Tuesday, 1 May 1917
Bagdale, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by UC.66 off NW France: naval casualties;
COULTHARD, John, Act/Leading
Seaman, RNR, A 2433
DOWDALL, Charles H, Able
Seaman, RNVR, Wales Z 1608
Royal Naval Air Service,
flying in Bristol Type C
tractor biplane scout, crashed on 30 April and wrecked
GRUNDY, Howard E, Ty/Py/Flight
Officer, DOI
WESTERN FRONT
9 April-15
May Battle of Arras including operations by 63rd (RN) Division
concluded
RNAS, No.8 Squadron, France
ROACH, Edmund D, Ty/Flight Sub
Lieutenant, killed
RND, 190th Brigade Machine Gun
Company, France
THOMPSON, William, Private,
RMLI, S 1089 (Po), killed
RND, 1st RM Battalion, France
SHAW, Frederick, Lance
Sergeant, RMLI, 10151 (Ch), DOW
THOMAS, Reginald E E, Private,
RMLI, S 1199 (Ply), DOW
RND, Drake Battalion, France
LLOYD, Harry, Able Seaman,
RNVR, London Z 3977, DOW
__________
RND, 1st RM Battalion
HAYDEN, James H, Private, RMLI,
S 944 (Ch), illness in UK
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
MORRISON, John, Able Seaman, J
19421, illness
Wednesday,
2 May 1917
Derwent,
old
destroyer, mined and sunk in English Channel (survivor list included)
ANDREWS, Frederick J, Stoker
1c, SS 117425 (Ch)
ARNOLD, Llewellyn, Fireman,
MMR, 912824
ASHBY, Ernest R, Leading
Stoker, K 2980 (Ch)
BECKETT, Harold O, Leading
Signalman, 194625 (Ch)
BIGGS, Edwin G, Stoker 1c, K
22405 (Ch)
BILLINGTON, Edward, Stoker 1c,
K 6665 (Dev)
BIRD, Robert W, Stoker 1c, K
11658 (Ch)
BLAKE, Reuben, Chief Stoker,
172821 (Ch)
BREARLY, Bertram, Able Seaman,
212243 (Ch)
BUTLER, William, Stoker 1c (RFR
B 4597), 279702 (Ch)
COOPER, Angelo J, Stoker 1c, K
18712 (Po)
COX, Herbert E, Ordinary
Seaman, J 46834 (Ch)
CRAIG, David, Engine Room
Artificer 4c, M 19053 (Ch)
DISBREY, Thomas W, Stoker 1c, K
7403 (Ch)
DONALD, Alfred, Stoker 1c, K
26966 (Ch)
ELLIS, Frank, Gunner
FOWLER, James, Greaser, MMR,
904966
GEORGE, Emrys, Greaser, MMR,
912812
GIDLEY, Henry C, Ordinary
Seaman, J 30901 (Po)
GILBEY, Herbert F, Act/Leading
Stoker, K 8983 (Ch)
GILL, Thomas H, Stoker 1c, K
25136 (Ch)
GILL, William G, Leading
Seaman, 211402 (Ch)
GOODEARL, Charles, Stoker 1c, K
28643 (Ch)
GORE, John, Trimmer, MMR,
836614
GRANT, Arthur H, Engine Room
Artificer 1c, 271231 (Ch)
HARDING, Charles L, Able
Seaman, J 4635 (Ch)
HODGE, Arthur H, Stoker 2c, K
30127 (Ch)
HOPKINS, Griffith, Fireman,
MMR, 912834
HOUSTOUN, George, Ordinary
Seaman, J 43791 (Ch)
JONES, John, Fireman, MMR,
905999
KEMP, Edward W, Able Seaman,
235993 (Ch)
LILLIE, Felix M, Able Seaman,
181298 (Ch)
LISTER, James F, Able Seaman
(RFR B 9567), 204315 (Ch)
MACLEOD, Angus, Stoker 2c, K
38262 (Po)
MARTIN, James C, Stoker 1c (RFR
B 8314), SS 104258 (Ch)
MCLEOD, John, Stoker 2c, K
37742 (Po)
ONG, William, Stoker Petty
Officer, 308955 (Ch)
OSBORNE, William T, Stoker 1c,
300889 (Ch)
PAVITT, William, Signalman,
237674 (Ch)
POMPHREY, Richard F, Cook's
Mate, M 6140 (Ch)
POWELL, John H, Stoker 1c, K
22207 (Ch)
RING, Ernest H, Able Seaman, J
22521 (Ch)
SANSOM, Gordon T, Ordinary
Telegraphist, J 32712 (Po)
SIMPSON, William, Stoker 2c, K
35254 (Po)
SMITH, Alfred H, Stoker Petty
Officer, 283474 (Ch)
STOKES, William J, Stoker 1c
(RFR B 4777), 280631 (Ch)
TAYLOR, Frederick A, Stoker 2c,
SS 117654 (Po)
THOMAS, George V, Stoker 1c, K
16714 (Ch)
TILTMAN, William, Leading
Stoker, K 9997 (Ch)
TRILL, Stephen, Stoker Petty
Officer, 309932 (Ch)
TURNER, Charles E W, Ordinary
Signalman, RNVR, Bristol Z 5265
TURNER, Charles R C, Leading
Stoker, K 10536 (Ch)
WAUGH, Harry, Stoker 1c, K
23222 (Ch)
WEBB, James W, Stoker 1c, K
22192 (Ch)
WISE, Tom, Stoker 1c, K 14605
(Ch)
WOLFENDALE, Harry, Stoker 2c, K
32629 (Ch)
WOODS, Wilfred H, Stoker Petty
Officer, K 228 (Ch)
WRIGHT, Cyril V, Leading
Stoker, K 11842 (Ch)
SURVIVORS
Barter, Reginald,
Leading Telegraphist
Bramble, Charles,
Petty Officer, 175975
Briggs, Jabez, Engine Room Artificer, 1930
Gough, Frederick
Graham, Able Seaman, J 12941, wounded
Joiner, Philip,
Engine Room Artificer 3c, 272102
Knudsen, Henry
George, Chief Petty Officer, 179337
Melville, Arthur,
Lieutenant, RNR
Redhead, George,
Chief Engine Room Artificer, 608403
Saunders, Albert
Francis, Stoker Petty Officer, 306760
Smith, Reginald
James Blampey, Sub Lieutenant, RNVR
Taylor, William,
Lieutenant, RNR
Thornton, Edward Chicheley, Lieutenant Commander, RN, wounded
Williams, John
William Hill Ellis, Chief Artificer Engineer, RN
Hyacinth,
old light cruiser
GRANT, Patrick, Stoker, RNR, T
1811, illness
ML.534, motor launch
USBORNE, Claude H, Ty/Sub
Lieutenant, RNVR, DOI in ship
RFC, 47 Squadron, attached, air accident
at Mudros
GASKELL, Holbrook L, Ty/Flight
Sub Lieutenant
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 2nd RM Battalion
KEFFORD, William J, Private,
RMLI, S 1476 (Ch), prisoner of war, DOW
RND, Howe Battalion, France
TAYLOR, Fred, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Mersey Z 743, DOW
__________
Terrible,
accomodation ship Portsmouth, ex-cruiser
RICHARDS, Benjamin J, Carpenter
Lieutenant, illness
Thunderer,
Dreadnought battleship
TISLEY, Claudian L W, Able
Seaman, J 25993, drowned
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
DAVIES, David G, Stoker 1c, K
27472, illness
Thursday, 3 May 1917
Bonaventure,
submarine depot ship, ex-light cruiser
CARR, John, Leading Seaman,
92835, illness
STATE, George W, Stoker 1c, K
13014 (Po), DOW
Impregnable,
Boys Training Ship, Devonport
KEMP, William A, Boy 2c, J
68049, illness
WESTERN FRONT
RNAS, 6th Squadron, attached to
14th Wing RFC, air crash in France
BERRIDGE, Raymond W, Ty/Flight
Sub Lieutenant
RND, 2nd RM Battalion
