Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, 1922-present
Researched & compiled by Don Kindell, all rights reserved

 

15th - 31st DECEMBER 1942 -  in date, ship/unit & name order

 

 

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Background Events - November 1942-January 1943
Landings in French North Africa ('Torch'), Final battles for Guadalcanal & Stalingrad, 'Cockleshell heroes', Battle of Barents Sea

 


 

 

15 December 1942

 

Asphodel

 CASTLE, Frank V, Able Seaman, C/SSX 26883, MPK

 

Collingwood, accident

 CAWLEY, James G, Ordinary Seaman, JX 386202, killed

 

Elfin

 PRICE, Alfred E, Chief Engine Room Artificer, P/M 4110, DOW

 

Empire Kingsley, steamship, lost overboard

 ROBINSON, Geoffrey D, Act/Leading Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 208696, MPK

 

Malayan RNVR, as POW

 ABDUL, Latif B I, Ordinary Seaman, SE/X 620 (Malayan RNVR), died

 

Moreta, road accident

 GRACEY, Norman, Ty/Lieutenant (E), killed

 

Oku

 ADAMS, Alfred J, Cook, RNPS, LT/MX 84229, DOWS

 

Phoebe, illness

 EAMES, Herbert J, Stoker 1c, C/KX 130461, DOWS

 

Zetland

 ARNOLD, George, Act/Leading Seaman, P/JX 155322, DOW

 

 

16 December 1942

 

1/1 Maritime Regt, RA

 MACKAY, William T J, Gunner, RA, 3252286, killed

 

3/2 Maritime Regt, RA

 CLIFFORD, John J, Lance Bombardier, RA, 4695254, killed

 

7/4 Maritime Regt, RA

 TODD, George, Gunner, RA, 1609838, killed

 

Blean, ship loss

 RAVEN, Sidney S, Ty/Leading Seaman, C/SSX 22279, DOW

 

East Wales, steamship

 LANGLEY, Walter, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 337493, (President III, O/P), MPK

 ROBERTS, Reginald, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 312148, (President III, O/P), MPK

 STEPHENSON, Cyril, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 337020, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Emile Franqui, steamship

 THOMPSON, George W, Convoy Signalmam, V 23251 (RCNVR), (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Lucia, drowning

 KEGGIN, Thomas, Stoker 1c, D/KX 129095, died

 

Martial, road accident

 BAKER, Herbert G, Ty/Paymaster Lieutenant, RNVR, died

 

NAT.32, naval auxiliary tug

 GARRETT, Robert H, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 195801(Boscawen), DOW

 

Observer, steamship

 EVANS, Frederick, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 267541, (President III, O/P), MPK

 FARRAND, Henry, Ty/Act/Sergeant, RM (DEMS), PO/22384, (President III, O/P), MPK

 RAY, Joseph R, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 290535, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Phoebe, illness

 BUTT, George R, Able Seaman, C/JX 209660, DOWS

 

Pozarica, accident

 COOK, Philip L, Able Seaman, P/JX 321347, killed

 

President III, illness

 BUNNING, William, Yeoman of Signals, P/JX 196587, died

 

RM Engineers, road accident

 TURNER, Leslie F, Marine, RME 13497, DOWS

 

White Bear, boiler explosion

 GREEN, Leslie J E, Cook, D/MX 95537, DOW

 

 

17 December 1942

 

Firedrake, ship loss

 ADAMS, Arthur W, Leading Seaman, RNR, C/X 7319 C, MPK

 ADDERLEY, Edward R, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 350554, MPK

 ANDREWS, George D, Able Seaman, C/JX 155830, MPK

 ARMSTRONG, James, Leading Seaman, C/SSX 14696, MPK

 ARMSTRONG, Peter G, Petty Officer, C/J 111953, MPK

 ARMSTRONG, William, Ordinary Telegraphist, C/JX 234329, MPK

 ARTHUR, Michael, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/SSX 22477, MPK

