THE 190 CASUALTIES OF HMS JERVIS BAY
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***Places of birth will either be the actual place or the registered borough or area.
CREWMAN RANK NUMBER BIRTH PLACE & YEAR FORCE AGE STATUS NATIONALITY
ABBOTT Coder P/LD/X 4844 Streatham, London RNVR 20 Single British John Milton UK / 1920 ***Parents were John Edward Abbott & Bessie Abbott ( nee Whitehouse - married 1913 - Wandsworth, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as Streatham, London. Remembered on the Portsmouth, Hants Memorial.
ALLDRIDGE Petty Officer C/JX 133016 Rochester, Kent RN 32 Married British Harry UK / 1908 ***Parents were Charles James Alldridge & Georgina Alice Alldridge ( nee Anderson - married 1895 - Poplar, London) ***Wife was Ruth Margaret Alldridge ( nee Quilter - married 1934 - West Ham, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Gillingham, Kent. Chatham Memorial.
ANDERSON Seaman C/X 10533 Thrumster,Caithness, RNR 27 Married British James UK/ 1913 (Scotland) ***Parents were Donald Anderson & Martha Foster Anderson ( nee McKellar - married ?) ***Wife was Ellen Anderson ( nee Miller - married 1939 - Wick, Caithness) Address at start of WW2 listed as Old Schoolhouse, Thrumster, Scotland. Remembered on the HMS Jervis Bay plaque in Wick, Caithness. Chatham Memorial.
AVERY Seaman C/JX 181440 Trinity Bay, NFL, RN 22 Single Newfoundlander Wilson UK/Canada - 1918 (UK, then Canada) ***Parents were Alfred John Avery & Sarah Jane Avery ( nee Langor - married 10th June, 1918 - NFL, Canada) Address at start of WW2 listed as Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Chatham Memorial.
BAIN Seaman C/X 9997B Wick, Caithness, RNR 27 Married British James UK/ 1913 (Scotland) ***Parents were James S. Bain & Isabella M. Bain (nee McKay - married 13.04.1908) ***Wife was Gladys S. Bain (nee ? - married ?) Address at start of WW2 listed as 18 Wellington St, Wick. Parents address listed as 74 Nicholson St, Wick, Caithness. Remembered on the HMS Jervis Bay plaque in Wick, Caithness. Chatham Memorial.
BAIN Seaman C/X 19089A Wick, Caithness, RNR 27 Single British John McKenzie UK/ 1913 (Scotland) ***Parents were William Bain & Christina Bain ( nee More/Moore - married 11.12.1900 - Edinburgh) Address at start of WW2 listed as 24 Kinnaird St, Wick. Remembered on the HMS Jervis Bay plaque in Wick, Caithness. Chatham Memorial.
BAKER Able Seaman C/LD/X 4510 East Ham, Essex RNVR 23 Single British Leonard UK / 1917 ***Parents were Mark William Baker & Beatrice Minnie Baker ( nee Lambert - married 1908 - West Ham, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as East Ham, London. Chatham Memorial.
BALDWIN Able Seaman C/J 40688 Battersea, London RN/RFR 42 Married British John Thomas UK/ 22.02.1898 ***Parents were Steven Thomas Baldwin & Harriet Baldwin ( nee Ballinger/Bellinger - married 1897 - Wandsworth, London) ***Wife was Kate Helen Baldwin ( nee Todd - married 1923 - Wandsworth, London) Address at start of WW2 - unknown, believed to be London. Chatham Memorial. BALL Able Seaman C/SS 10554 Paddington, London, RN/RFR 38 Married British Frederick John UK/ 6.12.1901 ***Parents were John Ball & Elizabeth Matilda Ball ( nee Evans - married 1899 - Chelsea, London) ***Wife was Rose Ball ( nee Burrage - married 1931 - Willesden, Middlesex) Address at start of WW2 listed as Kilburn, London. Chatham Memorial.
BANKS Able Seaman C/J 39319 Merton, Surrey, RN/RFR 42 Married British George UK/ 2.4.1898 ***Parents were George Banks & Amelia Sophia/Caroline Banks ( nee Bunce - married 1889 - St Saviour, London) ***Wife was Daisy Louise Banks ( nee Hemmings - married 1924 - Kensington, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as London area. George worked for London Transport. Chatham Memorial.
BARHAM Fireman 61840 West Ham, London, MN 29 Married British William UK/ 15.11.1910 (NAP) ***Parents were James Barham & Eizabeth Margaret Barham ( nee Marron/Marrow - married 1902 - West Ham, London) ***Wife was Lydia J. Barham ( nee Carvell - married 1937 - West Ham, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as London. Liverpool Memorial.
BARRY Lieutenant (E) Upton Manor, West RNR 38 Married British Joseph William Philip Ham, UK/ 1902 MN(NAP) ***Parents were William Barry & Elizabeth Mary Barry ( nee Tombs - married 1901 - Poplar, London) ***Wife was Beatrice Anne Barry ( nee Rump/Rumph - married 1927 - Bromley, Kent) Address at start of WW2 listed as Canterbury, Kent. Chatham Memorial.
BARTLE Lieutenant Croydon, Greater RNR 29 Married British Arnold Herbert William London, UK/1911 ***Parents were Arthur Herbert Bartle & Gertrude Mary Bartle ( nee Wrighton - married Gainsborough, Lincolnshire) ***Wife was Josephine Bartle ( nee Mason - married 1939- Hendon, Middlesex) Address at start of WW2 listed as Consett, County Durham. Remembered on the Harrow County School For Boys List - 1921 to 1925 (1922) Chatham Memorial.
BEAL Chief Petty Officer C/M 1324 Sheerness,Sheppey, RN 52 Married British Frederick Charles (Sick Bay) UK/ 3.4.1888 ***Parents were Thomas Beal & Elizabeth Jane Beal ( nee Batchelor - married 1874 - Sheerness, Isle Of Sheppey) ***First wife was Esther Margaret Barry ( nee Wilsdon - married 1914 - Brentford, Middlesex) ***Second wife was Violet W. Barry ( nee Andrews - married 1925 - Place unknown) Address at start of WW2 - unknown. Chatham Memorial.
BELAND Able Seaman C/JX 170883 Woolwich,Gtr London, RN/RFR 38 Married British Alfred Walter J89751 UK/ 29.5.1902 ***Parents were John Frederick Beland & Marie Louise Beland ( nee Fell - married 1896 - Fulham, London) ***Wife was Ethel W. Beland ( nee Harlow -married 1931 - Deptford, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as London. Alf worked as a sorter for London GPO. Alfred is commemorated on the London S/E District Office GPO War Memorial for the London Southwark & Rotherhithe area. Chatham Memorial.
BIGG Lieutenant (E) Islington, London, RNR 43 Married British Dudley James Henry UK/ 1897 MN(NAP) ***Parents were Robert Henry Bigg & Florence Blanche Bigg ( nee Hockaday - married 1894 - Camberwell, London) ***Wife was Dorothy Bigg ( nee Le Marquand - married 1928 - Holborn, London) Address at start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
BLANCHARD Stoker A/ 3426 Lower Caraquet, RCNR 29 Married Canadian Joseph Homer Gerald NB, Canada. Leoplod ***Parents were Joseph Edmund/Edmond Blanchard & Amanda Blanchard ( nee Robichaud - married 1910 - Dalhousie, NB, Canada) ***Wife was Mabel Blanchard ( nee Allain - married ?) **Both the parents of Joseph, and Joseph himself, resided in Dalhousie, NB. Address at start of WW2 listed as Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada. Halifax, NS, Memorial.
BLYTH Leading Seaman C/J 79638 Kings Lynn, Norfolk, RN/RFR 38 Married British John A UK/ 18.6.1902 ***Mother was unmarried - Amy Blyth (father unknown) - Amy Blyth would become Amy Beal through marriage in 1918. ***Adopted parents were Abraham Adderson & Harriet Dow Adderson ( nee Burrell - married 1880 - King's Lynn, Norfolk) ***Wife was Jessie Elizabeth Blyth ( nee Smith - married 1930 - King's Lynn, Norfolk) Address at start of WW2 listed as King's Lynn, Norfolk. Chatham Memorial.
BOWLES Able Seaman C/J 49783 Grt Yarmouth, Norfolk, RN/RFR 41 Married British Herbert James UK/ 9.9.1899 ***Parents were Arthur George Bowles & Mary Ann/Anne Bowles ( nee Morrison - married 1878 - Yarmouth, Norfolk) ***Wife was Edith Dora Bowles ( nee Doyle - married 1927 - Yarmouth, Norfolk) Address at start of WW2 listed as Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Chatham Memorial.
BOYCE Pantryman 845999 Glasgow, Scotland, MN 48 ?? British James Henry UK/ 8.9.1892 (NAP) (Scotland) ***Parents were Joseph Henry Boyce & Annabella Paul Boyce ( nee Lang - married 1888 - Glasgow, Scotland) Address at start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
BOYLAND Able Seaman C/LD/X 4423 Lambeth, London, RNVR 23 Single British Victor Douglas UK/ 1916 ***Parents were Edwin Boyland & Alice Maud Mary Boyland ( nee Page - married 1908 - St George Hanover Square, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as Westminster, London. Chatham Memorial.
BRADLEY Carpenter 200985 Liverpool, Lancs, MN 44 Married British Walter Lockwood UK/ 1896 (NAP) ***Parents were William Bradley & Annie Maria Bradley ( nee Smith - married 1888 - West Derby, Liverpool, Lancs) ***Wife was Lillian Gleave Bradley ( nee Dolan - married 1923 - West Derby, Liverpool, Lancs) Address at start of WW2, listed as Old Swan, Liverpool, Lancs. Liverpool Memorial.
