DRAFT

 

Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, World War 1
Researched & compiled by Don Kindell, all rights reserved

1st - 31st JANUARY 1917 - in date, ship/unit & name order

 

HMS
(NP, click photographs for enlargements)

on to February 1917
or back to Naval-History.Net

 

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

 


 

Monday, 1 January 1917

 

Cadmus

 ELLIS, William H, Shipwright 2c, 345696 (Ch), illness

 

Goodwood

 BENNETT, George A, Engineman, RNR, ES 4867, illness

 

EASTERN FRONT

 

RNAS, Armoured Car Squadron

 GRAHAM, Skeffington , Petty Officer Mechanic, F 2852, illness in Caucasus

__________

 

Vernon

 KERVELL, William J, Petty Officer 1c, 123532, illness

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 O’BRIEN, Michael, Leading Deck Hand, RNR, DA 11868, illness

 

Vivid, RN Barracks, Devonport

 MACGILLVRAY, William, Ordinary Seaman, J 62859, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 2 January 1917

 

Eriska

 LANG, Hugh, Ty/Engineer Sub Lieutenant, RNR, drowned

 

Ganges

 ALLEN, Robert S, Signal Boy, J 54490, illness

 

Orama

 PARKER, James, Private, RMLI, 5195 (Ch), accident

 

 

Wednesday, 3 January 1917

 

 

Pembroke, RN Barracks, Chatham

 IVES, George W, Stoker 1c, 310663, illness

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 MACINTYRE, John, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 13383, illness

 SINCLAIR, James J, Seaman, RNR (Shetland Section), L 625, illness

 

 

Thursday, 4 January 1917

 

 

Pembroke, RN Barracks, Chatham

 CAMPBELL, Kenneth, Chief Petty Officer, 155385, illness

 

Royal Naval Air Service

 PORTER, George H, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, illness in UK

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RNAS, 8th Squadron, attached to RFC, France

 TODD, Allan S, Ty/Flight Lieutenant, killed

__________

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 HUNT, Henry, Leading Seaman, 197934, illness

 

 

Friday, 5 January 1917

 

SALONIKA FRONT

 

RNAS Mudros

 HOLLIDGE, Walter T, Air Mechanic 1c, F 8633, DOW in Greece

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, Nelson Battalion

 DYETT, Edwin L, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, executed at St Firmin by order of Field General Court Martial for desertion

__________

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 SHEWAN, Arthur, Seaman, RNR (Shetland Section), L 202, illness

 

 

Saturday, 6 January 1917

 

Columbella

 HALL, Bertram A, Greaser, MMR, 680245, illness

 

Fame

 DICKSON, David S, Able Seaman (RFR B 3074), 231520 (Dev), died in Singapore

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RNAS Dunkirk, Belgium

 EVEREST, Harry W, Aircraftsman 1c, F 18675, accidentally shot

__________

 

Royal Navy Depot, Crystal Palace

 FORD, James D, Ordinary Seaman, RNVR, Mersey Z 2522, illness

 

Vernon

 FORD, Charles, Able Seaman, 121743, illness

 

Vivid, RN Barracks, Devonport

 IRVINE, William J, Ordinary Seaman, J 59177, illness

 MAYELL, Herbert R G, Ship's Steward, 341139, illness

 

 

Sunday, 7 January 1917

 

Donside, ship lost

 CAINE, Reginald W, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 11214

 GRAY, William M, Engineman, RNR, ES 554

 SMITH, James, Engineman, RNR, TS 421

 SPINK, Ernest V, Trimmer, RNR, TS 4684

 YALLOP, Ernest J, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 10817

 

Egmont

 AMBLER, Richard C, Air Mechanic 1c, F 8547, illness

 

Ganges

  POOLE, Lewis L, Engineman, RNR, ES 4597, illness

 

President, HQ Ship, London

 WHYTE, Marcus F B, Act/Captain (ret), illness

 

Strathclova

 SOWERBUTTS, Henry, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 319, illness

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 TUCKER, Alfred, Stoker 1c, 309995, illness

 

 

Monday, 8 January 1917

 

Andoni, steamship, submarine action, ship lost

 KAVANAGH, James, Seaman, RNR, A 8640

 

Edgar

 BABEY, Frederick, Stoker 1c, K 23785, illness

 

Iron Duke

 KERLEY, Etherlbert C, Petty Officer, 202238 (Po), drowned

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, Anson Battalion, France

 CABLE, John L, Able Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 4211, illness

__________

 

RND, Howe Battalion

 ESPLEN, Robert W, Able Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 487, discharged, illness in UK

 

Torcello, steamship

 MCKINNON, Allan, Leading Seaman, RNR, C 3322, illness

 

Zaza

 TAYLOR, Charles S, Able Seaman, MMR, 703318, drowned

 

 

Tuesday, 9 January 1917

 

Baynesk, steamship, submarine action, ship lost

 COE, James A, Act/Leading Seaman, RNVR, Bristol Z 5301

 