 BAKER, Alexander W, Telegraphist, C/JX 172090, MPK

 BAKER, Frederick J, Able Seaman, C/JX 318959, MPK

 BARBER, James, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 375020, MPK

 BAXTER, James, Able Seaman, C/JX 235256, MPK

 BENSON, Ernest, Able Seaman, P/JX 275477, MPK

 BLUEMEL, Albert S, Ordinary Telegraphist, C/JX 322531, MPK

 BOAKES, William H, Ordinary Signalman, C/JX 234270, MPK

 BONE, George W, Able Seaman, C/SSX 27753, MPK

 BRADY, Peter J, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 391347, MPK

 BRODIE, Thomas J, Able Seaman, C/SSX 20296, MPK

 BROWN, Bernard D, Able Seaman, C/SSX 26369, MPK

 BROWN, Ernest E, Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 75300, MPK

 BROWNE, Leonard, Able Seaman, D/SSX 20108, MPK

 BRUCE, John G, Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 97353, MPK

 BUCHANAN, George, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 375035, MPK

 BUNCE, Robert, Ty/Petty Officer, RFR, C/J 101954, MPK

 CAIRNS, Howard, Ordinary Telegraphist, C/JX 295607, MPK

 CAMERON, John, Able Seaman, C/JX 279272, MPK

 CAMPBELL, Thomas J, Able Seaman, C/SSX 24044, MPK

 CAREY, Francis H, Able Seaman (Pens), C/J 73214, MPK

 CARNHILL, Ronald, Telegraphist, C/SSX 30686, MPK

 CARR, David W, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 97327, MPK

 CASH, Thomas, Stoker 1c, C/KX 116652, MPK

 CHALKLEY, George E, Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 83683, MPK

 CHRISTISON, David B, Ty/Leading Steward, C/LX 23573, MPK

 CLARK, George T C, Able Seaman, C/JX 190570, MPK

 CLARK, Ronald J, Stoker 2c, C/KX 153831, MPK

 CLARKE, Blandford F C, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 149169, MPK

 CLARKE, Thomas H, Engine Room Artificer 4c, C/MX 92122, MPK

 COLLINS, Stanley D, Ty/Leading Telegraphist, C/SSX 21034, MPK

 COOMBS, Herbert G, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 275241, MPK

 CRUST, Richard, Sick Berth Attendant, C/MX 83450, MPK

 CUCKOO, George E, Petty Officer, C/J 99720, MPK

 DAVEY, Peter W, Able Seaman, C/JX 194262, MPK

 DAVIDSON, Frederick R, Stoker 2c, C/KX 154052, MPK

 DAVIES, Alfred J, Petty Officer, C/JX 135156, MPK

 DAVIS, Thomas H, Ordinary Signalman, C/JX 298164, MPK

 DAVY, Walter A, Able Seaman, C/JX 189171, MPK

 DEADMAN, Harold A, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, C/JX 132562, MPK

 DENNY, William F, Able Seaman, C/JX 246748, MPK

 DEXTER, George E, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 151300, MPK

 DUNKLEY, Aubrey, Stoker 1c, C/KX 136209, MPK

 ECCLES, John, Petty Officer Cook, C/MX 48419, MPK

 EDGAR, Robert, Able Seaman, C/SSX 32395, MPK

 EDWARDS, Frederick C, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/K 63180, MPK

 EDWARDS, Norman, Able Seaman, C/JX 235924, MPK

 EDWARDS, Robert J S, Able Seaman, C/JX 154406, MPK

 FARREN, Douglas, Able Seaman, C/SSX 26360, MPK

 FEARON, Ronald A, Able Seaman, C/JX 236118, MPK

 FORSTER, Albert H, Engine Room Artificer 4c, C/MX 76650, MPK

 GAGNON, Omer J, Ty/Lieutenant, RCNVR, MPK

 GANDY, Douglas, Able Seaman, RNVR, C/TD/X 1579, MPK

 GARNER, Frederick P, Ty/Leading Stoker, C/KX 90121, MPK

 GILES, Leslie H, Ordinary Telegraphist, C/JX 298331, MPK

 GILMOUR, Alexander, Able Seaman, C/JX 220182, MPK

 GRACE, Arthur T, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 300911, MPK

 GRANT, Edward J L, Stoker Petty Officer (Pens), C/KX 24558, MPK

 HALL, Ernest J K, Able Seaman, C/SSX 18234, MPK

 HALL, William T, Stoker 2c, C/KX 153861, MPK

 HAMPTON, Reginald B, Able Seaman, RNVR, C/LD/X 3359, MPK

 HANIA, Martin T, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 351528, MPK

 HARWOOD, Llewellyn, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 319055, MPK

 HAYES, Patrick, Stoker 1c, C/K 64371, MPK

 HODGSON, Arthur, Signalman, C/JX 172232, MPK

 HOLDER, Richard A, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 319068, MPK

