A, died

 

Stork (SANF)

 LOUW, Joseph, Stoker, CN 72175 (SANF), died

 

Testbank, steamship, Bari explosion

 COWAN, Colin, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 261644, MPK

 DUDHILL, James H, Ty/Act/Petty Officer (DEMS), C/JX 179392, (President III, O/P), MPK

 GOSLING, Charles H, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 398740, MPK

 LORD, Harold, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 334209, MPK

 LOUGHRAY, James S, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 333730, MPK

 SEAMAN, Ronald, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 184915, MPK

 

Wildfire

 WEBB, Cyril H, Chief Petty Officer Cook (Pens), C/M 1887, DOWS

 

 

3 December 1943

 

6 Maritime Regt, RA

 KEAST, Francis J, Gunner, RA, 1523723, killed

 STANTON, James T, Gunner, RA, 1654790, killed

 

Circars (RIN)

 JABUL, Haq A, Deck Tendal, 73818 (RIN), died

 

Corfu

 DEAN, William J, Able Seaman, C/JX 359643, died

 

Glendower

 RAY, George, Chief Petty Officer (Pens), D/217709, DOWS

 

Patunga (RIN)

 SARAF-UD-DIN, Cook (S), 7773 (RIN), died

 

Penguin (RAN), illness

 DUNK, Betty McL, Stewardess, WR 1162 (WRAN), died

 

Princess Irene, steamship

 LUND, Francis, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 235123, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Quebec, illness

 HOWIE, Robert D, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (E), RNVR, died

 

Savage, lost overboard

 GREGORY, Kenneth, Able Seaman, P/JX 417710, MPK

 

Sumatra (Du), illness

 SCHOUTER, Cornelius, Stoker, 141182 (RNethN), died

 

Ukussa, illness

 PERKINS, Denis R, Ty/Sergeant, RM, CH/X 107697, died

 

 

4 December 1943

 

Braganza, illness

 EDWARDS, Lawrence G, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 444986, DOWS

 

Garuda, road accident

 ARTHUR, William, Air Mechanic (L) 1c, FAA/FX 85847, killed

 

Ladava (RAN), accident

 RENNISON, Phillip A, Ordinary Seaman, S 8742 (RANR), killed

 

 

5 December 1943

 

Edinburgh Castle, illness

 SHOVE, Herbert W, Act/Captain, died

 

Fort Athabaskan, steamship

 LORKINS, Norman S A, Act/Leading Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 217523, (President III, O/P), DOWS

 

Pembroke IV, illness

 ROWE, William E, Able Seaman, C/J 7455, died

 

Perth (RAN), as POW

 BROWN, Alfred, Bandsman, 15171 (RAN), died

 

Rajaliya, illness

 BOFFEY, Frank, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 417592, DOWS

 

 

6 December 1943

 

Barunda, accident

 POULIER, Harold, Boy 2c, FC/X 206, killed

 

Blairemore (RCN)

 TOWNSEND, Daniel T, Warrant Engineer, RCNR, died

 

Brissenden

 MOSCROP, George, Petty Officer Cook, P/MX 48455, killed

 

FAA, 836 Flt Rapana, air crash

 DOUGLAS-MATHESON, Alan A, Ty/Midshipman (A), RNVR, killed

 PAIGE, Stanley A, Ty/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 86660, killed

 SMALL, William H H, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNZNVR, killed

 

Mallard, illness

 SLEEMAN, William T G, Leading Stoker, D/KX 76074, died

 

Pembroke, illness

 BLOXSOME, Alfred G, Act/Petty Officer, C/J 101741, died

 

Perth (RAN), as POW

 GIBBS, Athol F, Able Seaman, 24247 (RAN), died

 

RAF, 9th Pilot Advanced Flying Unit, air crash

 FOSTER, Alan S G, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR (Jackdaw), killed

 

RN College Greenwich, illness

 BRANTON, Hilda, WRNS Cook, N/WRNS 61407, died

 

Skirmisher

 BRIDGES, Harry L, Ordinary Signalman, D/JX 234193, died

 

 

7 December 1943

 

FAA, 853 Sqn, Saker, air crash

 AFFORD, Donald E, Ty/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 96366, MPK

 LILLEY, Henry H, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 WALTERS, Geoffrey J, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

Fort Colville, steamship

 WARMINGTON, Walter E, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 339144, (President III, O/P), DOWS

 

Nile

 STEWART, John, Able Seaman, RNR, P/X 20380A, died

 

Ramillies, illness

 EDWARDS, John E, Able Seaman, D/JX 183999, died

 

Rolls Royce

 SKOYLES, Gordon R, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 174700, died

 

Sultan, as POW

 THOMPSON, Lionel C, Corporal, RM, PLY/X 1521, (ex-Prince of Wales), died

 

 

8 December 1943

 

Australia (RAN), accident

 PERRY, Alexander R, Ordnance Artificer 4c, RANR, PA 2429 (RANR), killed

 

FAA, 860 Sqn, Gannet, air crash

 SMEATON, James, Ty/Lieutenant, RNR, killed

 

Nile, road accident

 WRIGHT, Albert E W, Able Seaman, C/JX 279562, killed

 

President III, illness

 HULM, John, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 336249, died

 

Rysa, Isles-class trawler, mined and sunk off Maddalena, Sardinia (These photographs are thanks to brothers Terry and Brian Kelly, whose father, Ordinary Telegraphist Terence Kelly was lost with her. Terence, aged 28, belonged to the RN Patrol Service and his name is commemorated on the Lowestoft Memorial (22 Jan 2011))

 
HMS Rysa in 1942

Group, probably taken by O/Tel Kelly

Crew in 1942. O/Tel Kelly is in the
1st standing row, 3rd from left
 

 ANDERSON, Daniel McD, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 119803, MPK

 BAILEY, William H, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, killed

 BARKER, Wilfred G, Cook, RNPS, LT/MX 83167, MPK

 BARNSTON, Stephen G J, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 259845, killed

 BRAILSFORD, Harold B, Leading Cook, RNPS, LT/MX 85792, killed

 BRENNAN, Douglas C, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 148896, killed