Cornwallis, ship lost

 DAVIES, Roland, Able Seaman (RFR B 5666), 213456 (Dev)

 ELWEL, John W, Stoker 1c (RFR B 9643), SS 107090 (Ch)

 EVANS, William H, Private, RMLI, 18385 (Ch)

 FALZON, Francesco, Stoker, RNR (Maltese), F 441

 FOX, Harry, Stoker 1c (RFR B 2692), 298334 (Po)

 GRAY, Albert E, Musician, RMB, RMB 2120

 MARSTON, Walter, Stoker, RNR, S 3518

 MARTIN, Tom, Leading Stoker, K 7009 (Ch)

 NEWMAN, Robert, Stoker 1c, K 11856 (Ch)

 NICOL, Thomas, Stoker 1c (RFR B 6122), 285906 (Ch)

 NORRIS, Richard (real name, but served as Elijah Norris), Stoker 1c, K 3982 (Ch)

 PRATT, Sidney A, Stoker 1c, K 22801 (Ch)

 SCOTT, Henry W, Stoker Petty Officer (Pens), 160031 (Ch)

 

Excellent

 STONE, William, Petty Officer 1c, 148368, illness

 

Hyacinth

 BRIDGEMAN, Hon. RICHARD O B, Commander, accident

 

Zaza, ship lost

 CRUMPLER, Arthur S, Act/Leading Stoker, SS 112057 (Ch)

 

 

Wednesday, 10 January 1917

 

Berwick

 MANNING, Job H, Mate, DOI

 

Calgarian

 BRUCE, Walter, Ordinary Seaman, RNCVR, VR 3198, illness

 

Monarch

  WALKER, William J, Officer's Cook 1c, 365233, illness

 

Orion

 SARGENT, Fred W, Petty Officer, 220552, illness

 

Pembroke, RN Barracks, Chatham

 MUIRHEAD, John (real name, but served as John Smith), Able Seaman (RFR B 871), 135881, illness

 

Royal Marine Artillery

 MANSELL, Harry, Gunner, RMA, RMA 11565 (RFR B 1032), discharged, illness in UK

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 SUTHERLAND, William R, Seaman, RNR, L 208, illness

 WILLIAMS, Francis J, Stoker 2c, K 36878, illness

 

Vivid, RN Barracks, Devonport

 WEATHERILL, Tom H, Boy 1c, J 41308, illness

 

 

Thursday, 11 January 1917

 

King Alfred

 SNELL, John, Leading Signalman, 219213, illness

 

Ludlow

 WILSON, William, Engineman, RNR, TS 1841, DOW

 

WESTERN FRONT

11 January-13 March operations on the River Ancre by 63rd (RN) Division,

including action of Miaumont 17-18 February

 

RND, Hawke Battalion, France

 DICK, David, Able Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 3952, accident, DOW

 

 

Friday, 12 January 1917

 

Obdurate

 NIVEN, Allan, Engine Room Artificer, RNR, EA 1993, illness

 

RND, Hood Battalion

 JACKSON, John, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 2848, illness

 

Royal Navy Depot, Crystal Palace

 LAW, Charles S, Able Seaman, RNVR, London Z 2027, illness

 

Vivid, RN Barracks, Devonport

 EVANS, Thomas, Stoker 1c (RFR A 3796), 158120 (Dev), illness

 WEAKS, John, Petty Officer, 171923, illness

 

 

Saturday, 13 January 1917

 

Lucia

 SYERS, Charles H, Stoker 1c, K 29870 (Po), drowned

 

Narwhal

 ROOKE, Hubert J, Able Seaman, 217896 (Dev), illness

 

Pittendrum

 MCPHERSON, George, 2nd Hand, RNR, DA 3380, drowned

 

SALONIKA FRONT

 

Royal Naval Air Service

 VALLINGS, Ranulph K J, Ty/Flight Sub Lieutenant, illness in Greece

 

 

Sunday, 14 January 1917

 

Donegal

 BOYD, Adam, Stoker 1c, K 11204 (Dev), accident

 

Fearless

 LEDGARD, Arthur, Ordinary Seaman, J 56146 (Po), drowned

 

Fox

 SALEA, Mahomad, Seedie, (no service number listed), illness

 

Penshurst, special service ship Q.7

 BURRANS, George F (real name, but served as George F Burrnas), Able Seaman (RFR B 3600), 220397 (Dev), illness

 GARRETT, John E, Signalman, RNVR, Wales Z 1570, illness

 

Royal Naval Air Service

 PEBERDY, Warner H, Ty/Flight Lieutenant, drowned

 

RND, 3rd Reserve Battalion

 BOOTH, Samuel, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 7793, discharged, illness in UK

 

Vivid, RN Barracks, Devonport

 COLE, Joseph W, Stoker 2c, K 37083, illness

 WOODLEY, Frank, Stoker 2c, K 38602 (Dev), illness

 

Vixen

 ELLIOTT, Frank, Able Seaman, J 178 (Dev), illness

 