 HORNBY, Carl L, Able Seaman, C/JX 176675, MPK

 HOWARD, Owen S, Stoker 1c, C/KX 137233, MPK

 HUDSON, Norman J, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 352419, MPK

 HUMPHRIES, Stanley A, Able Seaman, C/SSX 15976, MPK

 HURSEY, James W, Stoker 1c, C/KX 132955, MPK

 IRELAND, Charles E, Petty Officer Cook (O), C/MX 50765, MPK

 JACKSON, Joseph L W, Yeoman of Signals, C/JX 144581, MPK

 JAMES, Leslie G, Stoker 1c, C/KX 136936, MPK

 JOHNSON, Ernest J, Able Seaman, C/JX 189185, MPK

 JOHNSTON, Albert E, Stoker 1c, C/KX 137141, MPK

 JOHNSTONE, Daniel M, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 364991, MPK

 JORDAN, Walter R, Able Seaman, C/JX 204522, MPK

 KAY, William, Able Seaman, C/JX 265951, DOW

 KEMP, Stephen F, Stoker Petty Officer, C/K 60904, MPK

 LATTO, Robert R, Py/Ty/Surgeon Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 LAWRENCE, Henry W G, Able Seaman, C/JX 173898, MPK

 LEGG, Reginald W, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, D/J 107221, MPK

 LIBERTY, Richard W, Able Seaman, C/JX 285123, MPK

 LLOYD, Kenneth V, Engine Room Artificer 4c, C/MX 76755, MPK

 LOGUE, William S, Stoker 1c, V/733 (RCNVR), MPK

 LOUGH, Arthur F, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, RNR, C/X 10313 B, MPK

 LOWE, Robert H G, Stoker 1c, C/KX 120000, MPK

 MACLEOD, Malcolm M, Seaman, RNR, C/X 10887 B, MPK

 MAHER, Charles J, Able Seaman, C/JX 173954, MPK

 MAIN, Gordon B, Stoker 1c, C/KX 136939, MPK

 MALLETT, George E, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 391063, MPK

 MCCUSKER, Sydney C, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 375255, MPK

 MCLEOD, Donald F, Able Seaman, C/JX 258034, MPK

 MILLER, Thomas J, Stoker 1c, C/KX 137146, MPK

 MORRIS, Reginald F, Chief Petty Officer Stoker, C/KX 78751, MPK

 MURGATROYD, Leslie, Engine Room Artificer 4c, RNSR, P/SR 16109, MPK

 NEILSON, Robert M, Ordinary Signalman, D/JX 211631, MPK

 NEWTON, William, Stoker 1c, C/SKX 131, MPK

 NICHOLS, John W, Leading Telegraphist, C/J 90502, MPK

 NOALL, David B, Ordinary Telegraphist, C/JX 310774, MPK

 NOBLE, Thomas G, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, C/JX 137617, MPK

 NYE, Reginald, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/SSX 15852, MPK

 ODELL, William J, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 391348, MPK

 O'DELL, Stanley E, Chief Engine Room Artificer, C/M 36117, MPK

 O'GRADY, John J, Able Seaman, C/SSX 25099, MPK

 O'LOUGHLIN, Louis J, Able Seaman, C/JX 259716, MPK

 O'SULLIVAN, John, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 351594, MPK

 OVINGTON, Douglas, Able Seaman, C/SSX 32404, MPK

 PARFITT, James L, Able Seaman, C/JX 165553, MPK

 PARSONAGE, Thomas H K, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, P/JX 278331, MPK

 PASCALL, Keith M, Ty/Act/Leading Signalman, C/JX 163517, MPK

 PEARSON, Leslie, Able Seaman, C/JX 144799, MPK

 PERRONS, Arthur W, Ordinary Coder, C/JX 293655, MPK

 PETTY, Herbert N, Leading Radio Mechanic, P/MX 116707, MPK

 PICKERSGILL, Robert, Petty Officer, C/JX 133066, MPK

 PIKE, Harold C, Electrical Artificer 1c, C/M 37750, MPK

 PLACE, Arthur V, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 95581, MPK

 POLSON, Alasdair L H, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 350513, MPK

 POPE, Frederick L, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, RFR, C/J 79483, MPK

 PORTER, Jack B C, Lieutenant, MPK

 POTTER, Herbert H, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, C/JX 147604, MPK

