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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 - 30th APRIL 1945 -  in date, ship/unit & name order

 

Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net

HMS Vengeance, light fleet aircraft carrier

(NavyPhotos, click photographs for enlargements)

on to May 1945

 

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 - January-April 1945

Russians reach Germany, Indian Ocean operations, British inshore & Russian convoy battles continue, US takes Iwo Jima, British Pacific Fleet in action, Okinawa invaded, Defeat of Germany

 

 

Sunday, 1 April 1945

 

Bellona

 CHIVERS, Albert E, Leading Seaman, RNVR, C/LD/X 4148, illness, died

 

Bideford

 CAMPBELL, Arthur G, Able Seaman, D/JX 321014, MPK

 

Burma RNVR

 THEIN, Mg R S, Petty Officer, 199 (Burma RNVR), died

 

Escapade

 KELLY, Robert S, Act/Able Seaman, D/JX 699472, MPK

 

FAA, 1834 Sqn, Victorious, air operations

 ROBERTS, Harold J H, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 894 Sqn, Indefatigable, bombing

 GIBSON, William G, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 QUIGLEY, Norman T, Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, DOW

 

Indefatigable, bombing

 ALLEN, William J, Able Seaman, P/JX 165138, killed

 ASKEW, Albert E, Steward, P/LX 618933, killed

 BUCKINGHAM, Alfred C, Able Seaman, P/JX 629132, killed

 MUNRO, Alexander J W, Steward, P/LX 578069, DOW

 ONION, Kenneth, Able Seaman, P/JX 380218, DOW

 PEPPER, Arthur C, Act/Photographer (A), FAA/JX 533563, killed

 TEEVAN, Harry, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 371594, killed

 TEFF, Leonard A, Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 THOMAS, Wallace G, Steward, P/LX 57597, killed

 VAUGHAN, Alan McC, Ty/Surgeon Lieutenant, RCNVR, killed

 WHITE, Peter J, Act/Able Seaman, P/JX 389851, killed

 WILLIAM, Gordon H, Act/Able Seaman (Radar), P/JX 641562, DOW

 WILLIAMS, Gordon H, Able Seaman, P/JX 641562, MPK

 

Indomitable, aerial strafing

 LYNCH, Walter J, Leading Seaman (Radar), P/JX 198501, killed

 

Lucifer

 KIRKPATRICK-CROCKETT, Ernest, Lieutenant Commander, illness, died

 

Queen

 MCAFEE, Robert, Leading Stoker, V/32579 (RCNVR), died

 

Ulster, bombing

 LYNCH, Robert F, Stoker 1c, C/KX 143622, killed

 MASON, Douglas H, Able Seaman, C/JX 300367, killed

 WELLS, Harold, Act/Stoker 1c, C/KX 699353, killed

 

Zodiac

 BOYLE, John G, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 537884, MPK

 

 

Monday, 2 April 1945

 

Arbiter

 PAGE, Alexander J, Act/Petty Officer Radio Mechanic, P/MX 635012, DOWS

 

FAA, 800 Sqn, Bherunda, air crash

 MITCHELL, Anthony L, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

Illustrious

 TAYLOR, William S, Ty/Leading Air Fitter (A), FAA/FX 93106, MPK

 

MFV.640

 ORMSTON, John E G, Engineman, RNPS, LT/KX 128930, illness, died

 

Nigeria

 MORGAN, Frederick S, Engine Room Artificer 1c, C/M 36167, DOWS

 

Porthos

 KEMP, Rowland, Stoker 1c, R/KX 163873, DOWS

 

President III

 ANDREWS, Thomas W, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 678302, illness, DOWS

 

RM 40 Commando, Italian operations

 COOMBES, Peter L, Marine, CH/X 110269, killed

 GORRIE, William Y, Marine, CH/X 105950, killed

 GRIFFIN, Patrick, Marine, CH/X 112120, killed

 CAMPBELL, John, Marine, CH/X 109403, killed

 KEANE, Leonard H H, Marine, CH/X 111754, killed

 MACLEAN, Alexander, Marine, PO/X 116565, killed

 OLIPHANT, Arthur M, Marine, PLY/X 105615, killed

 POLLARD, William G, Marine, PO/X 115039, killed

 RAVEN, Henry H, Marine, PLY/X 107493, killed

 

RN (Malay Section)

 ISMAIL, Bin H, Ordinary Seaman, MN 1282 (Malay Section), MPK

 

Royal Canadian Naval Reserve

 CAMPBELL, John R, Leading Seaman, A/7986 (RCNR), died

 

Uganda (RCN)

 PHILLIPS, Caswell I, Leading Stoker, V/51352 (RCNVR), MPK

 

Ulster, bombing

 GILBERT, Sidney G, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 97106, DOW

 

Victory

 COYNE, Thomas I, Shipwright 1c, P/M 4325, illness, died

 

 

Tuesday, 3 April 1945

 

Avalon (RCN)

 ELVISH, James, Petty Officer, V/16443 (RCNVR), died

 

Europa

 ABERNETHY, George Y, Skipper Lieutenant, RNR, illness, died

 

Hannibal

 HOLMES, Percy C, Marine, CH/X 109258, illness, died

 

Queen Emma

 BOURNE, Ernest J, Assistant Steward, NAP R 52537, illness, died

 

RM 43 Commando, Italian operations

 CLINTON, Reginald A, Ty/Sergeant, RM, EX/4443, killed

 HUNTER, Thomas P, Ty/Corporal, RM, CH/X 110296, killed, awarded posthumous Victoria Cross

 INGRAM, Richard G, Marine, PLY/X 107498, MPK

 

St George

 BERESFORD, Frank, Boy 1c, D/JX 581912, road accident, killed

 

Valluru

 CORNER, Robert, Ty/Leading Air Fitter (E), FAA/FX 104393, DOWS

 

 

Wednesday, 4 April 1945

 

Exeter, POW's

 BOOTE, Harold, Marine, PLY/X 100930, died

 REYNOLDS, Leonard J, Sergeant, RM, PLY/X 874, (ex-Prince of Wales), died

 

Hannibal

 GIBSON, Gordon W, Seaman, RNR (PS), LT/X 19340 A, accident, killed

 

Hopetoun

 ALEXANDER, Edgar R, Electrical Mechanic 4c, C/MX 95153, DOWS

 

President

 LOVEBAND, Rochfort Y, Commander, illness, died

 

RM 45 Commando, German operations

 CLARKE, Reginald J, Marine, CH/X 114216, killed

 WRIGHT, Trevor D, Ty/Lieutenant, South African Tank Corps, killed

 KEOUGH, Richard J, Marine, PLY/X 112641, killed

 

RN (Malay Section)

 MUHAMMAD, Yusuf B A, Ordinary Seaman, MN 1288 (Malay Section), MPK

 

Women's Royal Naval Service

 PERKINS, Peggy I, Leading WRNS, 60387, DOWS

 

 

Thursday, 5 April 1945

 

Condor

 STONE, Dorothy J, WRNS, N/WRNS 89729, illness, died

 

Coronia

 CROUCH, Frederick J, Ordinary Seaman, CSP R 318886, accident, killed

 

Exeter

 SHAW, Herbert, Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX 148031, POW, died

 

Garuda

 TAYLOR, Tom, Air Mechanic (L) 2c, FAA/FX 683688, DOWS

 

Holderness

 BROWN, Edward G, Able Seaman, C/JX 279609, DOWS

 

Lanka

 MEDLAND, Edward J, Leading Writer, P/MX 671653, illness, died

 

LCS(M), 902nd Flotilla

 NICHOLLS, George H, Act/Shipwright 4c, D/MX 509732, DOWS

 

Niobe (RCN)

 DOVE, George W, Stoker 1c, V/48174 (RCNVR), died in Belgium

 

Royal Indian Navy

 OSBORNE-SMITH, George M, Commander, RIN, MPK

 

 

Friday, 6 April 1945

 