 

Monday, 15 January 1917

 

Adriatic, steamship

 DAVIDSON, James, Leading Seaman, 193155, illness

 

Attentive II

 MCLEOD, Donald, Able Seaman, RNVR, Mersey Z 769, illness

 

Pembroke, RN Barracks, Chatham

 KIDD, Charles H, Ordinary Seaman, J 63650, illness

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, 1st RM Battalion, France

 GOVIER, George A, Private, RMLI, 17544 (Po), DOW

 

RND, 2nd Field Company, Divisional Engineers, France

 KENMIR, Frederick, Sapper, RM, S 5609 (Deal), killed

__________

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 ARCHER, William, Stoker Petty Officer, 298383, illness

 JOHNSON, Richard, Ordinary Seaman, J 63521, illness

 MACKAY, William B, Seaman, RNR, A 9243, illness

 MASTERS, Frederick W, Stoker 2c, K 36772, illness

 

 

Tuesday, 16 January 1917

 

Cameo

 LEAHY, William D, Trimmer, RNR, TS 1833, illness

 

Diadem

 GREEN, Maurice H, Stoker 2c, K 37726, illness

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 CHARLTON, Albert, Petty Officer 2c, 129899, illness

 GIGGS, James E, Ordinary Seaman, J 63323, illness

 

Vivid, RN Barracks, Devonport

 MILLIS, William J, Stoker 2c, K 38734, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 17 January 1917

 

 

Pembroke, RN Barracks, Chatham

 STANNARD, Robert W, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 5340, illness

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 JONES, Ernest A, Able Seaman, MMR, (no service number listed), illness

 

Vivid, RN Barracks, Devonport

 PARRY, Thomas W, Seaman, RNR, A 6800, illness

 

 

Thursday, 18 January 1917

 

Carol

 HEATH, Fred C, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNR, illness

 

Cheerful

 MOORE, William J R, Leading Telegraphist, J 1313, illness

 

Dolphin

 HUMPHRYES, John A, Stoker 1c, K 9178 (Ch), illness

 

Ferret

 KEEBLE, George, Able Seaman, J 15145 (Po), DOW

 

Powerful

 SHOEBRIDGE, Robert P, Boy 2c, J 60925, illness

 

Vivid, RN Barracks, Devonport

 COWLING, John, Chief Stoker, 133124, illness

 MACKAY, Murdo, Seaman, RNR, A 3093, (ex-Otway), illness in Plymouth Hospital

 

 

Friday, 19 January 1917

 

E.36, submarine, lost

 ALEXANDER, Edwin J, Able Seaman, J 12975 (Ch)

 BROWNE, Clement C F, Boy Telegraphist, J 44913 (Ch)

 CHEETHAM, Arthur B, Engine Room Artificer 2c, M 1219 (Po)

 CONEY, Herbert H, Stoker Petty Officer, 304521 (Po)

 DOE, Frederick, Stoker 1c, K 15739 (Po)

 FRANKISH, James S, Stoker 1c, K 21432 (Ch)

 GREEN, George L, Signalman, J 20410 (Ch)

 HARRINGTON, Charles H, Able Seaman, J 3799 (Ch)

 HICKLING, Ernest A, Able Seaman, J 9382 (Dev)

 JENKINS, Sidney R, Engine Room Artificer 3c, M 104

 KIDDLE, Albert E, Stoker 1c, K 11319 (Ch)

 KIELY, Bartholomew, Able Seaman, J 5381 (Ch)

 LITTLE, John W, Stoker 1c, K 16569 (Po)

 MANNING, James G, Leading Stoker, K 4616 (Po)

 MCCOR MACK, Alfred, Stoker 1c, 231071 (Dev)

 MCGREGOR-ROBERTSON, Thomas B S, Lieutenant

 MCLAREN, Arthur M, Stoker 1c, K 19059 (Ch)

 MIDWINTER, Albert E, Petty Officer, 190036 (Ch)

 MILLS, Harry E, Able Seaman, 236743 (Po)

 MOYES, William E, Leading Seaman, J 5979 (Dev)

 NEWELL, Harry B, Able Seaman, 224578 (Ch)

 OLDEN, Charles R T, Engine Room Artificer 3c, 272471 (Po)

 PALMER, Horace J, Leading Seaman, J 1595 (Dev)

 PIPER, Walter E, Stoker 1c, K 15488 (Ch)

 POTE, Bertram C, Petty Officer, 238217 (Dev)

 RICHARDSON, John R, Engine Room Artificer 2c, M 1401 (Po)

 RICKARDS, Lionel R, Act/Leading Stoker, K 2078 (Po)

 RYDER, Dudley W, Lieutenant

 TRICKETT, Herbert, Leading Telegraphist, J 19270 (Po)

 TWYNAM, Hugh, Act/Lieutenant, RNR

 WARD, Alfred E, Able Seaman, 238778 (Ch)

 

