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  1918-1939 - Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies
Researched & compiled by Don Kindell

1927 - in date, ship/unit & name order

HMS Royal Sovereign, battleship, lost two men, 11 and
12 January 1927
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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

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January 1927

 

Lupin, fleet sweeping sloop

 DERIA, Yueuf, Seedie, (no service number listed), died, day not listed in record

 

 

Saturday, 1 January 1927

 

Impregnable, Devonport

 HOSKIN, Albert L, Boy 2c, JX 126819, illness

 

 

Monday, 3 January 1927

 

Pembroke I, Chatham

 SHOOBRIDGE, Ernest A, Signalman, J 51841, road accident, killed

 

Witherington, destroyer

 JEFFES, Charles B, Sick Berth Attendant, M 36035, drowned

 

 

Tuesday, 4 January 1927

 

Dunedin, light cruiser

 BAKER, Sidney C A, Able Seaman, J 102919, illness

 

 

Thursday, 6 January 1927

 

Royal Naval Reserve

 DUNN, Arthur E, Captain, RNR, illness

 

Vindictive, cruiser

 FREEBORN, Richard, Stoker 1c, K 62300, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 11 January 1927

 

Royal Sovereign, battleship

 DICKENSON, James W E, Ordinary Seaman, J 112240, accidentally killed

 

 

Wednesday, 12 January 1927

 

Royal Sovereign, battleship

 MITCHELL, Henry H, Stoker 1c, K 21403, died

 

 

Thursday, 13 January 1927

 

Woodcock, river gunboat

 TREADWELL, Albert W, Chief Engine Room Artificer 1c, M 714, drowned

 

 

Friday, 14 January 1927

 

Impregnable, Devonport

 LIFTON, Gilbert D, Boy 2c, JX 127352, died

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 FAIRBANKS, James, Able Seaman, J 39862, illness

 

 

Sunday, 16 January 1927

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 MEATON, Charles H, Leading Stoker, K 21965, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 18 January 1927

 

FAA, 423 Sqn, Eagle, aircraft carrier, air crash, all killed

 BURTON, George W, Leading Telegraphist, J 39729

 CHAFE, Edwin, Lieutenant

 OWENS-JONES, Guy O, Lieutenant

 

 

Saturday, 22 January 1927

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 HILL, Leonard T, Sailmaker, 190552, illness

 

 

Sunday, 23 January 1927

 

Vivid, Devonport

 ENDACOTT, Ernest H, Able Seaman, J 44817, illness

 

 

Thursday, 27 January 1927

 

Emperor of India, battleship

 DOWNING, Edward E G, Boy 1c, JX 125064, illness

 

 

Sunday, 30 January 1927

 

Witherington, destroyer

 SNEDDON, John, Able Seaman, J 43079, drowned

 

 

Tuesday, 1 February 1927

 

FAA, 402 Flight, Eagle, aircraft carrier, air crash

 MILLS, John Y, Lieutenant, killed

 

 

Friday, 4 February 1927

 

Wolsey, destroyer

 STANLEY, Watson N, Signalman, J 87460, illness

 

 

Saturday, 5 February 1927

 

Ganges, Shotley/Harwich

 BEAUMONT, Owen D, Boy 2c, JX 128867, illness

 GERAGHTY, John P, Boy 1c, JX 126712, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 9 February 1927

 

Vivid, Devonport

 HODGE, Samuel C, Chief Engine Room Artificer 2c, M 1647, illness

 

 

Thursday, 10 February 1927

 

Vivid, Devonport

 WATTS, William J, Stoker Petty Officer, K 10280, illness

 

 

Sunday, 13 February 1927

 

Pembroke, Chatham

 GURNEY, Harold C, Sick Berth Attendant, MX 45765, illness

 

Renown, battlecruiser

 BURNETT, John E, Bandmaster 1c, RMB 1467, illness

 

Vindictive, cruiser

 WIGHT, Robert L, Lieutenant,  missing

 

 

Tuesday, 15 February 1927

 

Columbine, Rosyth

 CROOK, Arthur C, Officer's Steward 3c, L 12003, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 16 February 1927

 

Malaya, battleship

 BORTHWICK, William J, Able Seaman, J 40070, accidentally killed

 

 

Thursday, 17 February 1927

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 JAMES, Frederick D, Headmaster, illness

 

 

Sunday, 20 February 1927

 

Pembroke, Chatham

 JOHNSON, Ernest H, Leading Seaman, J 97617, road accident, killed

 

 