 COLLIS, Jack B, Petty Officer Steward, RNPS, LT/LX 27663, MPK

 COOPER, John H, Ty/Act/Lieutenant Commander, RNVR, MPK

 DAVIDSON, John T, Engineman, RNPS, LT/KX 112691, MPK

 DIBB, Oliver, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 109064, MPK

 HARPER, Gordon S, Engineman, RNR (PS), LT/X 10149 S, MPK

 HINTON, Dennis W, Telegraphist, C/JX 175814, MPK

 HOLDEN, Gordon M, Ordinary Signalman, LT/JX 269180, MPK

 KELLY, Terence Joseph (right), Ordinary Telegraphist, LT/JX 258061, MPK

 KENT, William H, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 190058, MPK

 OATES, Edmund, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 139849, MPK

 SYMMONDS, Wilfred, Ordinary Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 532939, MPK

 UPTON, Philip W, Steward, RNPS, LT/LX 28206, MPK

 WATTS, Albert A, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 133930, MPK

 

 

9 December 1943

 

Adyar (RIN)

 SALEH, Ajmad A R, Sukhani, 71136 (RIN), died

 

Eaglet, illness

 HARRIS, Barbara R, WRNS, N/WRNS 82236, died

 

FAA, 830 Sqn, Furious, air crash

 BROWN, James, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 KELLY, Edward W, Ty/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 86637, MPK

 WEST, Roy D, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

Frobisher, illness

 TROKE, Donald E, Able Seaman, P/JX 212254, died

 

Lars Kruse, steamship

 KIDD, Stewart, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 290075, (President III, O/P), DOWS

 

Narbada (RIN)

 MUHAMMAD, Nawas, Petty Officer, 4373 (RIN), died

 

Perth (RAN), as POW

 HICKEY, John J, Act/Chief Shipwright, 18245 (RAN), died

 MACDONALD, George N A, Telegraphist, PA 1542 (RANR), died

 TRIMBLE, Robert H, Ordinary Seaman, W 1928 (RANR), died

 

Saker, air crash

 WALKER, Robert, Ty/Act/Leading Airman, FAA/JX 395984, killed

 

Tien Kwang, as POW

 WIGNALL, Francis, Able Seaman, P/JX 189108, died

 

 

10 December 1943

 

Antwerp, illness

 HALL, Sidney A, Leading Seaman, P/JX 252572, died

 

Computator, accident

 LEE, William R, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 129574, DOWS

 

ML.1254

 MILES, George A, Able Seaman, P/JX 386307, died

 

President, illness

 DICK, Hugh A C, Captain, died

 

Stadacona (RCN)

 JEFFERY, Singleton C, Leading Patrolman, A 1464 (RCNR), killed

 

Victory, illness

 HOLMES, Charles C, Commissioned Engineer, died

 

 

11 December 1943

 

Bedlington, illness

 MACIVER, Donald, 2nd Hand, RNR (PS), LT/X 7905 C, died

 

Braganza II, illness

 EWENCE, Reginald V, Stoker Petty Officer, P/KX 92909, died

 

Cuckmere, torpedoed

 BIHET, Kenneth J, Able Seaman, P/JX 358282, killed

 CLARK, Henry G, Telegraphist, P/JX 341562, killed

 CROSBY, Christopher, Coder, P/JX 356190, killed

 FAIRALL, Ebenezer J, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 402697, killed

 FLEMING, James, Able Seaman, P/JX 236750, killed

 HALL, Brian, Ordinary Signalman, P/JX 385445, killed

 HANLEY, Martin, Leading Radio Mechanic, P/MX 501012, killed

 HINMAN, James, Telegraphist, P/JX 250456, killed

 MITCHELL, Edward F, Signalman, P/JX 226258, killed

 OLDNALL, Kenneth J, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 425345, killed

 PIERCEY, Kenneth J, Ordinary Coder, P/JX 356998, killed

 QUINN, John S, Telegraphist, P/JX 358106, DOW

 RUMBELOW, Sidney G, Stoker 1c, P/KX 140597, killed

 TURNER, Kenneth J, Ordinary Telegraphist, P/JX 360605, killed

 WILLIAMSON, Arthur, Able Seaman, P/JX 236108, killed

 WRIGHT, Albert, Able Seaman, P/SSX 26423, DOW

 

Norlom, steamship

 ANDERSON, Robert R, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 223624, (President III, O/P), DOWS

 

Stadacona (RCN)

 TARDIF, Henri A, Shipwright 4c, A 4070 (RCNR), died

 

Victory, illness

 BOWMAN, Joe W, Petty Officer Steward, P/L 37, died

 

 

12 December 1943

 

Castleton, illness

 HOLT, Henry, Leading Stoker, D/KX 95060, died

 

Cuckmere, torpedoed

 DAY, Leon M, Signalman, P/JX 269505, DOW

 

Dipper, illness

 HALLILEY, William G, Commander, died

 

FAA, 1830 Sqn, Illustrious, air crash

 FIDDES, Donald B M, Act/Lieutenant Commander, killed

 

Holcombe, ship loss

 ADAMS, George, Stoker Petty Officer, P/KX 84217, MPK

 ALDER, Peter, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 389652, MPK

 ALLSOPP, Harry J J, Petty Officer Cook (S), P/MX 51050, MPK

 ANDERTON, Thomas R, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 266684, MPK

 ARCHIBALD, James R, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 330098, MPK

 ATHERTON, John, Ordnance Mechanic, P/MX 98950, MPK

 AVENT, Henry, Able Seaman, P/JX 330086, MPK

 BARRON, Herbert C P, Engine Room Artificer 5c, P/MX 503567, MPK

 BECKETT, Ronald, Able Seaman, P/JX 330076, DOW

 BELL, George A, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 330102, MPK

 BLACKIE, Charles E S, Stoker 1c, P/KX 98426, MPK

 BLUNT, Austin K, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 328120, MPK

