Surnames A-C

Details, where known, of all British and Commonwealth Radio Officers who lost their lives in the course of duty in both World Wars.

The details in the following list are due to the outstanding work carried out by former Radio Officers Peter J Barber and George V Monk with the able assistance of the Hon. Archivist of the ROA, Willie Williamson. This work is the copyright © of The Radio Officers’ Association and cannot be reproduced in any form without ROA permission.  This permission will never be withheld for any reasonable request.

MEMORIAL REGISTER: RADIO OFFICERS KILLED AT SEA – 1939 TO 1945 (A-C)

1 ABBOTI, 2nd R.O. NORMAN OWEN (35), MV SAN VICTORIO 16th May 1942. West of Granada the tanker San Victorio, 8136 tons (Eagle Oil and Shipping Co.), Aruba to the U.K. was sunk by U-155. There was one survivor. Forty-four of her crew lost their lives.

2 ABDALE, 1st R.O. LEONARD FOSTER (42), SS BENWYVIS 20th March 1941. North of Cape Verde Islands the cargo liner Benwyvis, 5920 tons (Ben Line), Far East to the U. K. was sunk by U-105. Twelve members of the crew died.

3 ACKROYD, 2nd R.O. MICHAEL SEYMOUR (24), SS SAMALA 30th September 1940. West of Ireland U-37 sank the refrigerated cargo ship Samala, 5390 tons (Elders and Fyffes), outward-bound with the loss of sixty-five of her crew.

4 AKBARI, 2nd R.O. SYED HASSAN (22), SS VOJVODA PUTNIK 8th March 1943. The Vojvoda Putnik straggled from Convoy 121S with steering trouble. She radioed on the 8th March 1943 that she was sinking 600 miles ESE of Cape Farewell. Her crew, 44 officers and men, abandoned her at 1621 CET and were never seen again. At 2119 CET, U-591 sank the hulk by gunfire and torpedo. She was from NY for the UK.

5 ALBROW, 1st R.O. HERBERT VICTOR (47) SS IRENE MARIA 28th November 1940. In the North Atlantic the cargo ship Irene Maria, 1860 tons (C. Andresen) was sunk by U-95 with the loss of twenty-five of her crew.

6 ALCOCK, 2nd R.O. HARRY (21), MV EMPIRE LIGHT 7th March 1943. Northeast of Halifax the tanker Empire Light, 6537 tons (MOWT) the U.K. to New York was sunk by U-638. Thirty-nine members of the crew lost their lives.

7 ALDERSON, 3rd R.O. FREDERICK IVOR (20), SS SOMME 18th February 1942. Southeast of Halifax the cargo liner Somme, 5265 tons (Royal Mail Lines) London to the Caribbean was sunk by U-108, Forty-eight member of the crew lost their lives.

8 ALLAN, 2nd R.O. BENJAMIN MARSHALL (32), SS CALIFORNIA 11th July 1943. Off Portugal, Focke-Wulfe Condor aircraft attacked a small troop convoy from the Clyde, seriously damaging the California, 16792 tons (Anchor Line) which had to be sunk by the destroyer HMS Douglas. Forty-three people died.

9 ALLERSTON, 1st R.O. FRED (19), MV HOEGH SILVERDAWN 15th June 1943. A raider in the South Indian Ocean sank this Norwegian registered ship, 7715 tons. Thirty-six passengers and crew were lost.

10 ALLISON, 2nd R.O. ARCHIBALD (20), SS SEMBILAN 17th April 1943. The cargo ship SEMBILAN 6566 tons (Dutch Registration), loaded with munitions, was torpedoed and sunk by the Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci southeast of Durban. Ninety-five of her crew were lost there was one survivor.

11 ALLISON, 1st R.O GORDON THACKERAY (22), MV KING LUD 8th June 1942. Off Madagascar, the cargo ship King Lud, 5224 tons (Dodd, Thomson & Co.), was sunk by the submarine I-10 (Japan). She was lost with all hands, a crew of thirty-nine including gunners.

12 ALTON, 1st R.O THOMAS FREDERICK (46), SS ALMEDA STAR 17th January 1941. About 250 miles west of the Outer Hebrides, the passenger liner Almeda Star, 14,935 tons (Blue Star Line), Liverpool to the River Plate was sunk by the U-96 with the loss of all one hundred and sixty-six crew and one hundred and ninety-four passengers.

13 ANDERSEN, 2nd R.O KJELD J. (39), MV AMERIKA 22nd April 1943. South of Cape Farewell, the cargo ship Amerika, 10,218 tons (MOWT, United Baltic Corp. Managers) Canada to the U K was sunk by the U-306. Forty-two members of the crew were lost.

14 ANDERSON, 3rd R.O. DAVID ALEXANDER (28), SS JUMNA 25th December 1940. The heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper (German) attacked the large and heavily escorted troop convoy WS5A at dawn on 25th Dec. 1940. The escorting cruisers counter-attacked and the Admiral Hipper retreated northwards at high speed. Three hours later the Admiral Hipper encountered the Jumna, 6078 tons, UK to Freetown, sailing independently and sank her with torpedoes and gunfire in position 44.51N 25.47W. The Jumna had been commodore ship of convoy OB 260 with Rear Admiral H B Maltby as Commodore. (He had been Commodore of HX 84, whose escort AMC HMS Jervis Bay was sunk by Admiral Scheer seven weeks earlier). There were no survivors from the 111 crew, passengers and the Commodore and his staff.

15 ANDERSON, 1st R.O. GEORGE LESLIE (24), SS BARON KINNAIRD 12th March 1943. Northeast of Newfoundland, the cargo ship Baron Kinnaird, 3344 tons (H. Hogarth and Sons), UK to the Caribbean was sunk by U-621. Thirty-six members of the crew were lost.

