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Background Events - March-May 1942
1942
Sunday, 1
March American heavy cruiser
HOUSTON and Australian light cruiser HOUSTON (Captain A H Rooks) was sunk in ENS F J Bourgeois, LCDR J K
Chisholm, ENS J R Darter, LCDR R H Gingras, LT E D Hodge, CDR J A Hollowell
Jr, LCDR F W Keith, LT H G Kirkpatrick, LT D W Knoll, LT (jg) K L Kollmyer,
Acting Pay Clerk J A Lafferty, ENS H A Levitt,ENS L H Mainey Jr, ENS F F
Mallory, ENS C A Mayo Colonel A Back USMC, 2nd LT E
M Barrett USMC, LT C D Burroughs USMC, ENS P R Clark, LT J F Dalton, CDR W A
Epstein, LT R B Fulton II, LCDR W J Galbraith, 2nd LT F E Gallagher Jr
USMC,ENS J M Hamill, LT (jg) H S Hamlin Jr, CDR A L Maher, ENS J B Nelson, LT
T B Payne, LT L W Rogers, LT R R Ross, ENS C D Smith II, ENS J B Stivers, LT
(jg) F B Weiler, LT (jg) W G. Winslow and three hundred and thirty six
enlisted men were rescued and made prisoners of war. LT Ross died as a prisoner of war on Cdr (E) R Gray, Commissioned
Shipwright H T Haylock, Acting Warrant Mechanician H S Hill DSC, Lt N D
McWilliam RANR and thirty three ratings were killed, and nineteen officers
and 291 ratings missing. The missing Australian officers were S/Lt A L Ball
RANR, Chaplain the Reverend R S Bevington, Temporary Engineering Lt W H
Gidney RANR (S), Lt P S F Hancox,S/Lt J S Lester, Cdr W H Martin, Lt (E) A H
J Mears, Lt D J Sutton, Paymaster Midshipman F M Tranby-White, Surgeon Lt Cdr
(D) A S Tregar, LDS, BDSC, Surgeon Lt Cdr E M Tymms DSC, MD, BS RANR, Captain
H M L Waller DSO, Lt Cdr L L Watkins, and Acting S/Lt T B Wolley RANR.
Missing British officers were Lt Cdr G D Clarke, Lt Cdr J K Johnson, Lt M H
Highton, Lt C H Palairet, Warrant Engineer J E H Tuersley. Two British
ratings, three RAAF airmen and three canteen staff were also among those
missing. Probationary Paymaster S/Lt R
M Barker RANR, Paymaster S/Lt G D M Black RANR, Probationary Lt L T Burgess
RANR, Paymaster Midshipman G R Campbell, S/Lt W L Gay, Probationary
Electrician Lt F D Gillan RANR, Lt J A Harper, Gunner F E Hawkins, Paymaster
Lt Cdr R F M Lowe, Schoolmaster N E Lyons, S/Lt J B Martin RANR, Chaplain J K
W Mathieson, Paymaster Lt Cdr P O L Owen, Probationary Engineering S/Lt T F
Robbins RANVR, Probationary Engineering S/Lt W H Roberts RANVR, Commissioned
Gunner G L Ross, Temporary Gunner L C Smith, Surgeon Lt S E L Stening RANR,
Lt J A Thode RANR, Warrant Electrician C V Vowles, Acting S/Lt N H S White,
Temporary Warrant Supply Officer C J Woodley and three hundred and one
ratings were rescued and made prisoners of war. Flying Officer A V McDonough
RAAF and two ratings were also captured. Of those captured, one hundred and
four ratings Australian, one British and one RAAF rating died as prisoners of
war. Two hundred and twenty nine
crewmen, including all the officers and the RAAF Flying Officer survived to
return to EVERTSEN (Lt Cdr W M De Vries RNN) running behind the cruisers
was attacked by Japanese destroyers SKIRAKUMO and MURAKUMO, badly damaged and run aground in Sunda
Strait to prevent her sinking. _____ Heavy cruiser Temporary Lt C
G Bird RNVR, eleven ratings, and one Marine were killed and Temporary S/Lt D
B Jewell RNVR, thirty four ratings and four Marines were missing. Midshipman G P
Allen, Midshipman P Anson, Temporary Lt D M Beadle RNVR, Warrant Mechanician
W G Beckford, Temporary S/Lt (E) N J M Bennett, Temporary S/Lt (E) R G Blain,
Lt P Brougham, Lt D W E Chubb, Lt Cdr (E) E J Chubb, Acting Lt K H F Clark,
Lt Cdr G T Cooper, Acting Paymaster S/Lt P G Cranefield, Cdr (E) A H Drake,
Temporary Warrant Engineer C E T Farren, Midshipman W F B Faulkner,
Probationary Temporary Midshipman T H Finn, Temporary Chaplain G O Fitzgerald
RNVR, Captain O L Gordon, Warrant Shipwright W E Harding, Acting Paymaster Lt
Cdr J P K Harkness, Warrant Ordnance Officer M E Higman, Lt Cdr R K Hudson,