Ganges

 MOODY, Frederick V, Boy Telegraphist, J 54055, illness

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

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

 SHIPLEY, George, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 1324, killed

 

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

 MCALEER, John, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 6620, killed

 

RND, Drake Battalion, France

 ROBSON, Percy, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 3912, killed

 

RND, Nelson Battalion, France

 BUCKMASTER, William, Able Seaman, RNVR, London Z 4324, killed

 HURST, George, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 5098, killed

__________

 

Royal Navy Depot, Crystal Palace

 WILDE, Harold, Ordinary Seaman, RNVR, Bristol Z 9943, illness

 

Southampton

 IRELAND, Ralph, Lieutenant Commander, drowned

 KNIGHT, Tom R, Able Seaman, J 2585 (Po), drowned

 MEAGHAN, William, Able Seaman, J 9165 (Po), drowned

 STARKEY, Ernest R, Able Seaman, J 5879 (Po), drowned

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 MARK, Andrew C, Ordinary Seaman, J 63905, illness

 

Vivid, RN Barracks, Devonport

 HICKS, Arthur J, Stoker 1c, 288927, illness

 

 

Saturday, 20 January 1917

 

Briton

 KIRBY, William A, Seaman, Newfoundland RNR, X 3003, illness

 

Bulgarian, steamship, ship lost

 MCDONALD, Evander, Seaman, RNR, C 2997, drowned

 MORRISON, Alexander, Act/Leading Seaman, RNR, Z 3763, drowned

 

Eagle

 HEATH, William T, Chief Petty Officer (RFR A 2726), 133648 (Po), DOW in UK

 

Gold Coast Regiment, attached

 LEEDER, Claude T, Bandmaster 1c, RMB 18, illness in Ghana

 

New Comet, ship lost

 BLYTH, Clifford, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 6847

 BURCH, Robert N, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 11528

 CLARKE, Arthur F, 2nd Hand, RNR, SA 215

 CROSBY, James, Engineman, RNR, ES 4528

 CUMBERLAND, Henry, Trimmer, RNR, TS 2176

 GIBBONS, Martin, Trimmer, RNR, TS 2519

 LAKE, George A, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 6561

 MANZIE, Thomas, Engineman, RNR, ES 2919

 MARTIN, Joseph H, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 7534, DOW

 

Perth

 EGGLETON, Fred J, Private, RMLI, 19409 (Ch), accident

 

Raven III, minesweeping trawler

 AGNEW, Thomas R, Ty/Skipper, RNR, drowned

 THOMPSON, Ernest, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 1791, drowned

 

RND, 8th Entrenching Battalion for Hood Battalion

 DAVEY, Sidney W, Able Seaman, RNVR, Sussex Z 501, illness in UK

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, Hood Battalion, France

 BARRATT, Arthur P, Able Seaman, RNVR, London Z 5155, killed

 BOOTH, Samuel J, Able Seaman, RNVR, London Z 2958, DOW

 CROUCH, Ernest W, Able Seaman, RNVR, London Z 5189, killed

 

RND, Nelson Battalion, France

 WILLIAMS, John (real name, but served as David Evans), Able Seaman, RNVR, Wales Z 2398, killed

__________

 

Teutonic

 SMITH, Andrew, Trimmer, MMR, 908166, illness

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 RECKITT, Charles E, Ty/Surgeon, illness in UK

 SHARPE, Arthur, Chief Engine Room Artificer 1c, 268385, died

 

Vivid, RN Barracks, Devonport

 BONNING, George T, Stoker 2c, K 38613, illness

 

 

Sunday, 21 January 1917

 

Brilliant

 NICOLSON, James, Seaman, RNR, D 1486, illness

 

Crusader

 KING, George A, Gunner, drowned

 

Duchess of York

 IVES, Aaron, Engineman, RNR, ES 1172, died

 

GERMAN EAST AFRICA

 

East African Expeditionary Force

 SMART, Walter, Private, RMLI, 11282 (Ch), illness

__________

 

Navy Vice Consul, Funchal

 GOLD SMITH, Cecil De La M, Commander, RNR, illness

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, 1st RM Battalion, France

 WYATT, William, Private, RMLI, S 907 (Ch), DOW

 

RND, Drake Battalion, France

 DARROCH, Duncan, Able Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 6317, killed

 EVANS, Clarence, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 3002, killed

STEVENS, Matthew, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 2913, killed

 

RND, Hawke Battalion, France

 ROSS, Alexander, Petty Officer, RNVR, Clyde Z 1267, killed

 

RND, Nelson Battalion, France

 SMART, Charles, Able Seaman, RNVR, R 273, DOW

__________

 

RND, 63rd Divisional Train

 CLATWORTHY, Norman C, Private, RM, S 1894 (Deal), discharged, illness in UK

 

Sentinel

 MCGIRR, John F, Boy 1c, J 41654, illness

 

Vernon

 BROWN, Joseph W, Able Seaman, J 19639, illness

 

Young Fred

 SPANTON, Robert, 2nd Hand, RNR, SA 1203, illness

 

