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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Friday, 1 December 1916

 

MESOPOTAMIA

 

Alert

 ROBERTS, Alfred J, Chief Petty Officer, 130408, Turkish prisoner of war, illness

__________

 

Anti Aircraft Corps

 KING, Arthur B, Able Seaman, RNVR, AA 2186, DOI

 

GREEK INTERVENTION

 

Duncan, shore party Greece

 BASON, Thomas H, Private, RMLI, 16350 (Ply)

 

Exmouth, shore party Greece

 BRAMMA, Wilfred, Private, RMLI, 16018 (Ply)

 CARTLIDGE, William, Colour Sergeant, RMLI, 10333 (Ply)

 DAVENPORT, Albert, Private, RMLI, 16047 (Ply)

 DRISCOLL, Timothy, Seaman, RNR, A 2412

 FALLOON, Albert, Private, RMLI, 16053 (Po)

 MARTIN, Thomas W, Able Seaman, 170379 (Ch)

 THORPE, Frank, Private, RMLI, 16054 (Ply)

__________

 

President II

 BASSETT, Christopher R, Air Mechanic 2c, F 22738, illness

 

RN School of Music

 BUCKLEY, Robert G, Musician, RMB, RMB 1092, illness in UK

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, 190th Brigade Machine Gun Company, France

 ABELSON, Edward G, Ty/2nd Lieutenant, RM, DOI

 

RND, Nelson Battalion, France

 MORRIS, Arthur, Able Seaman, RNVR, Wales Z 1258, DOI

__________

 

RND, 4th Reserve Battalion

 MINNIGAN, Robert, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 6932, illness in UK

 

Vivid

 SIMONS, Ernest W, Signal Boy, J 28483, illness

 STEPHENS, Ernest A, Signalman, J 14817 (Dev), illness

 

 

Saturday, 2 December 1916

 

Excellent

 WHITE, Matthew, Officer's Steward 1c, 366374, illness

 

Orvieto

 SHEPHERD, James, Trimmer, MMR, 863690, drowned

 

Pembroke

 HOLDSWORTH, Robert W, Blacksmith, 345385, illness

 

Victory

 FALKINGHAM, James, Ordinary Seaman, J 61405, illness

 

 

Sunday, 3 December 1916

 

MESOPOTAMIA

 

Alert

 REID, James, Seaman, RNR, A 5483, Turkish prisoner of war, illness

__________

 

Cyclops

 MCGINTY, John, Gunner, illness

 

Diligence

 BOWEN, Robert, Stoker Petty Officer, 283955 (Po), illness

 

Duncan, shore party Greece

 CALLABY, Arthur, Private, RMLI, 19454 (Ch), DOI

 

King Orry

 GRAY, William C, Fireman, MMR, (none lsited), drowned

 

Orvieto

 WHITE, William J, Fireman, MMR, 691504, illness

 

Perugia, special service ship Q.1, submarine action, ship lost

 BLAKE, Herbert L, Stoker 2c, K 31710 (Dev)

 CREBER, Arthur M, Stoker 2c, K 31706 (Dev)

 DALY, Peter, Stoker 1c, K 17814 (Dev)

 EVANS, Nelson, Stoker 2c, K 31713 (Dev)

 FLOOD, James A, Leading Stoker, K 2852 (Dev)

 HARRIES, William J, Stoker 2c, K 31623 (Dev)

 SUTTLE, Garnet, Stoker 2c, K 31610 (Dev)

 VINCENT, John S, Stoker 2c, K 31612 (Dev)

 

Remarko, ship lost

 ANDREWS, George, Petty Officer 1c (RFR B 3087), 179977 (Po)

 BAIN, James M, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 743

 BEDFORD, Arthur, Ty/Skipper, RNR

 BRANDON, Charles H A, Telegraphist, RNVR, Sussex Z 461

 FEATHER, James E, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 5666

 GODDARD, Leonard, Trimmer, RNR, TS 1055

 GROVES, John, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 2090

 HARTLEY, Henry, Engineman, RNR, ES 2888

 LEE, George, Ty/Act/Lieutenant, RNR

 MANOURY, Sydney J, Trimmer, RNR, TS 5872

 REDGRAVE, Arthur L, Engineman, RNR, TS 3696

 SHEADER, George W, 2nd Hand, RNR, DA 5667

 

RND, 2nd RM Battalion

 COYLE, Patrick, Private, RMLI, 16428 (Ply), illness in RN Hospital Haslar

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, Drake Battalion, France

 MARTIN, Richard, Able Seaman, RNVR, Wales Z 1389, DOI

 