Monday, 21 February 1927

 

Argus, aircraft carrier

 DOBSON, Ernest, Stoker 1c, K 66560, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 23 February 1927

 

Royal Navy

 MACLEOD, Kenneth, Captain, illness

 

 

Monday, 28 February 1927

 

Coventry, light cruiser

 CRITTALL, Henry, Leading Seaman, J 48747, drowned

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 SPENDER, Stanley G, Stoker 1c, K 57853, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 1 March 1927

 

Pembroke, Chatham

 KING, William, Petty Officer, 240039, accidentally killed

 

 

Saturday, 5 March 1927

 

Carlisle, light cruiser

 STEPHENS, Archibald A, Shipwright 4c, M 35260, illness

 

 

Monday, 7 March 1927

 

Ganges, Shotley/Harwich

 MURPHY, Alexander, Schoolmaster (CWO), illness

 

 

Tuesday, 8 March 1927

 

Vivid, Devonport

 BLACKHAND, Alfred, Ordinary Seaman, SSX 12573, illness

 

 

Thursday, 10 March 1927

 

Weymouth, light cruiser

 GODDARD, Colin F, Leading Seaman, J 10907, drowned

 

 

Saturday, 12 March 1927

 

K.26, submarine

 HALLS, Francis W G, Yeoman of Signals, 239838 (Cyclops), drowned

 

Petersfield, minesweeper

 SPARGO, William H, Chief Engine Room Artificer 1c, M 1057, illness

 

 

Saturday, 19 March 1927

 

Caradoc, light cruiser

 SMALE, Reginald F, Leading Seaman, J 43418, illness

 

 

Thursday, 24 March 1927

 

Emerald, light cruiser

 KNOX, John, Able Seaman, J 98171, killed

 

 

Tuesday, 29 March 1927

 

Pembroke, Chatham

 HORSPOOL, Leslie G, Chief Engine Room Artificer 2c, M 6613, illness

 

Vivid, Devonport

 FRASER, James, Stoker Petty Officer, K 4534, illness

 

 

Friday, 1 April 1927

 

Pembroke, Chatham

 GODFREY, Joseph, Leading Seaman, J 646, illness

 

 

Monday, 4 April 1927

 

Chrysanthemum, convoy sloop

 BABBAGE, George, Stoker Petty Officer, K 6682, accidentally killed

 

 

Tuesday, 5 April 1927

 

Warspite, battleship

 WARD, Thomas H, Ordinary Seaman, J 113840, drowned

 

 

Monday, 11 April 1927

 

Wessex, destroyer

 BREACH, Mark E, Officer's Steward 1c, L 3459, accidentally killed

 

 

Wednesday, 13 April 1927

 

Argus, aircraft carrier

 PRESTON, James S, Ordinary Seaman, SSX 12239, drowned

 

 

Thursday, 14 April 1927

 

Vivid, Devonport

 HINDLEY, James T, Petty Officer, J 22852, illness

 

 

Saturday, 16 April 1927

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 GANDER, Harry, Supply Chief Petty Officer, 229146, illness

 

 

Friday, 22 April 1927

 

Sandhurst, destroyer depot ship

 BEDWELL, William B, Able Seaman, J 34857, died

 

 

Sunday, 24 April 1927

 

Titania, submarine depot ship

 BACON, Thomas S, Able Seaman, J 97017, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 27 April 1927

 

Repulse, battlecruiser

 SEAGRAVE, Percy G, Painter 1c, M 5138, illness

 

 

Friday, 29 April 1927

 

Sterling, destroyer

 BASSETT, Thomas, Petty Officer, J 4877, drowned

 

 

Sunday, 1 May 1927

 

Revenge, battleship

 MITCHELL, Benjamin, Stoker 1c, KX 75243, illness

 

 

Monday, 2 May 1927

 

Eagle, aircraft carrier

 CURTIN, Cornelius, Engine Room Artificer 1c, M 624, illness

 

 

Monday, 9 May 1927

 

Argus, aircraft carrier

 ABBILL, Rowland G, Able Seaman, J 34950, illness

 

Concord, light cruiser

 BURNETT, Reginald J, Ordinary Seaman, J 113249, illness

 

H.34, submarine

 GILBERT, George E, Stoker 1c, K 55719, road accident, killed

 

Tamar, Hong Kong

 AUBREY, George, Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 10 May 1927

 

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

 Duke of Lees, Honorary Captain, RNVR, illness

 