 REID, Barry R, Able Seaman, C/JX 153441, MPK

 REID, Denis, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 351610, MPK

 ROBERTS, David L, Ty/Leading Supply Assistant, C/MX 65617, MPK

 ROBINSON, James W, Able Seaman, C/JX 253064, MPK

 ROBINSON, Leonard A, Telegraphist, C/JX 199445, MPK

 ROONEY, Charles, Stoker 1c, C/KX 116505, MPK

 ROUSE, James, Able Seaman, C/JX 156209, MPK

 RUSSELL, Archie, Stoker 1c, C/KX 116506, MPK

 SARGENT, John A, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 134927, MPK

 SCOTT, Charles, Stoker 1c, C/KX 116643, MPK

 SHARPE, David, Stoker 2c, C/KX 145523, MPK

 SHARPE, Stanley, Able Seaman, C/JX 179207, MPK

 SIMPSON, George W, Able Seaman, C/JX 153949, MPK

 SLACK, Ronald, Stoker 1c, C/KX 114372, MPK

 SMITH, Charles M, Act/Stoker 1c, C/KX 137513, MPK

 SMITH, Edmund H, Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 83011, MPK

 SMITH, Robert B, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 391297, MPK

 SNELLING, Arthur, Able Seaman, C/JX 265947, MPK

 SPILLETT, Herbert H, Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 75545, MPK

 SPIRO, Henry W, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 391415, MPK

 STOCKBRIDGE, Edward J, Stoker 1c, C/KX 145321, MPK

 SULLIVAN, Daniel J, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 391216, MPK

 SUPPLE, Sydney, Cook (S), C/MX 65911, MPK

 SYM, Alfred Z, Ty/Supply Petty Officer, C/MX 53449, MPK

 THOMSON, Peter A, Coder, C/JX 207423, MPK

 THORPE, Colin D, Act/Sub Lieutenant, RNR, MPK

 TILDEN, Eric H, Commander, MPK

 TITCHENER, Harold F, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 96582, MPK

 TOTTERDELL, Gerald N, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 374499, MPK

 TOTTERDELL, Ronald G, Leading Telegraphist, C/JX 153884, MPK

 TOWNSEND, Alfred W H, Signalman, C/JX 273870, MPK

 TRENNERY, John H, Canteen Manager, C/NX 1954, MPK

 VINT, Robert, Signalman, RNVR, C/TD/X 1896, MPK

 WALKER, Duncan H, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 96332, MPK

 WALLBANK, Jack, Engine Room Artificer 1c, C/MX 48190, MPK

 WARE, Charles F J, Petty Officer Telegraphist, C/J 103240, MPK

 WEST, Frederick D, Ordnance Artificer 1c, C/M 37751, MPK

 WHITE, Alan F, Able Seaman, C/JX 247688, MPK

 WHITE, James W, Lieutenant Commander, MPK

 WILSON, Joseph W K, Coder, C/JX 205088, MPK

 WINDSOR, Walter H, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 240624, MPK

 WORSLEY, William, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, P/JX 267656, MPK

 

Ingonish (RCN)

 JUGGINS, William C, Ordinary Seaman, V/34093 (RCNVR), died

 

Lanka, drowning

 STOKES, Samuel, Wireman, P/JX 252367, died

 

LCS(L).204

 STEVENS, Albert C, Stoker 2c, C/KX 152868, MPK

 

Lightning, illness

 HARRISON, Thomas K, Petty Officer Telegraphist, C/J 60576, died

 

Lookout, at Algiers

 TURNER, Richard H, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 287413, DOWS

 

RM Plymouth Division

 MOFFATT, David, Marine, PLY/X 108881, killed

 

Tamar, as POW

 BULL, Francis C, Able Seaman, RFR, D/JX 165781, died

 

 

18 December 1942

 

Braganza

 FRY, Leonard, Able Seaman, C/JX 224554, DOW

 

Bretwalda, steamship

 DINES, Albert L, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 266315, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Caldwell

 DEMAIN, Thomas W, Chief Petty Officer Stoker (Pens), D/K 61325, MPK

 

Eland, road accident

 JONES, Graham D, Leading Writer, D/MX 67661, killed

 

Eskimo, illness

 WHEATLEY, William A, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 107364, DOWS

 

Gipsy, illness

 ROBERTS, William H, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 217737, died

 

Mersey

 MOLE, William, Greaser, NAP R 209598, killed

 