Dartmouth, illness

 WEARNE, William T, Stoker 1c, D/K 20911, died

 

Exeter, as POW

 CARR, Charles D, Able Seaman, D/SSX 24465, died

 

FAA, 812 Sqn, St Angelo, air operations

 BIRCH, John S, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 ROBINS, David A, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 812 Sqn, Vengeance, air crash

 HAMILL, Victor A, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Airman, FAA/FX 112752, MPK

 

FAA, 894 Sqn, Indefatigable, air operations

 HEPPENSTALL, Norris V, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 1850 Sqn, Vengeance, air crash

 BARDNER, Edward E, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

Indomitable

 MITCHELL, George H, Petty Officer (Radar), P/JX 259002, DOW

 

Lothian

 MCDIARMID, Eric A, Stoker 1c, D/KX 164350, DOWS

 

LST.403

 DWYER, Sidney E, Act/Able Seaman, P/JX 631563, MPK

 

RM 28th Battalion, Dutch operations

 ATCHISON, Stanley, Marine, PO/X 122833, MPK

 BLANE, William F, Marine, CH/X 111997, MPK

 CLARKE, John P, Marine, PO/X 114944, MPK

 COOK, Dennis J, Marine, PO/X 114945, MPK

 HERRON, Samuel, Marine, PLY/X 113927, killed

 LUCAS, Arthur C, Marine, PO/X 100788, MPK

 WHITTLE, Joseph, Marine, PLY/X 109843, DOWS

 

RM 45 Commando, German operations

 BAKER, Dennis A A, Marine, PO/X 121504, killed

 CASPER, Peter, Ty/Lieutenant, RM, killed

 PEARCE, William H, Marine, PLY/X 112318, killed

 THOMAS, Kenneth E, Marine, PLY/X 111986, killed

 

Slinger

 LIAS, David J, Able Seaman, D/JX 649021, MPK

 

Vernon, illness

 SNARR, Wilfred, Stoker 1c, P/K 21215, died

 

 

Saturday, 7 April 1945

 

412th Landing Craft Flotilla

 BROWN, James, Marine, CH/X 113689, DOWS

 

Ceylon

 RAE, John B, Able Seaman, P/JX 514032, DOWS

 

Exeter, as POW

 MCSHANE, Francis B, Able Seaman, D/JX 184678, died

 

FAA, 1830 Sqn, Illustrious, air operations

 MARRITT, Horace, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 CHURCHILL, Adrian H, Lieutenant (A), RNZNVR, killed

 

Fox, executed as POW

 MAYOR, Keith, Able Seaman, D/JX 363471, died

 

Givenchy (RCN)

 SWETNAM, Percy, Chief Petty Officer, 2081 (RCN), died

 

Hannibal

 VOOGHT, George W D, Coder, P/JX 356569, DOWS

 

Jupiter, as POW

 WILLIAMS, Ronald, Ordinary Telegraphist, D/JX 170990, died

 

MTB.494, rammed by German S.176 near Smith's Knoll, off Norfolk coast, lost (Links - In Memory of Charles Augustus Holland)

 CHUDLEY, Douglas C, Ordinary Signalman, P/JX 700850, killed

 CROWDER, Fank, Able Seaman, C/JX 354779, killed

 DANDIE, Anthony W, Able Seaman, C/JX 378644, killed

 HOLLAND, Charles A, Able Seaman, P/JX 262015, killed

 JONES, Ralph E, Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX 349131, MPK

 MACFARLANE, Ian T, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 MAY, Jack, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, killed  

 NAYLOR, Ian R, Ty/Midshipman, RNVR, MPK

 SHOOSMITH, George R, Able Seaman, C/JX 559374, MPK

 SIMMONS, Charles, Stoker 1c, P/KX 153796, MPK

 SLATER, Jeffrey, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, D/KX 139149, MPK

 TREECE, Arthur, Telegraphist, P/JX 402999, MPK

 VINE, Leslie F, Able Seaman, P/SSX 35669, killed

 WHEELER, Victor M, Petty Officer Motor Mechanic, P/MX 543586, MPK

 

 

MTB.5001, ship loss

 GOUGH, Albert W, Able Seaman, D/JX 306983, DOW

 HOOKER, Robert W, Able Seaman, P/JX 327207, DOW

 JOHNSON, George F, Petty Officer Motor Mechanic, P/MX 124965, MPK

 

RM 27th Battalion

 EAMES, Alan, Marine, EX/2722, killed

 

RM 45 Commando, German operations

 CANN, Bernard L, Marine, PLY/X 108734, DOWS

 KNOTT, John T, Ty/Act/Ty/Corporal, RM, PLY/X 2791, DOWS

 WHARTON, James D, Ty/Colour Sergeant, RM, EX/4271, killed

 

Seaborn, illness

 FINBOW, Leonard J R, Canteen Assistant, C/NX 703385, died

 

Sheba

 PERRY, Arthur J, Act/Leading Signalman, P/JX 322741, DOWS

 

Vasna, illness

 WAY, Nancy W E, Nursing Sister, died

 

 

Sunday, 8 April 1945

 

Dunver, steamship

 COLE, Cyril E, Able Seaman, V/72749 (RCNVR), MPK

 

Encounter, as POW

 COLE, Ernest G, Able Seaman, C/SSX 32571, died

 

Exeter, as POW

 DRISCOLL, John F, Writer, D/MX 67653, died

 

FAA, 808 Sqn, Khedive, air crash

 GREGORY, Charles E, Ty/Chief Petty Officer Pilot, FAA/FX 91771, MPK

 

Pembroke III

 KING, Barbara, 3rd Officer, WRNS, died

 

RM 3rd Heavy AA Regt, illness

 LEADBEATER, Fred, Marine, PO/X 104750, died

 

Victory, illness

 FENNER, Cecil R, Able Seaman, P/J 45204, died

 

 

Monday, 9 April 1945

 

Adyar (RIN)

 MAQBUL, Ahmad, Motor Engineer 1c, 78534 (RIN), died

 

Copinsay, illness

 HODSON, William A, Skipper Lieutenant, RNR, died

 

Coulbeg, steamship

 TAYLOR, Arthur S, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 444809, (President III, O/P), killed

 

Daedalus, illness

 HIBBITT, Stanley B, Air Mechanic (L) 1c, FAA/FX 86395, died

 

Encounter, as POW

 GOSSET, Ronald L, Able Seaman, C/SSX 31237, died

 

Fabius, explosion at Bari, Italy, US Liberty ship Charles Henderson, loaded with bombs and ammunition blew up

 DICKINSON, William S, Stores Assistant, D/MX 121854, killed

 ROGERS, Horace, Able Seaman, D/SSX 25719, killed

 ROGERS, James E, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 642299, killed

 STEADMAN, George, Act/Petty Officer Telegraphist, P/JX 341483, killed

 YATES, Leonard E J, Writer, C/MX 698224, killed

 

Fox, executed as POW

 ROE, Alfred J, Petty Officer Motor Mechanic, P/MX 98752, died

 

Glenearn, in the Pacific, petrol fumes caused explosion, others DOW

 JACKSON, Lawrence M, Able Seaman, D/JX 554628, killed

 PEARSON, Dunstan A, Able Seaman, D/JX 418600, killed

 

Helicon, illness

 STOCKEN, Margery A, WRNS, WA/WRNS 94049, died

 

Khedive, illness

 DYER, James A C, Leading Air Mechanic (E), FAA/FX 94816, DOWS

 

LCT (number not known), at Bari

 ANSCOMB, Harold P, Able Seaman, P/SSX 17607, killed

 

Odyssey, in UK

 REID, William H N, Act/Stoker 1c, C/KX 663064, DOWS

 

Quebec, at Bari

 BOYCE, William T, Petty Officer Wireman, D/MX 72109, killed

 

St Amstell, steamship, at Bari

 CLOSE, William H, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 312292, (President III, O/P), killed

 

St Angelo, at Bari

 DUDSON, David, Act/Able Seaman, D/JX 552119, killed

 