BREMNER Seaman C/X 9663B Wick, Caithness, RNR 29 Married British David Rosie UK/ 1910 (Scotland) ***Parents were Donald Bremner & Elizabeth Bremner ( nee Anderson - married 1905 - Place unknown) ***Wife was Frances Bremner ( nee Doull - married 1938 - Wick, Caithness, Scotland) ***Frances Bremner's brother (George Doull) was one of the 65 x survivors on HMS Jervis Bay. ***David & Frances Bremner shared a house in Wick with fellow casualty William Miller & family. Address at start of WW2 listed as 31 Smith Terrace, Wick. Parents address listedas 37 Cairndhuna Terrace, Wick, Caithness. **See address for William B. Miller too - shared house. David R. Bremner was an in-law of William B. Miller. Remembered on the HMS Jervis Bay plaque in Wick, Caithness. Chatham Memorial.
BREMNER Seaman C/X 9737B Wick, Caithness, RNR 32 ?? British William UK/ 20.06.1908 (Scotland) ***Parents were John Bremner & Jane Bremner ( nee Wares - married 1897 - Wick, Caithness) it is not known if William was married or single at this moment in time. Address at start of WW2 listed as 5 Macarthur St, Wick. Remembered on the HMS Jervis Bay plaque in Wick, Caithness. Chatham Memorial.
BREWIS Able Seaman C/LD/X 3804 Lewisham, London, RNVR 23 Single British Peter William UK/ 1917 ***Parents were Arthur William Brewis & Elizabeth Brewis ( nee Woof - married 1905 - Lewisham, London) Address at the start of WW2 - unknown, believed to be in the London area. Chatham Memorial.
BRUCE Carpenter's Mate ?? West Ham, London MN 20 Single British William Robert UK/ 1920 (NAP) ***Parents were William Robert Bruce & Elizabeth Bruce ( nee Coombe/Coombs - married 1910 - West Ham, London) William worked for the Shaw Savill Line. Address at start of WW2 listed as Romford, Essex. Liverpool Memorial.
CARR Assistant Steward 1027481 Harwich, Essex, MN 40 ?? British Alfred John UK/ 22.6.1900 (NAP) ***Parents were Jeremiah Carr & Alice Mary Ann Carr ( nee Baggott - married 1895 - Tendring, Essex) It is not known if Alfred was married or single. Address at start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
CARSON Ordinary Signalman V/11312 Trowbridge, Ontario, RCNVR 20 Single Canadian Morley Willerton Canada/ circa 1920 ***Parents were Albert Edgar Carson & Alberta 'Bertie' Amelia Carson ( nee Willerton - married 20/1/1916 - Winnipeg, Ontario,Canada) Address at start of WW2 listed as Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Halifax, NS Memorial.
CHAPPELL Commander (E) 911120 Fenny Stratford,Bucks, RNR 45 Married British James Harold George UK/ 1897 MN(NAP) ***Parents were George Chappell & Catherine Jane Chappell ( nee Dibb - married 1887 - Newport Pagnall, Bucks) ***Wife was Gladys Emily Louise Chappell ( nee Facey - married 1921 - Bedford, Bedfordshire) Address at start of WW2 listed as Letchworth, Herts. Liverpool Memorial.
CHARLTON Signalman C/TD/X 835 South Shields,Durham, RNVR 30 ?? British John George UK/ 1910 ***Parents were ? Charlton & ? Charlton (nee ? - married ?) It is not known if John was single or married. ***We know that John George Charlton was born in the North-East (Tyne & Wear area) - approx 1910 to 1922. Address at start of WW2 believed to be Tyneside. John is also remembered on the North East War Memorial in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. Chatham Memorial.
CHEESMAN Able Seaman C/J 104418 Kensington,London, RN/RFR 36 Married British Sidney Horace UK/ 29.7.1904 ***Parents were Sidney Thomas Cheesman & Ellen Cheesman ( nee Thwaites - married 1896 - Chelsea, London) ***Wife was Cecilia/Cicilia May Cheesman ( nee Brealey - married 1925 - Willesden, Middlesex) Address at start of WW2 listed as Willesden, Middlesex. Chatham Memorial.
CLARK Assistant Cook 118385 Steyning, Sussex, MN 23 Single British Lionel Elderton UK/ 1916 (NAP) ***Parents were Robert Charles Clark & Clara Elizabeth Elderton Clark ( nee Elderton/Eldridge - married 1916 - Orton, Reigate, Surrey) Address at start of WW2 listed as Hounslow, Middlesex. Remembered on the Tenby Council School War Memorial plaque, Tenby, West Wales. Remembered on the WW2 war memorial in Tenby, Wales, along with his brother Eric Clark ( also on above plaque). Liverpool Memorial.
CLARK Petty Officer C/J 7626 Hackney, London, RN/RFR 46 Married British Walter James William UK/ 27.3.1894 ***Parents were Walter James Clark & Alice Clark ( nee Sell- married 1885 - West Ham, London) ***Wife was Winifred May Clark ( nee Warner - married 1936 - Surrey North-East) Address at start of WW2 listed as Leyton, Essex. Chatham Memorial.
CLARKE Petty Officer C/JX 130999 ?? RN 27 ?? ?? Patrick circa 1913 ***Parents were Patrick Clarke & Catherine Clarke (nee ?? - married ??) It is not known if Patrick was married or single. Birth place and nationality unknown at this time. Address at start of WW2 listed as Middlesbrough, Teesside ( formerly North Yorkshire). Chatham Memorial.
COLE Able Seaman C/JX 170820 Crowborough, RN/RFR 32 Married British Francis Stephen J108095 Sussex,UK/ 1.3.1908 ***Parents were Robert De Courcy Cole & Frances Cole ( nee Gillham - married 1904 - Battle, Sussex) ***Wife was Caroline M. Cole ( nee Moore - married 1934 - Battle, Sussex) Address at start of WW2 - unknown. Chatham Memorial.
COLLINS Able Seaman C/J 93254 Oxford, Oxon, RN/RFR 38 Married British Reginald George UK/ 9.2.1902 ***Parents were William Collins & Henrietta Collins ( nee Coppock - married 1899 - Oxford, Oxon) ***Wife was Bertha Mary Collins ( nee Smith - married 1933 - Oxford, Oxon) Address at start of WW2 listed as Oxford, Oxfordshire. Chatham Memorial.
COLLOFF Chief Cook 42505 Poplar, London, MN 36 Single ? British John Alfred UK/ 1904 (NAP) ***Parents were Robert John Colloff & Elizabeth Jane Colloff ( nee Hanson - married 13/5/1894 - Poplar, London) It is not known if John was married or single. Address at start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
CONDON Able Seaman C/LD/X 2848 Southwark, London, RNVR 24 Single British Joseph Harry UK/ 1916 ***Parents were Joseph Condon & Elizabeth Condon ( nee Welling/Wellington - married 1914 - Southwark, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as Camberwell, London. Chatham Memorial.
COOKE Pantryman 1038412 London MN 40 Married British Joseph Henry 864257 UK/ 1/6/1900 (NAP) ***Parents were Joseph Thomas Cooke & Harriet Elizabeth Cooke ( nee Chenery - married 1894 - Chelsea, London) ***Wife was Elizabeth A. Cooke ( nee Leddy - married 1938 - Hampstead) Address at the start of WW2 - unknown, believed to be in London. Liverpool Memorial.
COSTELLO Greaser 53311 Scarborough,N.Yorks, MN 55 ?? British Thomas UK/ 1885 (NAP) ***Served as John Sullivan ***Parents were John Costello & Catherine Costello ( nee Duffy - married 1877 - Scarborough, North Yorks) It is not known if Thomas (John) was married or single. Address at start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
CRANE Carpenter's Mate 152845 West Ham, London, MN 24 Single British Charles William Robert UK/ 1916 (NAP) ***Parents were Charles W. Crane & Rosetta Crane ( nee Tyler - married 1915 - West Ham, London) Charles worked for the Shaw Savill Line. Address at start of WW2 listed as West Ham, London. Liverpool Memorial.
CROUCH Assistant Steward 1041067 Mile End, London, MN 34 Married British Robert Arthur UK/ 1906 (NAP) ***Parents were Robert Arthur Crouch & Margaret McDonald Crouch ( nee Smith - married 1903 - St George In The East, London) ***Wife was Ellen A. Crouch ( nee Seymour - married 1935 - Poplar, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as Poplar, London. Liverpool Memorial.
CURRY Ordinary Signalman C/SS/X 29509 Coagh, Co. Tyrone, RN 19 Single British Richard UK/ 1921 (N.Ireland) ***Parents were Thomas Curry & Mary Curry ( nee ? - married ?) Address at start of WW2 listed as Coagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Remembered on the Coagh Soldiers & Sailors war memorial 2012 - WW2, Coagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Chatham Memorial.
DANBY Ordinary Signalman V/8267 Hamilton, Ontario, RCNVR 19 Single Canadian William Hardy Canada/ circa 1921 ***Parents were Wilfred Danby & Jamesina Coutts Danby ( nee Hardie - married 27th Sept, 1919 - Hamilton, Ontario) Address at start of WW2 listed as Hamilton, Ontario. Halifax, NS Memorial.
DANIELS Able Seaman C/LD/X 3148 Bermondsey, London, RNVR 24 Single British Joseph Robert Henry UK/ 1916 ***Parents were Robert H. Daniels & Jane P. Daniels ( nee Peart - married 1915 - St Olave, Southwark, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as London. Chatham Memorial.
DAVENPORT Scullion 168921 Burton-On-Trent, Notts, MN 34 Married British Harry UK/ 30.4.1906 (NAP) ***Parents were Ernest William Davenport & Etty Ann Davenport ( nee Tunnicliffe - married 1900 - Shardlow, Derbyshire) ***Wife was ? Davenport (nee ? - married ?) Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
DAVEY Captain's Steward 91423 West Ham, London, MN 37 Single British Bertram Westlock UK/ 1902 (NAP) ***Parents were Benjamin Westlock Davey & Emma Davey ( nee Chaplin - married 1890 - Poplar, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Westcliff-On-Sea, Essex. Remembered on a gravestone in Sutton Road Cemetery, Southend-On-Sea, Essex. Liverpool Memorial.
DAY Fireman 164586 West Ham, London, MN 34 ?? British Alfred George UK/ 6.4.1906 (NAP) ***Parents were Alfred Frederick Day & Catherine Day ( nee Luck - married 1905 - West Ham, London) It is not known if Alfred was married or single. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Manor Park, Essex. Liverpool Memorial.
