Background Events - September 1939-March 1940
Battle of
Atlantic
starts, 'Phoney War' on land,
Battle of River Plate
Monday,
1
January 1940
Drake, illness
DAVIS,
William C, Able Seaman, D/217059, died
Moreton
(RAN), illness
WYE, Henry
W J, Able Seaman, B 1885 (RANR), died
Pretoria
Castle, drowning
HARMAN,
Samuel, Petty Officer, C/J 238553, died
Venetia
PRICE,
William, Stoker 1c, D/KX 17213, died
Vernon, illness
LOWE,
Arthur F, Petty Officer, P/J 17702, died
Tuesday,
2
January 1940
Stuart
(RAN), illness
ELLIS, John
F, Able Seaman, S 3058 (RANR), died
Wednesday,
3
January 1940
Ceres
HANLON,
John, Stoker 1c, D/K 20964, MPK
Friday,
5 January 1940
Drake
METHERALL,
William C, Stoker 1c, D/K 8891, died
Ely (ship
type not known)
HARRISON,
Robert H A, Chief Engineman, T.124, died
FAA, 759
Sqn, Raven, air crash
SHEPHERD,
George H, Act/Petty OfficerAirman, C/JX 137529, killed
Kingston
Cornelian, ship loss
ADAMS,
James, Seaman, RNR (PS), LT/5897 D, killed
ANDERSON,
William G, 2nd Hand, RNR (PS), C/X 18706 A, MPK
BARLETT,
John D, Signalman, RNVR, C/LD/X 3837, MPK
BARTLETT,
John D, Signalman, RNVR, C/LD/X 3837, MPK
BLACKBURN,
George T, Stoker, RNR (PS), LT/X 10110 S, MPK
BRUCE,
Norman D, Seaman, RNR (PS), LT/X 19024 A, MPK
CRIMLIS,
Ronald, Seaman, RNR (PS), LT/X 21217 A, MPK
DENNANT,
Arthur G, Seaman Cook, RNPS, LT/JX 165944, MPK
DUNLOP,
James, Stoker, RNR (PS), LT/X 10274 S, MPK
FISH,
Lawrence, Seaman, RNR (PS), LT/X 23179 A, MPK
GREEN,
William, Skipper, RNR, MPK
HAYTER,
William H, Seaman, RNR (PS), LT/X 19471 A, MPK
HOSSACK,
James, Seaman, RNR (PS), LT/X 7895 C, MPK
MACKAY,
Donald H, Seaman, RNR (PS), LT/X 18129 A, MPK
MAGUIRE,
John, Leading Seaman, RNR (PS), LT/X 9436 B, MPK
MCDONNELL,
John, Engineman, RNPS, LT/KX 97926, MPK
NORMAN,
Arthur E, Able Seaman, P/J 48868, MPK
PEARCE,
Philip M, Ordinary Signalman, RNVR, P/LD/X 4313, MPK
SMITH,
James, Engineman, RNR, LT/X 5953 ES, MPK
Wanderer
MILLS,
Harold S, Petty Officer, C/J 91272, died
Saturday,
6
January 1940
Badger
FYFE,
George, Deck Trimmer, T.124, MPK
Denbighshire,
steamship
HOWES,
James F, Marine, CH/25936, (President III, O/P), died
Hertfordshire
HARRISS,
Albert A, Leading Seaman, C/J 16519, died
Kestrel
WESTLAKE,
Ernest W W, Leading Air Fitter, P/FX 76107, died
Sunday,
7
January 1940
British
Liberty, steamship
PRESTON,
Claude W, Marine, CH/23005, (President III, O/P), killed
Seahorse, submarine,
lost
ARMSTRONG,
Eric, Act/Yeoman of Signals, C/J 98393, MPK
BAKER, John
C, Lieutenant, MPK
BAZLEY,
Herbert G, Telegraphist, D/JX 135256, MPK
CAIN,
Arthur P, Able Seaman, C/JX 151568, MPK
CLATWORTHTY,
Ulric W, Petty Officer, D/J 105929, MPK
COCKBURN,
Alexander, Warrant Engineer, MPK
COIT,
George E, Leading Stoker, C/KX 62287, MPK
COMBE, John
J, Telegraphist, D/JX 134088, MPK
COMER, John
F, Leading Stoker, C/KX 82255, MPK
DUNWELL,
Jack, Leading Seaman, D/JX 134887, MPK
ELDRIDGE,
Walter J E, Signalman, RFR, C/J 85635, MPK
EYRE, Frank,
Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX 140396, MPK
FLEMING,
John W, Lieutenant, MPK
HINES,
Reginald H, Stoker 1c, D/KX 88993, MPK
HYDE, John
H, Stoker 2c, D/KX 82154, MPK
JENKINSON,
James W, Telegraphist, D/J 79620, MPK