16 ANDERSON, 3rd R.O. GORDON TODD (18), SS EMPIRE CROSSBILL 11th September 1941. East of Cape Farewell the U-82 sank the cargo ship Empire Crossbill, 5463 tons (MOWT, J. Morrison & Sons, Managers), Philadelphia to Hull. All forty-eight people on board lost their lives.

17 ANDERTON, 3rd R.O JOHN (32), MV KARS 22nd February 1942. South of Halifax the tanker Kars, 8888 tons (Wester Oil Shipping Co.) was sunk by the U-96. The after part was beached at Halifax on 27th February 1942. Forty-one members of the crew lost their lives.

18 ANGLO, 1st R.O. ALBERT (23), MV CORNISH CITY 29th July 1943. South of Madagascar, the cargo ship Cornish City, 4952 tons (Sir W. Reardon Smith and Sons), East Africa to the Middle East was sunk by the U-177. Thirty-one members of the crew lost their lives.

19 ANSTEE, 2nd R.O. ROY EDWARD (18), SS NORTH BRITAIN
5th May 1943

South of Cape Farewell in an attack on a U K to Canada/U.S. convoy the U-125 sank the cargo ship North Britain, 4635 tons (North Shipping Co). Only eleven of her forty-two crewmembers survived.

20 APPERTON, 2nd R.O. JAMES (25), SS ARDANBHAN 27th December 1940. South of Iceland, the cargo ship Ardanbhan, 4980 tons (Arden SS Co), Hull to Mar del Plata with coal, was sunk by the Italian submarine Tazzoli, with the loss of all her crew.

21 This entry transferred to Part 3.

22 ARMITAGE, 3rd R.O. JOSEPH VINCENT (19), MV PINTO 8th September 1944. Off the Outer Hebrides, the convoy rescue ship Pinto, 1346 tons (MacAndrews and Co), in convoy from New York to U.K. was sunk by the U-482. It had been trying to rescue survivors from the tanker Empire Heritage 15,702 tons, that had been torpedoed by the same submarine. Seven people died.

23 ARMSTRONG, 2nd R.O. JOSEPH MATTHEW (17), MV TRICULA, 3rd August 1942. East of Trinidad, the tanker Tricula, 6211 tons (Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co.), Curacao to South Africa was sunk by U-108 with the loss of forty-seven crewmembers.

24 ARMSTRONG, 2nd R.O. LEONARD ROBERT (22), MV PECTEN, 25th August 1940. West of Scotland, the tanker PECTEN 7468 tons (Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co.), while on Admiralty service from Trinidad for the Clyde with fuel oil, was sunk by U-57 with the loss of forty-nine crew, there were eight survivors.

25 ASHTON, 1st R.O. THOMAS DONALD (39), SS HINDPOOL, 8th March 1941. North of Cape Verde Islands the U-124 attacked a homeward bound convoy and amongst others sank the cargo ship Hindpool, 4897 tons, (Ropner Shipping Co.), Pepel to the Tees with the lost of twenty-seven crewmembers.

26 ASHWORTH, 1st R.O. JOHN HERBERT (39), SS DIONE II, 4th February 1941. In the North West Approaches the U-123 sank the cargo ship Dione II, 2660 tons, Wabana to Cardiff. The Dione II had been damaged by German aircraft the previous day, twenty-seven of her crew perished.

27 ASPIN, 1st R.O. WALTER MUSKER ROBERT (40), MV SCOTTISH MINSTREL 16th July 1940. The tanker Scottish Minstrel, 6998 tons (Tankers Ltd), New York to London was sunk by the U-61 west of Ireland with the loss of nine of her crew.

28 ASTIN, 3rd R.O. FRANK BASIL DUNCAN (19), SS CITY OF PRETORIA 3rd March 1943. Southeast of Cape Race the passenger cargo liner City of Pretoria, 8049 tons (Ellerman Lines, New York to Liverpool was sunk by U-172 with the loss of all one hundred and forty five people on board.

29 ASTLEY, 2nd R.O. DEREK FREDERICK (21), SS TROILUS, 1st September 1944. East of Aden, the passenger cargo liner Troilus, 7422 tons (A.Holt and Sons), Colombo to the U.K. was sunk by U-859 with the loss of two crewmembers.

30 ATACK, 1st R.O. FREDERICK REX (18), M.V. ABOSSO, 29th October 1942. About 700 miles north of the Azores the passenger cargo liner Abosso, 11330 tons (Elder Dempster Lines), Cape Town to Liverpool was sunk by U-575. There were thirty-one survivors; two hundred and fifty-one passengers and crew died.

31 ATKINS, 3rd R.O. EDWIN (19), SS BALTISTAN, 27th February 1941. West of Ireland the cargo liner Baltistan, 6803 tons (F.C. Strick), bound for South Africa with military stores was sunk by the submarine Bianchi (Italian) with the loss of twelve of her crew.

32 ATKINSON, 3rd R.O. WILLIAM FRANCIS (21), SS BENALBANACH 7th January 1943. Northeast of Algiers, the passenger cargo liner Benalbanach, 7153 tons (Ben Line), from the Clyde to Bona, was sunk by enemy aircraft. The ship, carrying ammunition and troops, blew up with the loss of four hundred and ten people.

33 AUCHTERLOUNIE, 3rd R.O. JAMES (22), SS TREDINNICK, 25th March 1942. Southeast of Bermuda, the cargo ship Tredinnick, 4589 tons (Ham SS Co.), was sunk by the submarine Calvi (Italian). Forty members of the crew were killed.

