Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, Armistice 1918-August 1939 Researched & compiled by Don Kindell, all rights reserved JANUARY - 2nd SEPTEMBER 1939 -  in date, ship/unit & name order

HM Submarine Thistle, sister to HMS Thetis, lost 3 June 1939 (NP, click photographs for enlargements)

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(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

January 1939

Decoy

TURK, Albert G, Able Seaman, D/JX 133320, illness, date not listed in record

Royal Navy

RANDALL, Ernest J, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 144652, died, day not listed in record

Wednesday, 4 January 1939

Malaya

ROYSE, William J, Marine, 23164 (Ch), illness

Friday, 6 January 1939

Medway

FAKELEY, Sidney J, Chief Stoker, C/K 56436, illness

Monday, 9 January 1939

Royal Navy

MCCARTHY, Charles J, Signalman, D/SX 86, illness

Suffolk

LEGG, Walter J, Stoker 1c, P/KX 91808, illness

Tuesday, 10 January 1939

Maidstone

PLATTS, Leonard H, Stoker 1c, P/KX 92289, illness

Wednesday, 11 January 1939

Drake

DUMINGHAM, James, Able Seaman, D/SSX 15375, illness

Thursday, 12 January 1939

Medway

RAVEN, John I, Stoker Petty Officer, C/K 60365, illness

Friday, 13 January 1939

Campbell

WELCH, G (initial only), Petty Officer, JX 158688, illness

Sunday, 15 January 1939

Hussar

MALONEY, James A, Leading Telegraphist, C/J 100558, boat accident, killed

Royal Navy

DAWES, Arthur D, Electrical Artificer 5c, P/MX 58426, illness

Monday, 23 January 1939

Royal Navy

WEST, John G, Leading Telegraphist, P/J 53099, illness

Friday, 27 January 1939

Royal Navy

CLARKE, Nelson, Stoker 2c, C/KX 9543, illness

Tamar

PANG, Ping, Able Seaman, (no service number listed), illness

Saturday, 28 January 1939

Penelope

BARFF, Edward M, Lieutenant (E), accidentally killed

Sunday, 29 January 1939

Caledonia

BELL, Harper, Boy 2c, JX 158259, illness

Monday, 30 January 1939

Glorious, flying accident, both killed

COUGHLIN, Bernard A, Leading Seaman, D/JX 137538

PEERMAN, Robert H, Leading Signalman, D/JX 135816

Wednesday, 1 February 1939

Galatea

DOHERTY, Henry E, Petty Officer, D/J 90806, drowned

Friday, 3 February 1939

Dunedin

HYATT, Archibald A, Cook, P/M 38493, illness

RM Portsmouth Division

SMITH, Charles H, Marine, X 3652 (Po), illness

Sheldrake

HORN, John E, Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 88273, accidentally killed

Saturday, 4 February 1939

RN Hospital, Haslar

MITCHELL, Dennis E, Able Seaman Air Mechanic, P/JX 154173, accidentally killed

Sunday, 5 February 1939

Marshal Soult

EYRES, Frederick C, Stoker 1c, K 61309, illness

Monday, 6 February 1939

Ganges

DABNOR, Frederick H, Boy 2c, JX 159907, illness

Thursday, 9 February 1939

Folkestone

HOPKINS, Herbert A, Leading Seaman, C/JX 136803, died

Saturday, 11 February 1939

RN Hospital, Haslar

PINE, Henry C, Chief Yeoman of Signals, P/JX 149535, illness

Wednesday, 15 February 1939

Pembroke

HARRIS, Richard C, Stoker 1c, C/KX 85030, road accident, killed

Thursday, 16 February 1939

Drake

ATKINS, Ernest F, Petty Officer, D/J 55586, illness

Saturday, 18 February 1939

RN Hospital, Capetown

SANDERSON, David, Able Seaman, C/JX 148081, illness

Thursday, 23 February 1939

Drake

SHEEHAN, Edric W, Stoker Petty Officer, D/KX 79775, illness

Friday, 24 February 1939

Aurora

CARTER, Joseph E, Stoker 1c, P/KX 82927, illness

Sheffield

BROMLEY, James A E, Able Seaman, J 113690, died

Wednesday, 1 March 1939

Rorqual

PURKINS, John H, Able Seaman, J 102141, accidentally killed

Royal Navy

RANCE, Harry T, Chief Stoker, P/K 63059, illness

Thursday, 2 March 1939

Ramillies

YOUNG, Charles E, Sergeant, RM, 22052 (Po), drowned

RM Plymouth Barracks

TURNER, Alec T, Lieutenant, RM, illness

Friday, 3 March 1939

Caledonia from motor boat

CAIRNS, David C, Able Seaman, C/SSX 16483, died

Monday, 6 March 1939

Pandora

MAYDELL, Stanley A, Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 77914, illness

Thursday, 9 March 1939

Barham

HOWELL, Aubrey W J, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 58588, illness