KEWELL,
John R, Leading Stoker, P/KX 82275, MPK
LAWRENSON,
Desmond R, Engine Room Artificer 4c, P/MX 48910, MPK
LEE, Philip
S, Stoker Petty Officer, D/KX 79096, MPK
MARSHALL,
John E, Stoker 1c, P/KX 79207, MPK
MASSY-DAWSON,
Dennis S, Lieutenant, MPK
MAYNE,
Richard C, Able Seaman, D/JX 137405, MPK
MORGAN,
Alfred B, Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 137966, MPK
PACKER,
William M H, Engine Room Artificer 3c, D/MX 46952, MPK
PERHAM,
Donald, Stoker 1c, D/KX 86366, MPK
PHIPPS,
Joseph C, Act/Leading Stoker, P/KX 84275, MPK
PUGHE,
Arthur, Petty Officer Telegraphist, D/J 109802, MPK
SKILLING,
Albert A V, Petty Officer, P/J 103896, MPK
SMITH,
Archibald C S, Engine Room Artificer 1c, C/MX 47764, MPK
STANTON,
Sydney C, Able Seaman, RFR, D/J 11337, MPK
STEVENTON,
Alec, Act/Leading Stoker, P/KX 84268, MPK
SUMMERS,
Ernest R S, Electrical Artificer 3c, D/MX 46567, MPK
THAIN,
William, Lieutenant, RNR, MPK
WATSON,
Ernest, Stoker 1c, RFR, D/SS 121121, MPK
WESSON,
Richard R, Able Seaman, D/J 109893, MPK
WESTBURY,
Eustace G, Able Seaman, D/J 110045, MPK
WHITE, John
H, Petty Officer, D/J 10995, MPK
WILSON,
Leonard J, Engine Room Artificer 4c, D/MX 48678, MPK
WINDLEY,
Harry S, Able Seaman, C/JX 137778, MPK
Monday,
8
January 1940
Gunner, drowning
SWANN,
Robert M, Stoker, RNR (PS), LT/X 102955, died
Haideri
(RIN)
ABDUL,
Satar M, Engine Room Serang, 70229 (RIN), died
Wednesday,
10
January 1940
Nelson, accident
BUCKLEY,
Cecil A, Boy 1c, P/JX 154023, DOW
Rodney, accident
MOSTYN, Hon
John L L, Midshipman, killed
Thursday,
11
January 1940
Danae
HIXON,
Alfred J, Able Seaman, P/J 92879, died
Dunluce
Castle, illness
CARTER,
Reginald, Lieutenant, RNVR, died
FAA, 803
Sqn, Merlin, air crash
BARR, John
D W, Midshipman (A), DOW
Falcon
RUBIE,
Harry, Stoker 1c, C/K 66668, died
Olympia, bombing
MCULLOUGH,
Samuel, Able Seaman, D/JX 159461, killed
Friday,
12
January 1940
Berwick, illness
BROWN,
Leslie A, Ordnance Artificer 4c, P MX 54993, died
Valdora, ship loss
HARRIS, Ben,
1st Engineman, T.124, MPK
HARRIS, Ben,
Engineman, T.124, killed
LEA, John T,
Fireman, T.124, MPK
MCCALL,
Arthur, 3rd Hand, T.124, MPK
PICKETT,
Douglas, Deck Hand, T.124, MPK
POTTERTON,
Albert, Ty/Skipper, RNR, MPK
POTTERTON,
Rowland, Fireman, T.124, MPK
RUMBELOW,
Dick, 2nd Hand, T.124, MPK
SMITH,
Osborne, 2nd Engineman, T.124, MPK
SWABY,
Thomas, Deck Hand, T.124, MPK
WELDON, Tom,
Cook, T.124, MPK
Saturday,
13
January 1940
Afrikander
WAITE,
Richard, Ordinary Seaman, D/SSX 27207, died
Drake
MORRIS,
Robert G, Stoker 2c, D/KX 99760, died
Westminster
SELL,
Donald S, Ordinary Seaman, RNVR, D/BD/X 1643, died
Sunday,
14
January 1940
Drake II, accident
HEWITT,
Hector W, Cook, D/MX 51462, killed
Victory
LLEWELLYN,
Llewellyn S E, Lieutenant Commander, Rtd, died
Wessex, collision
TAYLOR,
Ronald A, Signalman, P/JX 136115, killed
Tuesday,
16
January 1940
Hotspur, drowning
CUNNINGHAM,
George, Stoker, C/KX 89083, died
Iverdangle, steamship
TANDY,
Henry A, Chief Petty Officer, P/J 21089, (President III, O/P), killed
Wednesday,
17
January 1940
Auckland, illness
BEATTIE,
Kenneth A, Captain, died
Ganges, illness
BUTLER,
Robert F, Boy 1c, JX 162148, died