Tyne Division RNVR

 LEEDS, The Duke Of, Honorary Captain, RNVR, illness

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 CROCKER, Frederick, Stoker 1c, K 66563, illness

 

 

Thursday, 12 May 1927

 

Benbow, battleship

 BUCKINGHAM, John, Petty Officer, J 395, illness

 

 

Friday, 13 May 1927

 

Ark Royal, seaplane carrier

 DRISCOLL, Walter J, Commissioned Gunner, illness

 

Mantis, river gunboat

 BEST, George, Supply Petty Officer, M 10303, illness

 

 

Sunday, 15 May 1927

 

Benbow, battleship

 PARROTT, Albert D, Boy 1c, JX 127320, illness

 

Cardiff, light cruiser

 TURRELL, Arthur T, Able Seaman, J 106497, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 17 May 1927

 

Albury, minesweeper

 YATES, Patrick, Leading Stoker, K 12972, accidentally killed

 

 

Thursday, 19 May 1927

 

Benbow, battleship

 PAINTER, William B, Boy 1c, JX 127608, illness

 

 

Saturday, 21 May 1927

 

Ganges, Shotley/Harwich

 RAVENSCROFT, Joseph W, Boy 2c, JX 129157, illness

 

 

Sunday, 22 May 1927

 

Hood, battlecruiser

 CANNIFFE, James, Able Seaman, 229493, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 25 May 1927

 

Benbow, battleship

 HOUGH, Harold J, Ordinary Seaman, J 115155, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 1 June 1927

 

Alresford, minesweeper

 SMITH, Albert, Stoker 1c, K 67118, illness

 

Birmingham, light cruiser

 GARRETT, Alfred L, Stoker 1c, KX 75052, illness

 

Despatch, light cruiser

 POMEROY, Arthur E, Shipwright 2c, 346236, illness

 

 

Thursday, 2 June 1927

 

Barham, battleship

 GAGO, John, Officer's Cook, L 33, illness

 

Eagle, aircraft carrier

 ASTLEY, Harold R, Ordinary Seaman, J 109902, accidentally killed

 

Portsmouth Dockyard

 IMMS, David H, Commissioned Boatswain, illness

 

 

Friday, 3 June 1927

 

Ganges, Shotley/Harwich

 CRUICKSHANK, David A, Boy 2c, JX 129600, illness

 

 

Sunday, 5 June 1927

 

Barham, battleship

 FRASER, Donald R H, Paymaster Cadet, illness

 

 

Thursday, 9 June 1927

 

Effingham, cruiser

 WATTS, Albert E, Stoker 1c, K 65436, accidentally killed

 

FAA, 402 Flight, Eagle, aircraft carrier, air crash

 FORBES, Haydon M S, Lieutenant Commander, killed

 

 

Friday, 10 June 1927

 

Tiger, battlecruiser

 ROBERTS, Thomas R, Stoker, (no service number listed), illness

 

Valkyrie, destroyer

 FIELD, Robert L E, Sub Lieutenant, illness

 

Vivid, Devonport

 BRAGG, Frederick E, Leading Seaman, J 98090, illness

 

 

Saturday, 11 June 1927

 

Excellent, Portsmouth

 COATES, Edwin J, Able Seaman, 232473, illness

 

Vivid, Devonport

 POPE, William C, Petty Officer, 236687, illness

 

 

Sunday, 12 June 1927

 

Lupin, fleet sweeping sloop

 CLIFTON, George E, Signalman, J 44897, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 14 June 1927

 

Hood, battlecruiser

 FOX, Samuel A, Petty Officer, J 8603, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 22 June 1927

 

RAF Training Base, Leuchars, Scotland

 SALMOND, Rawdon F G, Lieutenant, air crash, killed

 

 

Saturday, 25 June 1927

 

Tenacious, destroyer

 BUTLER, John, Stoker 1c, K 61542, died

 

 

Tuesday, 28 June 1927

 

Hawkins, cruiser

 BAILEY, Francis H, Able Seaman, J 99122, illness

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 TUCK, Arthur A, Petty Officer, 225535, illness

 

 

Saturday, 2 July 1927

 

Effingham, cruiser

 HILL, Henry C, Midshipman, illness

 

 

Sunday, 3 July 1927

 

Vivid, Devonport

 HARVEY, Thomas, Joiner 1c, M 14661, died

 

 

Monday, 4 July 1927

 

Barham, battleship

 GLANVILLE, Auston H, Able Seaman, J 105569, died

 

 

Sunday, 10 July 1927

 