 

Monday, 22 January 1917

 

Balmoral

 STONE, Frederick, Cook, MMR, (none given), drowned

 

Bonaventure

 FORREST, Michael, Leading Stoker, 228321 (Po), illness

 

Linwood, steamship

 CAPEL, James H, Ordinary Seaman, J 56182, untraced

 STEWART, Norman, Act/Leading Seaman, RNVR, Wales Z 974, untraced

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RND, Drake Battalion, France

 WARNER, Charles V, Able Seaman, RNVR, London Z 34, DOW

 

RND, Hawke Battalion, France

 GLEN, John, Able Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 1007, DOW

 

RND, Nelson Battalion, France

 COWIE, John W, Able Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 1202, killed

 HAMER, Thomas, Able Seaman, RNVR, R 64, killed

 PHILPOTT, Frederick, Able Seaman, RNVR, London Z 4283, killed

 SYMONS, Arthur, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 6400, killed

 VATON, Etienne A, Able Seaman, RNVR, London Z 5074, killed

 WALDEN, Harold J, Able Seaman, RNVR, Bristol Z 887, killed

__________

 

Tamar

 AH-KAI, (no other name listed), Able Seaman (Chinese), (no service number listed), illness

 

 

Tuesday, 23 January 1917

 

Andes

 STEVEN, Walter, Seaman, RNR, A 9220, illness

 

Limewold

 DONALDSON, William S, Trimmer, RNR, DA 593, died

 

President II

 FRASER, Alexander, Leading Air Mechanic, F 874, died in France

 

RMLI, Plymouth Division

 LAWRENCE, Alfred J, Lance Sergeant, RMLI, 3503 (Ply), illness in UK

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

Royal Naval Air Service, France

 SIMS, Francis G, Leading Air Mechanic, F 1296

 

RND, 3rd Field Company, Divisional Engineers, France

 PITTOCK, John H, Sapper, RM, S 1053 (Deal), illness

 

RND, Nelson Battalion, France

 ELLIOTT, Desmond G, Able Seaman, RNVR, R 304, killed

__________

 

Royal Navy Depot, Crystal Palace

 BROWN, Henry W, Aircraftsman 2c, F 25093, illness

 

ACTION OFF SCHOUWEN

 

Simoom, ship lost

 ATKINS, Henry R, Leading Stoker, K 7427 (Ch)

 AUTON, Reginald T, Ordinary Telegraphist, J 28593 (Ch)

 BENNETT, Francis A, Able Seaman, 211730 (Ch)

 BLACK, Henry J, Leading Cook's Mate, M 2575 (Ch)

 BONNETT, Herbert E A, Ordinary Seaman, J 59859 (Ch)

 BOOTH, Albert, Ordinary Seaman, J 56050 (Po)

 CAMP, Victor G, Ordinary Seaman, J 23814

 CLOSE, Herbert, Able Seaman, J 22395 (Ch)

 COTTON, John, Ordinary Seaman, J 56029 (Po)

 DARKER, John, Able Seaman, J 17737 (Ch)

 DISTON, Amos, Stoker 1c (RFR B 9880), SS 107379 (Ch)

 FARRANT, William T, Officer's Steward 2c, L 5946

 FITZROY, Edward H, Lieutenant

 FUTTER, Arthur W, Leading Seaman, 236471 (Ch)

 GALLANT, Alfred W, Ordinary Seaman, J 40051 (Po)

 GOODMAN, Charles E, Signalman, J 18130 (Po)

 GOODRUM, Charles W, Signalman, RNVR, Bristol Z 5203

 GRIFFITHS, Thomas, Leading Telegraphist, J 12978 (Dev)

 GURNEY, Charles E, Able Seaman, J 2424 (Ch)

 HARRIS, Joseph, Able Seaman, 191655 (Dev)

 HINCHLIFFE, Percy, Able Seaman, J 10198 (Ch)

 HOOD, Robert, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 7667

 HOWE, Arthur, Stoker 1c, 293827 (Ch)

 INMAN, Edwin T, Commander

 JOHNSON, Ernest, Ordinary Seaman, J 56026 (Po)

 JOHNSON, William A, Officers' Steward 3c, L 5676 (Ch)

 KNOTT, Charles J H, Able Seaman, J 3191 (Ch)

 LAMBERT, David, Stoker 1c, K 22813 (Ch)

 LEE, Charles H, Stoker 1c, K 30084 (Ch)

 LEE, William G, Leading Signalman, J 6174 (Ch)

 LUDBY, Alfred G, Able Seaman (RFR B 2626), 177913 (Ch)

 MADDISON, Brian A, Act/Sub Lieutenant, RNR

 MITCHELL, David, Able Seaman, J 18400 (Ch)

 NOTMAN, George W W, Petty Officer, 221596 (Ch)

 OATLEY, Maurice J, Ordinary Seaman, J 46888 (Ch)