Polzella, steamship
DUNLEVY,
Robert J, Chief Petty Officer, P/J 14938, (President III, O/P), killed
Thursday,
18
January 1940
Cerberus
(RAN), illness
BURTON,
Stanley P B, Able Seaman, 14228 (RAN), died
Chitral
PEACE,
Alfred G, Captain, Rtd, died
FAA, 712
Sqn, Norfolk, air crash
BAXTER,
John, Leading Airman, FX 76321, killed
POPE,
Edward F, Lieutenant (A), killed
Gloucester
III
PUNTER,
William J, Able Seaman, C/J 39443, died
RAF, 803
Sqn, Wick, air crash
UREN,
George E, Leading Airman, FX 77469, killed
Friday,
19
January 1940
Birmingham, illness
RINGDAHL,
Knut E O, Surgeon Lieutenant, RNVR, died
Cardiff, illness
CORBETT,
Louis J, Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, died
Grenville,
destroyer, ship loss
ALLDAY,
Henry A, Act/Engine Room Artificer 4c, P/MX 59335, MPK
AUSTIN,
Malcolm C, Able Seaman, P/SSX 19991, killed
AVERY,
Ronald V, Able Seaman, P/JX 138787, MPK
BASTICK,
Eric J, Able Seaman, P/JX 144407, MPK
BATTEN,
Ernest J, Stoker 1c, P/KX 85927, MPK
BEAUMONT,
Frank, Cook (S), P/MX 49819, MPK
BICK, Ernest
A, Leading Seaman, P/J 94072, killed
BRIDLE,
Harold R M, Stoker 1c, P/KX 92818, MPK
BURKE,
Cuthbert T, Chief Engine Room Artificer 1c, P/MX 55924, MPK
CARTER,
Thomas, Act/Cook, P/MX 59531, MPK
CHANNELL,
Leonard W, Ordinary Signalman, P/JX 153602, MPK
COLLINS,
William L E, Able Seaman, P/J 84772, MPK
CURRIE,
Ronald C L, Act/Leading Seaman, P/JX 134482, MPK
DARRAGH,
William, Able Seaman, P/SSX 14757, MPK
DENNING,
William C P, Ordnance Artificer 1c, P/M 7373, killed
DEWAR,
Arthur J, Act/Leading Seaman, P/JX 130332, MPK
DRAPER,
Edmund A, Leading Signalman, P/JX 131949, MPK
DUKES,
Arthur S, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 24099, MPK
FETTES,
Gordon, Ordinary Signalman, P/JX 154112, MPK
GOODALL,
Robert L, Act/Leading Stoker, P/KX 82773, killed
HARDIMAN,
George S, Stoker 1c, P/KX 92864, MPK
HOLLIER,
Reginald C J, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 22201, MPK
HORSCROFT,
James W, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/KX 77995 B 20192, MPK
HOULTON,
John J, Canteen Manager, NAAFI, MPK
HYDE,
Charles, Able Seaman, P/XX 23099, MPK
IRELAND,
Herbert R H, Leading Stoker, P/KX 81258, MPK
JEFFERY,
Albert H, Leading Stoker, P/K 63460, MPK
JENKINS,
John W, Stoker 1c, P/KX 93119, MPK
JOHNSON,
Joseph E, Able Seaman, P/JX 143937, MPK
JOHNSTONE,
Alfred, Able Seaman, P/J 34231, MPK
JONES,
Arthur B, Able Seaman, P/SSX 23096, MPK
JONES, John
W, Able Seaman, P/J 93775, killed
LIDDLE,
Leslie A, Telegraphist, P/JX 140017, MPK
LILBURN,
John, Act/Leading Signalman, C/JX 133153, MPK
LOUGE,
Patrick J W, Stoker 1c, P/SSX 95589, MPK
LUKE, John,
Stoker 1c, P/KX 78877, MPK
LYONS,
Lindsay C, Petty Officer Writer, P/MX 47044, MPK
MCDOUGALL,
John, Shipwright 2c, P/MX 47275, MPK
MCENAMY,
James K, Able Seaman, P/SSX 21748, MPK
MCSHEA,
William E, Engine Room Artificer 2c, P/MX 45278, MPK
MEDCRAFT,
Hubert D, Telegraphist, P/J 78770, MPK
MENGHAM,
Richard G, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 58068, MPK
METCALFE,
George R, Able Seaman, P/SSX 15293, MPK
MOORE,
Robert, Steward, P/LX 22483, MPK
NEEDHAM,
Jack, Telegraphist, P/JX 142259, MPK
NEWMAN,