34 BAILEY, 3rd R.O. WILLIAM HENRY R. (16), MV EMPIRE STANLEY 17th August 1943. Southeast of Madagascar, the cargo ship Empire Stanley, 6922 tons (MOWT), East Africa to the Middle East was sunk by the U-197. Twenty members of the crew were lost.

35 BAIRD, 1st R.O. JOHN STEVENSON (26), SS HAMLA 18th August 1942. The 4416 ton Hamla, (Cory & Strick Ltd), left Rio de Janeiro bound for Freetown on the 18th August 1942 carrying a crew of thirty-eight and four gunners. Independently routed, she was never seen again and for many months she was thought to have been sunk by the German raider Michel south of Fernando Noronha. Carrying manganese ore her end came quickly and without warning as Lieutenant Erich Wurdemann, U-506, torpedoed her at dusk on 23rd August. Her position was given as 04.00 S 24.00 W.

36 BAKER, 1st R.O. EDWARD (41), MV SILVERCEDAR 15th October 1941. U-boats attacked a homeward bound convoy southeast of Cape Farewell; the U-553 sank the cargo ship Silvercedar, 4354 tons (S. and J. Thompson, Managers) New York to Liverpool with the loss of twenty-one of her crew.

37 BAKER, 1st R.O. ERIC SHAW (38), SS WHITE CREST 24th February 1942. East of Newfoundland U-boats attacked an outward-bound convoy. The U-558 sank the cargo ship White Crest, 4365 tons (Hall Brothers), bound for North America. Forty-one of her crew were lost.

38 BAKER, 2nd R.O. ROBERT (30), MV ATHELSULTAN 22nd September 1942. Southeast of Cape Farewell U-617 attacked a homeward bound convoy sinking the tanker Athelsultan, 8882 tons (Athel Line). She was commodore ship and fifty crew and naval personnel lost their lives, including the convoy commodore.

39 BAKER, 1st R.O. SYLVESTER HAROLD (20), SS OPORTO 13th March 1943. Off Cape Finisterre, the U-107 attacked an outward-bound convoy sinking the cargo ship Oporto, 2352 tons (Ellerman Lines) bound for eastern Spain. Thirty-six people died.

40 BALL 1st R.O. JOHN HERBERT (27), SS GAZCON 2nd September 1942. In the Gulf of Aden the cargo ship Gazcon, 4224 tons (MOWT) the U.S. to the Middle East was sunk by the submarine I-29 (Japanese), with the loss of twelve of her crew.

41 BALL, 1st R.O. LEONARD FREDERICK (33), SS SHAHZADA, 9th July 1944. In the Arabian Sea the cargo ship Shahzada, 5454 tons, Mormugao to the Red Sea was sunk by the U-196, with the loss of 46 of her crew.

42 BALMER, 1st R.O. ADAM GIRVAN (36), SS CYMBELINE 2nd September 1940. West of the Canary Islands, the tanker Cymbeline, 6317 tons, on Admiralty Service, Gibraltar to Trinidad was sunk by the commerce raider Widder (German) with the loss of seven of her crew.

43 BANNON, 2nd R.O. PETER FRANCIS (20), SS MARCELLA 13th March 1943. Off Cape Finisterre, the U-1O7 attacked an outward-bound convoy sinking the cargo ship Marcella, 4592 tons (Kaye Transport Co.) bound for South Africa with the loss of all her forty-four crew and gunners.

44 BARBER, 3rd R.O. RAYMOND EDWARD (18), SS EMPIRE DABCHICK 3rd December 1942. South of Sable Island, the cargo ship Empire Dabchick, 6089 tons (MOWT, J. Morrison & Son, Managers), Liverpool to St Johns N.B., was sunk by U-183 with the loss of all forty-seven people on board.

45 BARKER, 2nd R.O. GEOFFREY TASMAN (20), SS KENORDOC ,15th September 1940. The SS Kenordoc, 1780 tons (Paterson Steamships Ltd), carrying timber from Quebec to Bristol was sunk by U-48. Seven of her crew died.

46 BARKER, 2nd R.O. GEORGE HENRY (22), MV SILVERPINE 5th December 1940. In the North West Approaches, the cargo liner Silverpine, 5066 tons (S. and S. Thompson) Liverpool to New York, was sunk by the Italian submarine Argo. Nine crewmembers were lost.

47 BARNES, 3rd R.O. SIDNEY COWAN (23), MV ARTHUR F. CORWIN 13th February 1941. South East of Iceland the U-96 sank the tanker Arthur F. Corwin, 10,516 tons (Oriental Tankers Ltd) Aruba to the U.K. with the loss of all forty-six people on board.

48 BARRATT, 3rd R.O. HARRY (29), SS AGUILA 19th August 1941. 480 miles west of Lands End, U-boats attacked an outward-bound convoy OG71. U-2O1 sank the commodore ship Aguila, 3255 tons, (Yeoward Brothers), Liverpool to Gibraltar and Lisbon. She sank very quickly with the loss of sixty-five crew, five gunners, the Commodore and his staff of four, and eighty-nine passengers including the first draft of twenty-two W.R.N.S. to be posted overseas. There were only sixteen survivors.

49 BARRY, 2nd R.O. RICHARD JAMES (20), MV CORNISH CITY 29th July 1943. South of Madagascar, the cargo ship Cornish City, 4952 tons (Sir W. Reardon Smith and Sons), East Africa to the Middle East was sunk by the U-177. Thirty-one members of the crew lost their lives.

50 BARTON, 1st R.O. FREDERICK HENRY (42), SS PORT HUNTER 11th July 1942. West of Madeira the cargo liner Port Hunter, 8826 tons (Port Line) U.K. to New Zealand was sunk by the U-582 with the loss of eighty-two crew and passengers. There were only three survivors.