 BOUNDY, Alfred F, Leading Steward, P/LX 22921, MPK

 BRODIE, Denis P, Petty Officer, P/JX 146766, MPK

 BULLMAN, Joseph, Able Seaman, P/JX 321370, MPK

 CONLON, Stephen, Act/Leading Seaman, P/SSX 23834, MPK

 COOPER, Edgar G, Petty Officer Telegraphist, P/JX 126263, MPK

 COWBURGH, William, Stoker 1c, C/KX 139706, MPK

 COX, Stanley, Able Seaman, P/JX 275010, MPK

 CRAIG, Thomas H, Able Seaman, P/JX 330109, MPK

 CURRIE, John P, Wireman, P/MX 68648, MPK

 DAVIES, Charles E, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 307922, MPK

 DAVIS, Richard G, Able Seaman, P/J 97984, MPK

 DU FEU, Reginald J, Stoker Petty Officer, P/KX 80697, MPK

 DUFFIELD, David, Able Seaman, P/SSX 15165, MPK

 DUMBLETON, Frank, Able Seaman, P/JX 240446, MPK

 EGAN, Peter J, Act/Leading Seaman, P/JX 156941, MPK

 ELLIS, Leslie A, Chief Engine Room Artificer, P/MX 47626, MPK

 FOX, Charles, Able Seaman, C/JX 353637, MPK

 FULLER, Frederick C, Able Seaman, P/JX 330664, MPK

 GALLOP, Charles R, Leading Seaman, P/JX 130835, MPK

 GAYFER, John A, Able Seaman, P/JX 330661, MPK

 GIBSON, Albert E, Able Seaman, P/JX 235736, MPK

 HABBERFIELD, Frederick H, Canteen Manager, C/NX 1162, MPK

 HAMILTON, James P A, Act/Stoker Petty Officer, P/KX 86762, MPK

 HANSELL, Percival, Engine Room Artificer 4c, P/MX 55164, MPK

 HARRIS, Anthony G, Petty Officer, P/J 104670, MPK

 HARVEY, Robert J, Act/Leading Seaman, P/SSX 17682, MPK

 KELLAWAY, Victor E, Chief Petty Officer Stoker, P/K 63532, MPK

 LOUGHLIN, Hugh, Stoker 1c, C/KX 152571, MPK

 MACKAY, Alexander, Able Seaman, P/JX 183457, MPK

 MACLEOD, Donald, Wireman, P/MX 68014, MPK

 MALKIN, John W, Able Seaman, P/JX 163868, DOW

 MAUNDER, Hubert, Warrant Engineer, DOW

 MCDONOUGH, Michael J, Stoker 1c, P/KX 136542, MPK

 MCLERIE, Ronald J, Electrical Mechanic 5c, P/MX 98047, MPK

 MILLS, Maurice J, Petty Officer, P/J 112036, MPK

 MORGAN, Milton H, Act/Leading Seaman, P/JX 201019, MPK

 MURPHY, James, Able Seaman, P/SSX 17054, MPK

 NEWTON, David L, Petty Officer Cook (S), P/MX 54234, MPK

 OLBY, Derek M, Signalman, C/JX 170011, MPK

 OWENS, Arthur F, Stoker 1c, C/KX 103482, MPK

 PAGETT, Ivor H, Leading Seaman, P/SSX 27284, MPK

 PALMER, Eric A, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 PARIS, Dennis, Stoker 1c, P/KX 145304, MPK

 PEAT, Albert F, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 61667, MPK

 PENNICOTT, Henry C W, Stoker Petty Officer, P/KX 82994, MPK

 PITT, Henry W, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 370092, MPK

 PONSFORD, Robert T, Able Seaman, P/JX 362754, MPK

 RICHARDS, Jeremiah, Canteen Assistant, C/NX 1791, MPK

 SANGER, Leslie V, Stoker 2c, P/KX 526873, MPK

 SAUL, Herbert W, Able Seaman, P/SSX 16138, MPK

 SMITH, Ernest H, Leading Sick Berth Attendant, P/MX 70843, MPK

 STARR, Edward F, Leading Seaman, P/J 32777, MPK

 TAYLOR, Percival, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 329720, MPK

 THOMAS, Lewis C, Stoker 2c, P/KX 161791, MPK

 TRENT, Eric W, Able Seaman, P/JX 171594, MPK

 TYNSKI, Albert E, Signalman, P/JX 322954, MPK

 WARWICK, William J, Engine Room Artificer 3c, P/MX 57527, MPK

 WEBB, Leslie A, Ty/Act/Stoker Petty Officer, D/K 65282, MPK

 WEST, Kenneth H, Lieutenant, MPK

 WHITEHEAD, Stanley J, Able Seaman, P/JX 321383, MPK

 WILKINSON, Thomas J, Wireman, P/JX 324601, MPK

 WOOD, Arthur W, Supply Assistant, P/MX 69899, MPK

 WOOD, Leslie F W, Leading Wireman, P/MX 78940, MPK

 WRIGHT, Norman S, Ordnance Artificer 4c, P/MX 54039, MPK

 

Perth (RAN), as POW

 BURLEY, Edward R G B, Able Seaman, 22380 (RAN), died

 

Tynedale, ship loss

 ASHBORN, Walter N, Able Seaman, C/JX 157395, MPK

 ASHWORTH, Arthur J, Ordinary Telegraphist, D/JX 271782, MPK

 BECK, Harry, Ty/Leading Cook (O), D/MX 69005, MPK

 BINNEY, David, Sub Lieutenant, killed

 BLAKE, Arthur E, Stoker 1c, D/KX 141155, MPK

 BUTLER, Jack M, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, killed

 CLARKE, Henry, Stoker 2c, D/KX 152716, MPK

 CLARKE, Kenneth, Able Seaman, P/JX 219062, MPK

 CLAYTON, Harold B, Able Seaman, D/JX 304308, MPK

 CONGREVE, John W, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, killed

 CORBOULD, Alan S, Lieutenant, killed

 CUTHBERT, Robert, Cook (S), C/MX 93888, MPK

 DALTON, Roger, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 419678, MPK

 DUGUID, William, Ordinary Coder, D/JX 356337, MPK

 ELLERKER, Gerald F, Able Seaman, D/JX 364394, MPK

 EVANS, Leonard L, Stoker Petty Officer, D/K 66346, MPK

 EVANS, William D, Cook (S), D/MX 69608, MPK

 FARR, William J, Stoker 1c, D/KX 102721, MPK

 FENWICK, Robin N, Coder, D/JX 207396, MPK

 FIELD, Edward F, Act/Leading Seaman, D/J 109605, MPK

 FORESTER, John, Ordinary Telegraphist, D/JX 341288, MPK

 GEARY, William G, Ty/Stoker Petty Officer, D/KX 84658, MPK

 GRIFFIN, Reginald E, Able Seaman, D/JX 230062, MPK

 HALKER, Gerald, Stoker 2c, D/KX 561452, MPK

 HALL, Leslie, Act/Leading Seaman, P/JX 235319, MPK

 HAMBLIN, Kenneth H T, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, D/KX 111198, MPK