John W J, Engine Room Artificer 3c, P/MX 49954, MPK
NICHOLSON,
Thomas, Able Seaman, P/JX 145286, MPK
PALMER,
Albert A, Telegraphist, P/JX 142196, MPK
PARSONS,
Ronald W, Ordinary Seaman, RNVR, P/SD/X 1327, MPK
PATTISON,
George A, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 50326, MPK
PECKHAM,
Bertram R V, Able Seaman, P/JX 130670, MPK
PENNY,
William F, Leading Stoker, P/K 6027, MPK
PETERS,
Stanley, Act/Leading Seaman, P/J 113281, MPK
PRANGNELL,
Donald T W, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 24099, MPK
PRIDDLE, Reginald
Z, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 57211, killed
QUINCE,
Reginald F, Ordinary Seaman, C/SSX 27905, MPK
RAMSAY,
Henry J, Chief Petty Officer, P/JX 148160, MPK
ROOKE,
James R, Telegraphist, C/JX 136104, MPK
ROSEAMAN,
Albert E, Act/Leading Seaman, P/JX 158061, MPK
ROWELL,
John H, Stoker 1c, P/KX 90374, MPK
RUFFLE,
Horace, Able Seaman, P/JX 158512, MPK
SCOTT,
Arthur W T, Ordinary Signalman, P/JX 151366, MPK
SMART,
Ernest J, Able Seaman, P/J 108823, MPK
SMITH, Alan
B F, Able Seaman, P/SSX 24652, MPK
SMITH,
George W, Act/Leading Seaman, P/SSX 15341, killed
TEGG,
Thomas E, Stoker Petty Officer, P/KX 94152, killed
TOWNLEY,
William, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/KX 98671 B 10985, MPK
TUTT,
Arthur J F, Able Seaman, P/J 112552, MPK
URRY, James,
Chief Petty Officer, P/J 49817, MPK
WARNER,
Harold, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 56597, MPK
WATERMAN,
John J, Stoker 1c, P/KX 91984, MPK
WESTERBY,
Horace J, Petty Officer, P/JX 126292, MPK
WHARTON,
Herbert D, Able Seaman, RFR, P/JX 164881 B 16264, MPK
WILKINS,
Denis A, Stoker 1c, P/KX 91337, MPK
WILKINSON,
Edward, Able Seaman, P/JX 140435, MPK
Trophy
DERRETT,
Joseph, Skipper, T.124, died
Victory I
GIBBONS,
Percy A F, Chief Petty Officer, P/J 90583, died
Saturday,
20
January 1940
Exeter,
Battle of the River Plate
RUSSELL,
Wilfred A, Marine, PLY/X 214, DOW
Iron Duke
ROGERS,
Herbert J, Petty Officer, P/236577, died
Stoke City, accident
BELL, John
B, Skipper, RNR, died
Sunday,
21
January 1940
Exmouth, destroyer,
ship loss
A'COURT,
Ernest R, Engine Room Artificer 2c, P/MX 45590, MPK
ANDREW,
John W, Steward, P/LX 22073, MPK
ANDREWS,
Walter J, Able Seaman, P/J 44476, MPK
ANTHONY,
Charles A, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 99073, MPK
ASHMAN,
Frank E, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/SS 120390, MPK
BAILEY,
William E, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 100936, MPK
BAKER,
Harold N, Able Seaman, P/J 46349, killed
BALL,
Frederick G, Act/Leading Stoker, P/K 56124, MPK
BARRY,
Alfred E, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/K 61618, MPK
BARTER,
Henry G T, Act/Gunner, MPK
BATCHELOR,
Leonard C, Act/Stoker Petty Officer, P/KX 79395, MPK
BATES,
Egbert G, Able Seaman, P/KX 129658, MPK
BENSON,
Richard S, Captain, MPK
BENSTEAD,
Walter F, Telegraphist, RFR, P/J 106988, MPK
BESSANT,
Percy C, Stoker 1c, P/KX 77671, MPK
BICKNELL,
Stanley S, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 26427, MPK
BLAKEBOROUGH,
Wilfred, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 24922, MPK
BOGGIS,
Alan J, Ordinary Seaman, RNVR, P/SD/X 1247, MPK