51 BASNETT, 3rd R.O. JOHN NORRIS (29), SS LARPOOL 2nd November 1941. East of Cape Race the cargo ship Larpool, 3872 tons (Headlam and Son) London to the West Indies was sunk by the U-208 with the loss of twenty-two of her crew.

52 BASSI, 1st R.O. AMBROZIO STEFANO (48), SS MOHAMED ALI EL KEBIR 7th August 1940. Off the Irish coast, the passenger cargo liner Mohamed Ali El Kebir, 7527 tons (Pharaonic Mail SS Co.), Avonmouth to Gibraltar with nearly seven hundred troops was sunk by the U-38. About one hundred and twenty crew and troops died.

53 BASSOM, 1st R.O. WILLIAM ARTHUR (40), SS CAPE NELSON 23rd February 1941. South west of Ireland U-boats attacked an outward-bound convoy. U-95 sank the cargo ship Cape Nelson, 3807 tons (Lyle Shipping Co), bound for New York, with the loss of four of her crew.

54 BATCHELOR, 1st R.O. GEORGE ROWLAND (38), SS KYLEGLEN 15th December 1940. In the North Atlantic the U-100 attacked an outward-bound convoy sinking the cargo ship Kyleglen, 3670 tons (Monroe Brothers), Middlesborough to Baltimore with the loss of thirty-six of her crew.

55 BATCHELOR, 3rd R.O. JAMES ALEXANDER (17), MV EMPIRE STEEL 24th March 1942. North of Bermuda the tanker Empire Steel, 8318 tons (MOWT, A Weir and Co. Managers) New Orleans to the U.K. was sunk by U-123. Thirty-five members of the crew lost their lives.

56 BEANEY, 1st R.O. JAMES ARTHUR (28), SS EMPIRE LEOPARD 2nd November 1942. East of Newfoundland U-boats attacked a homeward bound convoy; U- 402 sank the cargo ship Empire Leopard, 5678 tons (MOWT) from the U.S. for the U.K. There were only four survivors, one of whom died from his injuries. Thirty-seven crew and seven DEMS gunners lost their lives when the ship blew up.

57 BEARD, 3rd R.O. THOMAS WILLIAM (19), SS EMPIRE GILBERT 2nd November 1942. Off the coast of Ireland, the cargo ship Empire Gilbert, 6640 tons (MOWT), the Tyne to Archangel was sunk by the U-586. Forty-seven of the crew were lost.

58 BEBBINGTON, 1st R.O. JOHN ERNEST (21), SS EGYPTIAN 6th March 1943. Southeast of Cape Farewell the cargo liner Egyptian, 2686 tons (Ellerman Lines) West Africa to the U.K. was sunk by U-230. Thirty-seven people died.

59 BEGDON, 3rd R.O. COLUM ST. KIERNAN (Age not given) SS TANDA 16th July 1944. Off the West Indian coast the cargo liner Tanda (Eastern and Australian Steamship Co.) Australia to India was sunk by the U-181. Three of her crew perished.

60 BELL, 2nd R.O. DONALD (20), SS RIVER LUGAR 26th June 1941. South of the Canaries, U-69 attacked a homeward bound convoy sinking the cargo ship River Lugar, 5423 tons (Mungo Campbell and Co.), Pepel to the U.K. Thirty-nine crew and two passengers lost their lives.

61 BELL, 3rd R.0. EDWIN (22), SS NIGERIAN 8th December 1942. Near Trinidad the passenger cargo liner Nigerian, 5423 tons (United Africa Co.) West Africa to the U. K. was sunk by U-508. Four crewmembers were lost.

62 BELL, 3rd R.O. GEORGE WILFRED (18), SS THORNLIEBANK 29th November 1941. North of the Azores the cargo ship Thornliebank, 5569 tons (A. Weir and Co.), Barry to the Middle East was sunk by the U-43. Thirteen of her crew perished.

63 BELL, 1st R.O. THOMAS (35), SS WILHELMINA 2nd December 1940. During U-boat attacks on North Western Approaches convoys the U-94 sank the cargo ship Wilhelmina, 7135 tons, from New Westminster to Liverpool. Four of her crew were lost.

64 BELLAMY, 1st R.0. FRANK (29), SS FRANCIS MASSEY 6th June 1940. Northwest of Ireland, the steamer Francis Massey, 4212 tons (W. A. Massey and Sons), Wabana to Glasgow with iron ore was sunk by the U-48 with the loss of thirty-three of her crew.

65 BENNETT, 1st R.O. BERNARD WILLIAM (37), SS HOMESIDE 7 February 1941. In position 43.52N 18.40W the cargo ship Homeside radioed she was leaking in No.1 hold and the crew were taking to the boats. On the 7 February the Admiralty advised that as nothing further had been heard since the distress signal, the vessel should be presumed lost. 32 crew and two gunners lost their lives.

66 BERRY, 2nd R.O. ALBERT GEORGE (28), SS HOIHOW 2nd July 1943. Near Mauritius the cargo ship Hoihow, 2798 tons was sunk by U-181. Nine of her crew were lost.

67 BERRY, 3rd R.O. KENNETH PETER (30), SS ST. ELWYN 28th November 1940. East of Bishop Rock the cargo ship St Elwyn, 4940 tons (South American Saint Line) Hull to Santos with coal was sunk by the U-1O3. Twenty-four of the crew were lost.

68 BIARD, 1st R.O. VICTOR (24), SS DJURDJURA 13th June 1941. East of the Azores the cargo ship Djurdjura, 3460 tons (MOWT), Westbourne Shipping Co. Managers) Pepel to the U. K. was sunk by the submarine Brin (Italian). Thirty-two of the crew were lost.