MTB.30, ship loss

 FINLAYSON, Angus, Able Seaman, D/JX 172357, DOW

 HUDSON, Edwin, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 MILLER, Douglas G, Ordinary Telegraphist, D/JX 250726, MPK

 NISBET, George R M, Able Seaman, P/JX 323212, MPK

 

Northney II

 BUGG, Charles W, Stoker 1c, C/KX 98696, died

 

Osprey, accident

 MOUNSEY, Alexander, Able Seaman, PM 2668 (RANR), killed

 

Partridge, ship loss

 ARMSTRONG, Norman, Petty Officer, C/SSX 15491, MPK

 BARTLETT, Thomas L, Stoker 1c, C/KX 127929, MPK

 BASHFORD, Geoffrey S, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 301763, MPK

 BRINSON, Fred J D, Stoker, V/32938 (RCNVR), MPK

 CARR, James W, Able Seaman, C/JX 148709, DOW

 CLEAVE, Thomas R, Stoker 1c, C/KX 127980, MPK

 CLEGG, John R, Act/Engine Room Artificer 4c, C/MX 92112, MPK

 COPP, Garnet C, Stoker, V/30945 (RCNVR), MPK

 COTTON, Thomas A, Seaman, RNR, C/X 18198 A, MPK

 COVENTRY, Thomas H A, Ty/Petty Officer Cook, C/MX 49603, MPK

 DALEY, George E, Steward, C/LX 28151, MPK

 DIFFEY, Edward G, Stoker 1c, C/KX 138233, MPK

 ELLAMS, Jack, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 87005, MPK

 HALL, George H, Chief Petty Officer, C/J 104517, DOW

 HARDCASTLE, Arthur, Able Seaman, C/JX 316258, MPK

 HEAD, Victor R T, Able Seaman, C/JX 194221, MPK

 HODGKINSON, Edward, Engine Room Artificer 4c, C/MX 62562, MPK

 JACQUIER, John F, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 JEFFERY, Kenneth C, Ty/Surgeon Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 LANE, Dennis I, Ordinary Telegraphist, C/JX 301274, MPK

 LANGTON, John C, Lieutenant, MPK

 LINE, John V, Engine Room Artificer 4c, C/MX 66306, MPK

 LYDDIETH, John, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 316306, DOW

 MORRELL, William T, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/K 60531, MPK

 NICHOLSON, Harry, Stoker 1c, C/KX 104083, MPK

 PARTRIDGE, Leslie H, Steward, C/LX 28267, MPK

 PERRYMAN, Leslie V, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 316346, MPK

 SIMMONS, Charles T, Able Seaman, P/JX 297930, DOW

 SMITH, Robert, Steward, C/LX 27208, MPK

 SWINGLER, Edward C, Coder, C/JX 293396, MPK

 THOMSON, David, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 95083, MPK

 WAIGHT, George E J, Leading Seaman, C/JX 128245, MPK

 WEBSTER, Frederick J, Steward, C/LX 26343, MPK

 WILLIAMS, Arthur, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 315374, MPK

 

Phoebe, illness

 ELCOAT, Rowland E, Leading Seaman, C/JX 170847, DOWS

 

Pollux, illness

 ROWBOTHAM, Richard T, Engineman, RNPS, LT/KX 101287, died

 

Royal Indian Navy

 GHULAM, Husain, Ordinary Telegraphist, 10753 (RIN), killed

 

 

19 December 1942

 

Formidable, air crash

 HAWKINS, Andrew J, Lieutenant, (O/P), killed

 

Partridge, ship loss

 MARTIN, Thomas, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 355089, DOW

 PARSFIELD, James A, Able Seaman, C/JX 316339, DOW

 