BOOTH,
Edward J, Petty Officer, P/J 101597, MPK
BOSOMWORTH,
Donald W, Able Seaman, P/JX 139999, MPK
BOWEN,
Derek D, Py/Ty/Paymaster Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK
BRIGHTMAN,
Herbert, Leading Seaman, P/JX 163418, MPK
BROAD,
Jesse, Stoker 2c, RNSR, P/SR 8129, MPK
BROOKFIELD,
William, Able Seaman, P/SSX 16211, MPK
BROWN,
Alfred H, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 106687, MPK
BROWN,
James McG, Act/Leading Seaman, P/JX 142314, MPK
BRUNNING,
Frederick W, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 98025, MPK
BUDD,
William F, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/KX 77966, MPK
BUDDEN,
Alfred H, Commissioned Gunner, MPK
BURT, Frank
W, Able Seaman, P/SSX 15059, MPK
BUTLER,
Albert S, Ordinary Seaman, RNVR, P/SD/X 1293, MPK
BUTTERFIELD,
Robert W, Stoker 1c, P/SS 118282, MPK
CAMPBELL,
Donald, Seaman, RNR, P/X 21516, MPK
CATTELL,
William E, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 61789, MPK
CHAMBERLIN,
Lawrence V, Act/Electrical Artificer 4c, P/MX 55596, MPK
CLOWES,
Edward N, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 93336, MPK
COOMBER,
Leonard A, Ordinary Seaman, RNVR, P/SD/X 1094, MPK
CROMBIE,
Charles H, Lieutenant, MPK
CROSS,
Stanley, Engine Room Artificer 2c, RNR, P/X 909 E, MPK
DARTON,
Leslie C, Stoker 1c, P/K 67152, MPK
DAVEY,
George S, Able Seaman, RFR, P/JX 126615, MPK
DAVIES,
Eric A, Supply Petty Officer, P/MX 45466, MPK
DAVIES,
Ernest V J, Chief Petty Officer, P/J 88067, MPK
DIBDEN,
Frederick A, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 58018, MPK
DODSON,
Arthur W, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 45312, MPK
DOWNS,
Leonard E, Leading Stoker, RFR, P/K 64660, MPK
DUNCAN,
William F P, Cook (O), P/MX 55937, MPK
DUNN,
William H, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/K 63600, MPK
EDGE,
Francis G, Leading Seaman, P/JX 133053, MPK
ELKINS,
Frederick A, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/K 21728, MPK
EVANS,
Horace W J, Ordinary Seaman, RNVR, P/SD/X 1068, MPK
EVANS,
William A, Leading Telegraphist, P/J 41374, MPK
GAMBRELL,
Daniel A, Leading Stoker (Pens), P/K 10359, MPK
GATES, Frederick
J, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 28127, MPK
GIBSON,
John L, Officer's Cook 1c, P/L 13858, MPK
GILL, Ian W
M, Lieutenant, MPK
GOLDER,
Frederick, Petty Officer, P/J 83307, killed
GORE-BOOTH,
Brian, Sub Lieutenant, MPK
GOUGH,
Ralph B, Telegraphist, RNW(W)R, P/WRX 621, MPK
GOUGH,
Samuel, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/K 116619, MPK
GRAVES,
Stanley F, Chief Petty Officer Stoker, P/K 56741, MPK
GRIMES,
Harry, Signalman, P/JX 143507, MPK
GUSTAR,
Leonard, Chief Engine Room Artificer 2c, P/M 35318, MPK
GUTTRIDGE,
William A, Shipwright 1c, P/M 15169, MPK
HADLEY,
Harold, Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist, P/J 42351, MPK
HALES,
Cyril J, Stoker 1c, P/K 60826, MPK
HALL,
Arnold B, Telegraphist, RNW(W)R, P/WX 797, MPK
HANNAH,
John W, Stoker 1c, P/KX 92709, MPK
HAROLD,
Martin, Able Seaman, P/SSX 15904, MPK
HAWKINS,
Caesar C, Lieutenant, MPK
HAWKINS,
William D, Signalman, P/JX 137284, MPK
HAWLEY,