HILL, Elijah, Private, RMLI, S
1388 (Po), German prisoner of war, illness
RND, Anson Battalion, France
WILLIAMS, Alexander, Able
Seaman, RNVR, Wales Z 1154, DOW
RND, Collingwood Battalion
YOUNG, Henry G R, Stoker 1c,
298446, German prisoner of war, died
RND, Howe Battalion, France
TULLOCH, David, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Clyde Z 4701, DOW
RND, Nelson Battalion, France
BREWIS, Thomas F, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 5317, DOW
__________
TB.113, torpedo boat
PAYNE, James, Stoker 1c (RFR B
5386), 301540 (Ch), illness
Victory, RN Barracks/Base,
Portsmouth
LIDDIATT, Thomas W, Stoker 1c,
SS 104922, illness
Friday, 4 May 1917
GERMAN EAST
AFRICA
East African Expeditionary Force
WHITE, Alexander, Private,
RMLI, 10802 (Po), illness
__________
Lord Salisbury,
hired
trawler, minesweeper, mined and sunk in Aegean
BRADY, Sydney, Trimmer, RNR, TS
1675
LONSDALE, Hugh P, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 2726
READDING, William, Trimmer,
RNR, TS 3634
STARKINGS, William S A, Deck
Hand, RNR, DA 2723
Pilar De Larrinaga, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by UC.65 in St George's Channel: naval casualties;
HARKESS, Peter, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 10089
WOOD, John, Leading Seaman,
RNR, A 4415
RMLI, Chatham Division
SANDERS, William, Private,
RMLI, S 10 (Ch), illness in
Chatham Hospital
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 1st RM Battalion
BOND, William, Lance Corporal,
RMLI, S 1682 (Ch), German prisoner of war, DOW
RND, 1st RM Battalion, France
CHANNELL, Albert H, Private,
RMLI, 17581 (Po), DOW
GARDNER, Percy, Sergeant, RMLI,
15628 (Po), DOW
RND, 249th Field Company, RE
(Army), France
CHANDLER, Walter J, Sapper, RE,
208098, DOW
__________
Transylvania,
troopship, torpedoed and sunk by U.63 in Mediterranean, over 400 lives
lost: naval casualties;
AVERY, Jack, Seaman,
Newfoundland RNR, Z 1825
CHAFE, Jack (real name, but
served as Jack Avery), Seaman, Newfoundland RNR, X 1825
CULLEN, Michael, Stoker, RNR, S
2847
REVELL, John L, Stoker, RNR, S
7577
Victory, RN Barracks/Base,
Portsmouth
DEVENPORT, Harry, Able Seaman,
SS 5584, illness
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
ALLAN, William, Ordinary
Seaman, J 63451, illness
Wildfire,
Naval Base, Sheerness
BLAKEY, Andrew D, Leading
Stoker, RNR, V 737, illness
Saturday, 5 May 1917
Corrie Roy,
hired trawler
MCDONALD, John, Deck Hand, RNR,
SD 2834, drowned
Feltria, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by UC.48, S of Ireland: naval casualties;
JONES, Henry E L, Ordinary
Seaman, RNVR, London Z 5629
SWEENEY, Denis, Leading Seaman
(RFR B 6051), 214515 (Dev)
Harmattan, steamship,mined
and sunk in Mediterranean: naval casualties;
HOOK, Frank, Act/Leading Seaman
(RFR B 6063), 217413 (Dev)
LAMB, Arthur, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Mersey 3/170
SUTTON, William C, Seaman, RNR,
B 3563
Lavender,
fleet sweeping sloop, torpedoed and sunk by UC.75 in St George's Channel
BALL, Douglas F, Boy 1c, J
43583 (Ch)
BLACKBURN, Hugh M, Able Seaman,
J 1401 (Ch)
BORBON, Victor H A, Act/Engine
Room Artificer 4c, M 22893 (Dev)
COOKE, Harold J, Telegraphist,
J 28621 (Dev)
COX, John E, Telegraphist, J
29860 (Dev)
CROOK, Alfred, Ordinary
Telegraphist, J 36729 (Dev)
DORMAN, Thomas S L, Lieutenant
Commander
HARRIS, Francis W, Stoker 2c, K
24819 (Dev)
JOWETT, Arthur, Stoker 1c, K
16462 (Dev)
LEWIS, Morgan, Stoker Petty
Officer (RFR B 946), 172347 (Dev)
LINGARD, James B, Stoker 1c, SS
112554 (Dev)
MILLOY, John R, Able Seaman, J
26267 (Dev)
MULLINS, Martin, Stoker Petty
Officer, K 13417 (Dev)
PEARCE, William T C, Engine
Room Artificer 1c, 269103 (Dev)
RIDGLEY, John G, Stoker Petty
Officer, 297868 (Dev)
ROLL, Stanley H, Ship's
Steward's Assistant, M 15903 (Dev)
RUSSAN, William J, Shipwright
1c, 342323 (Dev)
SHIMMIN, William J, Seaman,
RNR, B 4991
SUTTON, Percy, Signalman, J
7034 (Dev)
WANNELL, George R, Chief Petty
Officer, 152806 (Dev)
WILLIAMSON, James A,
Act/Ty/Lieutenant, RNR
WRIGHT, Edward, Able Seaman, J
32071 (Dev)
Lightfoot,
flotilla leader
WASHBROOK, William, Ordinary
Seaman, J 38749 (Ch), illness
WESTERN FRONT
Attentive,
light cruiser, attached RFC, France
CRANK, John, Able Seaman, RNVR,
Mersey Z 2244, DOW
RND, 1st RM Battalion, France
ROPE, Hubert A, Private, RMLI,
S 1472 (Ch), DOW
Sunday, 6 May 1917
Ben Heilem,
hired trawler, minesweeper
MACKAY, John A, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 1551, illness
WESTERN FRONT
RND, Nelson Battalion, France
HICKS, Harry H, Able Seaman,
RNVR, R 571, DOW
MCALEENAN, William J, Able
Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 4164, DOW
YATES, Charles, Leading Seaman,
RNVR, KP 187, DOW
__________
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
ADAMS, William J, Able Seaman,
J 9825, illness
Monday, 7 May 1917
Brisbane (RAN),
light cruiser
DWYER, James J, Petty Officer
Stoker, RAN, 6546, illness in Malta
Marynthea,
hired yacht
PEARCE, Joseph J, Ty/Assistant
Paymaster, RNR, died
Pembroke, RN Barracks/Base,
Chatham
HYNER, Walter, Stoker 1c, SS
112328, illness
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 2nd RM Battalion, France
KNIGHTS, William O, Corporal,
RMLI, S 790 (Po), DOW
RND, Drake Battalion, France
SILVERTON, Edward W, Leading
Seaman, RNVR, London Z 993, DOW
RND, Hawke Battalion, France
WALKER, Thomas, Able Seaman,
RNVR, KW 454, killed
RND, Hood Battalion, France
GORMALY, Thomas W, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 613, killed
RND, Hood Battalion, France
PALMER, Edwin, Able Seaman,
RNVR, KX 396, DOW
Tuesday, 8 May 1917