 HANCOCK, Walter, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 193763, MPK

 HANKEY, Alfred, Stoker 2c, D/KX 526683, MPK

 HARRINGTON, John A B, Able Seaman, D/SSX 13028, MPK

 HAYGARTH, Harold J, Ty/Lieutenant (E), killed

 HAYWARD, Donald C, Telegraphist, D/JX 226029, MPK

 HEATH, John R, Able Seaman, D/JX 272252, MPK

 HEBDEN, George G, Ordinary Signalman, D/JX 297023, MPK

 HEFFERMAN, Henry T, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, D/SSX 26851, MPK

 HEWITT, Roy, Stoker 2c, D/KX 525287, MPK

 HEYCOCK, David W, Stoker 1c, D/KX 141171, MPK

 HOARE, Grenville W, Stoker 2c, D/KX 109645, MPK

 HUGHES, James, Stoker 2c, D/KX 524483, MPK

 HUNT, Frederick J, Able Seaman, D/JX 145514, MPK

 JAMES, Charles C, Steward, D/LX 24713, MPK

 JEFFRIES, Philip G, Ty/Surgeon Lieutenant, RNVR, killed

 JELKS, Arthur G, Petty Officer Steward, P/LX 23236, MPK

 JOCHAM, Hubert O, Stoker 2c, D/KX 561456, MPK

 JOHN, Clifford T, Act/Petty Officer Radio Mechanic, P/MX 101508, DOW

 JOHNS, Sydney A, Ty/Supply Petty Officer, D/MX 52753, MPK

 JONES, William H, Able Seaman, D/JX 313599, MPK

 KEIGHLEY, John, Steward, D/LX 27133, MPK

 LONGDEN, Robert W, Stoker 1c, D/KX 141176, MPK

 MAYER, Edward, Petty Officer Telegraphist, D/JX 151002, MPK

 MCGIVERN, Bernard, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 392307, MPK

 MILLS, Albert G, Stoker Petty Officer, D/KX 78179, MPK

 MOORES, James T, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 282240, MPK

 MULHOLLAND, Eric, Able Seaman, D/SSX 22893, MPK

 NEWMAN, Vaughan B, Ordinary Telegraphist, D/JX 310454, MPK

 NICHOLS, George C, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 425053, MPK

 PALMER, Sidney A, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 544858, MPK

 PARK, Thomas D, Able Seaman, D/JX 304104, MPK

 PARTRIDGE, Peter G, Writer, C/MX 124030, MPK

 PEARCE, William C, Stoker 1c, D/KX 121612, MPK

 POOLE, Henry M, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 408235, MPK

 PRATT, Kenneth J, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 543857, MPK

 PRICE, Ellis J, Leading Signalman, D/JX 157802, MPK

 PROSSER, Sydney H, Ty/Leading Seaman, D/JX 160478, MPK

 PURDY, Ralph, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, D/SKX 19, MPK

 READ, Charles P J, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 515923, MPK

 SOTHCOTT, Stanley R, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, killed

 TAYLOR, Bertie C, Ty/Stoker Petty Officer, D/KX 83203, MPK

 TAYLOR, Dennis, Able Seaman, P/JX 234823, MPK

 TIPPER, Gerald F, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 388852, MPK

 WHOOLEY, Daniel, Ty/Act/Stoker Petty Officer, D/KX 86147, MPK

 WILLIAMS, Norman R D, Leading Steward, D/LX 22094, MPK

 WYNNE, Thomas, Stoker 1c, D/KX 126825, MPK

 YOUNG, Thomas, Stoker 1c, P/KX 81985, MPK

 

Versatile, illness

 COCKS, James R G, Leading Seaman, C/JX 148823, died

 

 

13 December 1943

 

Daisy Moller, steamship

 DILLON, Charles H, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 314760, (President III, O/P), MPK

 PORTER, James, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 399872, (President III, O/P), MPK

 SIBSON, Joseph A, Gunner, RA, 1778614, (10 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed

 WOMBWELL, John J, Bombardier, RA, 1480017, (6 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed

 

Holcombe, ship loss

 PLEDGER, Frank W, Able Seaman, P/JX 330057, DOW

 STEAD, George A, Stoker 1c, P/KX 526881, DOW

 THOMAS, George, Able Seaman, P/J 92799, DOW

 WATERS, Joseph, Stoker 1c, P/KX 93705, DOW

 

Kenya, drowning

 JOHNSTON, George U, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, D/KX 132649, DOWS

 

Naden (RCN)

 MARTIN, Adam McK, Engine Room Artificer 4c, V 24875 (RCNVR), died

 

Proserpine

 MARSHALL, Christopher, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 9352, DOWS

 

RN Malay Section

 ABDULLAH, Bin A H, Ordinary Seaman, MN 1340 (Malay Section), killed

 

Saracen, as POW

 CROSBY, Victor J, Leading Telegraphist, P/J 112731, died

 

Victory II, illness

 ECKERMAN, John W, Canteen Assistant, C/NX 703327, died

 

 

14 December 1943

 

Bherunda, illness

 CUMBERLAND, Ernest H, Air Mechanic (L) 2c, FAA/FX 98775, DOWS

 

Collingwood, illness

 POLDEN, Alfred C, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 629460, died

 

Dunluce Castle, illness

 ROGERS, John R, Petty Officer Cook, RNPS, LT/MX 87601, died

 

FAA, 829 Sqn, Owl, air crash

 ELLIOTT, John T, Ty/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 86851, MPK