 PAGE, Victor A, Stoker 1c, K 26880

 PARKER, George C, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 10096

 PARSELL, John E, Able Seaman, RNVR, Mersey Z 2046

 PURCELL, Charles T, Able Seaman, 205004 (Po)

 REVELL, Stanley H, Yeoman of Signals, 201407 (Ch)

 ROOT, Frederick G, Able Seaman, SS 3195 (Ch)

 ROZEE, Thomas G A, Able Seaman, J 4568 (Ch)

 SAYER, Edward W, Able Seaman, J 7630 (Ch)

 SCOTT, Archibald, Chief Stoker, 280108 (Dev)

 TURNER, Arthur E, Able Seaman (RFR B 2374), 171502 (Ch)

 WITHERS, Maxwell J, Act/Stoker Petty Officer, K 413 (Ch)

 WOODER, James, Petty Officer, 232422 (Ch)

 

Undaunted, gun burst

 STRETCH, Herbert C, Petty Officer (RFR B 10892), 193750 (Ch), accident

 TAPPENDEN, Alfred B, Able Seaman, 223171 (Ch), accident

__________

 

Stoic

 PALMER, George A, Able Seaman, MMR, 863168, illness

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 CURTIS, George H, Ordinary Seaman, J 64113, illness

 

Vivid, RN Barracks, Devonport

 FRANCIS, Henry T, Stoker 2c, K 38325, illness

 

 

Wednesday, 24 January 1917

 

GERMAN EAST AFRICA

 

East African Expeditionary Force

 MEDLAND, Alfred H, Private, RMLI, 14915 (Ply), illness

__________

 

Jessamine

 HARLAND, Eli, Stoker 1c, 280160, illness

 

WESTERN FRONT

 

RNAS, No.8 Squadron, France

 MACKENZIE, Colin R, Ty/Flight Commander, killed

 

RND, Hawke Battalion, France

 FAWCETT, Arthur, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 1206, DOW

 ROBSON, Harry, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 252, DOW

 

RND, Hood Battalion, France

 MCCORMICK, Ian C, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, killed

 

RND, Nelson Battalion, France

 ROBERTS, Ernest M, Able Seaman, RNVR, Bristol Z 9058, DOW

__________

 

Sarnia, collision

 PICKERING, John, Stoker 1c, K 13418 (Dev)

 

Victory, RN Barracks, Portsmouth

 HOSKINS, William B, Stoker 2c, K 39133, illness

 

 

Thursday, 25 January 1917

 

Arlanza

 ASHBY, Alfred R, Fireman, MMR, 745222, illness

 

Egmont

 PETERS, Charles R, Air Mechanic 2c, F 4372, illness

 

King George V

 SOUTHWELL, Charles W, Officer's Cook 1c, 356563, illness

 

Laurentic, ship lost

 ABBOTT, Frederick J, Seaman, RNR, B 5317

 ABBOTT, John A, Private, RMLI, 11488 (Ch)

 ABBOTT, Maxwell, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 10521

 ALLEN, William, Fireman, MMR, 897504

 ANDREWS, Albert H, Petty Officer 2c, 160634 (Dev)

 ANSTIS, George H, Petty Officer 2c (RFR A 3657), 143466 (Dev)

 ARCHER, George W, Greaser, MMR, 440715

 ASHCROFT, Robert, Fireman, MMR, 862993

 ASTBURY, Herbert T, Corporal, RMLI, 8778 (Ply)

 ATKINSON, Alfred, Private, RMLI, 18693 (Ply)

 AUSTIN, Rufus S M, Chief Armourer (Pens), 1558078 (Dev)

 AYLES, Alexander, Deck Hand, Newfoundland RNR, X 1697

 BAKER, William A, Private, RMLI, 18143 (Ch)

 BALDWIN, William E, Steward, MMR, 676700

 BALL, Ernest F, Storehouseman 1c, HM Dockyard, Admiralty civilian

 BARTLETT, Charles, Petty Officer 1c (RFR B 957), 157842 (Dev)

 BATHO, Percy J, Leading Seaman, 219684 (Po)

 BEAUMONT, Freund, Ty/Assistant Paymaster, RNR

 BEESLEY, Thomas, Steward, MMR, 597155

 BELL, Laurence W, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNR

 BELL, William, Greaser, MMR, 867678

 BENOIT, James J, Seaman, Newfoundland RNR, X 2272

 BIRKENHEAD, Thomas A, Seaman, RNR, A 2616

 BLACK, Hugh, Able Seaman, RNVR, Clyde 5/2423

 BOWDLER, William F, Fireman, MMR, (no service number listed)

 BOWER, Alwyn, Private, RMLI, 17305 (Ch)