Actaeon,
Torpedo School, Sheerness
COUTTS, Christopher, Seaman,
RNR, L 944, illness
Northbrook
(RIM), troopship
LOVEGROVE, James E, Corporal,
RMLI, 15479 (Po), died in Yemen
Pembroke, RN Barracks/Base,
Chatham
RADFORD, William G, Petty
Officer, 235735, killed
President II
BECKETT, Fred, Aircraftsman 2c,
F 19245, died in UK
Proserpine,
old light cruiser
JOYES, William H, Stoker Petty
Officer, 306194 (Ch), drowned
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 1st RM Battalion, France
JONES, Valentine H S, Captain,
RM, DOW in UK
RND, Anson Battalion, France
MOORE, Lewis, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Bristol Z 4642, DOW
RND, Hawke Battalion, France
MILNES, Dennis, Able Seaman,
RNVR, London Z 1720, killed
WYNN, Herbert, Able Seaman,
RNVR, London Z 2192, DOW
__________
Zarefah,
hired
yacht, mined and sunk off Orkneys
CARTER, John A, Assistant
Steward, MMR, (no service number listed)
CUTHBERT, Benjamin, Ty/Sub
Lieutenant, RNR
GILBERT, Alfred S, Lieutenant,
RNR
GILBERT, William, Fireman, MMR,
(no service number listed)
GREEN, Albert E, Assistant
Steward, MMR, (no service number listed)
KANE, James F, Ty/Sub
Lieutenant, RNR
MACIVER, Roderick, Seaman, RNR,
A 5466
MAIN, Percy, Able Seaman, MMR,
746037
MIDDLEWICK, William T, 2nd
Engineer, MMR, (no service number listed)
MUIR, Stanley, Fireman, MMR,
(no service number listed)
SMITH, Edward H, Signalman,
RNVR, Bristol Z 3892
ST LEDGER, John H, Able Seaman,
MMR, (no service number listed)
STEPHEN, Alexander P,
Ty/Lieutenant, RNR
TYLER, Peter, Able Seaman, MMR,
602114
WALLACE, Herbert K, Leading
Telegraphist, RNVR, Clyde Z 51
WEITZEL, Herbert E, Cook, MMR,
(no service number listed)
Wednesday,
9 May 1917
Cyclops II,
Scapa Flow
DRAPER, William, Private, RMLI,
S 445 (Ch), drowned
Defiance,
Devonport
KEIG, Edward, Petty Officer
Telegraphist, J 1162, illness
Royal Naval Air Service, flying
Curtis H8 Large America tractor biplane flying boat, attacked U-boat, fell into sea
and exploded 1 mile SW of Gush
Island, Scilly Isles
BIRSE, David J, Leading
Mechanic, F 8326
RAILTON, John C, Ty/Flight
Lieutenant
WHIGHAM, Robert S, Ty/Flight
Sub Lieutenant
Royal Naval Air Service, flying
Avro 504E dual control tractor biplane, crashed in UK
PENNEY, Douglas E, Ty/Flight
Sub Lieutenant
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 1st RM Battalion, France
PENDELL, Harry, Private, RMLI,
S 1590 (Po), DOW
RND, Drake Battalion, France
GLOVER, John, Able Seaman,
RNVR, KP 71, DOW
RND, Howe Battalion, France
ROSS, Francis T, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 1159, DOW
Thursday, 10 May 1917
Australia (RAN),
battlecruiser
HAYES, Reginald, Petty Officer,
RAN, 7507, illness
Bacchante,
cruiser
CHANNING, George D, Able
Seaman, J 19852 (Ch), illness
Devonshire,
cruiser
WHITESIDE, Charles, Stoker,
RNR, U 1865, illness
Dido,
depot ship, ex-light cruiser
BURROWS, William H, Ordinary
Seaman, J 36685 (Po), illness
East Briton,
hired net drifter
ARMES, George W, Trimmer, RNR,
DA 6205, illness
Lord Ridley,
hired
trawler, minesweeper, mined and sunk in North Sea
FINCH, Walter J, 2nd Hand, RNR,
SA 618
HODGMAN, William H, Ty/Skipper,
RNR
MELTON, Charles W, Trimmer,
RNR, TS 5355
MONEY, David, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 3905
MOODY, James, Engineman, RNR,
TS 60
MORRILL, Charles C V, Trimmer,
RNR, TS 6321
NASH, John J, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 3293
SHAW, Harry, Deck Hand, RNR, DA
3830
SUTTON, William, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 3903
WILSON, James, Engineman, RNR,
ES 2133
Miranda,
destroyer
PEATY, Frederick, Chief Petty
Officer, 177354, illness
WESTERN FRONT
Royal Naval Air Service,
flying in Sopwith Pup (Admiralty 9901 Type) tractor biplane scout, shot
down near Zeebrugge, Belgium
MOIR, Charles J, Ty/Flight
Lieutenant
RND, 1st RM Battalion, France
ANDREWS, Albert H, Private,
RMLI, S 440 (Ch), DOW
RND, 2nd RN Field Ambulance,
attached 63rd Divisional Train, France
BEABLE, William E, Private, RM,
S 2476 (Deal), accident, DOI
RND, Drake Battalion, France
TEARNEY, Michael, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 8096, DOW
RND, Hood Battalion, France
MCROBERT, Alexander, Able
Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 3164, DOW
__________
Sebastian, steamship,
lost by fire off United States: naval casualty;
JONES, Thomas, Private, RMLI
(RFR A 975), 6513 (Ply)
Tithonus,
armed boarding steamer
LANFER, Frederick W, Trimmer,
MMR, 877441, illness
MELLISH, William S, Able
Seaman, 125830, drowned
Trevisa, steamship
MAHONEY, Patrick, Seaman, RNR,
C 3398, illness
Friday, 11 May 1917
Bracklyn,
hired
trawler, minesweeper, mined and sunk in North Sea
ADAMSON, Magnus, Trimmer, RNR,
TS 2847
ALDEN, John T, Trimmer, RNR, TS
3874
BAILEY, Robert, 2nd Hand, RNR,
SA 1424
COLBY, William, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 6207
MCCOURT, William F, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 14090
MITCHINSON, Robert W,
Engineman, RNR, ES 870
RADMORE, Archibald M,
Ty/Skipper, RNR
RUDD, Arthur E L, Lieutenant,
RNR
SAUNDERS, John N, Engineman,
RNR, ES 3664
STACE, Percy M, Trimmer Cook,
RNR, TC 743
Celtic Pride,
fleet messenger
BUTLER, Edward, Deck Hand, RNR,
SD 1315, died in Greece
Dragonfly,
river gunboat
PERLMAL, Samuel, Officer's
Steward 2c, L 9394 (Dev), drowned
Excellent,
Gunnery School, Portsmouth
WILLSTEED, Herbert E,
Carpenter's Crew, M 21587, illness
Fennew,
hired net drifter/minesweeper
HEWETT, James D, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 4544, drowned
Hermes,
Russian steamship, sunk by U.45 in Barents Sea.