 GALL, Robert J, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNZNVR, MPK

 HATTON, Charles J, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

Holcombe, ship loss

 VICK, Richard C F, Able Seaman, P/JX 155209, DOW

 

LCT.651, drowning

 KIPLING, Jack, Able Seaman, D/JX 367994, MPK

 

Ledbury, illness

 NADAULD, Timothy G, Chief Petty Officer Stoker, P/K 60198, died

 

MTB.265, action on 22 November 1943

  OXLEY, Gordon D, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, DOW

 

Quadrant, lost overboard

 HILL, Thomas H, Able Seaman, C/JX 167867, MPK

 

 

15 December 1943

 

Boston

 SMITH, Frederick M, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, DOW

 

Ferret, illness

 SAGAR, Alfred, Ordnance Mechanician, P/MX 89501, died

 

Holcombe, ship loss

 NELSON, Harold L, Petty Officer, P/JX 134293, DOW

 

Victory, illness

 KNOWLES, Alexander, Able Seaman, P/JX 185251, died

 

 

16 December 1943

 

Holcombe, ship loss

 CAMPBELL, Donald R, Able Seaman, P/JX 160359, DOW

 DEACON, George E, Able Seaman, P/JX 275281, DOW

 

Lucifer, illness

 SIMPSON, William, Able Seaman, C/JX 162283, died

 

Medway, accident

 HISCOCK, Albert H, Stoker Petty Officer, P/KX 86771, killed

 

Prima, steamship, drowning

 DOUGHTY, Albert E, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 253819, DOWS

 

South African Naval Force

 HARRIS, R (initial only) H, Telegraphist, 330488 (SANF), died

 

Vernon, illness

 SIMMONDS, John N, Able Seaman, P/228830, died

 

Wanaka, steamship

 DENMAN, Hercy D, Able Seaman, PM/V 430 (RANVR), (President III, O/P), MPK

 STEVENS, Alec G, Able Seaman, H 1606 (RANR), (President III, O/P), MPK

 WARD, Hugh, Able Seaman, H 1427 (RANR), (President III, O/P), MPK

 

 

17 December 1943

 

Naden (RCN)

 STILNOVICH, Matthew, Motor Mechanic, FR 84 (RCNVR), died

 

Onslaught

 HAZELL, Alexander E, Ordinary Telegraphist, P/JX 389033, died

 

Pembroke, illness

 ADAMS, Percy E, Regulating Petty Officer, C/309603, died

 

Sultan, as POW

 TINCKNELL, Francis H J, Marine, PLY/X 100193, (ex-Prince of Wales), died

 

 

18 December 1943

 

Asbury, accident

 COSTELLO, William J, Able Seaman, D/JX 173644, killed

 

Copra

 O'BRIEN, Brinley J, Able Seaman, D/JX 287623, killed

 

Diomede, illness

 STOREY, Alfred L, Petty Officer, D/J 75229, died

 

Donnacona (RCN)

 SCULLY, Frank J, Commander Surgeon, RCNVR, died

 

FAA, 770 Sqn, Jackdaw, air crash

 DANBY, Geoffrey A, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

FAA, 770 Sqn, Merlin, air crash

 MCENTEE, Hugh, Ty/Act/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 86884, killed

 

Grasshopper, as POW

 ROGERS, Frederick, Leading Stoker, P/KX 87726, died

 

Indian Star

 SHEPPARD, Ronald, Engineman, LT/KX 101630, DOWS

 

Protee (Fr), ship loss

 COLLIER, Dennis R, Ty/Act/Leading Telegraphist, C/JX 158361, MPK

 DE WAEL, Adrian N, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 USHERWOOD, John, Act/Leading Signalman, C/JX 148824, MPK

 

Saker, air crash

 KINGDOM, Harold, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

Thor, steamship

 CORDING, William H, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 213644, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Victory

 IVERS, Jack C, Stoker 2c, P/KX 597453, illness, died

 STUBBS, Christian J, Chaplain, drowning, died

 

 

19 December 1943

 

4 Maritime Regt, RA

 LOCKEY, Edward C, Gunner, RA, 5630723, killed

 

Canada

 HICKS, Gordon C, Ty/Act/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 95843, air crash, killed

 KING, Fred N, Air Mechanic (A) 1c, FAA/FX 94231, road accident, killed

 

FAA, 759 Sqn, Heron, air crash

 CHARLTON, Basil J, Ty/Midshipman (A), RNVR, killed

 

FAA, 881 Sqn, Pursuer, air crash

 NEWMAN, Dennis C, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

Helford, Cornwall (location), Leading Naval Officer

 WARRINGTON-SMITH, Herbert, Lieutenant, RNVR, died

 

Kennet

 WHITFIELD, Ernest C, Engineman, RNPS, LT/KX 117034, DOWS

 

Nile, illness

 WEST, Geoffrey W, Ty/Act/Lieutenant Commander, RNR, died

 

Ripley

 BEBBINGTON, Frank, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 30785, died

 

South African Naval Force

 NICHOLLS, John, Yeoman of Signals, 66824 V (SANF), died

 

Tartarin, illness

 SOUTHCOMBE, Clifford S, Ty/Act/Lieutenant Commander, RNR, died

 

 

20 December 1943

 

Adamant, drowning

 TAYLOR, Charles H, Stoker 1c, C/KX 152886, died

 

Calliope, illness

 SMITH, James W, Stoker Petty Officer, R/KX 100754, died

 

Canada, road accident

 JONES, Eric E, Air Mechanic (A) 1c, FAA/FX 94193, killed

 

FAA, 747 Sqn, Nightjar, air crash

 BUTTERY, Dennis, Ty/Act/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 86846, killed

 HOPEWELL, Gordon F, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 YOUNG, William H R, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

Generton, steamship

 PLANT, Kenneth W, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 552736, (President III, O/P), DOWS

 

Indefatigable, drowning

 MCLAREN, Charles, Engine Room Artificer 5c, P/MX 117771, died

 

Obdurate, drowning

 BLAKE, Cyril L, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 422173, MPK

 

Pembroke

 STONE, Arthur C, Leading Sick Berth Attendant, C/MX 61439, died

 

Perth (RAN), as POW

 TALBOT, Cyril B, Leading Seaman, RAN, 18541, died

  