George F, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 14978, MPK
HAYES,
Henry J, Act/Leading Seaman, P/J 110376, MPK
HEAP,
Ronald, Able Seaman, P/JX 141281, MPK
HIGGINS,
William, Petty Officer Cook, P/MX 45412, MPK
HISCOCK,
Gordon T, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 22508, MPK
HODDER,
William E, Ordinary Seaman, RNVR, P/SD/X 1324, MPK
HOLFORD,
Bernard A, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 31000, MPK
HOLLIWELL,
Laurence H, Able Seaman, P/SSX 15332, MPK
HUDSON,
Albert E, Engine Room Artificer 4c, P/MX 61683, MPK
HURLEY,
Joseph, Stoker Petty Officer, P/KX 75764, MPK
HURREN,
Reginald B, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 30744, MPK
HUTCHESON,
Allan G, Engine Room Artificer 4c, RNR, P/X 2908 EA, MPK
HUTCHINSON,
William H, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/SS 117669, MPK
HYDE, John
N, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 87392, MPK
JAMIESON,
James, Ordinary Seaman, RNVR, P/CD/X 2239, MPK
JERRED,
William H, Able Seaman, P/J 94077, MPK
JOHNSTON,
Aaron R, Leading Seaman, P/J 110674, MPK
KEDGE,
Herbert R, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/SS 121574, MPK
KEIGHRON,
John, Signalman, RNVR, P/CD/X 787, MPK
KELLY,
Thomas J, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 31003, killed
KIRK, Edgar
S, Steward, P/LX 22121, MPK
LANG,
Frederick M, Leading Sick Berth Attendant, P/MX 45313, MPK
LINDFIELD,
Arthur G B, Chief Petty Officer Writer, P/M 38109, MPK
LOVEDAY,
John, Lieutenant, MPK
LOWE,
Frederick W, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 31002, killed
LOWERY,
Thomas W, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 36776, MPK
MACASKILL,
Malcolm, Able Seaman, RNR, P/X 10329, MPK
MACDONALD,
Hector, Able Seaman, RNR, P/X 18631, MPK
MACKAY,
Hector, Able Seaman, RNR, P/5969 D, MPK
MACLEOD,
John D, Able Seaman, RNR, P/X 20251, MPK
MAXWELL-SMITH,
George A M, Surgeon Lieutenant, MPK
MCCARTER,
Robert J G, Ordinary Seaman, RNVR, P/CD/X 2225, MPK
MCCULLOUGH,
Robert J, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 165491, MPK
MCDONALD,
Norman, Able Seaman, RNR, P/X 20299, killed
MCQUILLAN,
James, Petty Officer, P/JX 160767, MPK
MILLER,
George W H, Yeoman of Signals, P/J 45929, MPK
MITCHELL,
Henry T, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 31005, MPK
MITCHELL,
Sidney G, Telegraphist, P/J 62775, MPK
MORGAN,
Gury E, Able Seaman, RFR, P/SS 5422, MPK
MORGAN,
John A, Able Seaman, P/JX 126115, MPK
MORRISON,
John, Able Seaman, RNR, P/X 7199 C, MPK
MORTON,
Cyril J, Warrant Engineer, MPK
MYLES,
James W, Able Seaman, RNVR, P/ESD/X 1094, MPK
NASH,
Robert W, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 64669, MPK
NEAL,
William A, Engine Room Artificer 4c, P/MX 48224, MPK
NEWBY,
Frank, Able Seaman, P/JX 131504, MPK
NEWMAN,
James, Petty Officer Steward (Pens), P/L 6822, MPK
NOUGHER,
Arthur E, Able Seaman, P/JX 148565, MPK
O'BRIEN,
Joe, Petty Officer, P/JX 131841, killed
OLIVE, John
R, Lieutenant, MPK
OWEN,
Richard G, Act/Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 57981, MPK
PAYNE,
Percy L, Stoker Petty Officer, RFR, P/K 595414, MPK
PEAD,
Walter, Leading Signalman, P/J 37737, MPK