Naval casualties, both gunners:
COATES,
Harold, Leading Seaman, Newfoundland RNR, X 2130
MORGAN,
Daniel I, Able Seaman, RNVR, Wales Z 3531
RMA Eastney
GRIFFITHS, George E, Private,
RMA, RMA 15459, illness
Royal Naval Air Service,
flying Maurice Farman S.7 Longhorn pusher biplane, dived into Edmonton
Sewage Farm, London
MORGAN, Lewis, Flight
Lieutenant (Act/Sub Lieutenant, RNR)
SEED, Randolph H, Ty/Py/Flight
Officer
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 189th Brigade Machine Gun
Company, France
SCAIFE, Josiah, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 4651, DOW
RND, 1st RM Battalion, France
GOLD SMITH, John, Captain, RM,
DOW
TUCKER (served as TAYLOR), Frederick Percival, Corporal, RMLI, S 387 (Ch), DOW
RND, 2nd RM Battalion, France
KAVANAGH, Henry R, Private,
RMLI, 15943 (Ply), DOW
RND, Anson Battalion, France
HUDSON, Henry, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 7144, DOW
RND, Drake Battalion, France
MOSS, Percy B, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Mersey Z 1477, DOW
RND, Hawke Battalion, France
ANDERSON, Theodore R, Able
Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 5826, killed
KILBRIDE, Alfred, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 4500, killed
RND, Howe Battalion, France
BLACK, David S, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Clyde Z 6128, DOW
__________
St Vincent,
Dreadnought battleship
BROWN, Edward S, Engine Room
Artificer 4c, M 25971, drowned
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
GASSER, Ernest G, Stoker 2c, K
42174, illness
Saturday, 12 May 1917
Exmouth,
pre-Dreadnought battleship
MCALLEY, Adam, Stoker 1c,
304354, illness
Lorna Doone,
hired paddle minesweeper
JONES, Thomas R, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 7836, illness
WESTERN FRONT
Royal Naval Air Service, flying
Sopwith Triplane Scout, shot down over Zeebrugge by AA
EPPSTEIN, Maurice W W,
Ty/Flight Sub Lieutenant
RND, 189th Brigade Light Trench
Mortar Battery, France
BROWN, John G, Able Seaman,
RNVR, KX 91, DOW
RND, 2nd RM Battalion
DAWSON, Thomas G, Private,
RMLI, S 576 (Po), prisoner of war in Germany, DOW
__________
RND, Nelson Battalion
PURKISS, Charles W, Able
Seaman, RNVR, R 378, illness in UK
Sam Richards,
hired net drifter
BUCK, Bertie, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 9468, illness
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
PENNEY, George J, Cook's Mate,
M 13203, illness
Sunday, 13 May 1917
Agile,
hired trawler, minesweeper, lost 27 April
MUMMERY, Leonard R, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 12099, DOW
Idaho,
hired yacht
THOMAS, Lewis E, Deck Hand, RNR, SD 834, illness
Manica,
kite balloon ship
BARTON, James, General Servant,
MMR, 384357, illness
BUCKLEY, Edward H, General
Servant, MMR, 489728, died
Redoubtable,
tender to Victory, Portsmouth, ex-pre-Dreadnought battleship Revenge
POTTER, Oliver W, Stoker 1c, K
19107, illness
RM Deal
COLEMAN, Edward, Private, RMLI,
S 3892 (Ch), illness
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 2nd RM Battalion
WEBB, Ernest H, Private, RMLI,
S 1721 (Ply), prisoner of war, DOW
RND, Hawke Battalion, France
DRYDEN, George H, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 1001, DOW
__________
RND, 63rd Divisional Train
Reserves
CRAYMER, Harry P, Private, RM,
S 1946 (Deal), road accident in UK
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
FLEET, Thomas, Ordinary Seaman,
J 68942, illness
Monday, 14 May 1917
Pembroke, RN Barracks/Base,
Chatham
VARNEY, Percy F, Stoker 2c, K
36702, illness
Pilotwhale,
Admiralty whaler
GIRDLESTONE, Leonard A, Seaman,
RNR, A 7156, drowned
Prince,
possibly hired screw tug
SULLIVAN, William, Stoker Petty
Officer, 171373, died
RNAS Cowes, flying in Short
Admiralty 184 Type tractor biplane seaplane, crashed in English Channel
AVERY, George G, Ty/Flight Sub
Lieutenant
ELLIOTT, William E, Air
Mechanic 1c, F 12589
WESTERN FRONT
RND, Anson Battalion, France
LEGG, Robert H, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 2109, DOW in UK
RND, Drake Battalion
JAGO, Thomas, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 8270, illness in UK
__________
Trust On,
hired net drifter
ROSS, Donald, 2nd Hand, RNR, SA
1130, drowned
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
BUNSELL, Edward, Chief Stoker,
128603, illness
CHURCHILL, Frank J, Leading
Stoker, 287282, iIlness
THOMPSON, Arthur, Chief Yeoman
of Signals, 158322, illness
Tuesday, 15 May 1917
ATTACK ON THE
OTRANTO BARRAGE
BY AUSTRIAN CRUISERS
Admirable,
hired
net drifter, sunk
GORDON, Adam, 2nd Hand, RNR, DA
3945
Dartmouth, light
cruiser, surface action, then torpedoed and damaged by UC.25 in Aegean
earlier surface action
HELM, Robert, Act/Engine Room
Artificer 4c, M 18769 (Po)
MILLS, Charles S, Leading
Stoker, K 5635 (Dev)
WORDEN, Arthur W, Act/Engine
Room Artificer 4c, M 11841 (Dev)
later when torpedoed by U-boat
BENNETT, Ernest, Leading
Seaman, 183634 (Dev)
FANE, Robert G, Commander
HORRIDGE, Samuel, Able Seaman,
J 39203 (Dev)
JAMES, Sidney, Shipwright 2c, M
10282 (Dev)
KINSELLA, Christopher, Able
Seaman, SS 3411 (Dev)
Floandi,
hired
net drifter, damaged
BALL, William J, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 7520
BARLING, George F,
Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR
BOULTON, James, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 15230
FOWLER, William H, Engineman,
RNR, ES 2439
HARRIS, Douglas M, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Bristol Z 9359
MURPHY, William J, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 5523
Quarry Knowe,
hired
net drifter, sunk
BRUCE, Peter, Engineman, RNR,
ES 2923
SMITH, William, Engineman, RNR,
ES 3461, DOW
Taits,
hired
net drifter, sunk