69 BICE, 1st R.O. RICHARD MALACHI (25), SS KOHINUR 15th November 1940. Off West Africa, the cargo ship Kohinur, 5166 tons (Asiatic S.N. Co.), Port Talbot to Alexandria and Port Said with Military stores, was sunk by the U-65, with loss of nine of her crew.

70 BINNIE, 1st R.O. JAMES WATT (33), SS COULMORE 9th March 1943. The cargo ship Coulmore, 3670 tons (MOWT) was torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic by U-229 whilst in convoy SC 121 with the loss of thirty of her crew.

71 BIRD, 1st R.O. EDWARD PETERS (31), MV INVERDARGLE 16th January 1940. In the Bristol Channel the tanker Inverdargle, 9456 tons (Inver Tankers), Trinidad to Avonmouth was sunk by a mine with the loss of forty-two of her crew.

72 BIRD, 3rd R.O. ERIC (20), MV HARPAGUS 20th May 1941. South of Cape Farewell U-boats attacked a homeward convoy; the cargo ship Harpagus, 5173 tons (J. & C. Harrison) Baltimore to Bristol Channel was sunk by the U-98 with the loss of twenty-five of her crew.

73 BIRTLES, 1st R.O. JOHN HAROLD (45), SS PELEUS 13th March 1944. The cargo ship PELEUS 4695 tons (Greek registration) was torpedoed and sunk by U-852 in the South Atlantic with the loss of thirty-eight of her crew.

74 BISHOP, 2nd R.O. CYRIL DENNIS (20), SS LEADGATE 11th March 1943. In the Northwest Approaches U-boats sank the cargo ship Leadgate, 2125 tons (Consett Iron Co.) in a New York to U.K. convoy, with the loss of all hands, twenty-six people.

75 BISHOP, 1st R.O. HENRY GEORGE (44) MV SEAFORTH 18th February 1941. Northwest of Ireland, the cargo ship Seaforth, 5459 tons (Elder Dempster), West Africa to Liverpool was sunk by the U-103 with the loss of all forty-nine crew and ten passengers.

76 BLACK, 3rd R.O. DAVID NORMAN TILLEY (18), SS SAGANAGA 5th September 1942. The U-513 sank the cargo ship Saganaga, 5454 tons (C. Salvessen and Co.) whilst at anchor at Wabana with the loss of twenty of her crew.

77 BLACKLEY, 1st R.O. WILLIAM (31), SS FORT MUMFORD 20th March 1943. Off the west coast of India the cargo ship Fort Mumford, 7132 tons (MOWT, Sir W. Reardon Smith, Managers) Colombo to the Middle East was sunk by the submarine I-27 (Japanese) with the loss of fifty crew, there was only one survivor.

78 BLEASE, 2nd R.O. DONALD RICHARD (27), SS SEMBILANGAN 13th March 1943. The cargo ship Sembilangan, 4990 tons (Dutch registration) was torpedoed and sunk by U-107, 300 miles west of Cape Finisterre, on passage from Liverpool to Walvis Bay. Seventy-five of her crew and eleven gunners were lost

79 BLUMENFIELD, 3rd R.O. THEODORE PERCIVAL (20), SS EMPIRE MAHSEER 3rd March 1943. Off East London the U-160 attacked a convoy from Durban to India sinking the cargo ship Empire Mahseer, 5087 tons (MOWT) with the loss of sixteen of her crew.

80 BLYTH, 2nd R.O. NORMAN ERIC (18), SS INDUNA 30th March 1942. North of Murmansk the cargo ship Induna, 5086 tons (MacLay & McIntyre), New York to Murmansk was sunk by the U-376. Of her complement of sixty-six, only twenty-four survived.

81 BOARDMAN, 3rd R.O. JACK (17), MV PETER MAERSK 7th December 1942. West of the Azores the cargo ship Peter Maersk, 5476 tons (MOWT, A. Holt and Co. Managers), Liverpool to the Middle East was sunk by the U-185 with the loss of all sixty-seven people on board.

82 BOARDMAN, 3rd R.O. RONALD (18), MV SANDANGER 12th May 1943. The cargo ship Sandnger, 9432 tons (Norwegian registration) was torpedoed and sunk by U-221 in the North Atlantic Twenty of her crew were lost.

83 BOGIE, 3rd R.O. ROY MARSDEN (18), SS TABARISTAN 29th May 1941. Near Freetown, the cargo liner Tabaristan, 6251 tons (F.C. Strick and Co.), Persian Gulf to the U.K. was sunk by the U-38, with the loss of seven of her crew.

84 BOLLEN, 1st R.O. IVOR JOHN (21), SS HOLMELEA 28th February 1941. In the Northwest Approaches, the cargo ship Holmelea, 4223 tons (J Morrison & Sons), Rosario to Hull with grain was sunk by the U-47 with the lost of twenty-seven crew.

85 BOND, 1st R.O. GERALD R. (42), SS OROPOS 21st December 1942. The cargo ship OROPOS 4474 tons (Greek Registration) left Loch Ewe on 9 December 1942 and straggled from convoy ON 153. She was torpedoed and sunk by U-621 on 18 December 1942.

86 BOOKER, 3rd R.O. BRIAN GRAY (17), SS COIMBRA 14th January 1942. Near Long Island the tanker Coimbra, 6768 tons (Socony – Vacuum Transportation Co.) New York to the U. K. was sunk by the U-123. Thirty-six of her crew perished. Six survived but suffered serious burns.