DEMEZA Ship's Writer Romford, Essex, MN 25 Single British Arthur Frederick UK/ 1915 (NAP) William ***Parents were Arthur E. Demeza & Florence E. Demeza ( nee Warren - married 1915 - Romford, Essex) Address at the start of WW2 listed as London. Liverpool Memorial. DENNIS Able Seaman C/J 90509 Tottenham, London, RN/RFR 37 Married British Patrick Ignatius UK/ 14.3.1903 ***Parents were James Dennis & Eleanor Dennis ( nee Fox - married 1895 - Croydon, Greater London) ***Wife was Gertrude May Dennis ( nee Manning - married Edmonton, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Ilford, Essex. Chatham Memorial.
DESBOROUGH Carpenter's Mate 121249 East Ham, London, MN 25 Single British Arthur William UK/ 1915 (NAP) ***Parents were Arthur William Desborough & Caroline Henrietta Desborough (nee Ehlers - married 1912 *) * Ehlers surname later changed to the surname of Ellis. Arthur worked for the Shaw Savill Line. Address at the start of WW2 listed as East Ham, London. Liverpool Memorial.
DRISCOLL Lieut-Commander Bristol, Avon, RNR 35 Single British Arthur William UK/ 1905 ***Parents were Denis Driscoll & Margaret Driscoll ( nee Roberts - married 15/6/1898 - Cardiff, Wales) **Probate for Arthur's will was granted to his sister Eileen, so he was probably unmarried. Address at the start of WW2 listed as London. Remembered on the Prince Of Wales Sea Training School WW2 Memorial plaque, Holy Trinity Church, Ingham, Norfolk. (PWSTS) Chatham Memorial.
DUNBAR Baker 1072564 Anderstown,Glasgow, MN 59 Married British Stephen 823155 UK/ 1881 (NAP) (Scotland) ***Parents were William John (John) Dunbar & Agnes Dunbar ( nee Hunter - married 26/12/1867 - Glasgow, Scotland) ***Wife was Harriet Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Dunbar ( nee Gibbon - married 1906 - St George East, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as London. Remembered on a gravestone in Ilford (Buckingham Road) Cemetery, Essex. Liverpool Memorial.
DURHAM Leading Sick Berth C/SBR 4725 Bradford, W.Yorks, RN 46 Married British Charles Attendant UK/ 1894 ***Parents were Samual North Durham & Emma Durham ( nee Petty - married 1886 - Bradford, West Yorkshire) ***Wife was Mary Durham ( nee Dean - married 1925 - North Bierley, Bradford, West Yorks) Address at start of WW2 listed as Bradford, West Yorks. Chatham Memorial
ELLENDER Chief Engine Room C/M 1667 Grimsby, N. Lincs, RN 55 Married British Francis Edward Articifer UK/ 16.7.1885 ***Parents were Frederick Harry Ellender & Catherine Ellender ( nee Gravells - married 1869 - Mutford, Norfolk) ***Wife was Sarah Ann Ellender ( nee McCormick - married 1908 - Medway, Kent) Address at start of WW2 listed as 429 Wellington St, Grimsby, Lincs. Chatham Memorial.
ESMOND Watchkeeping 146966 Marylebone, London,** MN 25 Single? British Henry Officer UK/ 8.5.1915 (NAP) N.B. - ***Born as Arthur Reginald Hinson Meek. ***Parents were ? Esmond/Meek & ? Esmond/Meek ( nee ? - married/unmarried?) ***Mother was Lily Meek - living at 18 Chesterton Road, Kensington, London, W10 in 1950. It is believed that Henry (Harry) was single and so unmarried, though this is unconfirmed. An insert in a London newspaper from 1941, lists Henry (Harry) as a Junior Engineering Officer. Address at start of WW2 listed as London. Liverpool Memorial.
EVANS Ship's Writer 1115124 Liverpool, Lancs, MN 46 Married British John Richard UK/ 1894 (NAP) ***Parents were Richard Evans & Margaret Elizabeth Evans (nee Jones - married 1893 - West Derby, Liverpool, Lancs) ***Wife was Adelaide Mary Evans ( nee Heagney - married 1914 - West Derby, Liverpool, Lancs) Address at start of WW2 listed as New Cross, London. Liverpool Memorial.
EVANS Lieut-Commander Beckington, Somerset, RNVR 43 Married British Tyrrell George Surgeon UK/ 1897 ***Parents were William Godfrey Evans & Leoni/Leonie Eliza Evans ( nee Hoyle - married 1886 - Frome, Somerset) ***Wife was Agnes Nelson Evans ( nee Rodger - married 1922 - London City, Greater London) Tyrrell was the local G.P in Beckington near Frome in Somerset before WW2. Address at start of WW2 listed as Beckington, Somerset. Remembered on a family gravestone in Beckington (St Gregory) Churchyard, Somerset. Chatham Memorial.
FARMER Greaser 719560 Eastbourne, MN 49 Single British Reginald Graham B. UK/ 1890 (NAP) ***Parents were George Farmer & Sophia Farmer ( nee Styles - married 1872 - Ticehurst, Sussex) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Gravesend, Kent. Liverpool Memorial.
FARTHING Able Seaman C/LD/X 4375 Hackney, Greater RNVR 20 Single British Maurice Frederick London, UK/1920 ***Parents were Frederick Alexander Farthing & Jessie E. Farthing ( nee Hall - married 1914 - Islington, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as Finsbury Park, London. Chatham Memorial.
FEGEN Captain 398 Southsea, Hants, RN 49 Single British Edward Stephen Fogarty UK/ 1891 ***Parents were Frederick Fogarty Fegen & Catherine (Katie) Mary Fogarty Fegen ( nee Crewse - married 1888 - Kensington, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Knightsbridge, London. Remembered on a memorial in the Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club, pembroke Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire. Remembered on a plaque at H.M.A.S. Creswell, Royal Australian Naval College, Jervis Bay territory, Australia. Chatham Memorial.
FERGUSON Able Seaman C/LD/X 5602 Poplar, London, RNVR 23 Single British Henry Frank UK/ 1917 ***Parents were Henry George Ferguson & Lily Ferguson ( nee Goouch/Gooch - married 1915 - Poplar, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as London. Chatham memorial.
FINCH Able Seaman C/J 101837 Deal, Kent, RN/RFR 36 Single British George UK/ 23.5.1904 ***Parents were Albert James Finch & Lizzie Finch ( nee Gurr - married 1892 - Blean, Kent) Address at the start of WW2 believed to be Margate, Kent. Remembered on the Margate war memorial, Kent. Chatham Memorial.
FINDLATER Chief Petty C/J 49558 Tottenham, London, RN 40 Married British Thomas Henry Officer UK/ 14.7.1900 ***Parents were Thomas John Findlater & Louisa Mary Findlater ( nee Cousins - married 1899 - Kensington, London) ***Wife was Vera Louise Findlater ( nee Rankin - married 1935 - Shoreditch, London) Address at start of WW2 listedas Alexandra Park, Middlesex. Chatham Memorial.
GALLOWAY Greaser 1109490 Poplar, London, MN 41 Married British Frank George UK/ 1899 (NAP) ***Parents were William Thomas Galloway & Emma Galloway ( nee Plumridge - married 1881 - Poplar, London) ***Wife was Alexandra Betty Galloway ( nee Stagg - married 1919 - West Ham, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as London (possibly Canning Town). Liverpool Memorial.
GIBSON Chief Petty C/TD 40 Sth Shields, Durham, RNVR 33 ?? British John Officer UK/ 1907 ***Parents were William Gibson & Elizabeth Redpath Gibson ( nee Grieves - married 1901 - South Shields, Tyne & Wear) It is not known if John was married or single. Address at start of WW2 listed as Cleadon Park, County Durham. john is also remembered on the North East War Memorial situated in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. Chatham Memorial.
GOSPAGE Fireman 1118556 Mile End, London, MN 34 Married British David Henry UK/ 1906 (NAP) ***Parents were Thomas (John) Gospage & Edith Alice Gospage ( nee Vickers - married 1894 - Mile End, London) ***Wife was Sarah Lilian M. Gospage ( nee Pugh - married 1933 - Poplar, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as Poplar, London. Liverpool Memorial. GREEN Acting Sub-Lieut (E) Thorne, Sth Yorks, MN 23 Single British George Durham UK/1917 (NAP) ***Parents were George Durham Green & Rose Green ( nee Allen - married 1916 - Thorne, Lincs) Address at start of WW2 listed as Dunsville, South Yorks. George is also remembered on the Hatfield Woodhouse War Memorial in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Liverpool Memorial.
GREENLEY Seaman C/7034C Hull, East Yorkshire, RNR 36 Married British William UK/ 2.10.1904 ***Parents were George Henry Greenley & Maud Greenley ( nee Walton - married 1899 - Hull, East Yorks) ***Wife was Mary Greenley ( nee Ralph - married 1929 - Hull, Est Yorks) Address at start of WW2 listed as 14 Junction St, Bright St, Hull, East Yorks. **William is listed as a fisherman, though this could be incorrect information. Chatham Memorial.
GRISS Assistant 93074 Stepney, London, MN 24 Single? British Wilfred George Storekeeper UK/ 1916 (NAP) ***Parents were William Arthur Griss & Adelaide Vilma Griss ( nee Haitsch - married 1913 - Camberwell, London) It is not known if Wilfred was married or single, though it is believed that he was unmarried. Address at start of WW2 listed as London (possibly Edmonton). Liverpool Memorial.
GULLESS Able Seaman C/LD/X 4369 Lambeth, London, RNVR 24 Single British Alexander Thomas UK/ 1916 ***Parents were Alexander 'Alec' Gulless & Amelia S. Gulless ( nee Waller - married 1913 - Camberwell, London) Address at start of WW2 listed as London (possibly Lambeth). Chatham Memorial.