Conquest, light cruiser

 MCGOWAN, Patrick, Leading Stoker, K 60604, drowned

 

Vivid, Devonport

 CAUSER, Bert H, Leading Signalman, J 38389, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 12 July 1927

 

Hawkins, cruiser

 FAIRMAN, Richard M (also known as Richard Morgan), Leading Stoker, K 48653, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 13 July 1927

 

Revenge, battleship

 IDLE, Richard, Stoker Petty Officer, K 59696, illness

 

 

Thursday, 14 July 1927

 

Titania, submarine depot ship

 CURTIS, George, Supply Chief Petty Officer, M 1459, illness

 

Vivid, Devonport

 JAGO, Frank, Supply Chief Petty Officer, M 4557, road accident, killed

 

 

Friday, 15 July 1927

 

Ramillies, battleship, both accidentally killed

 BARKER, Albert H, Boy 1c, JX 125176

 BRAID, Alexander C, Petty Officer, J 7272

 

 

Sunday, 17 July 1927

 

Triad, Admiralty yacht

 SMITH, Herbert W, Stoker 1c, K 63117, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 20 July 1927

 

Diomede, light cruiser

 FLUSKEY, Harry T, Signalman, J 33304, illness

 

 

Thursday, 21 July 1927

 

Excellent, Portsmouth

 CARTER, George A, Petty Officer, 218672, illness

 

 

Friday, 22 July 1927

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 NICHOLAS, Richard, Leading Seaman, J 94358, illness

 

 

Saturday, 23 July 1927

 

Pembroke, Chatham, road accident, both killed

 FRYER, Percy S, Leading Seaman, J 11258

 WHIDDETT, Charles, Telegraphist, J 104990

 

 

Sunday, 24 July 1927

 

President, London

 GLANVILLE, John W V, Chief Stoker, 293909, illness

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 STOCKS, Frederick A, Act/Cook, MX 46255, illness

 

 

Monday, 25 July 1927

 

Pembroke, Chatham

 BRAIN, Frederick J, Stoker Petty Officer, K 21058, illness

 

 

Thursday, 28 July 1927

 

Pembroke, Chatham

 BROWN, Francis, Leading Sick Berth Attendant, M 21645, illness

 

 

Saturday, 30 July 1927

 

Revenge, battleship

 MARTIN, Lawrence M, Cadet, illness

 

Vanoc, destroyer

 LOWER, James D, Petty Officer, J 6677, road accident, killed

 

 

Sunday, 31 July 1927

 

Royal Sovereign, battleship

 PHILIPS, Thomas C R, Midshipman, illness

 

 

Thursday, 4 August 1927

 

Emperor of India, battleship

 COLE, Walter, Marine, 21783 (Ply), ex-Hood, illness

 

 

Friday, 5 August 1927

 

Royal Sovereign, battleship

 ZAMMIT, John, Officer's Cook 1c, L 5569, illness

 

 

Sunday, 7 August 1927

 

Danae, light cruiser

 HILL, Charles H, Marine, 23280 (Ch), illness

 

Fisgard, Portsmouth

 TONKIN, Frederick, Electrical Artificer Apprentice, MX 45299, illness

 

 

Monday, 8 August 1927

 

Comus, light cruiser

 CLEMOTT, Thomas, Shipwright 1c, M 8518, drowned

 

Pembroke, Chatham

 THIRSK, Harold, Chief Engine Room Artificer 1c, M 1590, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 9 August 1927

 

Tetrarch, destroyer

 BLUNDY, Frank S, Leading Stoker, K 50717, illness

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 FRIBBANCE, George, Leading Stoker, K 43955, illness

 

 

Thursday, 11 August 1927

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 HOOD, George C, Engine Room Artificer 3c, M 37005, illness

 

 

Friday, 12 August 1927

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 SAINSBURY, Leonard J, Supply Assistant, M 38220, illness

 

 

Saturday, 13 August 1927

 

Danae, light cruiser

 MCGARRY, John L, Able Seaman, J 97436, illness

 

 

Sunday, 14 August 1927

 

Barham, battleship

 BUTLER, Henry C, Petty Officer, 228827, illness

 

 

Monday, 15 August 1927

 

Vivid, Devonport

 NICKELS, Denis W G, Able Seaman, J 97780, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 17 August 1927

 

Delhi, light cruiser

 TULL, Alfred H, Corporal, RM, 14447 (Ply), heat stroke, died

 

Victory I, Portsmouth

 STORIER, Arthur, Able Seaman, 239943, illness

 