PHENNAH,
Brynmor, Stoker 1c, P/KX 93466, MPK
PITT, James
H, Stoker 2c, P/KX 95670, MPK
PRAGNELL,
Eric B, Act/Leading Signalman, P/JX 137590, MPK
PRETTY,
Donald, Able Seaman, P/JX 148969, MPK
PYE,
Charles, Signalman, RFR, P/J 98376, MPK
RANDALL,
Sidney, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 31006, MPK
RAYNER,
Albert C, Petty Officer, P/J 97061, MPK
READ, Percy
C, Stoker 1c, P/KX 92519, MPK
RICHARDS,
Frederick, Stoker Petty Officer, RFR, P/K 57560, MPK
RICKARD,
James C, Able Seaman, P/JX 140693, MPK
RIDDELL,
David R, Telegraphist, P/SSX 20820, MPK
ROBERTS,
James G F W, Lieutenant, MPK
ROBINSON,
Jack, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 24654, MPK
ROLLITT,
Charles F, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 31007, MPK
RUSSELL,
Herbert, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 15380, MPK
RUSSELL,
John D, Signalman, RNVR, P/CD/X 1564, MPK
SAIT, Henry
J, Supply Petty Officer, P/MX 49720, MPK
SCOTT,
Sidney, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/KX 76633, MPK
SERGANT,
George J, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 22590, MPK
SHARP,
Albert E, Chief Yeoman of Signals, P/J 48472, MPK
SHARP,
Donald J, Leading Seaman, P/J 93086, MPK
SHEPPERD,
John T, Leading Steward, P/L 12573, MPK
SHORTHOUSE,
Herbert, Stoker 1c, P/KX 90633, MPK
SIDDALS,
Eric, Cook (S), P/MX 56035, MPK
SKIDMORE,
Alfred G, Able Seaman, P/JX 138068, killed
SMITH,
Arthur, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 104504, MPK
SMITH,
Cyril, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 26292, MPK
SMITH,
Percival C, Canteen Manager, NAAFI, MPK
SMITH,
Sydney, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/KX 75378, MPK
STENNETT,
Leonard B, Leading Signalman, P/J 34806, MPK
STEPHEN,
George P, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 156701, MPK
STEVENS,
Owen, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 59425, MPK
STREET,
Cecil G A, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 96329, MPK
STREVENS,
Gordon F, Able Seaman, P/J 112398, MPK
SUTHERLAND,
Leslie, Paymaster Lieutenant, MPK
TARRY,
Herbert, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/K 56593, MPK
TAYLOR,
James E, Leading Stoker, RFR, P/KX 75697, MPK
THOMPSON,
Albert, Petty Officer Steward (Pens), P/L 1620, MPK
TINGLE,
Albert, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 24414, MPK
TOPP,
Frederick, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 20975, MPK
TRITTON,
Kenneth A F, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 31052, MPK
TURNER,
Sydney, Yeoman of Signals, P/J 9807, MPK
TURTON,
Samuel, Ordnance Artificer 4c, P/MX 53240, MPK
UPHILL,
Reginald W, Chief Electrical Artificer 2c, P/M 32773, MPK
VAUGHAN,
Ifor W, Act/Leading Seaman, P/SSX 15023, MPK
VAUGHAN,
Wallace, Stoker 1c, P/KX 78787, MPK
VINCENT,
Sidney E C, Able Seaman, P/J 69599, MPK
WALKER,
Harry, Leading Seaman, P/J 42977, MPK
WATSON,
Frederick R, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/SS 122273, MPK
WATSON,
Peter L, Py/Midshipman, RNR, MPK
WATTS, John
R, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/K 118008, MPK
WEBB, Henry