 BOWER, Edward, Blacksmith's Mate, MMR, 889166

 BRAMHALL, Thomas, Fireman, MMR, 793374

 BRENNAN, Patrick, Seaman, RNR, A 5825

 BRENTON, George, Seaman, Newfoundland RNR, X 1502

 BRINSTON, Leslie, Seaman, Newfoundland RNR, X 305

 BROOKS, Arthur E, Scullion, MMR, 113434

 BROWN, James R, Ty/Engineer Sub Lieutenant, RNR

 BROWNE, George E R, Lieutenant, RNR

 BUCKLEY, John, Seaman, RNR, A 5077

 BULLER, Sydney, Wireless Telegraphy Officer, RNR, WTS 414

 BULLEY, Thomas, Seaman, RNR, B 4482

 BURKE, John, Yeoman of Signals (RFR A 3185), 138847 (Dev)

 BURNS, James, Seaman, RNR, B 3636

 BYERS, George, Greaser, MMR, 903348

 CAIN, William L, Steward, MMR, 681873

 CALDER, William, Seaman, RNR, A 2999

 CAMILLERI, Laurence, Fireman, MMR, 708955

 CAMPBELL, Charles D, Trimmer, MMR, 852424

 CARLISLE, James, Ty/Engineer Lieutenant, RNR

 CARR, Edward, Stoker, RNR, S 3855

 CARR, James J, Greaser, MMR, (no service number listed)

 CARTER, Norman, Private, RMLI, 20284 (Ch)

 CATLIN, Albert F, Private, RMLI, 17516 (Ch)

 CATON, Peter, Ty/Engineer Sub Lieutenant, RNR

 CHAPMAN, Joseph, Steward, MMR, 737038

 CHATTERTON, Henry (real name, but served as Harold Coughlin), Trimmer, MMR, 867057

 CHETHAM, James, Fireman, MMR, (no service number listed)

 CHRISTIAN, John, Seaman, RNR, B 5148

 CLARK, N (initial only), Assistant Steward, MMR, (no service number listed)

 COAFFEE, George E, Master at Arms, 182942 (Dev)

 COCHRAN, John, Private, RMLI, 18904 (Ch)

 COLES, William, Able Seaman, J 9294 (Dev)

 COLLACOTT, Thomas J, Petty Officer 1c (RFR A 3419), 142707 (Dev)

 CONNEELY, Patrick, Seaman, RNR, A 5040

 COUGHLAN, Dennis, Seaman, RNR, A 5113

 COVE, Awdry L, Senior Writer, MMR, 874979

 COYLE, John, Fireman, MMR, 369480

 CRAIG, Thomas H, Steward, MMR, 751343

 CRAZE, Thomas, Fireman, MMR, 809365

 CRELLIN, Sam, Seaman, RNR, B 4874

 CROTTY, Thomas J, Fireman, MMR, 747502

 CULL, Joseph W, Private, RMLI, 20242 (Ch)

 CUMBY, Erastus, Seaman, Newfoundland RNR, X 1777

 CUNNINGHAM, William, Private, RMLI, 18574 (Ply)

 CUTHBERT, Ralph, Petty Officer 1c, 176117 (Dev)

 DAVIES, John V, Ordinary Signalman, RNVR, Tyneside 1/158

 DAVIES, Joseph, Seaman, RNR, A 4590

 DAYMOND, George H, Ty/Engineer Lieutenant, RNR

 DE BLAQUIERE, Hon. Alan B, Sub Lieutenant, (Antrim O/P)

 DINAN, Francis F, Able Seaman, RNVR, Wales Z 2529

 DODD, Richard F, Steward, MMR, 692032

 DODDEMEADE, Frank A, Seaman, RNR, B 4846

 DONOGHUE, John, Fireman, MMR, 908148

 DONOVAN, John, Leading Seaman (RFR B 5996), 219332 (Dev)

 DOODSON, Alfred J, Cook, MMR, (no service number listed)

 DOOLEY, Patrick, Greaser, MMR, (no service number listed)

 DOUGHERTY, Alfred, Seaman, RNR, C 3615

 DOYLE, Christopher, Seaman, RNR, A 5878

 DOYLE, John, Seaman, RNR, B 5367

 DUSTAN, John, Cook's Boy, MMR, (no service number listed)

 DYER, Harold, Seaman, RNR, B 3945

 EDNEY, James H, Petty Officer 1c (RFR A 1070), 113286 (Dev)

 EDWARDS, Frederick, Painter, MMR, (no service number listed)

 ELLIOTT, George L, Ty/Engineer Sub Lieutenant, RNR

 EVERSFIELD, Stephen, Trimmer, MMR, 781584

 EWING, Robert T, Petty Officer 1c (RFR B 4540), 231949 (Dev)

 FARLEY, Joseph, Seaman, RNR, C 3747

 FENWICK, John, Assistant Cook, MMR, 830647

 FISHER, Charles A, Private, RMLI, 18880 (Ch)

 FISHER, Richard, Electriciain, MMR, (no service number listed)

 FITZGERALD, Walter, Seaman, RNR, C 2465

 FLEMING, John, Seaman, RNR, A 2320

 FLETCHER, James, Fireman, MMR, 873086

 FORSHAW, John, Fireman, MMR, 681580

 FREAKE, Ephraim, Seaman, Newfoundland RNR, X 2213

 GAMBLE, Alfred E, Leading Seaman (RFR B 4263), 194663 (Dev)