HALL Sub-Lieutenant (E) Queensland, RNR 26 Single ? Australian Robert Lindsey Australia/circa 1914 MN(NAP) ***Parents were Henry James Hall & Mercy Lorraine Hall ( nee Lindsey - married 21st March, 1911 - Islington, London) It is not known if Robert was married or single. Address at start of WW2 listed as Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Chatham Memorial.
HART Fireman 89695 Lambeth, London, MN 29 Married British Reginald UK/ 4.4.1911 (NAP) ***Parents were Herbert John Hart & Louise Hart ( nee Brotheridge - married 1909 - Southwark, London) ***Wife was Violet L. Hart ( nee Perkins - married 1937 - Southwark, London) Brother of casualty William Hart. Address at start of WW2 listed as London. Liverpool Memorial.
HART Greaser 17452 Walworth, Surrey, MN 31 ?? British William UK/ 1909 (NAP) ***Parents were Herbert John Hart & Louise Hart ( nee Brotheridge - married 1909 - Southwark, London) It is not known if William was married or single. Brother of casualty Reginald Hart. Address at start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
HAWN Leading Seaman V/6247 Avenmore, Ontario. RCNVR 23 Single Canadian David Emmanuel Canada/ circa 1917 David was raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ***Parents were Manuel Hawn & Rachel Hawn ( nee Stephenson - married 6th September, 1907 - Finch, Stormont, Ontario) Address at the start of WW2 listed as 49 Ottawa St, Ottawa. Halifax, NS Memorial.
HEARD Seaman C/X 10416B Tollesbury, Essex, RNR 29 Married British Hubert UK/ 1911 ***Parents were Edgar Heard & Alice Rosina Heard ( nee Turner - married 1898 - Maldon, Essex) ***Wife was Ida Mary Heard ( nee Frost - married 1934 - Maldon, Essex) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Tollesbury, Essex. After the death of Hubert in 1940, his wife Ida married Hubert's brother Peter Heard in 1942. Peter too would be killed on 7/1/1943. Both Hubert & Peter are remembered on the family grave/gravestone in Tollesbury Cemetery, Essex. Both Hubert & Peter had been good sailors, and were members of the Tollesbury Sailing Club. Remembered on a gravestone in Tollesbury Cemetery, Essex. Chatham Memorial.
HENNESSEY Assistant Cook Dublin MN 52 ?? Ireland Martin Ireland/ 1888 (NAP) ***Parents were ? Hennessey & ? Hennessey ( nee ? - married ?) **All details are probably registered in Ireland, and so are extremely difficult to try and trace. We do not know if Martin was married or single, or his MN service number. Address at start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
HILL Lieutenant Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, RNR 50 Married British Walter UK/ April 1890 MN(NAP) ***Parents were Benjamin Rowland Hill & Sarah Anne Hill ( nee Smith - married 1889 - Gateshead, Tyne & Wear) ***Wife was Martha Hill ( nee Kerr - married 1916 - Hammersmith, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Isleworth, Middlesex. Chatham Memorial.
HINSTRIDGE Second Cook 898140 Stratford-On-Avon, MN 43 ?? British Harold Edward Warwks, UK/ 1897 (NAP) ***Parents were William James Hinstridge & Evangelina (Eva/Emily) Hinstridge ( nee Corlett - married 18/10/1881 - I.O.Man) We do not know if Harold was married or single. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
HOUGHTON Able Seaman C/LD/X 4512 Brentford, London, RNVR 19 Single British Walter Oliver UK/ 1921 ***Parents were George Walter Houghton & Emma Elizabeth Houghton ( nee Armstrong - married 1920 - Pancras, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Southall, London. Chatham Memorial.
HOWES Assistant Steward 127190 Southend, Essex, MN 31 ?? British Eric Gordon UK/ 1909 (NAP) ***Parents were Harry Howes & Edith Elizabeth Anna Howes ( nee Simmonds - married 1908 - Rochford, Essex) It is not known if Eric was married or single at this moment in time. Address at the start of 1940 listed as Southend-On-Sea, Essex. Liverpool Memorial.
HUDSON Able Seaman C/J 104441 Paddington, London, RN/RFR 34 ?? British Jack UK/ 30.6.1906 ***Parents were ? Hudson & ? Hudson ( nee ? - married ?) We do not know if Jack was married or single at this time. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Chatham Memorial.
INNES Able Seaman C/X 10559B Clyth, Caithness, RNR 33 Married British John UK/ 1.10.1908 (Scotland) ***Parents were William Innes & Barbara Innes ( nee Calcott - married 14/07/1905 - Wick, Caithness) Address of parents at the start of 1940 listed as 8 Kinnaird St, Wick, Caithness. ***Wife was Jessie Innes ( nee Wares - married 25/09/1928 - Wick, Caithness) Address at start of WW2 listed as Burnside, Oldwick, Wick. Remembered on the HMS jervis Bay plaque in Wick, Caithness. Chatham Memorial.
IRELAND Junior Engineer 205690 Napier, MN 21 Single New Zealander Arthur Stanley New Zealand/21.1.1919 (NAP) ***Parents were Richmond Clement Ireland & Ethel Ireland (nee Sweet - married ?) **Further family details will probably only be available in New Zealand, including parents marriage details. Address at the start of WW2 is not known, though presumed to be in New Zealand. Liverpool Memorial.
JARVIS Chief Petty Officer C/J 2970 Plaistow, London, RN/RFR 48 Married British William Joseph UK/ 7.9.1892 ***Parents were William Jarvis & Emma Jarvis (nee ? - married ?) ***Wife was Fanny Jarvis ( nee Peaty - married 1913 - West Ham, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as East Ham, London. Chatham Memorial.
JEFFCOTT Able Seaman C/LD/X 4433 Lambeth, London, RNVR 27 single? British John Stanislaus UK/ 1913 ***Parents were John Jeffcott & May Minnie Contstance Jeffcott ( nee Jefferson - married 1912 - Southwark, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Lambeth, London. Chatham Memorial.
JOHNSON Stoker A/2423 Owen Sound, RCNR 37 Married Canadian James Alexander Milton Canada/ circa 1903 ***Parents were George Johnson & Elizabeth B. Johnson ( nee Bannister - married 13/3/1892) **The parents will possibly married in Canada. James appears to have 'dropped' his Christian name and is referred to as Alexander Milton Johnson. ***Wife was Margaret Johnson (nee Taylor - married 12/1/1923 - Owen Sound, Canada) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Owen Sound, Ontario. Halifax, NS Memorial.
JONES Watchkeeping 163221 Preston, Lancs, MN 25 Married British Charles Edward Officer UK/ 1915 (NAP) ***Parents were ? Jones & ? Jones ( nee ? - married ?) **Charles parents were only listed as his mother having the surname of Jones. So, his mother might have been unmarried.** ***Wife was Hilda Jones ( nee Myerscough - married 1936 - Lancaster, Lancashire) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Preston, Lancashire. Liverpool Memorial.
KELLY Assistant Baker 174363 Dublin, MN 26 ?? Ireland Cornelius Ireland/ 1914 (NAP) ***Parents were ? Kelly & ? Kelly ( nee ? - married ?) **Family details will probably be in ireland, and so extremely difficult to trace. It is not known if Cornelius was married or single. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial. KERSHAW Master At Arms C/M 39614 Bradford, W.Yorks, RN/RFR 42 Married British James Hardy J/40646 UK/ 27.8.1898 ***Parents were James Kershaw & Ruth Ann Kershaw ( nee Hardy - married 1881 - Bradford, West Yorks) ***Wife was Maud/Maude Jane Kershaw ( nee Arnold - married 1920 - Southtown, Suffolk**) **Southtown was registered as Yarmouth, Norfolk in 1920, prior to county/boundary changes. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Gillingham, Medway, Kent. Chatham Memorial.
KILGOUR 2nd Electrician 180226 Cathcart, Glasgow, MN 23 Single British Robert UK/ 1917 (NAP) (Scotland) ***Parents were Joseph Kilgour & Janet McGhee Kilgour (nee Baird - married 9.6.1915) **Parents probable marriage will have been in Scotland. Address at the start of WW2 listed as 33 Merrycrest Avenue, Giffnock, Glasgow, Scotland. Liverpool Memorial.
LANE Fireman 169280 West Ham, London, MN 22 Single British John David UK/ 1918 (NAP) ***Parents were Clifford William John Lane & Jeanie Lane ( nee Moore - married 1911 - West Ham, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as London (possibly West Ham). Liverpool Memorial.
LANG Carpenter's Mate 102512 Stepney, London, MN 30 Married British Herbert Samuel George UK/ 1910 (NAP) ***Parents were Samuel Lang & Rose Ann Lang ( nee Pasterfield - married 1909 - Stepney, London) ***Wife was Daisy Elsie Lang ( nee Williams - married 1936 - Essex South-West) Address at the start of WW2 listed as East Ham, London. Liverpool Memorial.
LATCH Midshipman King's Norton, Warwks, RNR 17 Single British Cyril Clive Telford UK/ 1923 ***Parents were Cyril Telford Latch & Florence M. Latch ( nee Sheldon - married 1922 - Warwick, Warwickshire) Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Chatham Memorial.
LATTIMORE Able Seaman C/LD/X 4488 West Ham, London, RNVR 24 Single British Norman Walter George UK/ 1916 ***Parents were Walter George Lattimore & Maud Louise Lattimore ( nee Macnamara - married 1912 - West Ham, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Romford, Esssex. Norman had played football for 'Grays Athletic' weare led to believe. Chatham Memorial.
LECOMBER Fireman 188716 West Ham, London, MN 20 Single British Thomas William UK/ 1920 (NAP) ***Parents were Thomas W. Lecomber & Sophia Lecomber ( nee Ward - married 1909 - West Ham, London) *It is believed that Thomas W. Lecomber Senior died in 1929, aged 61 years ( registered as Stepney, London) Sophia Lecomber was left as the lone parent. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Stratford, London. Liverpool Memorial.
LEDDRA Lieutenant- Plymouth, Devon, RNR 53 Married British Morris Reynolds Commander (E) UK/ 1887 MN (NAP) ***Parents were Thomas William Leddra & Elizabeth Grace Leddra ( nee Reynolds - married 1886 - Plymouth, Devon) ***Wife was Edith Blanche May Leddra ( nee Miller - married 1916 - Plymouth, Devon) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Mannamead, Plymouth, Devon. Morris worked for the Shaw Savill Line. Morris had served on S.S. Jervis Bay before WW2. Liverpool Memorial.