Wedgeport, road accident

 WILLIAMS, Robert G, Able Seaman, D/JX 417782, DOWS

 

 

Tuesday, 10 April 1945

 

Ben Tarbert, illness

 SHEPHERD, William R, Engineman, RNPS, LT/KX 131642, died

 

Daedalus, illness

 RUSSELL, Samuel G, Chief Petty Officer (Photographer) (A), FAA/M 40150, died

 

Encounter, as POW

 USBORNE, Frank E, Ordnance Artificer 1c, C/MX 45570, died

 

FAA, 808 Sqn, Khedive, air crash

 SHERRY, Peter A, Ty/Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 892 Sqn, Gannet, air crash

 HOY, Edmund J, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), SANF (V), killed

 

Glenearn, explosion

 AITKEN, Alexander C L, Ty/Lieutenant Commander (E), RNR, DOW

 HEYWOOD, Frederick, Leading Seaman, D/J 115424, DOW

 ROY, Thomas M, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Stoker, D/KX 92531, DOW

 

Khedive

 CATHERALL, Alan, Leading Radio Mechanic (AW), FAA/FX 580487, MPK

 JOHNSON, Joseph, Leading Seaman, RNR, D/X 9533 B, killed

 MCCLORY, William B, Air Mechanic (E) 1c, FAA/FX 101836, MPK

 

MTB.170, ship loss

 CASSELLS, Francis, Able Seaman, D/JX 420407, MPK

 

MTB.633, surface action

 PROCTOR, Harry G, Petty Officer, D/JX 145712, killed

 

MTB.662, surface action

 BEADLE, William F, Able Seaman, P/JX 429137, killed

 MERRILL, John E, Able Seaman, P/JX 371153, killed

 STONE, Arthur, Able Seaman, P/JX 396023, killed

 

MTB.710, ship loss

 ADAMS, William, Able Seaman, P/JX 417544, MPK

 BARLEY, Ronald A, Act/Chief Motor Mechanic, P/MX 117033, MPK

 BENNETT, Harold E, Act/Able Seaman, P/JX 420198, killed

 BENT, Arnold, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 409938, MPK

 BONE, Anthony W, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 BROWN, Charles H, Signalman, C/JX 214578, MPK

 CASEY, Dennis E, Telegraphist, P/JX 578986, MPK

 DAVIES, Frank, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX 363246, MPK

 HENAGHAN, John, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 659329, MPK

 JACQUES, James E, Able Seaman, P/JX 578919, MPK

 JEAVONS, Cyril J, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 612466, MPK

 LITTLE, Thomas E, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 LUSH, Ronald B, Able Seaman, P/JX 425796, MPK

 ORR, George E, Telegraphist, D/JX 217153, MPK

 PALMER, William, Act/Stoker 1c, P/KX 163086, MPK

 

Penguin (RAN), illness

 BALDWIN, Cecil C, Act/Captain, RAN, died

 

President, as POW

 CUMBERLEDGE, Claude M B, Lieutenant Commander, RNR, killed

 

President III, at Bari

 EYRES, Ernest H, Act/Able Seaman, D/JX 267000, DOWS

 

 

Wednesday, 11 April 1945

 

4 Maritime Regt, RA

 HAMMOND, Thomas, Gunner, RA, 893472, MPK

 

6 Maritime Regt, RA

 SOMERVILLE, Neil, Gunner, RA, 1551915, MPK

 

Barfoam

 WALLACE, John K A, Act/Rigger's Mate, R/JX 304042, DOWS

 

Bedouin, as POW

 strafing by British aircraft, SCURFIELD, Bryan B, Commander, DOW

 

Bherunda, train accident

 SILVA, Seerakkodi P, Assistant Steward, G/LCX 3618, killed

 

Exeter , as POW

 COWELL, Stanley P, Telegraphist, D/SSX 31346, died

 DEERE, Denis P, Able Seaman, D/JX 142301, died

 

Fabius, at Bari

 FARMER, Andrew M, Ty/Act/Leading Signalman, D/JX 162418, DOWS

 

Glenearn, explosion

 BARNARD, Albert W, Able Seaman, D/JX 567353, DOW

 JONES, Henry E, Petty Officer (RNR), D/X 7897 C, DOW

 ROWE, Leslie, Able Seaman, D/JX 309728, DOW

 SCHORFIELD, Donald F, Able Seaman, D/JX 648720, DOW

 TRICKETT, Norman L, Ty/Lieutenant, RM, DOW

 

Hotspur

 PARSONS, Jack R, Leading Seaman, RNR, C/7110 C, MPK

 

Lorraine, drowning

 REID, Peter C, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 192204, DOWS

 

Malayan RNVR, as POW

 ABU, Qasim B U, Ordinary Seaman, (Malayan RNVR), died

 

MTB.710, ship loss

 WILLIAMS, Sidney J, Stoker 1c, C/KX 595816, DOW

 

Panama, steamship

 BOSCOE, Thomas, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 191757, (President III, O/P), MPK

 EATON, Robert, Convoy Signalman, C/JX 558927, (President III, O/P), MPK

 JONES, Herbert P, Convoy Ordinary Signalman, C/JX 528196, (President III, O/P), MPK

 MCNALLY, Hugh, Ty/Act/Petty Officer (DEMS), D/JX 191475, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Pioneer

 CAMERON, David C, Air Mechanic (A) 2c, FAA/FX 561989, DOWS

 

RM 40 Commando, Italian operations

 BREMNER, Alexander, Marine, CH/X 104278, killed

 BUSTARD, Leslie M, Marine, PO/X 113418, killed

 COLBY, Gordon D, Lance Corporal, RM, CH/X 112755, DOWS

 COOMBER, Arthur W G, Marine, CH/X 113203, killed

 CORCORAN, James E B, Ty/Corporal, RM, CH/X 1679, killed

 DI MARCO, Paul, Ty/Act/Colour Sergeant, RM, PO/X 107388, killed

 FOSTER, Ronald T, Marine, CH/X 2825, killed

 HAMSTEAD, Edward O, Marine, CH/X 104537, killed

 HARVEY, William J A, Ty/Act/Colour Sergeant, RM, PLY/X 2905, killed

 HAYS, Robert, Marine, PO/X 113795, killed

 HILL, Henry W, Ty/Sergeant, RM, EX/5515, DOWS

 HOBBS, Victor F, Marine, CH/X 112644, killed

 LITTLE, William A, Marine, CH/X 113276, killed

 MCGLASHON, Dennis P, Marine, CH/X 111797, killed

 MOODY, Edwin J, Marine, CH/X 112355, killed

 NASH, Alec, Marine, PLY/X 109509, killed

 PAIN, Leonard J, Marine, CH/X 110763, killed

 PEGRUM, John D G, Ty/Lieutenant, RM, killed

 PORTER, Norman M, Ty/Act/Major, RM, killed

 SCOTT, William J, Sergeant, RM, CH/X 1327, killed

 SIMPSON, Samuel, Marine, PO/X 3619, killed

 SUTCLIFFE, Kenneth G, Lance Corporal, RM, CH/X 111640, killed

 SWIFT, Harold, Marine, PLY/X 112407, killed

 WEDGWOOD, Paul N, Ty/Lieutenant, RM, killed

 WOODALL, John W, Ty/Corporal, RM, CH/X 2684, killed

 

RM 46 Commando, German operations

 KIDWELL, William T, Marine, CH/X 105325, killed

 VARDY, Thomas, Marine, PLY/X 103900, killed

 

RM 48 Commando, German operations

 ALTRINGHAM, Ronald L, Marine, CH/X 112202, killed

 

RM HQ 4th Commando Brigade, German operations

 SUMMERHAYES, Arthur J, Ty/Sergeant, RM, EX/2524, DOWS

 

Sirius

 PURSEY, Ronald B, Able Seaman, P/JX 261704, DOWS

 