87 BOOTH, 2nd R.O. BASIL (18), SS EMPIRE JAGUAR 8th December 1940. West of Ireland the cargo ship Empire Jaguar, 5186 tons (MOWT, Sir W. Reardon Smith & Sons, Managers), Cardiff to Philadelphia. In ballast was sunk by U-103 with the loss of all thirty-seven crew.

88 BOUTROS, 1st R.O. WADI (24), SS PHENIX 24th December 1941. The tanker Phenix, 5907 tons (MOWT), was sunk by a mine in Haifa Harbour, with the loss of four people.

89 BOWDEN, 1st R.O. JOHN NOEL (29), SS RIO BLANCO 1st April 1942. East of Cape Hatteras, the cargo ship Rio Blanco, 4086 tons (Thompson Steam Shipping Co.) the Carribean to the U.K. was sunk by the U-160 with the loss of nineteen on board.

90 BRADLEY, 2nd R.O. JAMES CEDRIC (21), SS HALLFRIED 31st October 1943. Norwegian registered ship. Torpedoed and sunk by U-262 in the North Atlantic with the loss of thirty-one crew.

91 BRADSHAW, 2nd R.O. JAMES HENRY (21), SS BRITISH VENTURE 24th June 1943. In the southern Persian Gulf, the tanker British Venture, 4696 tons (British Tanker Co.), Abadan to Bombay was sunk by the submarine I-27 (Japanese) with the loss of seven of her crew.

92 BRAINWOOD, 2nd R.O. ERIC THOMAS FRANCIS (21), MV WESTERN CHIEF 15th March 1941. South of Iceland, the cargo ship Western Chief, 5759 tons (MOWT, H. Hogarth and Sons, Managers), New York to Newport with steel was sunk by the submarine Emo (Italian) with the loss of twenty-two of her crew.

93 BRENNAN, 1st R.O. JAMES (30), SS ASHWORTH 13th October 1942. Northeast of Newfoundland the U-221 attacked a homeward-bound convoy sinking the cargo ship Ashworth, 5227 tons (R.S. Dalgliesh) Trinidad to the U.K. with the loss of all forty-nine on board.

94 BRETT, 1st R.O. JOHN JOSPEH (42), SS CITY OF BAGDAD 22nd September 1940. The passenger cargo liner City of Bagdad, 7506 tons (Ellerman Lines), U.K. to the Far East was sunk by the commerce raider Atlantis (German) in the Indian Ocean on the 11th July 1940. This officer died on 22 September 1940 when the German supply vessel TIRRANA, in which he was prisoner, was sunk by the British submarine TUNA in the Gironde Estuary, France.

95 BRETT, 3rd R.O. RONALD LESLIE (20), SS W.C. TEAGLE 16th October 1941. U-boats attacked a homeward bound convoy southeast of Cape Farewell and the tanker W. C. Teagle, 9552 tons (Panama Transport Co.) was sunk by the U-558. The ship was from Aruba for the U.K. There were only nine survivors from her crew of forty and eight of these died when the rescuing ship, HMS Broadwater was torpedoed by U-101.

96 BREWER, 3rd R.O. ALAN KENNETH WINGATE (15), SS VANCOUVER 21st September 1941. The tanker Vancouver, 5729 tons (Gow Harrison and Co. ) Halifax, Novia Scotia to the Thames was sunk by a mine off the Sunk Light Vessel. Thirty-four of her crew of thirty-six and five of her six gunners were lost.

97 BRIGGS, 2nd R.O. RONALD THORTON (35), SS SHIRVAN 10th November 1944. Off Iceland the U-300 sank the tanker Shirvan, 6017 tons (Baltic Trading Co.), bound for Hvalfjord. Fourteen crewmembers lost their lives.

98 BROCK, 1st R.O. GEORGE ALBERT (27), MV ATHELCREST 25th August 1940. West of Scotland the U-48 attacked a homeward bound convoy sinking the tanker Athelcrest, 6825 tons (Athel Line), Aruba to the Thames, with the loss of twenty-nine of her crew.

99 BROMLEY, 1st R.O. ALFRED (24), MV GLENMOOR 27th November 1940. Off Northwest Ireland the cargo ship Glenmoor, 4393 tons (Runciman Shipping Co.), Cardiff to Alexandria with coal was sunk by the U-103. Twenty-nine crew members lost their lives.

100 BROUGH, 3rd R.O. PETER BROWN (19) SS EMPIRE ENDURANCE 20th April 1941. West of the Hebrides the cargo ship Empire Endurance, 8570 tons (MOWT, Booth SS Co. Managers), South Wales to Alexandria with military stores was sunk by the U-73. Fifty-three of her crew died.

101 BROUGHTON, 1st R.O. STANLEY WALTER (24), SS TREGARTHEN 6th June 1941. In the north Atlantic the cargo ship Tregarthen, 5201 tons (Hain SS Co.), South Wales to Jamaica was sunk by the U-48. Forty-two members of the crew died.

102 BROWN, 1st R.O. FREDERICK WILLIAM (20), SS EMPIRE JAGUAR 8th December 1940. West of Ireland the cargo ship Empire Jaguar, 5186 tons (MOWT, Sir W. Reardon Smith & Sons, Managers), Cardiff to Philadelphia. In ballast was sunk by U-103 with the loss of all thirty-seven crew.

103 BROWN, 1st R.O. HAROLD (34), SS TREVARRACK 29th December 1940. The SS Trevarrack (Hain SS Co.) was lost on the 8th June 1941. It is therefore assumed that this officer died from an enemy attack on the ship on the above date.

104 BROWN, 3rd R.O. KEITH (19), SS BARBERRYS 26th November 1942. West of Newfoundland the cargo ship Barberrys, 5170 tons (Runciman London Ltd) from the U.S. to the Clyde was sunk by the U-663, with the loss of twenty of her crew.