 

Thursday, 18 August 1927

 

Emerald, light cruiser

 RYAN, Michael J, Stoker 1c, K 64655, illness

 

 

Saturday, 20 August 1927

 

Valiant, battleship

 PLUMTRE, Montague W, Lieutenant, illness

 

 

Monday, 22 August 1927

 

Furious, aircraft carrier, boiler room accident, both killed

 COPELAND, Alfred G, Engine Room Artificer 5c, M 37093

 GEALER, Reginald W, Act/Warrant Engineer

 

 

Tuesday, 23 August 1927

 

Hawkins, cruiser

 AH, Ming, Officer's Steward 3c, (no service number listed), illness

 

 

Wednesday, 24 August 1927

 

Cardiff, light cruiser

 MURLEY, Edward J, Leading Stoker, K 12273, illness

 

 

Friday, 26 August 1927

 

Royal Naval Reserve

 HODGMAN, Edward J, Skipper, RNR, illness

 

 

Monday, 29 August 1927

 

Birmingham, light cruiser

 ANSELL, John A, Stoker 1c, KX 75156, illness

 

Egmont, Malta

 BOYLE, James C C, Surgeon Lieutenant (ex-Wolsey), illness

 

Kiawo, ex-river steamer, river gunboat

 JEFFREY, Archibald, Able Seaman, J 89758, drowned

 

Vivid, Devonport

 MCMURRAY, Frederick L, Able Seaman, J 105537, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 30 August 1927

 

Whirlwind, destroyer

 LUBBOCK, Albert W, Able Seaman, J 109370, road accident, killed

 

 

Thursday, 1 September 1927

 

Amazon, destroyer

 LAMB, Clement J, Petty Officer, J 12104, illness

 

Tamar, Hong Kong

 MEN, Chuen, Officer's Steward 1c, (no service number listed), died

 

 

Thursday, 15 September 1927

 

Royal Navy

 SESSFORD, James H, Engineer Lieutenant, illness

 

 

Friday, 16 September 1927

 

Tamar, Hong Kong

 CHUNG, (no other name listed), Plumber's Mate, (Chinese), died

 

 

Saturday, 17 September 1927

 

Vernon, Portsmouth

 CRAWFORD, Robert E, Electrical Artificer 1c, M 616, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 21 September 1927

 

Benbow, battleship

 ADAMS, William J, Able Seaman, J 107355, accidentally killed

 

President II, London

 PACKARD, Max W, Petty Officer, 173121, illness

 

 

Friday, 23 September 1927

 

Benbow, battleship

 SHORE, William E, Leading Stoker, K 62747, died

 

 

Saturday, 24 September 1927

 

Sutton, minesweeper

 ANDREWS, Edward W T, Leading Seaman, J 41479, illness

 

 

Sunday, 2 October 1927

 

Ganges, Shotley/Harwich

 FOX, Frederick W R, Boy 2c, JX 129344, illness

 

Vivid, Devonport

 SIMKINS, Albert T, Stoker 1c, KX 76998, illness

 

 

Monday, 3 October 1927

 

Mantis, river gunboat

 MCGOWAN, Joseph, Able Seaman, J 114296, drowned

 

 

Wednesday, 5 October 1927

 

Danae, light cruiser

 BARNES, William J, Chief Petty Officer Writer, 345816, illness

 

 

Friday, 7 October 1927

 

Royal Naval Reserve

 Earl Iveagh, Honorary Lieutenant, RNR, illness

 

 

Saturday, 8 October 1927

 

Ladybird, river gunboat

 HOWELL, Reginald, Stoker Petty Officer, K 18653, drowned

 

 

Monday, 10 October 1927

 

Emerald, light cruiser

 JEFFRY, Leonard N, Shipwright 3c, M 22076, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 12 October 1927

 

Portsmouth, training course

 PARRY, John L, Act/Sub Lieutenant, illness

 

Witherington, destroyer

 ELDERTON, Charles, Able Seaman, J 43592, drowned

 

 

Thursday, 13 October 1927

 

Flora, Simonstown, South Africa

 ALI BIN ISSA, Ailee, Seedie, X 118, died

 

 

Sunday, 16 October 1927

 

“Undergoing Short Course of Instruction”

 REES, Frederick J, Act/Warrant Supply Officer, illness

 

 

Saturday, 22 October 1927

 

Defiance, Devonport

 HIBBERD, James H, Cook, M 38486, illness

 

 

Sunday, 23 October 1927

 