Strathadam (RCN), explosion

 COMISH, John C G, Telegraphist, V/56416 (RCNVR), killed

 FRIEND, James T, Telegraphist, V/52131 (RCNVR), killed

 JONES, Harold B, Able Seaman, V/16924 (RCNVR), killed

 MCEWEN, Dennis W A, Leading Telegraphist, V/36117 (RCNVR), killed

 SHIMMIN, Alfred G, Leading Stores Assistant, V/45064 (RCNVR), killed

 

Van Dyck, as POW

 BOGIE, John S, Chief Storekeeper, T.124, died

 

Victory IV, as POW

 KING, Ernest, Sick Berth Attendant, P/MX 83081, died

 

 

Thursday, 12 April 1945

 

Encounter, as POW

 MCPEAK, Gordon, Able Seaman, C/SSX 30721, died

 

Excellent, illness

 HONEYCOMBE, William S McA, Chief Petty Officer, P/J 21042, died

 

Exeter, as POW

 TRAHAIR, Thomas, Stoker 1c, D/KX 90586, died

 

FAA, 849 Sqn, Victorious, air operations

 CLAUGHAN, Geoffrey P, Ty/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 114037, MPK

 MCLACHLAN, Douglas, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 1830 Sqn, Illustrious, air crash

 MILLARD, Arthur T, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 1836 Sqn, Victorious, as POW

 MARRIS, Frederick A, Ty/Lieutenant (A), RNVR, died

 

FAA, 1844 Sqn, Indomitable, air operations, friendly fire

 SMITHWICK, John D S, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

Monck, illness

 DAVEY, William E, Stoker 1c, D/K 55432, died

 

Penghambat

 HAJI, Taha B M'A, Able Seaman, MN 1249 (Malay Section), killed

 

RM 40 Commando, Italian operations

 DAY, Reginald, Marine, PO/X 106905, DOWS

 JAMES, George H, Lance Corporal, RM, CH/X 110924, DOWS

 PITT, Edward A, Ty/Corporal, RM, CH/X 1257, DOWS

 RUTTER, Robert, Marine, PLY/X 111427, DOWS

 

RM 41 Commando, Dutch operations

 POPE, William, Marine, CH/X 107152, killed

 

RM 45 Commando, German operations

 BENSON, John, Marine, CH/X 110708, killed

 BONIFACE, William G, Lance Corporal, RM, PO/X 3924, killed

 BROCKBANK, Maurice C, Ty/Act/Captain, RM, killed

 CROMPTON, William, Marine, PO/X 114336, DOWS

 CROUCH, Walter, Marine, CH/X 100462, killed

 LAY, Gordon, Marine, CH/X 115330, DOWS

 MCPAKE, Charles, Marine, PO/X 109131, killed

 UNTHANK, Thomas G, Marine, EX/3424, killed

 

RM 46 Commando, German operations

 CUNDALL, Arthur, Marine, PO/X 116105, killed

 

RN (Malay Section)

 MUHAMMAD, Deli B H JA'A, Able Seaman, MN 1255 (Malay Section), MPK

 

Silver Star Park, steamship

 ROGOZENSKI, Albert, Able Seaman, V/69382 (RCNVR), MPK

 

Sparrowhawk, illness

 BRYDON, Jack C, Air Mechanic (A) 2c, FAA/FX 685211, died

 

Wildfire III

 SMITH, Edward, Able Seaman, C/JX 176875, DOWS

 

 

Friday, 13 April 1945

 

Exeter, as POW

 MAUNDER, Leslie P, Able Seaman, D/JX 164033, died

 MCDONALD, Ernest A, Able Seaman, D/JX 184684, died

 NICHOLLS, Frank O, Able Seaman, D/JX 226063, died

 

FAA, 849 Sqn, Golden Hind, air crash

 BARNARD, Eric T, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 849 Sqn, Victorious, air crash

 MCALEESE, Daniel, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNZNVR, DOW afterwards as POW

 SELWOOD, Peter, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 1840 Sqn, Indomitable, air operations

 THURSTON, Charles R, Ty/Act/Lieutenant, RCNVR, MPK

 

Raven, air accident

 SOUGHTON, Edward C, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, killed

 

RM 28th Battalion

 HAGUE, Francis J, Marine, PLY/X 111104, DOWS

 WALL, John, Marine, PLY/X 105968, DOWS

 

RM 46 Commando, German operations

 BURROWS, Derrick T, Ty/Lieutenant, RM, killed

 DAVIES, John C, Ty/Act/Company Sergeant Major, RM, EX/1129, killed

 DONNELLY, Peter, Marine, PO/X 121745, killed

 PARKER, John, Marine, PLY/X 104531, killed

 

RM Engineers

 EVANS, Vernon, Marine, RME 14036, DOWS

 

St Angelo, road

 APPLEBY, Edwin C, Joiner 3c, C/MX 507034, (ex-Euryalus), DOWS

 

Stalker, accident

 DEVLIN, Desmond J D, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, DOW

 

Strathadam (RCN), explosion

 PURDY, Clifford, Coder, V/57602 (RCNVR), DOW

 

White Bear

 ADKINSON, Harry, Able Seaman, D/JX 285982, DOWS

 BATCH, Henry E, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX 169118, DOWS

 

 

Saturday, 14 April 1945

 

Exeter, as POW

 CRAVEN, Cyril H, Able Seaman, D/SSX 31768, died

 

Glendower, illness

 JELLY, Ronald, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 721839, died

 

President, illness

 SLESSOR, William R, Commander, RNVR, died

 

Shropshire (RAN), accident

 HILL, James, Able Seaman, S 9034 (RANR), killed

 

Star (RCN)

 PARKER, Kenneth L, Leading Stoker, V/32001 (RCNVR), died

 

Terpsichore

 GATESMAN, Frederick W, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 731644, DOWS

 

Victorious

 PERRY, Philip J N, Able Seaman, D/JX 707486, DOWS

 

 

Sunday, 15 April 1945

 

Exeter, as POW

 JEFFERY, Frederick A, Petty Officer, RNR, D/X 7929 C, died

 

Glenearn, explosion

 HARDMAN-JONES, Richard E, Act/Commander, DOW

 PHILLIPS, Austin, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, D/KX 91896, DOW

 

Goldcrest, illness

 MCPHERSON, Ewen, Marine, PO/X 105645, died

 

Lanka, illness

 HILL, Ernest, Boom Engineer, RNR, died

 

Phoebe

 KEMP, Stanley, Stoker 1c, C/KX 158931, DOWS

 

RN Naval Party 1503

 STEVENSON, John, Signalman, C/JX 357348 (Odyssey), DOWS

 

St Angelo

 SPITERI, Emmanuele, Petty Officer Cook (O), E/LX 20334, MPK

 

 

Monday, 16 April 1945

 

6 Maritime Regt, RA

 OGDEN, Harry, Gunner, RA, 11263118, MPK

 

Encounter, as POW

 HARDING, Sidney G, Able Seaman, C/JX 173891, died

 