President III

 INGE, Charles A, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 312456, accident, DOWS

 

RM 42 Commando, illness

 BROWN, John H, Marine, EX/3617, died

 

Southern Prince

 SCREETON, Leonard M, Ty/Act/Lieutenant Commander, RNVR, died

 

Stadacona (RCN)

 ROBERTSON, Robert M, Ordinary Seaman, V 7831 (RCNVR), died

 

 

21 December 1943

 

Arbella, drowning

 FRANCE, William, Stoker 2c, P/KX 526294, DOWS

 

Chasseur 5, ship loss

 CAVE, Alan B, Signalman, RNVR, P/SD/X 1347, MPK

 GOODALL, Sydney H, Telegraphist, P/JX 224801, MPK

 HASLAM, Fraser J, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, killed

 

Empire Maccabe, steamship, lost overboard

 GRAY, John K, Leading Radio Mechanic, P/MX 634388, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Norhauk, steamship

 OSGOTHORPE, William, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 255751, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Pembroke, illness

 LEITCH, Arthur, Able Seaman, C/J 53758, died

 

Royal Navy

 LYDDY, S (initial only) P, Able Seaman, 582 (Burma RNVR), killed

 

Saker, road accident

 BUTLER, William T, Petty Officer, C/J 100911, killed

 

Stella Canopus, drowning

 JONES, David, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 243113, DOWS

 

Valkyrie, illness

 THOMSON, John R, Petty Officer Telegraphist, C/213744, died

 

Woolwich, illness

 NEWBERY, Norman H, Ordnance Artificer 3c, C/MX 53557, died

 

 

22 December 1943

 

BV.42, boom vessel, ship loss

 BIDMEAD, William F, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 101504, killed

 BLENCOWE, John T, Able Seaman, P/SSX 32128, DOW

 CALLAGHAN, Charles, Leading Seaman, RNVR, P/UD/X 1359, killed

 CONNOR, Alfred, Able Seaman, P/JX 145910, killed

 MACPHAIL, Malcolm, Seaman, RNR, P/X 9363 B, killed

 RICKETTS, Charles E J, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 107669, killed

 SMITH, Henry W, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 517612, killed

 

Dalhousie (RIN)

 JACOB, K (initial only) C, Ordinary Seaman, 19300 (RIN), died

 

Flint Castle

 MURT, Edward, Able Seaman, D/JX 356121, killed

 

King George V

 HARRIS, George H, Able Seaman, P/JX 37542, DOWS

 

MGB.77

 BRATLEY, Donald B, Telegraphist, P/JX 259088, DOWS

 

Nadine

 SPEAKMAN, Richard, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 379847, DOWS

 

Sultan, as POW

 FORSTER, Stanley A, Able Seaman, D/JX 184645, (ex-Prince of Wales), died

 

 

23 December 1943

 

Bacchante, illness

 SIMPSON, William J, Chief Petty Officer, P/231421, died

 

Drake

 WILKINSON, James D, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 564196, illness, died

 WOOD, Reginald J, Stoker 1c, 5270 (RNZN), died

 

LST(C).19, tank landing ship, carrier

 EASTHAM, Samuel, Able Seaman, C/JX 255253, DOWS

 

MTB.437

 GALBREATH, Ian B, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, killed

 

MTB.700, surface action

 ABERNETHY, John H, Able Seaman, D/JX 184777, killed

 ROBINSON, Joseph, Able Seaman, P/JX 313912, killed

 YATES, Stanley N, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 424218, killed

 

Osborne, illness

 OVERETT, Alfred C, Able Seaman, D/J 33792, died

 

Portzic, accident

 PRESCOTT, John, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 287316, DOWS

 

Relentless, illness

 BOOTH, Frederick J, Able Seaman, C/J 44464, died

 

Shrapnel, illness

 GIBB, James G, Ordinary Telegraphist, C/JX 614699, died

 

Stadacona (RCN)

 SMITH, Frank E, Lieutenant Skipper, RCNR, died

 

 

24 December 1943

 

4 Maritime Regt, RA

 WEIGHTMAN, Joseph H, Gunner, RA, 4980052, killed

 

Dumana, steamship

 DAVEY, Jack, Ty/Act/Petty Officer (DEMS), C/JX 186835, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

FAA, 759 Sqn, Heron, air crash

 STEELE, Thomas D, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

Hannibal

 GOLDIE, Thomas A, Engine Room Mechanic 5c, C/MX 118882, DOWS

 

Hurricane, torpedoed

 FERRIE, Hugh, Stoker 1c, C/KX 102729, killed

 PANNIFER, Henry E, Able Seaman, C/J 113484, MPK

 POINTEZ, Henry J, Cook (O), C/MX 121670, DOW

 WEBB, James H, Able Seaman, C/JX 373677, MPK

 WOODLEY, Alfred L, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 125146, killed

 

Kongoni, illness

 MACLEOD, Angus, Chief Petty Officer, C/J 89980, died

 

Orion

 YOUNG, Stanley, Able Seaman, C/JX 354720, DOWS

 

Pembroke, road accident

 ABRAMS, William, Chief Petty Officer Stoker, P/J 108293, killed

 

Victory, illness

 KNIGHT, Frank L K, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 59787, died

 

 

25 December 1943

 

Drake, road accident

 FOALE, George S, Officer's Cook 1c, D/L 13278, DOWS

 

Hyderabad, drowning

 CHRISTIE, Robert S, Able Seaman, RNVR, P/UD/X 1288, DOWS

 

Kingston Beryl, ship loss

 BAKER, Alan W J, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 BLUNT, James, Assistant Cook, RNPS, LT/MX 533769, MPK

 BLYTH, James F, Engineman, RNR (PS), LT/X 10313 S, MPK

 BOGGIS, John F, Leading Steward, RNPS, LT/LX 30104, MPK

 BURROWS, Leslie, Ordinary Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 534098, MPK

 DELL, Dennis W, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 436327, MPK

 ELDRIDGE, Jack W H, Cook, RNPS, LT/MX 94750, MPK

 ELSON, Granville G, Ordinary Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 437381, MPK