 GARDINER, Edward, Fireman, MMR, 908142

 GASSER, Joseph H, Petty Officer 1c (RFR A 1741), 120067 (Dev)

 GAULE, James, Seaman, RNR, A 4974

 GAVIN, Peter, Fireman, MMR, (no service number listed)

 GENTLE, John, Private, RMLI, 18345 (Ch)

 GIBBINS, James W, Ty/Engineer Lieutenant, RNR

 GILL, George, Petty Officer 1c, 195552 (Po)

 GODFREY, Alfred E, Cooper, MMR, (no service number listed)

 GODFREY, Robert R, Chief Cook's Mate, MMR, 594655

 GOODALL, George, Private, RMLI, 18168 (Ch)

 GOODALL, Wilfred H, Signalman, RNVR, London Z 5087

 GOSS, Eldred, Seaman, Newfoundland RNR, Z 357

 GRAY, Frederick B, Engine Room Artificer, RNVR, Clyde 4/1823

 GREEN, Arthur E, Greaser, MMR, (no service number listed)

 GREEN, Norman W, Greaser, MMR, (no service number listed)

 GRIFFITHS, Denis S, Signal Boy, J 47837 (Dev)

 GRIFFITHS, Robert E, Leading Seaman, RNR, A 2771

 GROVES, Frederick T, Trimmer, MMR, 778678

 HAGAN, John, Seaman, RNR, A 4276

 HAGAN, William, Sergeant, RMLI (RFR A 619), 3160 (Ply)

 HAINES, William C, Assistant Steward, MMR, (no service number listed)

 HALLIDAY, Rees, Shipwright, MMR, (no service number listed)

 HALSALL, Thomas, Trimmer, MMR, 852812

 HANCOCK, Joseph, Private, RMLI, 17678 (Ch)

 HARDING, Richard A, Leading Seaman, 189014 (Po)

 HARGATE, Leonard, Private, RMLI, 18352 (Ch)

 HARTILL, Harry, Private, RMLI, 17537 (Po)

 HAWKES, Edward J, Private, RMLI, 20165 (Ch)

 HEANEY, Daniel, Seaman, RNR, A 4995

 HEANEY, John, Seaman, RNR, A 4997

 HEDGE, John A, Private, RMLI, 15351 (Ply)

 HENNESSEY, James A, Fireman, MMR, 778461

 HILL, Robert, Seaman, RNR, C 2107

 HILL, William J, Seaman, RNR, D 2348

 HILTON, Allen P, Greaser, MMR, 884190

 HINDS, Alec, Trimmer, MMR, 787272

 HITCHIN, Frank, Private, RMLI, 20234 (Ch)

 HOBBS, William G, Shipwright 2c, M 21471 (Dev)

 HODGES, Arthur C, Fireman, MMR, (no service number listed)

 HOLBROOK, Henry S, Steward, MMR, 538989

 HONEY, Samuel S, Ordinary Signalman, RNVR, Bristol Z 1664

 HOOPER, Samuel M, Seaman, Newfoundland RNR, X 1865

 HOSIER, Arthur, Scullion, MMR, 851884

 HOYLE, William C, Stoker, RNR, S 3445

 HUGHES, Alfred G, Seaman, RNR, A 3667

 HUGHES, William G E, Charge Steward, MMR, 676630

 HURST, Charles E, Ty/Engineer Commander, RNR

 HYDE, George E, Private, RMLI, 15426 (Ply)

 ILES, William H, Chief Cook, MMR, 736333

 INGHAM, Robert E, Seaman, RNR, A 2105

 JACKSON, Laurence, Trimmer, MMR, 867053

 JAGO, William H, Chief Petty Officer, 160954 (Dev)

 JAMES, David T E, Lieutenant, RNR

 JAMES, Harry, Assistant Steward, MMR, 457410

 JAMES, John, Seaman, RNR, C 3721

 JAMIESON, Alex, Trimmer, MMR, 697537

 JAMIESON, Thomas, Ty/Engineer Lieutenant, RNR

 JAMIESON, William J G, Petty Officer, 234416 (Dev)

 JARVIS, George E, Assistant Steward, MMR, 637485

 JONES, Hugh, Steward, MMR, 619939

 JONES, James, Fireman, MMR, 597150

 JONES, John, Steward, MMR, 726753

 JORDAIN, Samuel, Seaman, RNR, C 2296

 KEELY, Bernard, Sergeant, RMLI (RFR A 1039), 4488 (Ply)

 KELLY, Thomas, Fireman, MMR, (no service number listed)

 KENNEDY, Edward, Act/Bombardier, RMA 10168, (RMA HQ Eastney O/P)

 KENNY, John, Seaman, RNR, A 4996

 KEWLEY, Joseph, Seaman, RNR, B 4726

 KIRKHAM, William, Chief Butcher, MMR, 643228