CRAIG, George, Trimmer, RNR, TS
3018
THOMSON, Adam, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 6897
Transit,
hired
net drifter, sunk
COWIE, John, Deck Hand, RNR, DA
6102
ROSS, George, Ty/Skipper, RNR
__________
Ganges,
Training Establishment, Shotley/Harwich
STRATFORD, Ernest S, Boy 2c, J
64456, illness
Implacable,
pre-Dreadnought battleship
CLARK, Ernest W, Able Seaman,
235558 (Po), died in Greece
Morvina,
hired trawler, minesweeper
SIMPSON, Adam R , Engineman,
RNR, TS 115, DOW
Polymnia, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by UC.75 in English Channel: naval casualty;
GRANT, Alexander, Seaman, RNR,
A 7665
Pylades,
destroyer
MCNAMARA, Patrick, Chief
Stoker, 292326, illness
Queen,
pre-Dreadnought battleship, base ship Taranto
BREWIN, Ernest, Engine Room
Artificer 4c, M 22745, illness
RM Labour Corps
NATTRASS, Joseph, Private, RM,
S 11009 (Deal), illness
RMLI, Portsmouth Division
CHILD, Alfred, Private, RMLI,
19680 (Po), illness
Victory, RN Barracks/Base,
Portsmouth
MACKAY, John G, Seaman, RNR, A
9289, illness
MARSHALL, Tom G, 2nd Hand, RNR,
SA 448, illness
Wednesday,
16 May 1917
Carron,
armed boarding steamer, both
drowned
BELL, George, Seaman, RNR,
A 8909
MILLS, George W, Seaman, RNR, A
8879
Carysfort,
light cruiser
PRIOR, Frederick E, Able
Seaman, RNVR, London Z 4694, illness
Highland Corrie, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by UB.40 in English Channel: naval casualties;
PAUL, Alfred J, Seaman, RNR, A
4798, (Macedonia,
armed merchant cruiser, O/P)
RUSSELL, Archibald M,
Ty/Surgeon (Macedonia, O/P)
GERMAN EAST
AFRICA
Hyacinth,
old
light cruiser
KEEPING, Archibald J, Leading
Seaman (RFR B 2839), 217600 (Dev), DOW
__________
Manica,
kite balloon ship
THOMPSON, Horace, Air Mechanic
1c, F 9359, illness
Monarch,
Dreadnought battleship
TILLER, Alfred P, Boy 1c, J
53774, illness
Renown,
battlecruiser
CONWAY, William G, Gunner, RMA,
RMA 14799, illness
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 2nd RM Battalion
BROWN, Thomas, Lance Sergeant,
RMLI, S 811 (Po), prisoner of war, DOW
CHAPMAN, Frederick P, Colour
Sergeant Major, RMLI, 11934 (Po), prisoner of war, DOW
__________
Tenby Castle,
hired trawler, minesweeper/Q-ship
SMITH, John, Trimmer Cook, RNR,
TC 262, illness
Wildfire,
Naval Base, Sheerness
SHAKESPEAR, Hastings F, Captain
(ret), illness
Thursday, 17 May 1917
Cudwosin,
German prize, Admiralty trawler
REYNOLDS, George W, Trimmer,
RNR, TS 4369, died in Malta
Killdeer,
hired trawler, minesweeper
HIGGINS, William H, Seaman,
RNR, A 5894, illness
Kilmaho, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by UB.20 in English Channel: naval casualties;
MAIN, John Y, Leading Seaman,
RNR, A 2325
ROWBOTHAM, John T, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Bristol Z 9639
Wallington,
hired trawler, boom defence vessel, later Oriflamme
MILNER-BARRY, Edward L,
Ty/Lieutenant Commander, RNVR, illness
Friday, 18 May 1917
Carysfort,
light cruiser
KAY, Ernest, Able Seaman, RNVR,
Tyneside Z 4087, drowned
Hecla,
destroyer depot ship
FINCH, Herbert, Private, RMLI,
13852 (Po), died in UK
Lucknow,
hired
trawler, minesweeper, mined and sunk in English Channel
BALDWIN, Henry R P, Engineman,
RNR, ES 820
CREWS, Charles H, 2nd Hand,
RNR, DA 15422
DODDS, Gordon, Ordinary Seaman,
RNCVR, VR 2943
MCCASKILL, William H, Trimmer,
RNR, TS 5544
PETERS, Thomas E, Ordinary
Seaman, RNCVR, VR 3161
SKELDON, Horace, Ordinary
Seaman, RNCVR, VR 2586
SMITH, James, Trimmer, RNR, ST
5795
WOODHOUSE, George W,
Ty/Skipper, RNR
WYSTHOFF, William A, Engineman,
RNR, ES 3480
Mary Baird, steamship, mined
and
sunk off SW England: naval casualty;
CLUCAS, William H, Leading
Seaman, RNR, B 4714
WESTERN FRONT
RND, Hawke Battalion, France
LOWE, Albert, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Bristol Z 960, killed
MCKIRDY, John F, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Clyde Z 2338, killed
RND, Hood Battalion, France
LAMBERT, William H, Able
Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 2644,
DOW
__________
Stanton, steamship
MCKAY, Patrick J, Act/Leading
Seaman, Newfoundland RNR, X 1230, illness
Tamar,
Naval Base, Hong Kong
AH-PANG, (no service number
listed), Able Seaman (Chinese), (no service number listed), illness
Victory, RN Barracks/Base,
Portsmouth
BENNETT, Henry F, Petty
Officer, 132699, illness
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
DENYER, Richard, Petty Officer
(Coast Guard), 139463, illness
LITTLE, Edward, Stoker 2c, K
33523, illness
Saturday, 19 May 1917
Drake II,
ex-Drake, hired trawler, minesweeper
GRAY, Leonard, Trimmer, RNR, TS
1190, died in County Cork
Kumu,
hired trawler, minesweeper, damaged by mine laid by UC.17 on 11 May in 50.31N,
03.20W (casualty correction and damage information with thanks to Michael
Lowrey)
HOWARD, John W, Trimmer, RNR,
TS 3767, killed
URQUHART, Alexander, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 15151, killed
Mordenwood, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by Austrian U.XXIX in Mediterranean: naval casualty;
JAMIESON, George F, Leading
Seaman, RNR, L 211
RNAS, Hendon
LECOMBER, Edward C, Air
Mechanic 1c, F 10883, illness
WESTERN FRONT
RNAS, 1st Squadron, France, both
flying Sopwith triplane scouts, shot down, but not known if same action
BOWMAN, Geoffrey G, Ty/Flight
Sub Lieutenant
ELLIS, Oliver B, Ty/Flight Sub
Lieutenant
RND, Drake Battalion, France
ROCKS, Joseph, Petty Officer,
RNVR, Clyde Z 4397, killed
RND, Howe Battalion, France
BOWEN, David P, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Bristol Z 488, DOW
__________
Royal Navy Depot, Crystal Palace
COLEBROOK, Francis G, Ordinary
Seaman, RNVR, London Z 6379, illness
Sunday, 20 May 1917
Anne,
seaplane carrier
SMITH, Frederick H, Able