Esquimalt (RCN), ship loss

 BELLAZZI, Joseph O F, Skipper, RCNR, MPK

 BERGE, Olaf E, Stoker, V/73882 (RCNVR), killed

 BLAND, John B, Stoker, V/58685 (RCNVR), MPK

 CARLSEN, Harvey M, Stoker, V/75523 (RCNVR), killed

 CLANCY, Gregory J, Telegraphist, V/74066 (RCNVR), MPK

 CONN, James R, Leading Steward, V/67835 (RCNVR), MPK

 DEVINS, James E, Stoker, A/5544 (RCNR), MPK

 DOWNIE, Bryan R, Leading Telegraphist, V/14857 (RCNVR), killed

 DUCHARME, Joseph R D, Able Seaman, V/59462 (RCNVR0, killed

 DUNLOP, Ronald E, Motor Mechanic, V/57236 (RCNVR), killed

 EADIE, Clifford J, Able Seaman, V/35874 (RCNVR), killed

 EDWARDS, Charles, Able Seaman, V/77053 (RCNVR), killed

 FANNING, Huntley A, Electrical Artificer, V/38246 (RCNVR), MPK

 FITZPATRICK, William, Able Seaman, V/16717 (RCNVR), MPK

 GALLAGHER, Anthony, Stoker, V/75077 (RCNVR), MPK

 GRANAHAN, Edward J, Leading Signalman, V/7566 (RCNVR), MPK

 HEDSTROM, Arnold D, Leading Sick Berth Attendant, V/35221 (RCNVR), MPK

 HUGHES, David A, Leading Supply Assistant, V/8384 (RCNVR), MPK

 JACQUES, Carlton J, Engine Room Artificer, V/19139 (RCNVR), MPK

 JOHNSTON, Howard E, Motor Mechanic, V/12610 (RCNVR), killed

 KNIGHT, Herbert R, Leading Seaman, V/19140 (RCNVR), killed

 KNOWLES, John C, Petty Officer, 4004 (RCN), MPK

 KYNMAN, Albert, Chief Petty Officer, A/2440 (RCNR), killed

 LE DREW, Frederick, Leading Stoker, V/26321 (RCNVR), MPK

 LEROUX, Leo J, Able Seaman, V/68160 (RCNVR), MPK

 MCCONNELL, Lawrence M, Leading Seaman, V/6640 (RCNVR), killed

 MCINTYRE, Thomas J, Leading Cook, V/83944 (RCNVR), killed

 MONACHAN, John M, Able Seaman, V/47505 (RCNVR), killed

 PARKER, Jack R, Lieutenant, RCNVR, MPK

 PARTINGTON, Richard, Leading Seaman, V/11325 (RCNVR), MPK

 PEDDIE, Roy N, Steward, V/91648 (RCNVR), MPK

 POOL, Raph B, Shipwright, V/87252 (RCNVR), MPK

 PORTER, John C, Chief Motor Mechanic, V/17539 (RCNVR), MPK

 ROBERTS, James E, Warrant Engineer, RCNR, MPK

 SHAVE, Chesley N, Chief Engine Room Artificer, A/5075 (RCNR), MPK

 SMART, John M G, Lieutenant, RCNVR, MPK

 SMITH, Kenneth H, Able Seaman, V/70955 (RCNVR), MPK

 STAFFORD, John H, Leading Coder, V/37267 (RCNVR), MPK

 STANLEY, James C, Able Seaman, V/81451 (RCNVR), MPK

 TRUDEL, Joseph M R, Able Seaman, V/57947 (RCNVR), MPK

 WARE, William J, Telegraphist, V/23827 (RCNVR), MPK

 WHITE, Donald W, Able Seaman, V/88056 (RCNVR), killed

 WHITEHEAD, Bruce M, Sub Lieutenant, RCNVR, killed

 ZBARSKY, Ralph, Able Seaman, V/37720 (RCNVR), killed

 

Exeter, as POW

 WILDE, Alfred J, Steward, D/LX 24297, died

 

FAA, 837 Sqn, Glory, air crash

 RYAN, William G, Ty/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 611439, MPK

 

FAA, 837 Sqn, Owl, air crash

 PICKLES, Geoffrey C, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 SNAPE, Arthur M, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 857 Sqn, Indomitable, air operations

 BAKER, David W, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RCNVR, MPK

 BARNETT, Sydney C, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 MELLARD, Leslie A, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Airman, FAA/FX 112662, killed

 

FAA, 880 Sqn, Implacable, air crash

 ARMSTRONG, Robinson S D, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 1771 Sqn, Implacable, air crash

 RAMSDEN, Jack, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 1839 Sqn, Indomitable, air operations

 LANGDON, Donald W, Ty/Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 1842 Sqn, Formidable, air operations

 GARLAND, Antony McD, Act/Lieutenant Commander (A), RNVR, MPK

 

Glenearn, explosion

 MCILHARGEY, James, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 696232, DOW

 

Gold Shell, steamship

 BROOK, Charles, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 291168, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Indefatigable

 BEATTIE, Joseph, Air Mechanic (A) 1c, FAA/FX 103925, MPK

 

Lanka II, accident

 WEATHERILL, Richard, Cook (S), P/MX 694216, DOWS

 

Lord Nuffield, drowning

 WOOD, Thomas J, Engineman, RNPS, LT/KX 124655, MPK

 

ML.88 (RCN)

 BEECH, Walter H, Chief Motor Mechanic 3c, V/27069 (RCNVR), died

 

Pembroke, illness

 HUTCHBY, Harry, Able Seaman, C/JX 317995, died

 

Pembroke, illness

 RICKINSON, Lewis R, Engineer Commander, died

 

RM 33rd Battalion

 MCKAY, Francis, Marine, PO/X 120935, DOWS

 

RM 46 Commando, German operations

 PIERCE, Barry W, Act/Captain, RM, killed

 

Royal Arthur, illness

 STONE, Welborn E, Chief Joiner, D/M 10182, died

 

Stadacona (RCN)

 MILLER, Ronald C, Artificer 3c, 40959 (RCN), died

 

Stronghold, as POW

 FITZPATRICK, John, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Stoker, D/KX 86212, died

 

Yandra (RAN), illness

 LIPTON, Charles R, Ordinary Seaman, S 9682 (RANR), died

 

 

Tuesday, 17 April 1945

 

Dragonfly, as POW

 EDMUNDS, Martin, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Stoker, P/KX 82325, died

 

FAA, 848 Sqn, Formidable, air operations

 IRVINE, Charles W, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Airman, FAA/FX 86771, killed

 WHITEHEAD, Douglas R, Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 

Golden Hind, illness

 FENTON, Leslie, Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist, P/J 72858, died

 

MTB.697, ship loss

 BEDDOES, John I, Able Seaman, P/JX 428415, MPK

 CLARKE, Dennis G, Stoker 1c, D/KX 526391, MPK

 CLARKE, James T, Stoker 2c, D/KX 526921, MPK

 COLTHURST, John H, Motor Mechanic, P/MX 552842, MPK

 CONSTABLE, Kenneth G, Able Seaman, C/JX 398546, MPK

 DICKENS, Arthur, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, D/KX 135662, MPK

 FENNELL, Frank E, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 543083, MPK

 PEABODY, Leonard R, Stoker 1c, D/KX 524646, MPK

 PRICE, Clifford, Able Seaman, D/JX 421848, MPK

 RICHARDSON, Brian T, Chief Motor Mechanic 4c, P/MX 125757, MPK

 

Stadacona (RCN)

 SHATFORD, George A, Motor Mechanic, A/1131 (RCNR), died

 

Swiftsure

 TUNGATE, William, Marine, CH/X 1785, MPK

 

Trombe (Fr), torpedoed

 DICK, Brodie S, Ordinary Signalman, P/JX 617445, MPK

 SCRUTON, Richard E, Ordinary Coder, P/JX 711813, MPK

 WARD, Ronald, Ordinary Signalman, P/JX 619182, MPK

 

Valluru

 TINSLEY, Edwin R, Air Mechanic (E) 1c, FAA/FX 103787, DOWS

 

 

Wednesday, 18 April 1945

 

Anemone

 BRIGGS, John S, Ordnance Mechanic 4c, C/MX 119157, killed

 

Byrsa

 SEAGO, Walter G, Stoker 1c, C/KX 133204, killed

 

Chaser

 LOWE, Charles L, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 538585, MPK

 

Daedalus

 JONES, Thomas W, Naval Airman 2c, FAA/FX 90577, died

 

Empire Gold, steamship

 HALSEY, Harry F, Act/Petty Officer (DEMS), P/JX 228240, (President III, O/P), MPK

 HARDCASTLE, Ronald, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 395577, (President III, O/P), MPK

 JONES, Arthur H, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), PJX 396492, (President III, O/P), MPK

 TUCKER, Leonard, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 334738, (President III, O/P), MPK

 TYERS, John K, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 443856, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Europa, illness

 COX, Seth, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 265048, died

 