Snapdragon, ship loss

 CONSTABLE, David H, Able Seaman, C/SSX 27174, MPK

 FEARON, Frank, Able Seaman, P/JX 209570, MPK

 FRENCH, George V R, Ordinary Signalman, D/JX 271575, MPK

 GLEED, Sidney G, Stoker 1c, P/KX 130124, MPK

 HENSON, Richard N, Leading Supply Assistant, P/MX 45930, MPK

 HERD, John, Stoker 1c, P/KX 115842, DOW

 HORTON, Frederick S, Signalman, D/JX 214019, MPK

 HUTCHINSON, Frederick, Sick Berth Attendant, P/MX 80993, MPK

 KENNEDY, Richard A, Able Seaman, C/JX 230117, MPK

 KIRBY, Norman, Petty Officer, C/J 115437, MPK

 LAST, John R, Able Seaman, C/JX 237050, MPK

 MELLENEY, William F, Ordinary Signalman, D/JX 214149, MPK

 RICKETTS, Ernest, Able Seaman, P/SSX 13397, MPK

 RUDDY, James, Coder, P/JX 272162, MPK

 SCARROTT, Bertram, Leading Cook (S), P/MX 56520, MPK

 SPENCER, Albert, Able Seaman, D/JX 286244, MPK

 TUCKWOOD, Bertram W, Steward, P/LX 24766, MPK

 VAUGHAN, Harry, Able Seaman, P/JX 273197, MPK

 WALSH, John, Act/Leading Stoker, P/KX 91531, MPK

 WARDALE, Nichola C, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX 210058, MPK

 WATSON, Reuben M, Able Seaman, D/SSX 36073, MPK

 WOOD, Albert E, Steward, P/LX 24090, MPK

 WOOD, Leonard, Able Seaman, C/JX 220609, MPK

 

 

20 December 1942

 

Brandon (RCN)

 KILN, Alec R, Leading Seaman, 2224 (RCN), MPK

 

Condor, road accident

 MARSH, Samuel A, Petty Officer, C/228548, killed

 

Otina, steamship

 BEARDER, Samuel, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 339504, (President III, O/P), MPK

 COOK, Thomas, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 314934, (President III, O/P), MPK

 ELLIOTT, James, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 206030, (President III, O/P), MPK

 SAMUEL, William J, Gunner, RA, 3906690, (6/3 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed

 TAYLOR, Ronald, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 336527, (President III, O/P), MPK

 THOMPSON, Thomas G, Gunner, RA, 1808399, (6/3 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed

 WHITE, William, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX 191465, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Wanderer

 DURRANT, Francis W, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, C/JX 151945, MPK

 

 

21 December 1942

 

Afrikander

 TUCKER, Norman R, Assistant Steward, D/LX 29169, died

 

Formidable

 COWEN, Painton S, Ty/Lieutenant, RM, died

 

Inchcolm

 MCCARTNEY, Francis C, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 225720, DOWS

 

Montreal City, steamship

 BOEG, Charles E, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 337432, (President III, O/P), MPK

 CRUTCHLEY, William S T, Gunner, RA, 4596374, (6 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed

 DAVIS, Albert, Ty/Act/Sergeant, RM, CH/X 24896, (President III, O/P), MPK

 DYMOND, Albert L, Gunner, RA, 11276259, (6 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed

 HAWKSWORTH, Ronald A G, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 312709, (President III, O/P), MPK

 LOVE, John W, Gunner, RA, 11276386, (6 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed

 NICHOLLS, John H, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 312711, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Oropos, steamship

 HOUGHTON, William, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 238919, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

P.314, submarine, later Tactician, drowning

 MCLEOD, Donald McG, Able Seaman, D/SSX 28215, died

 

Snapdragon, ship loss

 SIMMS, Hugh C, Commander DOW

 

 

22 December 1942

 

Activity, illness

 MCCOY, Cecil V, Leading Signalman, P/J 82168, died

 

Oostcapelle (RIN)

 SATAR, Maim-Ud-Din, Ordinary Seaman, 72381 (RIN), killed

 

Wildfire, drowning

 RANSOM, Ernest, Able Seaman, RFR, C/SS 10537, DOWS

 

 

23 December 1942

 

Bardell

 CORRIGAN, Thomas E, Rigger's Mate, R/JX 225415, MPK

 

Beehive, illness

 TAYLOR, Donald, Leading Seaman, D/JX 154892, died

 

Goshawk, illness

 CAHALANE, Patrick, Chief Petty Officer, D/JX 163001, died

 

MGB.91, accident

 BUTLER, John, Able Seaman, C/JX 301785, DOWS

 

Palomares, drowning

 HUTCHINSON, Thomas, Able Seaman, D/SSX 35934, died

 

Rosebud

 NICHOLSON, John, Ordinary Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 382575, DOWS

 

 

24 December 1942

 

Haarlem, lost overboard

 TAYLOR, Leslie, Ordinary Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 373266, MPK

 

Jamaica

 LOWTHER, Dennis, Able Seaman, D/JX 178543, DOWS

 

Nile, accident

 BENNY, Norman G, Ordnance Artificer 4c, D/MX 90376, killed

 