Seaman, J 15189, illness
Caspian, steamship,
sunk
by U.34 in Mediterranean: naval casualty;
WOOLLEY, Samuel, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Bristol Z 9214
Ooma,
collier Q-ship Hyanthes, serving as Ooma, MFA
CHAMBERS, Thomas, Fireman, MMR,
62785, accident
Paxton
(Q.25),
cargo
steamer Q-ship, sunk by U.46 , SW of Ireland (note: damaged as Lady
Patricia on 20 March 1917)
BELL, John J, Trimmer, MMR,
884625
BRYSON, Lewis I, Armourer's
Crew, M 15654 (Po)
CROW, Thomas, Ordinary Seaman,
SS 7431 (Po)
DORAN, Patrick, Fireman, MMR,
(no service number listed)
EDWARDS, William H, Able
Seaman, J 13878 (Po)
FAWCETT, Walter J, Painter 2c,
M 13430 (Po)
FILMER, Fred H C (real name,
but served as Frederick Chandler), Officer's Cook 2c, L 118 (Po)
FORREST, Philip E, Able Seaman,
J 22344 (Po)
FRAME, James R G A, Fireman,
MMR, 884616
GALLAGHER, George, Fireman,
MMR, 866038
GLAZEBROOK, William, Cook's
Mate, M 13645 (Po)
GREEN, Thomas F, Ty/Assistant
Paymaster, RNR
LAMBERT, Frederick, Greaser,
MMR, 921761
LAWES, Arthur H, Able Seaman,
SS 4964 (Po)
MCNULTY, Reginald W, Trimmer,
MMR, 837068
MITCHELL, Arthur, Greaser, MMR,
(no service number listed)
MITCHELL, Godfrey, Sergeant,
RMLI, 14477 (Po)
MURPHY, Martin, Signalman,
RNVR, Bristol Z 1731
NEWMAN, George E, Officer's
Steward 3c, L 7519 (Po)
PARKER, Lewis T, Leading
Seaman, 233283 (Po)
PRESCOTT, George A, Ty/Engineer
Lieutenant, RNR
RILEY, William, Able Seaman,
232590 (Po)
ROBINSON, Samuel, Ty/Sub
Lieutenant, RNR
SAUNDERS, Harry, Greaser, MMR,
(no service number listed)
SINCLAIR, Alexander, Sick Berth
Attendant, M 12036 (Po)
STYLES, Reginald E C, Ship's
Steward Assistant, M 8958 (Po)
TOPHAM, John, Able Seaman, J
40185 (Po)
TROTT, George W, Officer's
Steward 2c, L 4913 (Po)
TURNER, Alec J, Ordinary
Telegraphist, RNVR, Bristol Z 5358
WALLACE, George H, Able Seaman,
J 18272 (Po)
WARDLAW, Alexander G, Ordinary
Telegraphist, RNVR, Clyde Z 8170
Pembroke, RN Barracks/Base,
Chatham
HUDSON, Henry J G, Leading
Seaman, 147608, illness
ROWLANDS, Frederick J,
Officers' Steward 3c, L 6356, illness
RMA Eastney
PHILLIPS, Charles J, Gunner,
RMA, RMA 2939, illness in RN Hospital Haslar
RNAS, Ark Royal No.2 Wing
HAIG, James D, Ty/Flight Sub
Lieutenant, killed in Mudros
KEIGHTLEY, Gordon, Ty/Sub
Lieutenant, RNVR, killed in Mudros
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 1st RM Battalion, France
GARDNER, Bertie, Corporal,
RMLI, 16335 (Ply), DOW
GREEN, Arthur, Private, RMLI, S
1464 (Ply), killed
HODGSON, George B, Sergeant,
RMLI, S 1419 (Ch), killed
MCHARDY, John, Private, RMLI, S
384 (Ch), killed
WITTS, Henry A, Sergeant, RMLI,
15633 (Po), DOW
RND, 2nd RM Battalion, France
DIXON, Thomas, Private, RMLI,
15990 (Po), killed
RND, Nelson Battalion, France
MCDONALD, William M, Able
Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 556, DOW in UK
__________
Tycho, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by UB.40 in English Channel; naval casualty:
WILLIAMS, Harold C, Act/Leading
Seaman, RNVR, Bristol Z 9644
Monday, 21 May 1917
Centurion,
Dreadnought battleship
VAUGHAN, Joseph C, Ordinary
Seaman, J 37035 (Dev), drowned
Jupiter, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by UB.40 in English Channel; naval casualty:
SMITH, Albert, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Bristol Z 5373
Orvieto,
armed merchant cruiser
CREED, Rev Algernon H E,
Act/Ty/Chaplain, illness
Pembroke, RN Barracks/Base,
Chatham
SAUNDERS, James R, Stoker 1c, K
22755, illness
Princess Royal,
battlecruiser
SCOTT, Frank, Leading Seaman, J
5188 (Po), DOW
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 1st RM Battalion, France
BUSBY, William S, Private,
RMLI, S 1719 (Po), killed
RND, Howe Battalion, France
HENDERSON, Nathan, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 8061, killed
__________
Senator,
hired
trawler, minesweeper, mined and sunk off N Ireland
CHRISTIE, James, Trimmer, RNR,
TS 5546
GEORGE, Robert E, Ty/Skipper,
RNR
HARPER, Walter, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 488
HARPHAM, Arthur, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 486
HIGHLEY, William, Trimmer, RNR,
TS 5133
HORSLEY, George W, Engineman,
RNR, ES 1884
SHAW, George W, Engineman, RNR,
TS 6608
SMITH, Harry J, 2nd Hand, RNR,
SA 1231
TACEY, Henry J W, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 3294
VESSEY, William, Petty Officer
1c (RFR B 2896), 157781 (Ch)
WATSON, Ernest, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 2247
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
BAIN, Alexander, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 15167, illness
Tuesday, 22 May 1917
Brilliant,
depot ship, ex-light cruiser
GORMLIE, John M, Shipwright 2c,
M 25191, illness
Epworth,
hired
trawler, minesweeper, sunk in collision in North Sea
BLOWERS, Joseph E, Trimmer,
RNR, TS 2860
BROWN, Christopher, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 3000
GREGORY, Thomas J, Trimmer,
RNR, ST 3
GULLIVER, Montague E A,
Ty/Skipper, RNR
HARDING, Clifford J, Signalman,
RNVR, Wales Z 776
HAY, Alfred, 2nd Hand, RNR, SA
517
MACDONALD, Murdoch, Seaman,
RNR, C 1900
MORRISON, Angus, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 11772
OSBOURNE, John S, Engineman,
RNR, ES 904
SMITH, Robert W, Engineman,
RNR, ES 3064
WARD, John W, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 13760
Merse,
hired
trawler, minesweeper, mined and sunk off SW Scotland
BECKETT, Frederick R,
Ty/Skipper, RNR
CORLETT, William, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 6006
CURL, John C, Ordinary
Telegraphist, RNVR, Mersey Z 2093
DENNIS, Edgar, Able Seaman,
RNVR, London Z 2129
FLETT, Alexander, 2nd Hand,
RNR, SA 2559
FOX, Robert E A, Ty/Lieutenant,
RNR