Gardiner, illness

 LOFTUS, Thomas, Fireman (Merchant Navy), R 265183, (steamship Nurtureton, O/P), died

 

Glenearn, explosion

 ARNOLD, Cyril E W, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 566646, DOW

 

Glory

 EMERSON, Reginald J, Able Seaman, D/JX 396754, killed

 

President III, illness

 HEMSLEY, Ernest N, Able Seaman, P/JX 267091, died

 

RM 30th Battalion

 WADE, Norman R, Marine, CH/X 112783, killed

 

RM 43 Commando, Italian operations

 BEALE, Frederick V, Marine, PO/X 108058, killed

 HEY, Richard, Marine, EX/3746, killed

 HIRST, Leslie, Marine, EX/3313, killed

 LASKEY, Cyril, Ty/Act/Ty/Corporal, RM, EX/3154, killed

 SMITH, Roy M, Ty/Corporal, RM, PLY/X 106635, killed

 

RM 43 Commando, serving in 58th Field Dressing Station, Italian operations,

 WEBB, Edward N, Marine, EX/1221, DOWS

 

RM 46 Commando

 FLOOD, John, Marine, CH/X 106354, DOWS

 

Urley, flying exercise off Isle of Man, air crash

 PATCH, John W, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Pilot, FAA/FX 582081, MPK

 

York (RCN)

 SMITH, Albert J, Engine Room Artificer 3c, X/41106 (RCN), died

 

 

Thursday, 19 April 1945

 

Cormorant, illness

 CHARD, Alfred J T, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 418443, died

 

Encounter, as POW

 RYAN, Raymond F W, Act/Engine Room Artificer 4c, C/MX 76018, died

 

Exeter, as POW

 ALLEN, Reginald, Telegraphist, D/JX 170288, died

 DAVIES, Stanley G, Marine, PLY/X 3829, died

 LANSLEY, Alan E J, Chief Petty Officer Steward, P/L 13064, died

 MIDDLEWEEK, Ronald J, Stoker 1c, D/KX 111366, died

 

FAA, 898 Sqn, Malagas, air crash

 LEIPER, John, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Pilot, FAA/JX 349471, killed

 

Gold Shell, steamship

 GREGORY, John F, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 307542, (President III, O/P), DOWS

 

Jupiter, as POW

 MARTIN, Frederick W, Act/Petty Officer, D/JX 134559, died

 

Maidstone, air accident

 HELBERT, Reginald R, Commander, killed

 

Vengeance

 SCALLY, William, Photographer (A), FAA/FX 513456, DOWS

 

Victory, illness

 ROBINSON, Richard N, Able Seaman, P/JX 296664, died

 

 

Friday, 20 April 1945

 

Encounter, as POW

 MORLEY, John, Able Seaman, D/JX 226799, died

 WARLOW, Benjamin H, Chief Petty Officer Stoker, D/KX 77226, died

 

Exeter, as POW

 CHANNON, Gordon A, Air Fitter (A), FAA/FX 79055, died

 

FAA, 815 Sqn, Landrail, air crash

 CANSFIELD, James P, Ty/Act/Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

FAA, 1851 Sqn, Gannet, air crash

 LOWDEN, George H C, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

Givenchy (RCN)

 FRASER, James, Chief Motor Mechanic 3c, V/36147 (RCNVR), died

 

Madura (RIN)

 SWAMIDAS, Wilson S, Able Seaman, 19316 (RIN), died

 

President III, illness

 MUIR, Ernest V, Sergeant, RM, CH/16455, died

 

South African Naval Force

 PFAFF, C (initial only) E, Petty Officer Stoker, 562721 V (SANF), died

 

St Angelo, at Bari

 BARBER, Robert A, Petty Officer Writer, P/MX 55442, DOWS

 

Stopford, illness

 HOLMES, Rev James G, Chaplain, RNVR, died

 

Totem

 FLYNN, Edmund J, Petty Officer Telegraphist, C/SSX 23598, DOWS

 

 

Saturday, 21 April 1945

 

Bacchante, illness

 MCINTOSH, William, Able Seaman, C/JX 222567, died

 

Bytown (RCN)

 ROWORTH, George C, Electrical Artificer 4c, V/761 (RCNVR), died

 

Drake

 PERRY, Leonard, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 639521, killed

 

FAA, 816 Sqn, Daedalus, air crash

 HADLEY, Frederick A, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 816 Sqn, Owl, air crash

 ORSBORN, John P, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Airman, FAA/FX 114019, MPK

 

FAA, 816 Sqn, Ringtail, air crash

 EVERETT, Maurice W, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

Golden Hind, illness

 KINGSWOOD, William H, Commander (E), died

 

RM 28th Battalion

 WILSON, Terrance J, Marine, PO/X 4267, DOWS

 

RN Hospital, Haslar, illness

 PURKIS, Harry J J, Sick Berth Petty Officer, P/MX 53238, died

 

 

Sunday, 22 April 1945

 

3 Maritime Regt, RA

 HALL, Albert, Gunner, RA, 4697499, MPK

 

Encounter, as POW

 HILLS, Thomas, Able Seaman (Pens), C/J 48902, died

 

Heron, air crash

 AYLWARD, Cecil J W, Ty/Act/Ty/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 678372, killed

 WALLACE, Gordon, Ty/Act/Ty/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 545578, killed

 

LCI(L).183, illness

 COWELL, James, Leading Stoker, C/KX 149742, died

 

Lynx, illness

 FRANCIS, Llewelyn, Able Seaman, C/JX 257417, died

 

Rapid, shore gunfire

 HOLMES, Eustace C, Able Seaman, D/JX 419201, DOW

 

RM 43 Commando, Italian operations

 GARSON, Andrew, Marine, PO/X 108150, DOWS

 

RM Engineers, B Company, 1st Battalion, drowning

 LEE, Leonard J, Marine, RME 12486, died

 

Victorious

 PRICE, Leslie, Stoker 1c, D/KX 122077, killed

 

 

Monday, 23 April 1945

 

Byrsa

 HILL, Frederick A, Ty/Petty Officer Writer, P/MX 79615, DOWS

 

FAA, 771 Sqn, Tern, air crash

 PLAYFORD, Alfred J G, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

Hiravati (RIN)

 SNELGROVE, Reginald, Lieutenant Commander, RIN, died

 

Perth (RAN), as POW

 CLARK, Frederick D, Petty Officer Cook (S), 9597 (RAN), died

 

Riverton, steamship

 AKROYD, Clifford, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 261072, (President III, O/P), MPK

 EDWARDS, William J, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 333986, (President III, O/P), MPK

 MITCHELL, Frank W, Ty/Act/Petty Officer (DEMS), D/JX 167744, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

RM 30th Battalion, Dutch or NW European operations

 COOPER, Ernest W, Marine, CH/X 116414, MPK

 HADNUTT, John, Marine, CH/X 107613, killed

 JOHNSON, Geoffrey A, Marine, PLY/X 109071, MPK

 SCOUGALL, James S, Marine, PLY/X 104256, killed

 WRIGHT, Thomas, Marine, PLY/X 110591, MPK

 

Royal Albert

 MOGER, Albert E, Able Seaman, C/J 102407, DOWS

 

Tramp, as POW

 HOOKER, James W, Able Seaman, P/SSX 21736, died

 

 

Tuesday, 24 April 1945

 

Aristocrat

 CARRIGAN, William, Diesel Greaser, NAP R 35205, killed

 

Braganza, illness

 GRAHAM, William H T, Lieutenant, RNVR, died

 

Conn, illness

 BOSWELL, Thomas, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 694263, died

 

Duckworth, accident

 FARTHING, Roland G B, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, killed

 

Exeter, as POW

 VIDLER, Victor H, Band Master 2c, RMB/X 178, died

 

Kelana

 JAMIL, Bin M N, Engine Room Artificer 2c, MN 864 (Malay Section), MPK

 

Leigh

 ELLISON, John, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 131470, DOWS

 