RND, Howe Battalion, France

 BROWN, Gordon T, Able Seaman, RNVR, London Z 418, DOI

 MARPLES, Willie, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 5676, DOI

__________

 

Vivid

 HEWITT, Thomas H, Leading Stoker, 311244, illness

 

 

Monday, 4 December 1916

 

E 15, submarine, ship lost

 Mesopotamia, WILLIAMS, George, Petty Officer, 184383, prisoner of war

 

Edinburgh Castle

 RAYNOR, John A, Ty/Skipper, RNR, illness

 

Exmouth, shore party Greece

 ELLIS, James, Corporal, RMLI, 15223 (Ply), DOI

 

Laurentic

 MATHIAS, John, Commander, RNR,  accident

 

Pembroke

 FAULKES, William H, Chief Writer, 167568, illness

 

RMLI, Chatham Division

 KINGSTON, Daniel, Private, RMLI, 10330 (Ch), illness in Greenwich

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RNAS, No 8 Squadron, France

 CORBETT, Hon. ARTHUR C, Flight Sub Lieutenant, killed

 

RND, Hood Battalion, attached to 25 Squadron RFC, France air crash

 HEALD, Ivan, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR

 

RND, Nelson Battalion, France

 BENNETTS, Henry, Able Seaman, RNVR, BZ 737, DOI

__________

 

Royal Naval Air Service

 BRIMER, Charles T, Ty/Flight Sub Lieutenant, drowned

 

 

Tuesday, 5 December 1916

 

President

 EDWARDS, Hugh, Captain, illness

 

RMA Eastney

 DAWSON, Wilfred G, Private, RMA, RMA S 2137, illness

 

RND, RN Depot, Crystal Palace

 THOMSON, Thomas, Able Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 7920, illness

 

Tervani, ship lost

 BAUMBER, William, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 6573

 BROOKS, George W, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 7354

 BURGESS, John W, Trimmer, RNR, ST 1067

 COLWELL, James, Engineman, RNR, TS 3843

 EKERS, Alfred, Able Seaman (RFR B 2134), 160208 (Ch)

 GRANT, Thomas, Trimmer, RNR, TS 3599

 HART, Wallace, Act/Chief Petty Officer (RFR B 4858), 162841 (Ch)

 HARVEY, Richard E, Act/Engineman, RNR, S 3453

 HAYES, Vincent A H, Officer's Steward 3c, L 6713 (Ch)

 LINKLATER, Andrew, Trimmer, RNR, ST 1078

 MOONAN, Michael, Leading Seaman, RNR, B 4810

 PRESTON, George H, Ty/Skipper, RNR

 WELLS, Sydney, Engineman, RNR, ES 213

 WHITE, Arthur, Cook, RNR, TC 140

 

 

Wednesday, 6 December 1916

 

Falcon

 NEWTON, Robinson K, Stoker, RNR, S 4635, drowned

 

RNAS Kingsnorth

 ROBINSON, Herbert E, Air Mechanic 1c, F 5810, illness

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, Hawke Battalion, France

 SMITH, Wilfred, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 5407, DOI

__________

 

Vivid

 ROBINSON, Albert E, Ordinary Seaman, J 31083, illness

 

 

Thursday, 7 December 1916

 

RMA Eastney

 RYAN, Edward J, Gunner, RMA, RMA 7906, illness

 

Tervani, ship lost

 PUGH, Charles, Officer's Steward 2c, L 3050 (Ch), DOI

 

Victory

 KING, Thomas H, Able Seaman, 215033, died

 

 

Friday, 8 December 1916

 

Conch, steamship, submarine action, ship lost

 MACDONALD, Alexander, Act/Leading Seaman, RNR, B 4509

 MACDONALD, John, Seaman, RNR, A 8212

 

Dagon, ship lost

 BRAY, Robert, Trimmer, RNR, TS 3085

 BURGESS, Alfred, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 2901

 GREAVES, Richard, Ordinary Telegraphist, RNVR, Mersey Z 1447

 O'CONNOR, William T, Ordinary Telegraphist, RNVR, Wales Z 3126

 PARTON, George, 2nd Hand, RNR, SA 1751

 PEARCE, Isaac, Ty/Skipper, RNR

 RAPER, William T, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 6353

 ROBERTS, Edward E, Ty/Lieutenant, RNR

 SHEA, Patrick, Seaman, RNR, D 2025

 SMITH, Edward, Engineman, RNR, TS 1952

 SPARKES, Samuel, Seaman, Newfoundland RNR, Z 2047

 WALKER, Joseph, Signal Boy, RNR, SB 345

 