HIGGINS, John, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 15924
HULAN, Edward, Seaman,
Newfoundland RNR, X 1645
JONES, John, Deck Hand, RNR, DA
14841
MACKAY, Alexander, Leading
Seaman, RNR, B 4690
OWENS, Thomas W, Telegraphist,
RNVR, London Z 413
PRICE, Cuthbert, Engineman,
RNR, ES 963
ROBERTS, John, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 10956
ROBERTS, Richard, Trimmer, RNR,
TS 5818
ROSS, David, Engineman, RNR, TS
2344
SHOEBOTTOM, William A, Trimmer
Cook, RNR, TC 900
STANTON, George, Trimmer, RNR,
TS 2107
Pembroke, RN Barracks/Base,
Chatham
PANKHURST, Walter W, Chief
Stoker, 147163, illness
EASTERN FRONT
RNAS, Armoured Car Squadron
(Russia)
SMITH, Harry G, Petty Officer
Mechanic, F 10131, accident, DOW in Turkey
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 1st RM Battalion, France
PERRY, Alfred J, Private, RMLI,
S 1798 (Po), DOW
Wednesday,
23 May 1917
Coronaria,
hired net drifter
SLATER, Joseph, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 7621, drowned
RMLI, Portsmouth Division
WRIGHT, Thomas, Sergeant, RMLI,
S 2999 (Po), illness
WESTERN FRONT
RNAS, No.8 Squadron, France
PAILTHORPE, Harold A, Ty/Flight
Lieutenant, killed
RND, 1st RM Battalion, France
WINCH, Daniel S, Private, RMLI,
S 831 (Ch), DOW
RND, Hood Battalion, France
COLESBY, Henry, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Bristol Z 9103, DOW
__________
Tettenhall,
hired
trawler, minesweeper, mined and sunk in North Sea
BENSLEY, James, 2nd Hand, RNR,
DA 335
BLOWERS, Henry J, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 7690
BOYCE, Augustus J, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 9866
GLADWELL, George E, Engineman,
RNR, DA 3330
SPARROW, George, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 8106
TRUE, Albert, Ty/Skipper, RNR
Thursday, 24 May 1917
Courageous,
light battlecruiser, converted postwar to aircraft carrier
BROOKE, Patrick H, Sub
Lieutenant, illness
Pekin,
Auxiliary Patrol base, Grimsby
KINNAIRD, James, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 3291, illness
Pembroke, RN Barracks/Base,
Chatham
FURSSEDONN, John J, Stoker 1c,
K 26906, illness
RNAS, No.8 Squadron
SMITH, Harold D, Ty/Flight Sub
Lieutenant, drowned
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 1st RM Battalion
JENKINS, Arthur E, Private,
RMLI, 17790 (Ply), killed
SMITH, Ernest, Private, RMLI, S
1355 (Ply), killed
RND, Anson Battalion, France
DAVIS, Albert F, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Wales Z 2287, killed
PEARSON, Nelson, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 6616, DOW
RND, Howe Battalion, France
LEITCH, James, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Clyde Z 458, DOW
__________
Royal Navy Depot, Crystal Palace
HAWLEY, Wilfred M, Ordinary
Seaman, RNVR, Mersey Z 2831, illness
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
PRIOR, David M, Able Seaman,
361179, died
Friday, 25 May 1917
Europa,
old cruiser, flagship and depot ship Aegean
BONETT, Gaetano, Steward 1c,
355177, illness
Hilary,
armed
merchant cruiser, torpedoed and sunk by U.88 off N Scotland
MCGRIEVY, Peter, Senior Reserve
Attendant, RNASBR, M 10292 (Dev)
ROBB, Frank, Shipwright, MMR,
(no service number listed)
SHENTON, Edwin H, Boy 1c, J
38244
TRIMBLE, William, Assistant
Storekeeper, MMR, 723122
Kohinur, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by U.38 in Mediterranean; naval casualty:
TRIMMING, Andrew, Leading
Seaman (RFR B 4558), SS 1618 (Po)
BRUCE, Robert, Seaman, RNR
(Shetland Section), L 326
WESTERN FRONT
RMA, Howitzer Brigade, France
TOMPKINS, George W, Driver,
RMA, S 266
RND, 63rd Medium Trench Mortar
Battery, attached 2nd RM Battalion, France
TINKER, George C, Corporal,
RMLI, 17126 (Ply), killed
RND, Drake Battalion, France
COLE, John J, Petty Officer,
RNVR, Wales Z 283, DOW
__________
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
ABINGER, Lord, Ty/Honorary
Commander, RNVR, illness
Superb,
Dreadnought battleship
CONNELL, Denis, Stoker 1c, K
32150, accident
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
EVANS, Leonard, Stoker 1c, SS
111284, illness
Saturday, 26 May 1917
Ganges,
Training Establishment, Shotley/Harwich
MACKENZIE, John, Seaman, RNR, A
7374, illness
Hyacinth,
old light cruiser
ROE, Frank R, Leading Seaman, J
4600 (Po), accidental injury
Mentor,
destroyer
SHADDICK, William, Leading
Stoker, 302642, illness
President II,
Accounting Base, London and other locations
RICKARD, Moses, Stoker Petty
Officer, 122748, illness
RM Labour Corps
WHITBY, Thomas, Private, RM, S
10867 (Deal), illness
RNAS, Kingsmouth, gas explosion
ARMSTRONG, Percy T,
Ty/Lieutenant, RNVR
HARRIS, Charles W E, Leading
Mechanic, F 16561, DOW
Royal Naval Air Service, flying in Avro 504E dual-control tractor
biplane, wrecked at Cranwell
SIMS, Joseph T, Ty/Flight Sub
Lieutenant
WESTERN FRONT
Royal Naval Air Service,
flying in Airco DH4 tractor biplane bomber, on reconnaissance flight
over Oost Dunkerque Bains, Belgium, seen heading for shore and
disappeared
HAINS, Cyril L, Ty/Observer Sub
Lieutenant
HOUSTON-STEWART, William,
Ty/Flight Sub Lieutenant
RND, 2nd RM Battalion, France
BULL, John H, Private, RMLI, S
1058 (Po), killed
COATE, Herbert, Private, RMLI,
S 1755 (Ply), killed
RND, Anson Battalion, France
JAMES, Simon O, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Wales Z 881, killed
RND, Anson Battalion, France
MCGILL, Robert, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Clyde Z 6056, DOW
__________
TB.4, torpedo boat, accidental
explosion, cause and location not known, all buried at Ramsgate
BEER, Stanley V J, Able Seaman,
J 20874 (Dev)
BERRY, Michael, Stoker, RNR, T
3049
BISH, Joshua H, Leading
Signalman, 228411 (Dev)
BROOKSHAW, John J, Able Seaman,
226781 (Dev)