LEE Saloon Steward 1050230 Plumstead, Kent, MN 43 ?? British William Henry UK/ 28.12.1896 (NAP) ***Parents were ? Lee & ? Lee ( nee ? - married ?) We have no further details as regards the parents of William Lee. We do not know if William was married or single. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
LETHBY Able Seaman C/LD/X 4561 Brighton, Sussex, RNVR 24 Single British George Edward UK/ 1916 ***Parents were Albert Edward Lethby & Ellen Lilian Lethby ( nee Holland/Hollands - married 1914 - Brighton, Sussex) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Brixton Hill, London. Chatham Memorial.
LIDDLE Able Seaman C/LD/X 4434 Marylebone, London, RNVR 20 Single British Robert Godfrey UK/ 1920 ***Parents were Robert Liddle & Clara Liddle ( nee Noakes - married 1918 - Brentford, Middlesex) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Brentford, Middlesex. Chatham Memorial.
LLOYD Donkeyman 970451 West Ham, London, MN 39 Married British Joseph Patrick UK/ 25.8.1901 (NAP) ***Parents were Samuel Lloyd & Mary Lloyd (nee ? - married ?) We have no further details about the parents of Joseph Lloyd at present. ***Wife was Kathleen Lloyd ( nee McKeown - married 1939 - West Ham, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Rhyl, Flintshire. Liverpool Memorial.
LOWE Ordinary Signalman C/TD/X 2211 Newcastle, Tyne/Wear, RNVR 21 Single British Ralph Brooksbank UK/ 1919 ***Parents were Henry George Harold Lowe & Lilian Lowe ( nee Brocksbank/Brooksbank - married 1918 - Leeds, West Yorkshire) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear. Ralph is also remembered on the North-East War Memorial situated in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. Chatham Memorial.
MABBOTT Assistant Steward 61894 Greenwich, London, MN 29 Married British Leslie Ernest UK/ 28.7.1911 (NAP) ***Parents were William Alfred Mabbott & Louisa Beatrice Mabbott ( nee Reddick - married 1907 - Kingston, Middlesex) ***Wife was Rhoda Mabbott ( nee Waugh - married 1932 - Poplar, London) Address at the start of WW2 believed to be London, though not confirmed. Liverpool Memorial. MACDONALD Stoker V/19077 Windsor, Ontario, RCNVR 21 Single Canadian Alexander Canada, circa 1919 ***Parents were Angus Macdonald & Stella Macdonald ( nee Poulter - married ?) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Halifax, NS Memorial.
MACDONALD Junior Watchkeeping 128848 W.Derby, Liverpool, MN 31 Single British William Officer Lancs (NAP) ***Parents were Gordon Herbert Macdonald & Mary Josephine Macdonald ( nee Ferguson - married 1905 - Liverpool, Lancs) Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
MACKAY Engine Room V/5969 Montreal, Quebec, RCNVR 38 Married Canadian William Anderson Articifer Canada/ circa 1902 ***Parents were George Milne Mackay & Anne Mackay (nee ? -married ?) ***Wife was Adeline H. Mackay (nee ? - married ?) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Montreal, Quebec. Halifax, NS Memorial.
MAJOR Able Seaman C/J 106832 Chatham, Kent, RN/RFR 33 Married British Harry Richard UK/ 28.9.1907 ***Parents were Harry Major & Rose Major ( nee Riggs - married 1900 - Weymouth, Dorset) ***Wife was Helen Lehnor Major ( nee Rank - married 1929 - Fulham, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Strood, Kent. Chatham Memorial.
MALLON Able Seaman C/LD/X 3282 Shoreditch, London, RNVR 27 Single? British Frank Richard UK/ 1913 ***Parents were John Lawrence Mallon & Florence Jane Mallon ( nee Looker - married 1908 - Shoreditch, London) We cannot be certain that Frank was single, though we do not believe that he was married. Address at the start of WW2 believed to be London ( possibly Wandsworth or Lambeth.) Chatham Memorial. MARDELL Cooper 111285 West Ham, London, MN 39 Single British William Cecil UK/ 1901 (NAP) ***Parents were William Edward Mardell & Margaret Annie Mardell ( nee Gilley - married 1898 - West Ham, London) William worked for the Shaw Savill Line. Address at the start of WW2 beieved to be Margate, Kent. Remembered on the Margate war memorial, Kent. Liverpool Memorial.
MARGETTS Petty Officer C/J 113430 Bethnal Green, London, RN 31 Married British William John UK/ 1909 ***Parents were William John Margetts & Rebecca Margetts ( nee Flowers - married 1909 - Bethnal Green, London) ***Wife was Emily Elizabeth Margetts ( nee Pamment - married 1933 - Bethnal Green, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Bethnal Green, London. Chatham Memorial.
MARTIN Assistant Baker Edmonton, London, MN 21 Single British Henry Francis UK/ 1919 (NAP) ***Parents were William George Martin & Florence Martin ( nee Linstead - married 1898 - Mile End, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Edmonton, London. Liverpool Memorial.
MARTIN Plumber Croydon, London, MN 26 Married British James William UK/ 1914 (NAP) ***Parents were James Martin & Elsie M. Martin ( nee Ridgeon - married 1913 - Wandsworth, London) ***Wife was Stella May Martin ( nee Webber - married 1937 - Croydon, Greater London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as 11 Manor Park, South Norwood, Croydon, S/E London. Liverpool Memorial.
MATCHAM Petty Officer C/J 12831 Lambeth, London, RN 46 ?? British Henry Theodore UK/ 3.7.1894 ***Parents were Edward Charles Matcham & Jane Susannah Matcham ( nee Molloy - married 1892 - Dover, Kent) We are not sure if Henry was married or single. Address at the start of WW2 believed to be South London. Chatham Memorial.
MATHESON 3rd Electrician 139659 Hillhead, Glasgow, MN 25 Single? British William John UK/ 1915 (NAP) (Scotland) ***Parents were Dugald Archibald Matheson & Joan Matheson (nee McDonald - married 1910) **Parents marriage will probably be in Scotland. We are not sure if William was married or single, though we believe that he was unmarried. Address at thestart of WW2 listed as Glasgow, Scotland. Remembered on a gravestone in Glasgow Western Necropolis Cemetery, Scotland. Liverpool Memorial.
MAY Leading Seaman C/ 7369C Acton, London, RNR 32 Married British Thomas Joseph UK/ 1907 ***Parents were Albert William May & Emma May May ( nee Talbot - married 1904 - Paddington, London) ***Wife was Marjorie Rosalie May ( nee Hamilton - married 1933 - Hammersmith, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Yeading, Middlesex. Chatham Memorial.
McNAMARA Able Seaman C/J 103832 Greenwich, London, RN/RFR 35 Married British Michael UK/ 22.3.1905 ***Parents were Michael McNamara & Lilian McNamara ( nee Matthews - married 1904 - Camberwell, London) ***Wife was Ethel Agnes McNamara ( nee Matthews - married 1930 - Croydon, Greater London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Old Coulsdon, Surrey. Chatham Memorial.
McRAE Engine Room V/ 9884 Aberchirder, Banff, RNVR 57 Married British Harry Smith Articifer Scotland,UK/ 20.3.1883 (Later Canadian) ***Parents were William McRae & Mary McRae ( nee ? - married ?) ***Family trees have Harry Smith McRae being born illegitimately to Mary McRae only on 20.3.1883, so she may not have married. ***Wife was Dorothy Winnifred McRae ( nee Young - married 7 April, 1920 - Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada) It was believed that Harry Smith McRae had been born in Winnipeg, Canada circa 1895, and that he was aged 45 years. Records show that Harry Smith McRae arrived from Banff, Scotland in November 1914 at Winnipeg, Manitoba. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Halifax, NS Memorial.
MILES Able Seaman C/J 100342 Peckham, London, RN 36 Married British Samuel James UK/ 20.4.1904 ***Parents were James Miles & Blanche Clara Miles ( nee Corley - married 1904 - Camberwell, London) ***Wife was Ellen Louisa Miles ( nee Amos - married 1925 - Camberwell, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Sevenoaks, Kent. Chatham Memorial.
MILLER Watchkeeping 191664 Greenwich, London, MN 22 Single British Lawrence Officer UK/ 1918 (NAP) ***Parents were Thomas Henry Miller & Florence Ann Miller ( nee Shelly/Shelley - married 1913 - Lewisham, Greater London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Greenwich, Kent. Liverpool Memorial.
MILLER Seaman C/X 19092A Wick, Caithness, RNR 27 Married British William Booth UK/ circa 1913 (Scotland) ***Parents were William Miller & Johan Miller ( nee Miller - married 1900 - Wick, Caithness) ***Wife was ? Miller (nee ? - married ?) Address at start of WW2 listed as 31 Smith Terrace, Wick. - **See David R. Bremner address too. William B. Miller was an in-law of David R. Bremner. Remembered on the HMS Jervis Bay plaque in Wick, Caithness. Chatham Memorial.
MILROY 1st Electrician 192822 Portpatrick, Scotland, MN 25 Single? British Gordon Dodd UK/ 1915 (NAP) (Scotland) ***Parents were Thomas Milroy & Eliza Milroy ( nee Gordon - married 1909) **Parents were probably married in Scotland. We do not know if Gordon was married or single, though we believe that he was single. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Shawlands, Glasgow, Scotland. Liverpool Memorial.
MITCHELL Assistant Steward 1103103 Bromley, Kent, MN 39 ?? British Arthur William UK/ 23.8.1901 (NAP) ***Parents were John Mitchell & Kate Emily Mitchell ( nee Whitehead - married 1897 - Bromley, Kent) We do not know at this time if Arthur was married or single. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Remembered on a gravestone in Charlton Cemetery, Greenwich, South London. Liverpool Memorial.