Tiger, battlecruiser

 SOANES, Frederick G, Able Seaman, J 97395, drowned

 

 

Tuesday, 25 October 1927

 

Argus, aircraft carrier

 TAYLOR, Robert J R, Ordinary Seaman, SSX 12204, drowned

 

Excellent, Portsmouth

 WATKINS, Charles J, Able Seaman, J 98026, illness

 

 

Thursday, 27 October 1927

 

Curlew, light cruiser

 HONEYWELL, Albert E, Engine Room Artificer 2c, M 7062, illness

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 HUMPHREY, Wallace E, Telegraphist, J 60949, illness

 

 

Friday, 28 October 1927

 

Vivid, Devonport

 SPRIDDELL, Nicholas J, Shipwright 1c, 347387, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 1 November 1927

 

Impregnable, Devonport

 NORLEY, Percy G, Petty Officer, J 6568, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 8 November 1927

 

Barham, battleship

 TILLETT, William, Stoker 1c, K 65323, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 9 November 1927

 

Queen Elizabeth, battleship

 DAVIS, George E, Marine, 16163 (Ply), accidentally killed

 

 

Saturday, 12 November 1927

 

Marlborough, battleship

 LAWSON, William, Chief Stoker, K 618, illness

 

 

Sunday, 13 November 1927

 

Restless, destroyer

 BOOTH, Sidney G, Leading Stoker, K 22689, accidentally killed

 

 

Monday, 14 November 1927

 

Fisgard, Portsmouth

 MATTHEWS, Henry J, Able Seaman, J 21664, illness

 

 

Friday, 18 November 1927

 

Lowestoft, light cruiser

 REES, Elias, Stoker 1c, KX 76195, drowned

 

 

Monday, 21 November 1927

 

President, London

 PALMER, George L, Leading Seaman, J 27459, died

 

Renown, battlecruiser

 ROCHFORD, John, Ordnance Artificer 4c, MX 45752, illness

 

 

Thursday, 24 November 1927

 

Greenwich, destroyer depot ship

 ELBOURNE, Henry J L, Gunner, illness

 

 

Friday, 25 November 1927

 

Kiawo, ex-river steamer, river gunboat

 SPARROW, Edwin W, Telegraphist, J 94124, drowned

 

 

Saturday, 26 November 1927

 

Pembroke, Chatham

 GARLINGE, Frederick J, Leading Stoker, K 21049, illness

 

 

Sunday, 27 November 1927

 

Victory, Portsmouth

 POVEY, Charles A, Able Seaman, J 39684, accidentally killed

 

 

Wednesday, 30 November 1927

 

Emerald, light cruiser

 WALL, Arthur W, Able Seaman, J 6916, illness

 

 

Thursday, 8 December 1927

 

Vivid, Devonport

 GILPIN, Frederick, Leading Stoker, K 9480, illness

 

 

Saturday, 10 December 1927

 

Excellent, Portsmouth

 DORMER, Archibald P, Engineer Lieutenant Commander, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 14 December 1927

 

Hong Kong Dockyard

 CARROLL, John J, Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, illness

 

 

Saturday, 17 December 1927

 

Lowestoft, light cruiser

 HOLTON, Cecil, Stoker 1c, K 57457, illness

 

 

Sunday, 18 December 1927

 

Ursula, destroyer

 DEAR, Ivo L, Able Seaman, J 94740, accidentally killed

 

 

Tuesday, 20 December 1927

 

Revenge, battleship

 VANSTONE, Jim, Commissioned Supply Officer, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 21 December 1927

 

Vernon, Portsmouth

 BRISTOW, John G, Plumber 2c, M 34887, street accident, killed

 

 

Thursday, 22 December 1927

 

Vindictive, cruiser

 PERKINS, James H, Chief Petty Officer, J 403, drowned

 

 

Friday, 23 December 1927

 

Philomel, ex-cruiser, depot ship, New Zealand

 HOUGHTON, Walter C, Engine Room Artificer 2c, M 14971, illness

 

 

Saturday, 24 December 1927

 

Vampire, destroyer

 HASARL, Frederick L, Chief Stoker, K 16139 (served as Frederick L Barnes), illness

 

 

Sunday, 25 December 1927

 

Diomede, light cruiser

 WOODRUFF, William H, Marine, 22484 (Ply), accidentally killed

 

 

Saturday, 31 December 1927

 

Rodney, battleship

 ALLEN, Thomas C, Stoker 1c, K 24703, illness

 

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