St Delphine, collision, all killed

HOSKINS, Alfred, Seaman, RNR, X 17783 A (Boscawen)

MATHESON, Angus, Seaman, RNR, X 7434 (Boscawen)

TUCKER, Oliver G, Skipper, RNR (Boscawen)

Friday, 10 March 1939

Dorsetshire

CLEMENTSON, William E, Marine, X 1632 (Ply), died

Pembroke

HARTLAND, Frederick G, Leading Seaman, C/JX 134825, died

Royal Naval Reserve

GROUND, Brian K U, Py/Sub Lieutenant, RNR, illness

Monday, 13 March 1939

Curlew

BULL, Donald S, Boy 1c, C/J 156960, illness

Wednesday, 15 March 1939

Drake

JAMES, Sidney F, Act/Warrant Cook, illness

Saturday, 18 March 1939

Royal Navy

FALKNER, Hubert E S, Act/Sub Lieutenant, illness

Sunday, 19 March 1939

Hermes

LAMBERTH, Charles W, Stoker 1c, D/K 59731, illness

Penelope

SOPP, Wilfred H, Marine, X 1136 (Po), drowned

Tuesday, 21 March 1939

Drake

CUMMINGS, Charles W, Ordinary Seaman, D/SSX 28928, illness

RAF Station Gosport, air crash

O'BRIEN, Dermod D, Lieutenant, DOI

Friday, 24 March 1939

Neptune

AFFON, Arthur Mc K, Petty Officer, D/J 62910, illness

Royal Navy

FERGUSON, Robert E, Telegraphist, P/JX 134393, illness

Sunday, 26 March 1939

Pembroke

VAUDIN, George C, Ordnance Artificer Apprentice, C/MX 58919, illness

Tuesday, 28 March 1939

Woolwich

DREWERY, James E, Stoker 1c, C/KX 87003, illness

Thursday, 30 March 1939

Barham

MURPHY, Sidney G, Able Seaman, P/JX 128569, illness

Friday, 31 March 1939

Pembroke

HIGGINS, Alfred G, Act/Cook, C/MX 57607, illness

Saturday, 1 April 1939

Medway

COONEY, Joseph A, Stoker, P/KX 91806, illness

RN Hospital, Haslar

KELLY, Charles E, Marine, 18486 (Po), illness

Monday, 3 April 1939

Birmingham

BOXALL, Cyril H, Able Seaman, P/JX 135148, illness

Tuesday, 4 April 1939

Pembroke II

INGLIS, William H, Officer's Cook, C/MX 59002, illness

RM Chatham Division

SMYTH, Arthur W, Marine, A 21265 (Ch), died

Sunday, 9 April 1939

Victory

FENN, Sidney, Chief Petty Officer Cook, P/M 38642, illness

Tuesday, 11 April 1939

Norfolk

JOURDAIN, David C, Paymaster Midshipman, illness

Pembroke

MUIR, Robert W R, Chief Ordnance Artificer, C/MX 58260, accidentally killed

War Pathan, RFA

CONNOR, John, Fireman, RNR, (no service number listed), illness

Thursday, 13 April 1939

Rodney

PASCOE, Archibald J, Act/Cook, D/MX 55869, road accident, killed

Shropshire

DANNAN, Kenneth P, Paymaster Midshipman, illness

Sunday, 16 April 1939

Royal Naval Reserve

LAIDLAW, Henry M S, Captain, RNR, illness

Tuesday, 18 April 1939

Belfast

PORTER, Thomas A, Commissioned Gunner, illness

Wednesday, 19 April 1939

Achilles

LAMB, James G (rank not listed), New Zealand Division, 1430, illness

Thursday, 20 April 1939

Dwarf

BANKS, Jack S, Lieutenant, illness

Somali

BEARD, George A, Petty Officer, P/JX 127198, illness

Friday, 21 April 1939

York

ADAMS, Frank D, Midshipman, illness

Saturday, 22 April 1939

Caledonia

LEICESTER, Ian E, FAA Apprentice, FX 75561, illness

Sunday, 23 April 1939

Royal Navy

BRICKNELL, Victor J, Able Seaman, P/J 86829, illness

Tuesday, 25 April 1939

RM HQ Chatham

JONES, Denis J, Corporal, RM, X 765 (Ch), road accident, killed

Wednesday, 26 April 1939

Motor Torpedo Boat MTB.7

HAYNES, William G, Able Seaman, P/J 103857, illness

Thursday, 27 April 1939

St Angelo

ELLUL, Emmanuel, Able Seaman, E/JX 145940, accidentally killed

Friday, 28 April 1939

Merchant Navy Defence Instructional Officer, Cardiff, Wales

DICKSON, Thomas H, Lieutenant Commander, illness

Tuesday, 2 May 1939

Royal Navy

HENDERSON, Sir Reginald G H, Admiral, illness

Sunday, 7 May 1939

Mersey Division, RNVR

MCCULLOCH, John, Py/Midshipman, RNVR, illness