MOORE Chief Yeoman of C/J 30780 Cobham, Surrey, RN/RFR 41 Married British Dennis Signals UK/ 18.12.1898 ***Parents were William Thomas Moore & Mary Ann Moore ( nee Luff - married 1895 - Portsea, Hants) ***Wife was Edith Anne Moore ( nee Lee - married 1919 - Chertsey, Surrey) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Portsmouth, Hampshire. Chatham Memorial.
MOORE Engine Room V/23086 Barking, Essex, RCNVR 35 Married British Henry Albert James Articifer UK/ 1905 (Later, Canadian) ***Parents were Frederick William Moore & Margaret Moore ( nee Wearmouth - married 1884 - Auckland, County Durham) ***Wife was Canadian - Anna G. Moore (nee ? - married ?) ***The Marriage of Henry Moore to Anna will have been in Canada - probably in the vicinity of Verdun. Mother's address at the start of WW2 listed as Carlisle, Cumbria, England. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Verdun, Quebec. Halifax, NS Memorial.
MORGAN Able Seaman C/LD/X 4555 Lambeth, London, RNVR 20 Single British Jeffrey Allan UK/ Dec. 1919. ***Parents were ? Morgan & ? Morgan ( nee Wood - married ? - Place unknown at this time) We do not know as yet as to why Jeffrey got adopted. Siblings of Jeffrey could well have been adopted too, though not necessarily to the same adopted parents. ***Adopted parents were Herbert Abel Baker & Charlotte Eliza Baker ( nee Elliott - married 1898 - Wilton, Wiltshire) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Westbury, Wiltshire. Remembered on a gravestone in Westbury Cemetery, Wiltshire. Chatham Memorial. MORRISON Lieutenant- Harrogate, N. Yorks, RNR 38 Married British Keith Milner Commander UK/ 1903 ***Parents were Alexander William Morrison & Nellie Morrison ( nee Milner - married 1899 - Knaresborough, North Yorkshire) ***Wife was Margaret Lawrie Morrison ( nee Chisholm - married 15 Feb, 1935 - Sydney, Australia) Address at start WW2 listed as 'Breadalbane', Dorking Surrey. Keith worked for the Orient Shipping Line. Mother's address at start WW2 listed as 21 Norfolk St, Harroagate, North Yorks. Chatham Memorial.
MUNRO CORMACK Seaman C/X 9757B Keiss, Caithness, RNR 27 ?? British John UK/ circa 1913 (Scotland) ***Parents were John Munro Cormack & Joan/Johan Munro Cormack ( nee Rosie - married 1895) **Parents marriage was probably in Scotland. We are unsure if John was married or single, though we believe that he was single. Address at start of WW2 listed as New House, Keiss, Caithness. Remembered on the HMS Jervis Bay plaque in Wick, Caithness. Chatham Memorial.
NEWTON Lieutenant (E) 586476 Aberdeen, Scotland, RNR 58 Married? British William UK/ 1882 MN(NAP) (Scotland) ***Parents were John Nichol Newton & Jessie Newton ( nee Campbell - married 1872 - Aberdeen, Scotland) **Any possible marriage will probably have been in Scotland. We do not know if William was married or whether he was single at this moment in time. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
O'KANE Greaser 722431 Carnlough,Co.Antrim, MN 51 ?? British James UK/ 4.8.1889 (NAP) (N.Ireland) ***Parents were ? O'Kane & ? O'Kane ( nee ? - married ?) **Any possible marriages will probably have been in Ireland, andare difficult to confirm. We do not know if James was married or single. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial. OGILVY Watchkeeping 149021 Masterton,Wellington, MN 27 Single? New Zealander David Officer New Zealand/ 31.1.1913 (NAP) ***Parents were David Ogilvy & Fanny Mary Ogilvy ( nee Elkins - married 1910) **Parents marriage will probably have been in New Zealand. We do not know if David was married or single, though we believe that he was single. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown, though possibly in New Zealand. Liverpool Memorial.
OWEN Ship's Cook 1139305 Liverpool, Lancs, MN 31 Married British Sydney George UK/1909 (NAP) ***Parents were Francis Henry Owen & Ellen Owen ( nee Stout - married 1903 - West Derby, Liverpool, Lancs) ***Wife was Constance Owen ( nee Cowin - married 1937 - Liverpool North, Lancs) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Liverpool, Lancashire. Liverpool Memorial.
OWENS Midshipman Weymouth, Dorset, RNR 18 Single British Richard Frank UK/ 27 August, 1922 ***Parents were Tom Paterson Owens & Emily Gertrude Owens ( nee Pearse - married 1921 - Staines, Middlesex) **Tom P. Owens met his wife Emily G. Pearse in Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. **The Owens family may well have emigrated to South Africa after the births of Richard Franks & his siblings. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Chatham Memorial.
PARENT Fireman 543 Quebec City, Quebec, MN 26 ?? Canadian Joseph Louis Jean Paul Canada/ circa 1914 (NAP) ***Parents were Joseph Theodule Parent & Marie Corrine Fournier Parent (nee ? - married ?) **Parents marriage will probably have been in Canada. We do not know if Joseph was married or single, though we believethat he was single. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Halifax, NS Memorial.
PARKER Able Seaman C/LD/X 3684 Pancras, London, RNVR 26 Single? British Charles William UK/ 28.7.1914 **Charles William Parker appears to have been Christened William Charles Parker. ***Father was either Charles William Parker or William Charles Parker - unable to confirm. ***Mother was either Charlotte May Parker or May Charlotte Parker ( nee Francis - married ? - Place ?) - unable to confirm a marriage. **Any marriage for Parker/Francis will probably have been in the years 1911 to 1913. *Charles William Parker Junior had been in the Merchant Navy prior to being in the RNVR. His MN number was 272120. We do not know if Charles Junior was married or single, though we believe that he was unmarried. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown, though possibly in London. Chatham Memorial.
PARKER Engine Room 766829 Wakefield, West Yorks, MN 59 Married British George Storekeeper UK/ 1880 (NAP) ***Parents were Tom Benson Parker & Fanny Parker ( nee Steel - married 1880 - Wakefield, West Yorkshire) ***Wife was Ann Parker ( nee Singleton - married 1902 - Wakefield, West Yorkshire) Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Liverpool Memorial.
PATTINSON Acting Sub- 175876 Glasgow, Scotland, RNVR 22 Single? British Hugh McKenzie Lieutenant (E) UK/ 28.1.1918 (Scotland) ***Parents were Thomas Pattinson & Catherine Pattinson ( nee McKenzie - married 1916 - Place Unknown, Scotland) We do not know if Hugh was married or single, though we believe that he was unmarried. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland. Chatham Memorial.
PESKETT Storekeeper 1081451 Plomesgate, Suffolk, MN 35 Single? British Harry Tobit UK/ 1905 (NAP) ***Parents were George Tobit Peskett & Katherine Peskett ( nee Smith - married 1894 - Blything, Suffolk) We do not know if Harry was married or single, though we believe that he was unmarried. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Leiston Cum Sizewell, Suffolk. Remembered on the WW2 section of the Leiston Cum Sizewell war memorial, Suffolk. Liverpool Memorial.
PETERS Chief Butcher 1037213 Forest Gate, London, MN 39 Married British Sydney Ambrose 864628 UK/ 7 January,1901 (NAP) ***Sydney Ambrose Peters was born Ambrose Ludwig Rettner on 7.1.1901 in Forest Gate (West Ham), London. ***Parents were Kaspar Ludwig Rettner & Maria Rettner ( nee Schopf - married 1900 -Forest Gate, London) ***Step-Parents were Charles Henry Peters & Maria Peters ( nee Rettner - formerly Schopf - married 1927 - Bromley, Kent) **Ambrose Ludwig Rettner took the name of Sydney Ambrose Peters, after the marriage of his birth mother Maria, to Charles Peters. ***Wife was Louise Elizabeth Peters ( nee Horton - formerly Treloar - married 1935 - Lewisham, London) **Subsequent birth children were registered as Peters & Treloar. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Manor Park, Essex. Liverpool Memorial.
PORTER Carpenter's Mate West Ham, London, MN 28 ?? British William UK/ 1912 (NAP) ***Parents were Samuel Porter & Norah Porter (nee Sweeney - married 1893) We do not know if William was married or single, though we believe that he was unmarried. William worked for the Shaw Savill Line. Address at the start of WW2 listed as East Ham, London. Liverpool Memorial.
PRICE Engine Room V/25705 Gallacher, NS, RCNVR 23 Single Canadian Albert Edward Articifer Canada/ circa 1917 ***Parents were George Joshua Price & Lottie Vera Price ( nee Forsyth - married 1911 - New Brunswick, Canada) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Gallacher, Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax, NS Memorial.
RAINSBURY Able Seaman C/LD/X 3611 Dartford, Gtr London, RNVR 22 Married British Thomas Frederick UK/ 1918 ***Parents were Bertie Thomas Rainsbury & Nellie Rainsbury ( nee Morris - married 1909 - Dartford, Kent) ***Wife was Vera A. Rainsbury ( nee Hammond - married 1939 - Dartford, Kent) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Erith, Kent. Chatham Memorial.
RANDALL Fireman 179639 West Ham, London, MN 24 Single British Reginald Kitchener UK/ 1916 (NAP) ***Parents were Clement Boyce Randall & May Randall ( nee Humber - married 1901 - Portsmouth, Hants) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Rainham, Essex. Liverpool Memorial.
READ Leading Seaman C/J 111170 Camberwell, London, RN 32 Married British Bob Glenville UK/ 1908 ***Parents were Walter James Read & Susan Beatrice Read ( nee Allen - married 1900 - Reigate, Surrey) ***Wife was Ruby Dorothy Miriam Read ( nee Birks - married 1933 - Southwark, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Benfleet, Essex. Chatham Memorial.