P.216, submarine (later Seadog)

 EDMUNDS, Richard A, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 

Partridge, ship loss

 BUCKLE, George W, Stoker Petty Officer, C/K 57649, DOW

 NICHOLS, Robert E, Able Seaman, C/JX 316332, DOW

 

 

25 December 1942

 

Byng

 CLARK, George, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 183256, died

 

Cerberus (RAN, illness

 HUCH, Eric C, Able Seaman, PM/V 273 (RANVR), died

 

Drake, illness

 MCCABE, John T, Act/Leading Stoker, D/KX 81297, died

 

Leeuwin (RAN), accident

 GREER, Thomas W P, Able Seaman, F 2023 (RANR), killed

 

Mauritius, drowning

 HAM, Albert G, Able Seaman, C/JX 127143, died

 

Moonbeam (RCN)

 RAMESBOTTOM, Edward, Engine Room Artificer 3c, A/2858 (RCNR), died

 

Olive

 CHARLTON, Robert, Engineman, RNR (PS), LT/X 3108 U, DOWS

 

P.45, submarine, later Unrivalled, surface action

 SIM, Jack, Able Seaman, C/SSX 32496, killed

 

P.48, submarine, lost

 ALLEN, William A, Stoker 2c, D/SKX 374, MPK

 ANDREW, Thomas, Stoker 1c, D/KX 118482, MPK

 BADDELEY, Clifford, Signalman, P/SSX 20694, MPK

 BARBER, Frederick H, Act/Chief Petty Officer, P/J 97480, MPK

 BARTON, Michael E, Able Seaman, D/SSX 28256, MPK

 BROOKLING, Malcolm, Petty Officer Telegraphist, D/JX 140910, MPK

 BROWNING, John, Chief Engine Room Artificer, P/MX 45271, MPK

 BRYSON, Esme, Telegraphist, D/JX 154530, MPK

 BUTLER, Cyril W, Petty Officer, C/J 109352, MPK

 BYRNE, Bernard R, Able Seaman, C/JX 131373, MPK

 CADDY, Peter, Lieutenant, MPK

 COMFORT, Arthur, Leading Stoker, P/KX 94774, MPK

 DAY, Thomas H, Able Seaman, D/JX 203059, MPK

 DUDGON, Ernest, Engine Room Artificer 4c, C/MX 76016, MPK

 FABER, Michael E, Lieutenant, MPK

 FINLAYSON, Albert E, Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 82465, MPK

 FURLONG, Thomas E, Engine Room Artificer 4c, P/MX 59023, MPK

 GUNN, Robert R, Stoker 1c, D/KX 133727, MPK

 HEYWOOD, Richard, Able Seaman, D/JX 192786, MPK

 HOWARD, John E, Leading Seaman, P/JX 144086, MPK

 INGRAM, Frederick G, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 179129, MPK

 JOHN, William M, Telegraphist, D/JX 156509, MPK

 KEYTE, Joseph P, Able Seaman, C/JX 300966, MPK

 LAWSON, Austin L J, Leading Stoker, P/K 65052, MPK

 MCBETH, James D, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 102752, MPK

 MCINTOSH, Alexander F, Able Seaman, P/JX 263547, MPK

 MCLAREN, William, Act/Leading Seaman, P/SSX 22585, MPK

 MEALYOU, Alexander R, Act/Able Seaman, D/JX 223636, MPK

 MELHUISH, Reginald T W, Able Seaman, D/JX 204404, MPK

 ORTON, Michael S, Sub Lieutenant, MPK

 PEARCE, Alexander J, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 134364, MPK

 SCARLETT, Leslie A, Telegraphist, P/JX 158661, MPK

 SPRING RICE, Stephen E, Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK

 WILLIAMS, Charles D, Able Seaman, D/SSX 36520, MPK

 

Ping Wo (RAN), drowning

 BUTTON, Raymond H, Stoker 2c, H 1870 (RANR), died

 

Victory, illness

 ROSS, William P, Able Seaman, P/J 12546, died

 

Wallace

 TOMNEY, Edward, Able Seaman, RNVR, D/MX/X 2553, died

 

 

26 December 1942

 

Brontosaurus, illness

 KAVANAGH, Charles J, Lieutenant, died

 

Cerberus (RAN), illness

 BURT, James D, Able Seaman, PM/V 297 (RANVR), died

 