FLINTHAM, Walter, Leading
Seaman, 239183 (Dev)
HENNESSEY, Archie L, Stoker 1c,
K 21488 (Dev)
HEYWORTH, John B, Able Seaman,
J 17840 (Dev)
HOCKING, Richard H, Leading
Stoker, 306858 (Dev)
JUDGE, Stephen W, Stoker 1c, SS
111627 (Dev)
MARTIN, Thomas, Able Seaman, J
12206 (Dev)
NORTHCOTT, William R, Stoker
1c, K 21489 (Dev)
ROGERS, Richard S, Stoker 1c, K
15073 (Dev)
STRONG, Albert H, Ordinary
Telegraphist, J 43722 (Ch)
WELFORD, Frederick J, Leading
Seaman, J 8110 (Dev)
Vivid, RN Barracks/Base,
Devonport
BROWN, Samuel, Stoker Petty
Officer, 152101, illness
COOK, William E, Seaman, RNR, A
7390, illness
Sunday, 27 May 1917
Dartmoor, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by UC.50, SW of Ireland; naval casualties:
ASH, Edmund, Act/Leading
Seaman, RNR, C 3247
OSBORNE, Arthur G, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Bristol Z 3913
Hindustan,
pre-Dreadnought battleship
WHILSMITH, Charles A, Yeoman of
Signals, 222706, died
SALONIKA
FRONT
RNAS, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Wing,
all died in Greece in connected incident, but circumstances not known
WOOLLHEAD, William H, Chief
Petty Officer Mechanic 3c, M 4159 (Ch)
GIBSON, Harry N J, Aircraftsman
2c, F 14744
MITFORD, Frederick C, Air
Mechanic 2c, F 4290
OLDMAM, Leslie, Aircraftsman
1c, F 24346
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 190th Brigade Machine Gun
Company, France
MCCURRACH, William, Ty/Sub
Lieutenant, RNVR, DOW
RND, Anson Battalion, France
FORD, Thomas, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Bristol Z 579, DOW
ROWLAND, Alfred D J, Able
Seaman, RNVR, Wales Z 2738, DOW
__________
Royal Naval Reserve
CARTWRIGHT, Reginald H, Sub
Lieutenant, RNR (ret), drowned
Monday, 28 May 1917
Ancona, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by UC.70, W of France; naval casualties:
CURTIS, Arthur E, Seaman, RNR,
A 7217
WHITING, Gilbert T, Leading
Seaman, RNR, A 6164
Antinoe, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by U.86, SW of England; naval casualties:
COTTRELL, William H, Private,
RMLI (RFR B 18), 5947 (Ply)
DALLEN, William, Act/Lance
Corporal, RMLI (RFR A 1042), 6354 (Ply)
Campania,
seaplane carrier
COOMBER, Ernest E, Master at
Arms, 158275, illness
WESTERN FRONT
Director Naval Transport Office
Dieppe, Staff of,
France
GARDNER, Frederick L,
Ty/Lieutenant (late RIM), illness
RND, 190th Brigade Machine Gun
Company, France
NEWCOMBE, Albert, Private,
RMLI, S 1675 (Po), killed
RND, 2nd RM Battalion, France
DUCK, Frederick, Private, RMLI,
S 1600 (Ply), killed
HULLS, Albert J, Private, RMLI,
S 1668 (Ch), prisoner of war,
DOW
RODERICK, Evan J, Private,
RMLI, S 1208 (Ply), killed
RND, Anson Battalion, France
CRUDEN, George, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Clyde Z 2432, DOW
GLEN, John E, Able Seaman,
RNVR, KP 871, killed
HOLLAND, Leonard, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Mersey Z 572, killed
MOUNTFORD, William A J, Able
Seaman, RNVR, KP 860, killed
MULLIN, Joseph, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 2628, killed
SLACK, Stanley P, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 8236, killed
WELLING, Wilfred W, Able
Seaman, RNVR, Sussex Z 280, killed
__________
Pembroke, RN Barracks/Base,
Chatham
STEED, Albert K, Able Seaman,
173023, illness
Tuesday, 29 May 1917
Barham, Dreadnought battleship
CLEMENTS,
Henry C, Petty Officer 2c, 145253, post-discharge, died as a result
of shell shock
Clan Murray, steamship,
torpedoed and sunk by UC.55, SW of Ireland; naval casualty:
TARR, William H, Private, RMLI
(RFR B 168), 4542 (Ply)
ML.269, motor launch
GRUBHAM, George, Deck Hand,
RNR, DA 12216, drowned
Pembroke, RN Barracks/Base,
Chatham
FOWLER, George, Trimmer, RNR, TS
327, illness
President III,
Accounting Base, London and other locations
BECKFORD, Alfred, Lance
Corporal, RMLI, 9634 (Ply), died in Egypt
Princess,
armed merchant cruiser
KHAMISI, Mahomed B (real name,
but served as Mohamed Klanusi), Fireman, (no service number listed), illness
WESTERN FRONT
RND, 1st RM Battalion, France
HUTCHISON, William S, Private,
RMLI, S 961 (Ply), DOW
RND, 2nd RM Battalion, France
PEAT, Herbert A, Private, RMLI,
S 1488 (Po), DOW
__________
RND, 2nd RM Battalion
BULLOCK, Frederick A, Private,
RMLI, S 1903 (Ch), accident in London, DOI
TB.45, torpedo boat
DIXON, Robert H, Stoker 1c, K
1938, drowned
Wednesday,
30 May 1917
Ina William
(may be spelt Inawilliam), hired trawler, minesweeper, mined and
sunk off SW Ireland
CARTER, Ernest, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 14511
CLAYTON, Albert E W, Engineman,
RNR, ES 1353
DAWN, John H, Trimmer, RNR, TS
2892
DENNEHY, John, Deck Hand, RNR,
DA 7740
FAHY, John, Deck Hand, RNR, DA
12514
GARIOCH, John, Engineman, RNR,
ES 2655
HOGAN, Michael, Trimmer, RNR, TS
6494
KELLY, Christopher, Seaman,
RNR, A 7806
RITCHIE, James H, Trimmer, RNR,
TS 2623
RUSSELL, William C, Signalman,
RNVR, Wales Z 2812
SHIMMIN, William H, 2nd Hand,
RNR, SA 744
SLAPP, Charles, Ty/Skipper, RNR
Rachel, steamship
STEWART, John, Leading Seaman,
RNR, C 2308, drowned
WESTERN FRONT
RND, Hawke Battalion, France
GEORGE, Henry, Able Seaman,
RNVR, Tyneside Z 5012, DOW
Thursday, 31 May 1917
Avenger,
armed merchant cruiser
RIDLAND, Lewis, Seaman, RNR
(Shetland Section), L 1434, drowned
Beaver,
destroyer
HILLIER, James, Leading Seaman,
SS 3256, illness
Cornwallis,
pre-Dreadnought battleship
PEACOCK, John, Private, RMLI,
10290 (Ply), died in UK
Minotaur,
cruiser
MONKMAN, Harry, Stoker 1c, K
15789, illness
Pembroke, RN Barracks/Base,
Chatham
BEST, Alfred J, Steward 2c, L
6457, illness
Princess,
armed merchant cruiser
GRIFFITHS, John, Seaman, RNR, C
1643, illness
RNAS Station Tresco, Scilly
Isles
ELLINGWORTH, Charles, Air
Mechanic 2c, F 5384, died in UK