MMS.1054, illness

 ANDERSON, George A, Ordinary Signalman, LT/JX 342342, died

 

MONAB.3

 CONNOLLY, Joseph, Able Seaman, C/JX 599926, DOWS

 

Monmouth Coast, steamship

 CHURCH, John H, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 253555, (President III, O/P), MPK

 DAVIES, William H, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 257284, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Saumarez, illness

 PANTOLL, Joseph T, Petty Officer Steward, D/LX 21371, died

 

 

Wednesday, 25 April 1945

 

Akbar (RIN)

 KARTAR, Chand, Stoker 2c, 36689 (RIN), died

 MATE, Anant G, Stoker 2c, 3689 (RIN), died

 

Encounter, as POW

 BANYARD, Charles E, Stoker 1c, P/KX 130632, died

 

FAA, 898 Sqn, Malagas, air crash

 BURTON, John A, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

Highland Monarch, steamship, illness

 THOMAS, William R, Able Seaman, P/JX 419024, (O/P), died

 

MFV.1136

 MURRAY, Adam M T, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 253689, DOWS

 

RM 1st Heavy AA Regt

 MORGAN, Henry W, Marine, PLY/X 100600, died

 

RM 30th Battalion

 COOK, Arthur J, Marine, PO/X 103502, killed

 

York (RCN)

 SKURO, Stephen, Able Seaman, V/700 (RCNVR), died

 

 

Thursday, 26 April 1945

 

Ajax

 THOMAS, Daniel, Shipwright 4c, C/MX 76908, DOWS

 

Burrard (RCN)

 BLAKE, Edward J, Able Seaman, V/56096 (RCNVR), died

 

Cyclops, illness

 FISHER, William E, Chief Petty Officer, P/J 98921, died

 

Drake, drowning

 COTTERELL, James T, Leading Seaman, D/JX 347312, died

 

Eland

 NEATE, Tom R E, Stoker 1c, P/KX 600797, DOWS

 

Garuda

 GRAHAM, John B, Air Mechanic (L) 2c, FAA/FX 115158, killed

 

 

Friday, 27 April 1945

 

Chinkara

 SCHOLES, John W, Stoker 1c, P/KX 163580, DOWS

 

Exeter, as POW

 BROOK, Herbert E, Able Seaman, D/JX 212953, died

 RANCE, Ernest R, Able Seaman, D/SSX 18128, died

 

FAA, 1846 Sqn, Colossus, air crash

 SEAGO, Ernest, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed

 

Garuda

 MCKENZIE, Horace, Air Mechanic (L) 2c, FAA/FX 683685, DOWS

 

Luling, steamship, lost overboard

 ALLCHORNE, Cecil T, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 559894, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Redmill, torpedoed

 ANDREWS, John D, Able Seaman, C/JX 546846, MPK

 AVENELL, Albert, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 658000, MPK

 BARRETT, Kenneth V, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 730654, MPK

 BEDDING, Harry R, Able Seaman, C/JX 353554, MPK

 BLANKS, James E, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 657709, MPK

 BURNELL, Richard H C, Stoker 1c, C/KX 112395, MPK

 CONNOR, Frederick, Act/Stoker 1c, D/KX 561752, MPK

 ETHERINGTON, Basil L, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 547977, MPK

 FAIRLEY, George, Act/Stoker 1c, C/KX 158389, killed

 FRASER, Tom, Stoker 1c, C/KX 117336, MPK

 FRENCH, Frederick W J, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 954324, MPK

 GILLIBRAND, Alfred, Able Seaman, C/JX 549415, MPK

 GOODLAD, Reginald, Stoker 1c, C/KX 128030, MPK

 HEGGS, Clifford, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 565059, MPK

 HIGGINS, Joseph F, Act/Stoker 1c, C/KX 158798, MPK

 LEMON, Alfred, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 131179, MPK

 MAITLAND, George W, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, D/KX 89674, MPK

 MCCORKELL, Archibald, Stoker 2c, C/KX 104682, killed

 MCMILLAN, John, Act/Stoker 1c, C/KX 158401, MPK

 MURRAY, Thomas, Stoker 1c, D/KX 103032, MPK

 OAKE, Stanley, Act/Chief Petty Officer, C/J 108403, MPK

 PATTERSON, Crawford, Able Seaman, D/SSX 28921, MPK

 ROWE, Robert, Able Seaman, C/J 29614, killed

 SIMS, William J C, Act/Stoker 1c, C/KX 158450, killed

 SINCLAIR, George, Able Seaman, C/JX 551564, MPK

 STENNING, George A, Stoker 1c, P/KX 140364, MPK

 TRIMBY, William, Stoker 1c, C/KX 143696, MPK

 WELLS, Douglas, Stoker 1c, C/KX 111875, MPK

 

RM 117th Infantry Brigade

 CLARKE, Charles A, Marine, CH/X 113499, killed

 

Victory, illness

 BAILLIE, Arthur W, Able Seaman, P/JX 147035, died

 

 

Saturday, 28 April 1945

 

BYMS.2053

 GENGE, Ronald W A, Wireman, C/MX 693257, MPK

 REYNOLDS, Wilfred J, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 666507, killed

 

Dartmouth, illness

 EDGCOMBE, Henry S, Stoker 1c, D/K 3867, died

 

Exeter, as POW

 HUMPHREYS, James, Marine, PLY/X 100359, died

 

LCI(L).252

 MEREDITH, Dennis W, Engine Room Mechanic 4c, D/MX 728004, DOWS

 

President III, at New York

 O'NEILL, James F, Ty/Act/Petty Officer (DEMS), P/J 32141, DOWS

 

Quercia

 FOSTER, William J, Leading Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 132433, MPK

 

RM Portsmouth Division, illness

 MCQUITTY, Samuel L, Marine, PO/X 4730, died

 

 

Sunday, 29 April 1945

 

FAA, 761 Sqn, Dipper, aircraft accident

 MACKIE, David G, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR DOI

 

FAA, 828 Sqn, Implacable, air crash

 ALLEN, Mark, Ty/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 86978, MPK

 CROXALL, Philiip J, Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

FAA, 880 Sqn, Implacable, air crash

 JELLEY, Keith G, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

Goodall, ship loss

 ABRAHAM, Frederick C, Able Seaman, C/JX 105759, MPK

 AINSWORTH, Ronald, Signalman, C/JX 573356, MPK

 ARMSTRONG, John D, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 BARRY, Frederick B, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 319813, MPK

 BOURNE, Ronald J, Able Seaman, C/JX 63908, MPK

 BOWLES, Walter F, Able Seaman, C/JX 184993, DOW

 BRYANT, George W, Petty Officer Stoker, C/KX 83388, MPK

 CALLAGHAN, James C, Able Seaman, C/JX 654142, MPK

 CAMPBELL, James, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 656307, MPK

 CARTER, George, Stoker 1c, C/KX 122509, MPK

 CLARK, Dennis W C, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 316778, MPK

 CLARKE, Joseph, Ty/Leading Seaman, C/JX 308037, MPK

 COBB, Bernard J C, Telegraphist (S), C/JX 405703, MPK

 COLE, Terence F, Stoker 1c, C/KX 143641, MPK

 COLLINS, Ronald F, Act/Engine Room Artificer 4c, C/MX 119444, MPK

 COLLYER, Dudley R, Ty/Leading Stores Assistant, C/MX 85584, MPK

 COPELAND, Arnold, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 625957, MPK

 COWPER, John B, Able Seaman, C/JX 391733, MPK

 CULPAN, Frank R, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 664536, MPK

 CUMBERPATCH, Owen D, Able Seaman, C/JX 408071, MPK

 DANIEL, Thomas A, Telegraphist (S), C/JX 405711, MPK

 DAY, Joseph, Able Seaman, C/JX 192773, MPK

 EMSLEY, Donald W, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 702969, MPK