Lt H A Hutcheson, Gunner J E John, Temporary Paymaster Lt A W Kerr RNVR, Lt M
W B Kerr, Midshipman R H Leir Destroyer ENCOUNTER ( Seven ratings
were lost. Lt Cdr St J Morgan, Lt J A V Hickley, Lt S Falle, Acting Temporary
Lt R J M Conibear RNVR, Lt (E) American
destroyer POPE (LCDR W C Blinn),
in company with _____ American
destroyer EDSALL (LT J J Nix) was
sunk by Japanese battleships HIEI and KIRISHIMA near _____ Troop convoy
SU.1 (former JS.3) of EASTERN PRINCE (10,926grt),
_____ Detached from
convoy DM.3, battleship RAMILLIES and destroyer NORMAN arrived at Addu to
refuel. _____ Monitor EREBUS
and corvette MARGUERITE departed Addu with an unnumbered convoy of three
steamers, two for Trincomalee and one for _____ Indian sloop _____ Destroyers
ARROW and HOTSPUR departed _____ Minelayer
TEVIOTBANK departed Trincomalee for mining operation P.1 in South Preparis
Channel, Arakan. She was escorted by corvette ASTER and covered by light
cruiser _____ Indian
minesweeping trawler SOPHIE MARIE
(Lt D G C Courtenay RINR) sank on a mine at the south entrance to _____ Submarine
UNBEATEN sank French tanker Monday, 2 March S/Lt (A) J A K
Watson RNVR and S/Lt (A) T H Greet RNVR, in a Swordfish of 821 Squadron were
lost when their plane went missing off _____ Acting S/Lt
(A) S W Chapman RNVR and Acting S/Lt (A) P F C Brown RNVR, both of 815
Squadron, were killed when their Swordfish of 830 Squadron went missing off _____ Destroyer STRONGHOLD (Lt Cdr G R Pretor-Pinney)
was sunk by Japanese heavy cruiser MAYA and destroyers ARASHI and NOWAKE. Cdr
Pretor-Pinney, Temporary S/Lt (E)
S J
M Cornwell RNVR, Temporary Acting Warrant Engineer A G
Dunn, Lt H J Eason SSRNVR, Temporary Lt R V
Gunn RNZNVR, Commander J S Hoffman (retired) formerly of gunboat
GRASSHOPPER, Temporary Lt W S McFarlane _____ Dutch
destroyer WITTE DE WITH was sunk
in drydock at _____ American
destroyer PILLSBURY (LCDR H C
Pound) was sunk by Japanese heavy cruisers ATAGO and TAKAO south of
the Java coast. LT A C
Bookout, LT (jg) G L Fisher, LT (jg) E Gandia, LT R W
Germany Jr , ENS W H Harris, LT T A
Hilger, LCDR H C Pound, ENS J J
Riley, ENS L S Sulkis, LT A H
Vorpahl and one hundred and seventy enlisted men were lost. ENS Harris
and twenty eight enlisted men were from destroyer STEWART. There were no
survivors. _____ Patrol vessel
KEDAH, with ABDA COM HQ on board, reported her machinery had broken down in
2-10S, 90-44S. Australian light cruisers HOBART and the British DRAGON were
ordered to assist. DRAGON took her in tow and arrived at _____ American light
cruiser _____ Convoy SU.3
departed Tuesday, 3 March Convoy ON.72
departed
_____ Convoy HX.178
departed Halifax 3 March, escorts:
_____ American
gunboat _____ Battleship
RAMILLIES and destroyer NORMAN departed Addu to rejoin convoy DM.3. _____ Light cruiser Wednesday, 4 March Australian
sloop YARRA (Lt Cdr R W Rankin RAN) escorting depot ship ANKING (Captain
J P
L Reid) and tanker FRANCOL with
motor minesweeper YARRA - Cdr Rankin, Lt F
E Smith RANR, Probationary
Temporary Lt K L Dawson RANR, Lt G L
Wright RANVR, Lt N M Anderson RANVR, Temporary Engineering Lt
C J
Wilks RANR, Surgical Lt W
J McLaren-Robinson RAN, Gunner
R W
D Bull RAN and 124 ratings were
missing. Five British ratings were also lost. Also lost were survivors from
Dutch steamer PARIGI picked up on the 3rd March. Only one of the PARIGI's
survivors survived the second sinking. Twenty crew and the sole Dutch
survivor died on the rafts prior to rescue. ANKING - Lt Cdr S
L Garrett FRANCOL - two survivors were picked up. Thirteen
ratings from YARRA and three from ANKING were rescued on the 7th by Dutch
submarine K.11 and landed in Sixteen
survivors from ANKING and One steamer,
one of a number unnamed ones which
sailed at the same time with the convoy, was captured. _____ Light cruiser _____ Convoy
OS.21 departed
_____ Convoy
SL.102 departed
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