Intaba, special service ship Q.2

 KINNAIRD, William, Ordinary Seaman, J 51669 (Ch), illness

 

Kent County, ship lost

 ALLEN, Bertie E, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 895

 BARKER, Archibald, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 821

 BURWOOD, Samuel R, Ty/Skipper, RNR

 FLETCHER, John H, 2nd Hand, RNR, SA 252

 GALLANT, William, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 900

 GATES, George, Engineman, RNR, ES 459

 LONDON, Henry R, Engineman, RNR, ES 489

 REMBLANCE, William, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 854

 WARD, James R, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 1626

 WELLS, William N, Petty Officer 1c (RFR B 969), 163809 (Ch)

 YOUNG, Percival P, Trimmer, RNR, TS 5604

 

Pembroke

 THOMPSON, Stephen, Able Seaman, 239054, illness

 

RNAS Killingholme

 COOMBER, Walter E, Air Mechanic 1c, F 13280, illness

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, Howe Battalion, France

 BENNETT, Andrew, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 3115, DOI in UK

 

RND, Nelson Battalion, France

 EMMS, George T, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 5757, illness

__________

 

Suffolk

 MACKENZIE, Allan, Seaman, RNR, A 8305, illness

 

 

Saturday, 9 December 1916

 

Laburnum

 GRIGGS, Alma, Able Seaman, RNVR, London Z 4469, drowned

 

Pembroke

 DENNINGTON, Frederick, Able Seaman, 166583, illness

 

RND, 63rd Regimental Division Recruiting Office

 CHEETHAM, Charles J, Lieutenant Colonel, RMA (ret), illness

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, Hawke Battalion, France

 GUYAN, Alexander, Able Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 1141, DOI

 

RND, Hood Battalion, France

 KNAGGS, Ernest F, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 1981, DOI

__________

 

Vengeance

 WOODRUFF, Wilfred, Stoker, RNR, S 6081, illness

 

Victory

 PRESTON, Frederick, Able Seaman, RNVR, Wales Z 1280, illness

 SPARKES, Frederick T H, Officer's Cook 1c, 359658, illness

 

 

Sunday, 10 December 1916

 

Actaeon

 SINCLAIR, John, Petty Officer, 219542, died

 

Anwoth

 BESSEY, Charles G, Engineman, RNR, ES 4530

 BURWOOD, Samuel R, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 4472

 HORNE, Charles, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 9711

 

Eagle, Principal Naval Transport Officer, Liverpool

 CURREY, Edward H, Commander (ret), illness

 

Menapian, steamship

 MCULLA, Arthur, Act/Leading Seaman, RNVR, Clyde 3/2165, drowned

 

New Zealand

 ISITT, Robert, Chief Carpenter, illness

 

President, air crash

 HUME, John D, Ty/Flight Lieutenant

 

President II

 WALLER, Henry, Aircraftsman 2c, F 23480, illness

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RNAS 8th Squadron, attached to 22nd Wing RFC, France

 TRAPP, Stanley V, Ty/Flight Sub Lieutenant,  accident

__________

 

RNAS Westgate

 BRADLEY, Walter E, Chief Petty Officer 2c, F 3646, died in UK

 

Victory II

 BAINES, Fred W, Stoker 1c, K 24662 (Po), illness

 

 

Monday, 11 December 1916

 

Benbow

 FARLOW, George, Able Seaman, 199000, illness

 

Gransha, mercantile fleet auxiliary

 DOUGLAS, Charles, Able Seaman, MMR, (no service number listed), illness

 

Lunka

 REMEDIOS, Antonio J, Officer's Chief Cook, 139077, illness

 

RND, Deal Battalion

 BANFORD, Charles, Private, RMLI, 17001 (Ply), discharged, DOI

 

Valiant

 CATCHPOLE, Ernest, Ordinary Seaman, J 33734 (Dev), drowned

 

Vesuvius

 CLAXTON, John, Stoker 1c, 119766, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 12 December 1916

 

Boy Alex

 WILKINS, Alfred T, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 12041, illness

 

Grilse (RCN)

 ASHWIN, Gilbert, Leading Seaman, RNCVR, VR 4509, drowned

 CLEMENT, Ernest, Wireless Telegraph Operator, RNCVR, VR 58, drowned

 HARRIS, Albert J, Able Seaman, RNCVR, VR 4506, drowned

 MCAULIFFE, Henry W, Signalman, RCN, ONC 226, drowned

 TRIMBEE, Walter, Chief Petty Officer, RNCVR, VR 1942, drowned

 WILKINSON, Robert, Artificer Engineer, RCN, 16065, drowned

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, 63rd Divisional Signal Company, Division Engineers, France