 FOY, John, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 103627, MPK

 GARBUTT, Robert S, Engineman, RNPS, LT/KX 106785, MPK

 GRAINGER, Wallis M, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 317127, MPK

 GRANT, Leonard, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 180103, MPK

 GRIFFITHS, William T, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 203806, MPK

 HARRIS, Ralph B, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 HENDERSON, Adam S, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 400013, MPK

 HOPEWELL, George H, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 380596, MPK

 LEWIS, Benjamin, Ordinary Telegraphist, LT/JX 428399, MPK

 MACLEOD, Malcolm, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 192159, MPK

 MARTIN, Alexander, Seaman, RNR (PS, LT/X 10894 B, MPK

 MCINTOSH, John R, Able Seaman,  P/JX 375144, MPK

 NEAVE, Harry, Telegraphist, RNV(W)R, D/WRX 1129, MPK

 NUTBEAM, James F, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 166742, MPK

 PATTERSON, Alexander W, 2nd Hand, RNR (PS), LT/X 20270 A, MPK

 POOL, William, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 110600, MPK

 POTTER, William G, Assistant Steward, RNPS, LT/LX 28289, MPK

 PYNE, George E, Leading Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 242548, MPK

 QUINN, Andrew, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 151106, MPK

 TALBOT, John G, Signalman, RNPS, LT/JX 340608, MPK

 

ML.366, drowning

 BLOUNT, Alan L, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 316751, DOWS

 

ML.459

 YARWOOD, Thomas E, Able Seaman, D/SSX 14625, died

 

Mosquito, drowning

 MCNEIL, Patrick, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 279541, DOWS

 

Orlando

 TALLON, Edward W J, Leading Steward, P/L 9076, died

 

President III

 VEASEY, John, Able Seaman, P/JX 249088, died

 

Pyramus

 ROSE, Francis B, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 520184, died

 

Renown

 MASTERSON, James, Stoker 1c, D/KX 15611, died

 

 

26 December 1943

 

Asian, steamship

 CRAVEN, William, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 268206, (President III, O/P), MPK

 HICKEY, John T, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 392426, (President III, O/P), MPK

 RATCLIFFE, Thomas A, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 398501, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Copra

 HIBBERD, Douglas J, Marine, PO/X 115115, Inverness, MPK

 KNOWLES, John, Marine, CH/X 111390, drowning, killed

 LEIVESLEY, James, Marine, PLY/X 104576, MPK

 THOMPSON, Sydney, Marine, PLY/X 106086, MPK

 

Glenearn, explosion

 LAKE, William, Marine, CH/X 111375, killed

 

Grebe, road accident

 MCLEOD, Donald, Marine, CH/X 3286, killed

 

Kirriemoor

 BRADLEY, Reginald C H, Able Seaman, NAP R 175198, killed

 

LCA.865

 COLE, Kenneth, Joiner 5c, D/MX 509730, killed

 

Norfolk (right - NavyPhotos), surface action

 HARRIS, John C, Leading Stoker, D/K 63479, killed

 KIDDLE, Douglas W, Mechanician 2c, D/KX 90838, killed

 MICHELL, John S, Ty/Leading Stoker, D/KX 82373, killed

 NIGHTINGALE, Philip R, Chief Petty Officer, D/MX 55194, killed

 PARINI, Charles E, Warrant Mechanician, killed

 SQUIRE, Leslie, Petty Officer, D/JX 126429, killed

 TOZER, Harold W H, Act/Chief Engine Room Artificer, D/MX 49612, killed

 

Patroller, accident

 ASHTON, Edward, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 565396, DOWS

 

RAF, 151 Sqn, air crash

 HOOLEY, Thomas A M, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 MADELEY, Silas J R, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

Saumarez, surface action

 BELLERBY, Alexander, Able Seaman, D/SSX 30052, killed

 BOWMAN, Sidney M, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 418521, killed

 GRIFFITHS, Thomas C W, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, D/JX 142688, killed

 HALL, Bernard G, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX 255202, DOW

 HUNTER, Kenneth, Ty/Leading Seaman, D/JX 135608, killed

 HURLEY, Thomas N, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 368249, killed

 MCCALL, Leonard, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 398690, killed

 MILLER, Douglas, Able Seaman, D/JX 253884, killed

 PICKEN, Robert, Act/Petty Officer Radio Mechanic, P/MX 46325, killed

 ROWSON, John P, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 422984, killed

 THORPE, Samuel J, Sub Lieutenant, killed

 

Scorpion, lost overboard

 ANDERSON, James M S, Able Seaman, D/JX 365016, MPK

 

 

27 December 1943

 

Acute, accident

 CURRY, Robert, Stoker 1c, P/K 57408, killed

 

Black Prince, drowning

 HARDY, Alfred B, Able Seaman, D/J 108610, MPK

 

Penguin (RAN), illness

 HEBSON, Maude V, Petty Officer Cook, WR 37 (WRAN), died

 

Perth (RAN), as POW

 DOUGLAS, Vincent J, Able Seaman, B 2917 (RANR), died

 

Wayfarer, steamship

 SURGETT, John H, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 391098, (President III, O/P), DOWS

 

 

28 December 1943

 

Adventure

 NEADES, David E, Leading Stoker, D/KX 108598, died

 

Edinburgh Castle

 FRASER, H (initial only), Petty Officer, SL/F 24 (Sierra Leone NVF), killed

 

Glasgow, surface action

 ANDREWS, Roy W, Ordnance Mechanic 5c, P/MX 98870, killed

 SMITH, John, Able Seaman, P/JX 162953, killed

 

Gosling, illness

 LAMBERT, Walter G R, Chief Petty Officer, P/237997, died

 

Keren

 UPSON, Basil J, Ty/Sick Berth Petty Officer, C/MX 53646, DOWS

 

Leeward, drowning

 COLLARD, Herbert S, Engineman, RNPS, LT/KX 119717, died

 

MMS.172

 SPRATT, George, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 209112, DOWS

 

MNBDO II, illness

 HARRISON, Harry, Marine, EX/2156, died

 

Sultan, as POW

 TURNER, Abraham, Chief Petty Officer Stoker, P/KX 43828, died

 