REEVE Ship's Writer 1085483 Hull, E.Yorks, MN 36 Married British James Frederick UK/ 28.3.1904 (NAP) ***Parentswere Captain James Reeve & annie Gertrude Reeve ( nee Craddock - married 30.12.1900 - Hull, East Yorkshire) James worked for the Shaw Savill Line & he had sailed on the S.S. Jervis Bay before WW2. ***Wife was Gladys Palframan Reeve ( nee Palmer - married 1926 - Hull, East Yorkshire) Address at start of WW2 listed as 38 Jesmond Gardens, Holderness Road, Hull, East Yorks. Parents address listed as Northgate, Cottingham, East Yorks. Remembered on a plaque in the walled garden, Northern Cemetery, Chanterlands Avenue, Hull, East Yorkshire. Liverpool Memorial.
REID Boatswain/Bosun 1041710 Culswick, Shetland, MN 41 Married British James Laurence UK/ 26.12.1888 (NAP) (Scotland) ***Parents were George Reid & Elizabeth Reid ( nee Williamson - married 20.9.1887 - Easthouse, Whiteness, Shetland Isles) Address of parents listed as Culswick, Westerskeld, Shetland, Scotland. ***Wife was Jessie Margaret Reid ( nee Garriock - married 25.4.1933 - Baptist Church Manse, Lerwick, Shetland Isles) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Stackhillock, Reawick, Shetland. Liverpool Memorial.
RICE Able Seaman C/JX 125105 Bishop's Stortford, RN 31 Married British Oswin George Alfred UK/ 1909 ***Parents were Alfred Rice & Evaline Florence Rice ( nee Dell - married 1909 - Cranbrook, Kent) ***Wife was Amy Rice ( nee Rice - married 1934 - Croydon, Greater London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Kenley, Surrey. Chatham Memorial.
ROBINS Assistant Steward 91248 Marylebone, London, MN 26 Single? British William UK/ 1914 (NAP) ***Parents were Benjamin C.W. Robins & Mary E. Robins ( nee Toomey - married 1912 - Paddington, London) We do not know if William was married or single. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown - believed to be London. Liverpool Memorial.
ROCKHILL Able Seaman C/LD/X 2972 Southwark, London, RNVR 25 Single British Henry Arthur UK/ 1915 ***Parents were Henry A. Rockhill & Jane Rockhill ( nee Wise - married 1912 - Southwark, London) Address at the start of WW2 - unknown - believed to be London. Chatham Memorial.
ROE Lieutenant- Whitby, N. Yorks, RNR 33 Married British George Leslie Commander UK/ 1907 MN(NAP) ***Parents were Charles Reuben Roe & Ethel Mary/May Roe ( nee Hodgson - married 1906 - Scarborough, North Yorkshire) ***Wife was Edith Roe ( nee Noal - married 1937 - London City, Greater London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Hendon, Middlesex. George worked for the Shaw Savill Shipping Line. George served on S.S. Jervis Bay before WW2. Liverpool Memorial.
ROONEY Fireman Liverpool, Lancs, MN 38 Married British John UK/ 1902 (NAP) ***Parents were James Rooney & Annie/Hannah Rooney ( nee Gibson - married 1899 - Liverpool, Lancs) ***Wife was Winifred M. Rooney ( nee Price - married 1931 - Liverpool, Lancs) Brother of casualty Thomas Rooney. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Liverpool, Lancs. Liverpool Memorial.
ROONEY Fireman Liverpool, Lancs, MN 43 Married British Thomas UK/ 1897 (NAP) ***Parents were James Rooney & Annie/Hannah Rooney ( nee Gibson - married 1899 - Liverpool, Lancs) ***Wife was Doris Rooney ( nee Maylor - married 1931 - Liverpool, Lancs) Brother of casualty John Rooney. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Liverpool, Lancs. Liverpool Memorial.
ROSS Ordinary Signalman V/11329 Saskatoon, Saskatch... RCNVR 20 Single Canadian Patrick Leo Canada, circa 1920 ***Parents were Harrison Leo Ross & Elizabeth Mary Ross ( nee O'Sullivan - married 11 September, 1919 - Manitoba, Canada) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Halifax, NS Memorial.
SAVILLE Fireman 3035 Stratford, London, MN 35 Married British Stanley William UK/ 1905? (NAP) ***Parents were Walter Edward Saville & Rosina Alice Saville ( nee Mead - married 1901 - West Ham, London) ***Wife was Marion Saville ( nee Bass - married 1929 - West Ham, London) Address at the start of WW2 believed to be 48 Tower Hamlets Road, Forest Gate, London. Liverpool Memorial.
SEARLES Greaser 1027909 Camberwell, London, MN 38 Single British John Walter UK/ 1.12.1901 (NAP) ***Parents were Frederick Searles & Edith Elizabeth Searles ( nee Alden - married 1898 - St Saviour Southwark, London) Address at the start of WW2 - unknown - believed to be London. Liverpool Memorial.
SHEPPARD Ordinary Seaman C/JX 181422 St John's, NFL, RN 23 Married New Foundlander George Kenneth UK/Canada - 1917 (UK, then Canada) Parents were Kenneth Sheppard & Jenny Sheppard (nee ? - married ?) Address of family listed as 84 Mayor Avenue, St John's East, NFL. ***Married & saw wife for one night/day only - wife unknown Address at the start of WW2 listed as St John's, Newfoundland. Remembered on a gravestone in Forest Road Anglican Cemetery, St John's, Newfoundland. Chatham Memorial. SIMMONS Chief Steward 982765 Poplar, London, MN 38 Married British Ernest Henry UK/ 1902 (NAP) ***Parents were Ernest John Simmons & Lily May Simmons ( nee Jenkins - married 14 September, 1896 - Poplar, London) ***Wife was Marjorie E. Simmons ( nee Laxton - married 1928 - Romford, Essex) Address at the start of WW2 - unknown - believed to be in Greater London area. Ernest had lived in Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex prior to WW2. Liverpool Memorial.
SINTON Assistant Steward 882596 Dulwich, London, MN 40 Married British George William UK/ 21.12.1899 (NAP) ***Parents were Thomas Sinton & Elizabeth Sarah Sinton ( nee Hoare - married 1881 - Dartford, Kent) ***Wife was Ellen Martha Sinton ( nee Raison - married 1924 - Pancras, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Hampstead, London. Liverpool Memorial.
SKINNER Leading Seaman C/J 94101 Penge, Surrey, RN/RFR 38 Married British Albert Edward UK/ 23.2.1902 ***Parents were William Skinner & Louisa Elizabeth Skinner ( nee Baxter - married 1899 - Croydon, Greater London) ***Wife was Lavinia Elizabeth Skinner ( nee Clayton - married 1925 - Wandsworth, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Battersea, London. Chatham Memorial.
SMITH Able Seaman C/LD/X 94101 Christchurch, Hants, RNVR 21 Single British Donald James UK/ 1919 ***Parents were Donald James Smith & Mabel Louise Smith ( nee Mackinnon - married 1918 - Paddington, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Maida Vale, London. Chatham Memorial.
SPENCER Able Seaman C/J 108067 Chelsea, London, RN 32 Married British Stanley Arthur UK/ 1908 ***Parents were William George Spencer & Ellen Jane Spencer ( nee Mellish - married 1903 - Lambeth, London) ***Wife was Kezia Spencer ( nee Gallyer - married 1936 - West Ham, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as East Ham, London. Chatham Memorial.
STAMP Ordinary Seaman C/JX 188371 St John's, NFL, RN ? ?? New Foundlander James Joseph UK/Canada - (UK, then Canada) ***Parents were ? Stamp & ? Stamp ( nee ? - married ?) **Address of family listed as Upper Battery, St Johns, NFL. Chatham Memorial.
STANNARD Gunnery Officer St Pancras, London, RN 30 Married British Edward Rolfe UK/ 1910 ***Parents were Amos James Stannard & Margaret Amelia Stannard ( nee Cuddon - married 1898 - Hackney, London) ***Wife was Florence Ethel Stannard (nee Batchelor - married 1939 - Edmonton, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Edmonton, London. Chatham Memorial.
STANSBURY Ordinary Seaman C/JX 188370 St John's, NFL RN 20 Single New Foundlander Cecil UK/Canada - circa 1912 (UK, then Canada) ***Parents were Arthur Stansbury & Annie/Anne Stansbury ( nee ? - married ?) **The family address in 1935 was listed as 26 Duckworth Street, St John's East, NFL - Cecil was aged 15 years. **Cecil's address in 1940 was 22 Duckworth St, St John's East, NFL - Cecil was 20 years, not 28 yearsas listed on his death records. Chatham Memorial.
STAPLES Carpenter's Mate 178785 Mile End, London, MN 29 Married British Frederick George UK/ 1911 (NAP) ***Parents were John Charles Staples & Charlotte Staples ( nee Bethington - married 1895 - Mile End, London) ***Wife was Sarah Staples ( nee Wilkes - married 1936 - Stepney, London) Address at the start of WW2 listedas Greenford, Middlesex. Liverpool Memorial.
STEVENSON Junior Officer Glasgow, Scotland, MN 21 Single British John UK/ 1919 (NAP) (Scotland) ***Parents were John Stevenson & Elizabeth Stevenson ( nee Ross - married 1912 - Place unknown, Scotland) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Glasgow, Scotland. Remembered on a gravestone in Cadder Cemetery, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, Scotland. Liverpool Memorial.
STORY Able Seaman C/J 96867 Shadwell, London, RN/RFR 36 Married British Thomas William UK/ 24.6.1904 ***Parents were James Thomas Story & Ada Evangeline Story ( nee Yardley - married 1897 - Mile End, London) ***Wife was Elsie M. Story ( nee Ledger - married 1932 - West Ham, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Stratford, London. Chatham Memorial.
STOTT Lieutenant (S) Oldham, Lancs, RNR 24 Single British Anthony Walmsley UK/ 1916 MN(NAP) ***Parents were Edgar S. Stott & Alice E. Stott ( nee Tweedy - married 1912 - Newcastle, Tyne & Wear) Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Chatham Memorial.
SULLIVAN Greaser 53311 Scarborough, N. Yorks, MN 55 ?? British John UK/ 1885 (NAP) ***ALIAS - Served as John Sullivan - See John Costello (real name) ***SEE JOHN COSTELLO.