Collingwood, illness

 HEATHER, Edward T, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 385221, died

 

Derwentdale, accident

 CLEARY, Thomas, Able Seaman, C/JX 227086, killed

 

Drake

 LEWIS, Walter P, Able Seaman, D/JX 187439, died

 

Walker, illness

 DAY, Reginald, Able Seaman, D/J 110684, died

 

 

27 December 1942

 

3/2 Maritime Regt, RA

 MCGOWAN, Francis, Gunner, RA, 11427083, killed

 

5/3 Maritime Regt, RA

 STOCKS, Joseph, Gunner, RA, 3386910, killed

 

Argus, lost overboard

 WILSON, James W, Ordnance Mechanic, D/MX 90568, MPK

 

Chippawa (RCN)

 KAISER, William P, Ordinary Seaman, V/35908 (RCNVR), died

 

Empire Union, steamship

 FOOTT, George, Ty/Act/Petty Officer (DEMS), P/SSX 13145, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

FAA, 778 Sqn, Landrail, air crash

 HEWITT, Eric, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, MPK

 

Garth, 20mm pom-pom accident

 LYNCH, Gordon J, Able Seaman, A/1784 (RNZN), killed

 

Highwear, steamship

 BENNETT, Kenneth, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), C/JX 312483, (President III, O/P), DOWS

 

Hunter

 COBURN, Walter J, Stoker Mechanic, V/38367, died

 

King Edward, steamship

 ABBEY, John M, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 313388, (President III, O/P), MPK

 ROPER, William W, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 267426, (President III, O/P), MPK

 WILSON, John, Ty/Act/Petty Officer (DEMS), D/JX 193616, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Oakbank, steamship

 MOULD, Charles W, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 291378, (President III, O/P), MPK

 PARKES, David, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 254312, (President III, O/P), MPK

 SLATER, James, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 290090, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

 

28 December 1942

 

2/1 Maritime Regt, RA

 MASSEY, Wilfred, Gunner, RA, 3134720, killed

 MCGUINNESS, James, Gunner, RA, 3236210, killed

 RAMSEY, William G, Gunner, RA, 3136604, killed

 

5/3 Maritime Regt, RA

 BARRETT, Richard C, Gunner, RA, 6146794, killed

 GIFFIN, Alfred G, Gunner, RA, 4622663, killed

 

6/3 Maritime Regt, RA

 DAVIES, Albert, Gunner, RA, 3605763, killed

 DEACON, Kenneth V J, Gunner, RA, T/61595, killed

 HAMPSON, John, Gunner, RA, 1781252, killed

 O'SULLIVAN, William E, Lance Sergeant, RA, 5878492, killed

 USHER, William H, Lance Bombardier, RA, 3605784, killed

 

Dauntless, accident

 CHARLTON, Albert E, Stoker 1c, P/KX 130600, killed

 

Empire Shackleton, steamship

 BRADY, John, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 339791, (President III, O/P), MPK

 CHAMBERLAYNE, Henry G, Convoy Leading Signalman, C/JX 172939, (President III, O/P), MPK

 DEWING, Arthur, Chief Yeoman of Signals, D/J 39897, (President III, O/P), MPK

 DUFFY, James, Leading Radio Mechanic, P/MX 93355, (President III, O/P), MPK

 KINGSTON, Douglas F, Act/Petty Officer Telegraphist, D/J 108514, (President III, O/P), MPK

 MOORE, John R, Convoy Ordinary Signalman, C/JX 343197, (President III, O/P), MPK

 ROBINSON, William, Convoy Signalman, C/JX 185529, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Empire Wagtail, steamship

 ALLINGTON, Maurice R, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 339024, (President III, O/P), MPK

 HAINES, George H, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX 216002, (President III, O/P), MPK

 HUTCHINSON, Ernest, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 267236, (President III, O/P), MPK

 JENKINS, Arthur, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 248755, (President III, O/P), MPK

 MASON, William E, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 220276, (President III, O/P), MPK

 SWEET, Kenneth N, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 234587, (President III, O/P), MPK

 

Erne

 FERRY, Thomas, Able Seaman, D/JX 175245, DOW

 

Melmore Head, steamship

 MOORE, Daniel, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 263662, (President III, O/P), DOWS

 

President III, accident

 JOHNSON, Charles, Corporal, RM, PO/14073, killed

 

Shapinsay, Admiralty trawler, illness

 AIRLIE, James, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 280286, died