Upstart, road accident

 EARLEY, Stanley J, Engine Room Artificer 3c, D/MX 74987, killed

 

 

29 December 1943

 

Aldic, lost overboard

 CHAPPELL, Charles M, Ordinary Signalman, LT/JX 228688, MPK

 

Brantford (RCN)

 DELORIMIER, Antoine E E, Stoker 1c, V 4611 (RCNVR), killed

 

Glenavon

 MALCOLM, John, Telegraphist, C/JX 341512, died

 

Lewes, illness

 TAYLOR, Edward F, Mechanician 1c, C/KX 79114, died

 

Norfolk, surface action

 LYNCH, William, Chief Petty Officer Stoker, D/K 62876, DOW

 

President III, illness

 GOVE, Frederick, Act/Sergeant, RM, PLY/22764, died

 

Proserpine, accident

 BIRCHALL, John H, Marine, CH/X 105854, DOWS

 

Ripley, lost overboard

 EARL, Frederick W, Able Seaman, P/JX 322018, DOWS

 

 

30 December 1943

 

Dolphin

 WESTBROOK, Walter H, Marine, PO/14405, died

 

Moreton, accident

 WALKER, Bertie J, Constable, Naval Dockyard Police, 667, killed

 

Sultan, as POW

 HARRIS, Wilfred, Stoker 1c, D/KX 95750, (ex-Prince of Wales), died

 

Vindex, lost overboard

 HUMPHRIES, Stanley P, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 517570, DOWS

 

 

31 December 1943

 

Bentinck

 FAIRHURST, Alfred H, Act/Engine Room Artificer 4c, P/MX 88713, died

 

Byrsa

 WILSON, Harold E, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, died

 

Clacton, ship loss

 BEAN, John C, Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 79458, MPK

 BROOKS, James, Act/Stoker Petty Officer, P/KX 78942, MPK

 BROWN, Eric, Steward, D/LX 29194, MPK

 BUBB, Terence I, Telegraphist, D/JX 309684, MPK

 BURDON, Edward, Engine Room Artificer 4c, P/MX 72813, MPK

 BURFORD, Samson, Stoker Petty Officer (Pens), C/K 56475, MPK

 BURTON, Walter, Stoker 2c, P/KX 527382, MPK

 CHAPMAN, Sidney H, Petty Officer, RFR, C/JX 170485, MPK

 CROSS, Myles C, Ty/Py/Surgeon Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 DOYLE, Matthew, Stoker 1c, C/KX 104439, MPK

 DRANE, George F, Stoker 1c, C/KX 101160, killed

 FOLEY, James M, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 GARDENER, John S, Stoker 1c, C/KX 117596, MPK

 HALL, William H, Able Seaman, D/JX 149269, MPK

 JARDINE, Aubrey, Leading Seaman, D/SSX 27749, MPK

 JONES, Alexander, Stoker Petty Officer, RFR, C/K 64297, MPK

 LEWIN, Thomas R, Ordinary Coder, P/JX 578845, MPK

 LOCK, Thomas W, Able Seaman, P/J 96551, MPK

 LYNN, George S, Leading Cook (O), P/MX 84446, MPK

 MARTIN, Robert A, Ty/Ty/Act/Chief Engine Room Artificer, C/MX 48901, MPK

 MILLER, John H W, Chief Engine Room Artificer, C/MX 45638, MPK

 MORRISH, William A, Yeoman of Signals, D/JX 134243, MPK

 MURPHY, John W, Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 77981, MPK

 OSTELL, Wilfred, Steward, C/LX 30702, MPK

 PAVELEY, Henry J, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 SHARP, Harry A, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 552307, MPK

 SHEEHAN, Thomas G H, Able Seaman, C/JX 236515, MPK

 SHEPHERD, William J, Stoker 1c, D/KX 102704, MPK

 TOBIN, Peter M, Ty/Supply Petty Officer, C/MX 58650, MPK

 VICKERY, Clyde C W, Stoker 1c (Pens), C/K 64946, MPK

 WICKS, Henry J, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 161562, MPK

 WOODS, Graham A, Stoker 2c, P/KX 179816, MPK

 WRIGHT, William E, Able Seaman, C/SSX 23501, MPK

 

Fraserburgh, drowning

 BLAIR, Robert W, Act/Joiner 4c, C/MX 118398, DOWS

 

Grasshopper, illness

 BEST, Edwin, Act/Steward, P/LX 611519, died

 

Kestrel, road accident

 HARE, Elinora, Leading WRNS, N/WRNS 45376, killed

 RING, Daniel, Marine, CH/X 112824, killed

 RING, William, Marine, PO/X 105497, killed

 

LCT.750, drowning

 GRIFFITH, Robert M, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 390408, died

 

LST.411

 PEARCE, Charlie, Stoker 1c, P/KX 158546, killed

 PLENDERLEITH, Raymond J, Electrical Mechanic 5c, C/MX 85989, killed

 

MTB.634

 STRONG, Bruce A, Leading Motor Mechanic, P/MX 117912, killed

 

RM 2nd Coastal Artillery Regt, at Augusta

 CANT, Frank, Marine, PLY/X 101759, killed

 DADSWELL, Charles F, Marine, CH/X 101943, DOWS

 DENNY, Leslie C, Ty/Corporal, RM, PO/X 3922, killed

 DOUGLAS, Andrew B, Ty/Corporal, RM, CH/X 101945, DOWS

 ENGLAND, Albert E, Marine, PLY/X 105057, killed

 MILBOURNE, Raymond P, Ty/Quartermaster Sergeant, RM, CH/X 314, killed

 MOSS, Harry, Marine, PLY/X 101763, killed

 OXBURY, Henry G, Marine, PO/X 113192, killed

 PERRY, Leslie J, Marine, PLY/X 105090, killed

 

RM MNBDO II

 BARTON, William P H, Marine, CH/X 105044, killed

 GREEN, Thomas G, Marine, CH/X 101950, killed

 JOHNSON, William, Marine, CH/X 111689, killed

 

Sutlej (RIN)

 FAQIR, Muhammad K, Able Seaman, 11962 (RIN), died

 

Tyne, illness

 KITE, Charles H, Able Seaman, C/JX 402787, died  

 

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