 FFITCH, Stanley W, Steward, C/LX 571253, MPK

 FINLAY, George, Act/Petty Officer Telegraphist, C/JX 229160, MPK

 FORREST, Alan W, Able Seaman, C/JX 638755, MPK

 FRY, Herbert H C, Signalman, C/JX 616247, MPK

 FULTON, James V, Act/Lieutenant Commander, RNVR, MPK

 GARDINER, William C, Able Seaman, C/JX 315322, MPK

 GILL, Stanley J, Able Seaman, C/JX 319336, MPK

 GRAVIL, Harry, Ty/Act/Gunner, MPK

 GRUNDY, Wilfred J, Act/Petty Officer Radio Mechanic, P/MX 575794, MPK

 HALL, Albert, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 548000, MPK

 HALL, John, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 555833, MPK

 HAMILTON, Thomas, Able Seaman, C/JX 206276, MPK

 HARLING, Harold, Act/Stoker 1c, C/KX 141970, MPK

 HIBBERT, Sam, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 317982, MPK

 HOLLAND, Harry A, Able Seaman, C/JX 151489, MPK

 HORSPOOL, Graham N, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant, RNZNVR, MPK

 HOWKINS, Frederick, Stoker 1c, C/KX 140449, MPK

 JACKSON, Arthur, Coder, C/JX 508890, MPK

 JEFFRIES, Douglas, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/SSX 33199, MPK

 JENNINGS, John J, Able Seaman, C/JX 391800, MPK

 JONES, Percival E, Able Seaman, C/JX 271640, MPK

 KAYES, Gordon K, Able Seaman, C/JX 337420, MPK

 KELLY, James G, Able Seaman, C/JX 549026, MPK

 KEMP, Dick, Stoker 1c, C/KX 127417, MPK

 KEYES, Norman W C, Able Seaman, C/JX 678194, MPK

 KIPLING, Thomas H, Able Seaman, C/JX 549738, MPK

 LAWS, James A, Leading Seaman, RFR, C/J 113444, MPK

 MARSHALL, George, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 107888, MPK

 MASON, Ernest A, Ty/Leading Cook, C/MX 94088, MPK

 MAWSON, Raymond, Telegraphist, C/JX 387319, MPK

 MCCUSKER, James, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 352042, MPK

 MCNICHOL, Richard T, Ty/Leading Cook (S), C/MX 574190, MPK

 MILLEN, Harold L, Petty Officer, C/J 106312, MPK

 MILLER, Charles McK, Stoker 1c, C/KX 85266, MPK

 MILLS, Gordon, Act/Stoker 1c, C/KX 141501, MPK

 MURPHY, Albert, Stoker 1c, C/KX 129806, MPK

 OSBORNE, Frederick, Stoker 1c, C/KX 103609, MPK

 PALMER, Cyril P, Able Seaman, C/JX 548865, MPK

 PEARCE, Alexander G, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 352080, MPK

 PEDERSEN, Jens H S, Act/Steward, C/LX 645358, MPK

 POPE, Charles R J, Telegraphist, C/JX 577277, MPK

 PULFORD, Walter, Able Seaman, C/JX 300741, MPK

 QUINBY, Wilfred R, Stoker 1c, C/KX 145575, DOW

 RAWLINSON, John E, Ty/Act/Leading Signalman, C/JX 250245, MPK

 REID, James, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 130760, MPK

 REID, William G, Act/Engine Room Artificer 4c, C/MX 92964, MPK

 RODWELL, Peter J, Ty/Leading Stoker, C/KX 104759, MPK

 RONNIE, Norman, Able Seaman, C/JX 659044, MPK

 ROOKE, Thomas, Ordnance Artificer 3c, C/SR 8801, MPK

 ROUTLEY, Henry J, Able Seaman, C/JX 551927, MPK

 SHOTTON, William, Act/Engine Room Artificer 4c, C/MX 97862, DOW

 SIVELL, Sidney W G, Signalman, C/JX 515247, MPK

 SMITH, Albert E, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 540092, MPK

 SMITH, Donald O, Stoker 1c, C/KX 110962, MPK

 SMITH, Frederick H, Able Seaman, C/JX 542259, MPK

 SMITH, Leslie B, Able Seaman, C/JX 547856, MPK

 SMITH, Stanley W, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 721350, MPK

 SMITH, William L, Able Seaman, C/JX 557060, MPK

 SPARKES, Fred S, Ordinary Telegraphist, C/JX 371503, MPK

 STANNERS, Alexander S M, Able Seaman, C/JX 454828, MPK

 STEADMAN, Cyril D, Able Seaman, D/JX 214913, MPK

 STONEHOUSE, Cyril, Petty Officer, C/J 108065, MPK

 SWANKIE, Joseph T, Able Seaman, C/JX 353265, MPK

 SWINBOURNE, Edward W J, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 538664, MPK

 THURBIN, Arthur, Stoker 1c, C/KX 156181, MPK

 TIMMS, John C, Able Seaman, C/JX 566994, MPK

 TUCK, Sidney H, Able Seaman, C/JX 294780, MPK

 TUCKLEY, Cranley W T, Able Seaman, C/JX 399935, MPK

 WAKELIN, Arthur M, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, C/SSX 32875, MPK

 WARD, Joseph, Able Seaman, C/JX 379886, MPK

 WARREN, Lael, Electrical Artificer 4c, C/MX 118371, MPK

 WHYTE, Robert R, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 WILLCOCKS, Samuel J, Ty/Leading Seaman, C/SSX 16965, MPK

 WILLIAMS, Guy E, Coder, C/JX 230263, MPK

 WILSON, Richard B, Ty/Petty Officer Steward, C/LX 22170, MPK

 

Newcastle

 HANCOCK, John C, Chief Engine Room Artificer, D/M 38881, illness, died

 

RM 27th Battalion, German operations

 THOMAS, Richard B, Marine, PO/X 108788, killed

 WEBSTER, George W, Marine, PO/X 108897, killed

 

RM 3rd Group, Dalditch

 HUNNS, James L, Marine, CH/X 113249, illness, died

 

RM 46 Commando, German operations

 BRADLEY, Verdun G, Marine, EX 849, killed

 MOODY, Sidney L, Lance Corporal, RM, CH/X 104824, DOWS

 

Royal New Zealand Navy

 PARDOE, Ivan, Ordinary Seaman, 3042 (RNZN), POW, died

 

Shiel

 JONES, Percy, Able Seaman, D/JX 368480, accident, died

 

Victory

 LITTLEWOOD, Frederick A J, Able Seaman, P/JX 298485, illness, died

 

 

Monday, 30 April 1945

 

Bytown (RCN)

 SEARLE, Frederick J, Chief Petty Officer, X/61678 (RCN), died

 

Europa

 JOHNSON, Thomas D, Stoker, RNPS, LT/KX 139747, DOWS

 

FAA, 740 Sqn, Landrail, air crash

 KAY, Thomas D, Ty/Petty Officer Airman, FAA/FX 115081, MPK

 TRENCH, Douglas, Lieutenant (A), MPK

 

FAA, 880 Sqn, Implacable, air crash

 BOARDMAN, Kenneth F, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

Implacable

 BOOTH, Frank, Instructor Lieutenant, accident, killed

 

Kistna (RIN)

 AMAR, Singh, Stoker 2c, 28107 (RIN), died

 

Mersey

 AYERS, Audrey D, WRNS, WA/WRNS 48364, died

 

Pembroke I

 STEWART, David, Able Seaman, C/JX 550460, illness, died

 

Pembroke II

 WELLS, Arthur W C, Able Seaman, C/JX 299677, POW, died

 

Philante, air crash

 BLYTH, John M, Ty/Surgeon Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 MITCHELL, David R, Lieutenant Commander, MPK

 MOND, Derek J H, Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 

RM 27th Battalion, German operations

 BULL, Edward D, Marine, PO/X 111557, killed

 

RM 45 Commando, German operations

 WILSON, William A, Ty/Sergeant, RM, EX 4194, killed

 

RM Portsmouth Division

 DAVIES, David L, Marine, RME 15362, illness, died
 

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