105 BROWN, 1st R.O. SIDNEY PERCY (25), SS LULWORTH HILL 19th March 1943. West of Lobito the cargo ship Lulworth Hill, 7628 tons (Counties Ship Management Co.), Mauritius to the U.K. was sunk by the submarine Da Vinci (Italian), Forty-seven of her forty-nine crew perished.

106 BRUCE, 2nd R.O. ANDREW DALGATY (18), SS LUNULA 9th April 1941. The tanker Lunula, 6363 tons (H. E. Moss & Co.) was set on fire by a mine as she berthed at Thames Haven. The fire burned f or 97 hours. The tug Persia, 165 tons (W. Watkins Ltd) helping to berth the ship, was gutted. Twenty-six of the tanker’s crew died.

107 BUCHAN, 2nd R.O. DAVID (20), SS ROSENBORG 24th April 1943. West of the Shetland Isles the cargo ship Rosenborg (MOWT, J. S. Stranaghan and Co., Managers) Reykjavik to the U. K. was sunk by the U-386. Twenty-two of the crewmembers perished.

108 BUCKLEY, 1st R.O. JOHN (20), SS EMPIRE SPRINGBUCK 10th September 1941. South of Cape Farewell U-boats attacked a homeward bound convoy; U-81 sank the cargo ship Empire Springbuck, 5591 tons (MOWT, W. A. Souter and Co. Managers), Halifax to the U.K. She sank with all hands, forty-seven officers and men.

109 BUDD, 2nd R.O. FREDERICK CHARLES (19), SS CLARISSA RADCLIFFE 9th March 1943. South of Halifax the cargo ship Clarissa Radcliffe, 5754 tons (E. T. Radcliffe and Co.), a straggler from a New York to U.K. convoy was seen for the last time on March 9th. All fifty- five crew died. She may have been torpedoed by U-663 on the 18th March.

110 BUDGELL, 2nd R.O. STANLEY JAMES (19) SS VILLE DE TAMATAVE 23rd January 1943. The Ville de Tamatave was commodore ship of convoy ONS 160 when in ferocious weather she sank without warning taking all hands with her. The commodore, Admiral Sir H. J. Studholme Brownrigge KBE, GB, DSO was the most senior officer on either side to be killed on active service.

111 BULLOCK, 2nd R.O. THOMAS (18), SS VICTOR ROSS 2nd December 1940. In U-boat attacks on convoys this day the U-43 sank the tanker Victor Ross, 12, 247 tons (British Mexican Petrol Co.), Liverpool to New York with the loss of forty-two of her crew.

112 BULLOCK, 3rd R.O. TOM (17), SS ZURICHMOOR 24th May 1942. East of Philadelphia the cargo ship Zurichmoor, 4455 tons (Runciman Shipping Co.), was lost, sunk by U-432. Thirty-eight members of the crew were lost.

113 BURBY, 2nd R.O. LEWIS (43), SS NAGINA 30th April 1943. Near Freetown, the U-515 attacked a U.K. bound convoy sinking the cargo liner Nagina, 6551 tons (British India S.N. Co.), from India. The above officer was the only European lost. The ship sank in 10 minutes. The 2nd R. O. was struck on the head by one of the boats and was killed.

114 BURGER, 1st R.O. LEONARD ALFRED (39), SS TRAIN FERRY NUMBER 2 13th June 1940. In the evacuation of troops from Le Havre, the steamer Train Ferry No. 2, 2678 tons (LNER Railway), was damaged by shore batteries and had to be beached. Fourteen people died.

115 BURGOINE, 2nd R.O. NORMAN BIRKETT (21), MV KARS 22nd February 1942. South of Halifax the tanker Kars, 8888 tons (Wester Oil Shipping Co.) was sunk by the U-96. The afterpart was beached at Halifax on 27th February 1942. Forty-one members of the crew lost their lives.

116 BURNETT, 2nd R.O. HARRY (29), SS CARPERBY 1st March 1942. Northwest of Bermuda, the cargo ship Carperby, 4890 tons (Ropner Shipping Co.), the U.K. to Buenos Aires was sunk by the U-588. Forty crewmembers lost their lives.

117 BURNETT, 3rd R.O. TRAYTON (20), SS HARMALA 7th February 1943. Southeast of Cape Farewell, U-boats attacked a homeward bound convoy; the U-614 sank the cargo ship Harmala, 5730 tons (J. and C. Harrison), Brazil to the U.K. Forty of her complement of sixty-four were lost.

118 BURNS, 3rd R.O. JAMES RUSSELL (28) SS EMPIRE ABILITY 26th June 1941. South of the Canary Islands the U-69 attacked a convoy sinking the cargo ship Empire Ability, 7603 tons (MOWT, Elder Dempster Line, Managers) South Africa to Liverpool with the loss of two of her crew.

119 BURROWS, 1st R.O. FRANK (36), SS TREHATA,8th August 1942. In mid-Atlantic U-boats attacked a Halifax to U.K. convoy sinking the cargo ship Trehata, 4817 tons (Ham SS Co), This vessel was sunk by U-176 with the loss of twenty people.

120 BURTENSHAW, 2nd R.O. FRANK ERNEST (19), SS GREY RANGER 22nd September 1942. Northeast of Iceland the U-435 attacked a homeward bound Russian convoy sinking the oiler Grey Ranger (Fleet Auxiliary) with the loss of six crew.

121 BUSUTTIL, 1st R.O. JOHN (37), SS SARONIKOS 7th December 1942. The cargo ship SARONIKOS 3548 tons (Greek registration) was torpedoed and sunk by U-177 in the south Mosambique Channel with the loss of thirty-two of her crew.