 LOVEYS, Arthur, Corporal, RM, S 5151 (Deal), DOI

 

 

Wednesday, 13 December 1916

 

Actaeon

 GRAY, Robert, Seaman, RNR (Shetland Section), L 1411, illness

 

Devonshire

 WRIGHT, George H, Shipwright 2c, M 15458 (Dev), drowned

 

Highflyer

 WRIGHT, Arthur, Carpenter, illness

 

Impregnable

 HORNE, Frederick W, Petty Officer 1c, 134203, illness

 

Pembroke

 MILLS, James G, Leading Stoker, K 9175, illness

 

Racehorse

 WHITE, Sidney, Leading Stoker, K 5602, drowned

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, Anson Battalion, France

 THORPE, Fred, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 6266, DOI

 

RND, Hawke Battalion, France

 BLACK, Leslie G, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, DOI in UK

__________

 

Scarborough

 MOAR, Alexander, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 10858, illness

 

 

Thursday, 14 December 1916

 

Powerful

 PARR, George L, Boy 2c, J 61127, illness

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, Drake Battalion, France

 CARR, William, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 3528, DOI

__________

 

Russian, steamship, submarine action, ship lost

 SUGDEN, William A, Ordinary Seaman, J 55032 (Dev)

 

Victory

 HIRST, Norman, Ordinary Seaman, J 55990, illness

 

Westminster, steamship, submarine action, ship lost

 TESTER, John, Lance Corporal, RMLI, 13021 (Ch)

 

 

Friday, 15 December 1916

 

Daffodil, collision

 GALBRAITH, Robert, Stoker 1c, K 26963 (Ch), DOI

 

Minos

 BURT, William E, Petty Officer, 194471 (Po), illness

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, Drake Battalion, France

 STEWART, James, Petty Officer, RNVR, Clyde Z 4777, DOI in UK

__________

 

Royal Indian Marine

 ABDULLAH, Karim, Lascar, RIM, 7106, illness

 

Victory

 TAYLOR, Henry J, Officer's Steward 2c, L 9074, illness

 

Vivid

 TURNER, Herbert H, Plumber, M 4281, illness

 

Zaria, mercantile fleet auxiliary

 CLARKE, Charles F, Chief Petty Officer, 131251, illness

 

 

Saturday, 16 December 1916

 

Andes

 MCKINNEY, William F, Carpenter, MMR, (no service number listed), drowned

 

Daffodil, collision

 BUURMA, John, Stoker Petty Officer, 311415 (Ch), DOI

 

President II

 LANDRIGAN, William, Air Mechanic 1c, F 11268, illness

 

Virginian

 KENNARD, George, Able Seaman, RNVR, Sussex 5/171, accident

 

 

Sunday, 17 December 1916

 

Lighter X.64

 DREW, John, Stoker Petty Officer, 147257, drowned

 

Radstock

 SAMS, Joseph W, Stoker 1c, K 9971 (Ch), illness

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, 1st RM Battalion, France

 YARLETT, Henry, Private, RMLI, 18860 (Ch), DOI

__________

 

Victorian

 RATTER, Lawrence W, Seaman, RNR (Shetland Section), L 666, illness

 

Vivid

 BORTHWICK, John, Ordinary Seaman, J 61871, illness

 

Walpole

 SHOTTON, Harold, Ty/Lieutenant, RNR, illness

 

 

Monday, 18 December 1916

 

Armadale Castle

 COURTNEY, William R, Greaser, MMR, (no service number listed), drowned

 

RNAS Longship Airship Station

 DOUGLAS, James S, Ty/Lieutenant Commander, RNVR, illness in UK

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, 189th Brigade Light Trench Mortar Battery, attached Howe Battalion, France

 MCFARLANE, Robert, Able Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 1388, DOI

__________

 

RNR (Shetland Section)

 ROBERTSON, Joseph L, Seaman, RNR (Shetland Section), L 226, illness

 

Shemara

 WELLS, Walter T, Able Seaman, MMR, (no service number listed), drowned

 

Sokoto

 EDWARDS, George K, Engineer Captain (ret), illness

 

 

Tuesday, 19 December 1916

 

President

 DURRANT, Cecil G L, Aircraftsman 2c, F 14102, illness

 

Scania

 MACMILLAN,