J, Act/Petty Officer, P/J 103350, MPK
WEEKS,
Leslie F, Leading Seaman, P/JX 134192, MPK
WHEDDON,
Alfred J, Able Seaman, RFR, P/J 92160, MPK
WHELAN,
William R, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 168145, MPK
WHITELOCK,
Sydney G, Stoker 1c, RFR, P/K 60326, MPK
WHITTLE,
Francis J, Petty Officer, P/J 103452, MPK
WILD,
Arthur L, Able Seaman, P/JX 144559, MPK
WILSON,
John W, Telegraphist, P/SSX 16633, MPK
WISDOM,
John W, Telegraphist, RFR, P/J 72243, MPK
WISHART,
Henry G C, Act/Leading Seaman, P/JX 138322, MPK
WOODHAM,
Alfred G, Able Seaman, P/J 96641, killed
WOODING,
Daniel, Signalman, RFR, P/J 44289, MPK
WRIGHT,
Albert, Ordinary Seaman, P/SSX 27857, MPK
YOUNG,
Cyril A, Stoker 1c, P/KX 94630, MPK
ZEBEDEE,
Allan J, Stoker 1c, P/K 65753, MPK
Leda
STEVENS,
Frederick G, Stoker 1c, P/K 65044, died
Ramillies
IDDON,
Herbert, Boy 1c, P/JX 154183, died
Victory II
SYMONDS,
Henry C, Stoker Petty Officer, P/K 11143, died
Warrior II
THEAKER,
Thomas, Stoker, NAP 78598, died
Monday,
22
January 1940
Argus
COX,
William J, Stoker 1c, P/KX 78712, died
Carthage
BOWER,
George H, Petty Officer, D/219511, died
RN Hospital
Chatham
FINCH,
Joseph C, Sick Berth Attendant, C/MX 62145, died
Woolston, illness
BURNETT,
Edwin S, Engine Room Artificer 1c, C/M 465, died
Tuesday,
23
January 1940
Penelope
WOLERNDALE,
Richard E S, Stoker 1c, P/K 57984, died
Wednesday,
24
January 1940
Emerald, drowning
JENKINSON,
George A, Leading Steward, C/LX 20889, died
Neptune
NEWLAND,
Sydney A, Ordinary Telegraphist, D/JX 153616, died
Royal Arthur
THEAKER,
Frank, Ordinary Seaman, JX 176509, died
Thursday,
25
January 1940
Avon Water
MARTIN,
John, Ordinary Seaman, C/SR 76237, died
FAA, 819
Sqn, Peregrine, air crash
WILLIAMSON,
Gerald V, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed
Friday,
26
January 1940
Forfar
REEVE,
Arthur J, Signalman, RNVR, D/MD/X 1398, died
Imperialist
BAKER, John
K, Seaman, RNR, LT/X 18157 A, died
Ocean Spray,
illness
WOOD,
Samuel E, Chief Engineer Officer, T.124, died
Saturday,
27
January 1940
Jupiter, drowning
THOMAS,
Arthur H H, Engine Room Artificer, D/MX 59385, died
Vernon, illness
HAKE,
Joseph S, Able Seaman, P/JX 148412, died
Victory, illness
WILLIAMS,
Gwilym P, Lieutenant, RNR, died
War Duke
RICKETT,
Arthur, Stoker 1c, C/SS 124715, died
Wildfire
COLLINS,
Frederick C, Petty Officer Cook, C/MX 46441, died
Sunday,
28
January 1940
Alachasse
(RCN)
ROBERTS,
William F, Cook, A/909 (RCNR), died
Drake, illness
BROWN,
Sidney W, Able Seaman, D/JX 131017, died
Fury, drowning
HILL,
William C, Engine Room Artificer 2c, P/M 29370, died
Punnet
ALDER,
Frederick H, Able Seaman, RFR, C/J 31988 B 20836, died
RM Deal, illness
PERHAM,
Henry, Musician, CH/23069, died
Monday,
29
January 1940
President II
WILSON,
Ronald A, Ordinary Signalman, RNVR, C/LD/X 4287, died
Valena
GILLINGHAM,
Albert M, Able Seaman, T.124, died
Tuesday,
30
January 1940
Niger, drowning
WYLIE,
Isaac, Able Seaman, D/SSX 16421, killed
Sheffield, drowning
PENN, John
W V, Stoker 1c, C/KX 95299, died
Wednesday,
31
January 1940
Creofeld, steamship
TRODD,
Samuel G, Marine, PO/E 21597, (President III, O/P), killed
St Angelo
HOTHAM,
Charles E, Captain, died