TAYLOR Able Seaman V/5489 Montreal, Quebec, RCNVR 21 Single Canadian Harold Joseph Canada/ circa 1919 ***Parents were Thomas Taylor & Emma Beatrice Taylor ( nee O'Brien - married 1910 - Place unknown, Canada) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Halifax, NS Memorial.
Thiselton Midshipman Nottingham, Notts, RNR 19 Single British Walter Ernest UK/ 1921 ***Parents were Charles Kirk Thiselton & Sylvia E. Thiselton ( nee Burke - married 1921 - Nottingham, Notts) ***Adopted/Ward parents were Herbert Cecil Thiselton & Alberta Napier Thiselton ( nee Sargeant - married 1926 - Croydon, Kent) N.B. It is believed that Charles Kirk Thiselton was possibly hospitalized & interim care was done by Walter Ernest Thiselton (Senior) N.B. It is believed that Walter Junior was put in an orphange prior to living with Alberta Thiselton. Address at the start of WW2 believed to be Folkestone, Kent. Chatham Memorial.
TOLFREE Able Seaman C/J 97911 Fulham, London, RN/RFR 35 Married British Arthur Edward UK/ 19.11.1904 ***Parents were Arthur Edward Tolfree & Florence Marian Tolfree ( nee Wright - married 1901 - Fulham, London) ***Wife was Lily Tolfree ( nee Ball - married 1935 - Hammersmith, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Forest Hill, London. Chatham Memorial.
TOOP Leading Seaman C/JX 127901 Cowbridge, Glamorgan RN 48 Single British William Frederick 862642 UK/ 23.8.1892 (Wales) ***Parents were Samuel Toop & Beatrice Harriet Toop ( nee Voyce - married 1884 - Bristol, Avon) William worked as the messenger around HMS Jervis Bay for Captain Fogarty Fegen. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown. Chatham Memorial.
TURNBULL Able Seaman C/LD/X 3591 Holborn, London, RNVR 20 Single British Frank George UK/ 1920 ***Parents were Thomas Turnbull & Jane Turnbull ( nee Killing - married 1899 - Holborn, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Finsbury, London. Chatham Memorial.
VOADEN Able Seaman C/LD/X 4435 Woolwich, London, RNVR 21 Single British Frederick Charles UK/ 1919 ***Parents were Birt (Bertie) William Voaden & Grace Mary Pattie Voaden ( nee Kemball - married 1911 - Woolwich, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Plumstead, London. Chatham Memorial.
WALDRON Assistant Steward 1040339 Forest Gate, London MN 40 ?? British William John H. UK/ 15.2.1900** (NAP) **William Waldron might have lied about his age, as the possible West Ham registration appears to suggest 1902 as a birth year. ***Parents were John Thomas Waldron & Martha Jane Waldron ( nee Burden - married 1896 - St George Hanover Square, London) Address at the start of WW2 listedas Eltham, London. Liverpool Memorial.
WALKER Leading Seaman C/J 105422 Willesden, London, RN/RFR 35 Married British Benjamin UK/ 7.2.1905 ***Parents were Charles Staines Walker & Florence Emma Walker ( nee Carter - married 1894 - Hampstead, London) ***Wife was Anne Ethel Walker ( nee Mason - married 1928 - Hampstead, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Greenford, Middlesex. Chatham Memorial.
WARD Petty Officer C/M 36345 Portland, Dorset, RN/RFR 48 Married British Albert Cooper Regulating UK/ 18.2.1892 ***Parents were Arthur Ward & Hannah Ward ( nee Green - formerly Sheldrake - married 1875 - Maldon, Essex) ***Wife was Ethel Elizabeth Ward ( nee Taylor - married 1921 - Greenwich, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as London - possibly Rotherhythe. Chatham Memorial.
WARD Lamp Trimmer 110636 Brentford, London, MN 30 Single? British Alfred Harry George UK/ 1910 (NAP) ***Parents were Alfred Harry Victor Ward & Eleanor Frances Ward ( nee Parkins - married 11 Nov, 1906 - Paddington, London) Alfred worked for the Shaw Savill Line. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown, believed to be in London. Liverpool Memorial.
WARREN Boilermaker 1078463 Poplar, London, MN 41 Married British Albert James UK/ 4.11.1899 (NAP) ***Parents were Albert Arthur Warren & Florence Emily Warren ( nee Davis - married 2 June, 1901 - Edmonton, London) ***Wife was Daisy Maud Warren ( nee Barnes - married 1919 - Poplar, London) Address at the start of WW2 - unknown, though believed to be London. Liverpool Memorial.
WATERS Assistant Steward 1113462 Camberwell, London, MN 37 Single? British William UK/ 1903 (NAP) ***Parents were William Waters & Mabel Eliza Waters ( nee Holmes - married 3 June, 1897 - St Saviour, London) **The MN card of William Junior states that he was both an Assistant Steward & a Violinist too. It is not known if William was married or single, though we are led to believe that he was unmarried. Address at the start of WW2 - unknown, though believed to be London. Liverpool Memorial.
WATTS Able Seaman C/J 96405 Plaistow, Essex, RN/RFR 37 Married British Reginald Frederick UK/ 4.8.1903 ***Parents were Stephen Watts & Rosina Watts ( nee Delderfield - married 1890 - Berkhampstead, Bucks) ***Wife was Lilian Margaret Watts ( nee Gordon - married 1932 - Medway, Kent) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Slough, Bucks. Chatham Memorial.
WEBSTER Seaman C/X 9719B Wick, Caithness, RNR 31 Married British Alexander UK/ 10 Oct, 1908 (Scotland) ***Parents were Alexander Webster & Rebecca Webster ( nee Malcolm - married 2 Dec, 1898 - Wick, Caithness) ***Wife was Mary Jane Webster ( nee Lovie - married 25 Jan, 1934 - Banffshire, Scotland) Address of parents at the start of WW2 listed as 31 Cairndhuna Terrace, Wick, Caithness. Address at the start of WW2 listed as 41 Argyle Square, Wick, Caithness. Remembered on a gravestone in Wick Cemetery, Wick, Caithness. Remembered on the HMS Jervis Bay plaque in Wick, Caithness. Chatham Memorial.
WEIGHTMAN 2nd Steward 1123204 Islington, London, MN 33 Single? British Robert Leslie UK/ 1907 (NAP) ***Parents were Robert Gray Weightman & Emma Louise M. Weightman ( nee Treherne - married 1903 - Stepney, London) It is not known if Robert was married or single at this moment in time. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Ilford, Essex. Liverpool Memorial.
WHITE Lieutenant- Portsmouth, Hants, RNR 59 Married British Ernest Woodeson Commander (S) UK/ 1881 MN(NAP) ***Parents were William Henry White & Laura Susannah White ( nee Stow - married 1867 - Portsea, Hants) ***Wife was Marguerite Jane White ( nee Cole - married 1909 - Portsmouth, Hants) Ernest worked for the Shaw Savill Line before WW2, serving on the S.S. Jervis Bay. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Waterlooville, Hampshire. Remembered on the Waterlooville war memorial, Hampshire. Liverpool Memorial.
WILLIAMS Able Seaman C/LD/X 3020 Pancras, London, RNVR 26 Single British Eric Albert UK/ 1914 ***Parents were Albert Edward Williams & Mary Elizabeth Williams ( nee Billington - married 1909 - Pancras, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Worthing, Sussex. Chatham Memorial.
WILLIAMSON 1st Radio Officer 913236 Banffshire, Scotland, MN 42 Married British Hugh UK/ 23.10.1898 (NAP) (Scotland) ***Parents were John Williamson & Helen Williamson ( nee Morrison - married 27 Aug, 1891 - Banffshire?) ***Wife was Pearl Grant Williamson ( nee Robertson - married 6 Nov, 1925 - Banffshire, Scotland) Parents address at the start of WW2 listed as Fordyce, Portsoy, Banffshire. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Keith, Banffshire. Remembered on a gravestone in Fordyce Cemetery, Banffshire, Scotland. Liverpool Memorial.
WOOD Lieutenant- Bucklow, Cheshire, RN 40 Married British George Edward Commander UK/ 10.7.1900 Cameron ***Parents were Charles Edward Cameron Wood & Julia Cameron Wood ( nee Cameron - married 1898 - Conway, Denbighshire) ***Wife was Cecily Delamere Cameron Wood ( nee Arderne - married 1933 - Edmonton, London) Address at the start of WW2 listed as Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex. Chatham Memorial.
WOOD Stoker A/2433 Waverley, Ontario, RCNR 26 Married Canadian Roy Macdonald Canada/ 1914 ***Parents were John Lindsay Wood & Elizabeth Edith Adeline Wood ( nee Argue - married 15.4.1899 - Ontario, Canada) ***Wife was Muriel Esther Wood ( nee Mount - married 6.4.1940 - Ontario, Canada) Parents address at the start of WW2 listed as Waverley, Ontario, Canada. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Elmdale, Ontario, Canada. Halifax, NS Memorial.
WOOLDRIDGE Able Seaman C/J 97365 Marylebone, London, RN/RFR 36 Married British Geoffrey William UK/ 3.9.1904 ***Parents were Thomas Wooldridge & Eliza Wooldridge ( nee Baldock - married 1903 - Marylebone, London) ***Wife was Isabella Christie Wooldridge ( nee Smith - married 1933 - Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear) Address at the start of WW2 listed as London. Chatham Memorial.
WOOLLETT 3rd Cook 81348 Bermondsey, London, MN 32 ?? British Albert Edward UK/ 1906 (NAP) ***Parents were William Woollett & Martha Woollett ( nee Blome - married 1895 - Islington, London) It is not known if Albert was married or single at this moment in time. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Canning Town, London. Remembered on a gravestone in (East London) Plaistow Cemetery, London. Liverpool Memorial.
YOUNG Painter West Ham, London, MN 24 Single British Harry Edward UK/ 1916 (NAP) ***Parents were Harry Walter Young & Rose Frances Young ( nee Dimmack - married 1915 - West Ham, London) Harry worked for the Shaw Savill Line. Address at the start of WW2 listed as Plaistow, Essex. Liverpool Memorial.