122 BUTCHART, 2nd R.O. JOHN (20), SS EMPIRE STATESMAN 5th December 1940. In the North Atlantic the cargo ship Empire Statesman, 5306 tons (MOWT), sank with the loss of thirty-one of her crew.

123 BUTCHERS 3rd R.O. DENNIS WILLIAM (19), SS NEWBURY 15th September 1941. In an attack on a North Atlantic convoy U-94 sank the cargo ship Newbury, 5102 tons (Capper Alexander and Co.), She was from Cardiff for Buenos Aires with coal and lost with all hands.

124 BUTLER, 2nd R.O. RICHARD (24), SS STOCKPORT 23rd February 194. East of Cape Race the cargo ship Stockport, 1683 tons (London & North Eastern Railway), the U.K. to Canada was sunk by the U-604; she had been acting as rescue ship. All hands were lost, fifty-one crew, nine gunners, four naval ratings and ninety-one survivors she had on board from other ships lost in the convoy (ONS 166).

125 BUTTERWORTH, 1st R.O. ALAN RUPERT CHEADLE (33), SS PENNINGTON COURT 9th October 1942. Southeast of Cape Farewell the cargo ship Pennington Court, 6098 tons (Haldin & Philips), St. Johns N.B. to the U.K., was sunk by the U-254 with the loss of all forty crew.

126 BUTTERWORTH, 2nd R.O. RUDOLPH (18), MV SAN EMILIANO 9th August 1942. Off Guiana the tanker San Emiliano, 8071 tons (Eagle Oil & Shipping Co.), Curacao to the Middle East was sunk by the U-155, with the loss of thirty-one of her crew.

127 BYRAM, 2nd R.O. ROLAND SIDNEY (22), SS GLENDENE 8th October 1942. South of Freetown the cargo ship Glendene, 4413 tons (Glendene Shipping Co.), Buenos Aires to the U.K. was sunk by the U-125 with the loss of five of her crew.

128 BYWATER, 1st R.O. WALTER WILLIAM HENRY (23), SS EMPIRE TOWER 5th March 1943. Off Cape Finisterre, the U-13O attacked a Gibraltar to U.K. convoy sinking the cargo ship Empire Tower, 4378 tons (MOWT) from Huelva; with the loss of thirty-six crew.

129 CADWELL, 3rd R.O. DOUGLAS MAURICE (19), SS YOMA 17th June 1943. Near Derna, the cargo/passenger ship Yoma, 8131 tons (P. Henderson and Co.), Sfax for Egypt was sunk by a submarine (identity unknown); of the 1670 crew and troops on board, four hundred and fifty were lost.

130 CAHILL, 3rd R.O. MICHAEL JOSEPH PATRICK (19), SS EMPIRE IMPALA 11th March 1943. Southeast of Cape Farewell the cargo ship Empire Impala, 6116 tons (MOWT) the U.S. to the U.K. was sunk by the U-591 as she picked up survivors from the cargo/passenger liner Egyptian. There were only three survivors. Forty-one of her crew died.

131 CAHILL, 1st R.O. PATRICK CHRISTOPHER (37), SS KENBANE HEAD 5th November 1940. In the North Atlantic the pocket battle ship Admiral Scheer (German) attacked a 38 ship homeward-bound convoy sinking, amongst others, the cargo ship Kenbane Head, 5225 tons (G. Heyn and Sons), Montreal to Belfast and Dublin. There were twenty survivors, twenty-three of her crew died.

132 CALLAGHAN, 2nd R.O. FRANCIS JOSEPH (23), SS KORANTON 28th March 1941. In the North Atlantic the cargo ship Koranton, 6695 tons (R. Chapman and Son), Philadelphia to Hull was sunk by U-98 with the loss of thirty-four of her crew.

133 CAMERON, 3rd R.O. KENNETH WILLIAM ROLAND (19), SS STOCKPORT 23rd February 1943. East of Cape Race the cargo ship Stockport, 1683 tons (London & North Eastern Railway), the U.K. to Canada was sunk by the U-604; she had been acting as rescue ship. All hands were lost, fifty-one crew, nine gunners, four naval ratings and ninety-one survivors she had on board from other ships lost in the convoy (ONS 166).

134 CAMERON, 3rd R.O. LACHLAN (30), SS HARPAGON 20th April 1942. Northwest of Bermuda the cargo ship Harpagon, 5719 tons (J. and C. Harrison), the U.K. to India via New York was sunk by the U-109, with the loss of thirty-five of her crew.

135 CAMERON, 1st R.O. WILLIAM BROWN (19), MV NEPTUNIAN 7th September 1940. In the Northwest Approaches the U-47 attacked a homeward-bound convoy sinking the Neptunian, 5155 tons (W.A. Souter and Co.), with the loss of thirty-five of her crew.

136 CAMFIELD, 2nd R.O. KENNETH ARTHUR GEORGE (18), MV PETER MAERSK 7th December 1942. West of the Azores the cargo ship Peter Maersk, 5476 tons (MOWT, A. Holt and Co. Managers), Liverpool to the Middle East was sunk by the U-185 with the loss of all sixty-seven people on board.

137 CAMPBELL, 2nd R.O. EDWARD RUSSELL (17), SS EMPIRE TOUCAN 29th June 1940. In the Southwest Approaches, the cargo ship Empire Toucan, 4127 tons (MOWT) outward bound for Port Sulphur was sunk by the U-47. Three crewmembers died.

138 CAMPBELL, 2nd R.O. JAMES (18), SS PORT HUNTER 11th July 1942. West of Madeira the cargo liner Port Hunter, 8826 tons (Port Line) U.K. to New Zealand was sunk by the U-582 with the loss of eighty-two crew and passengers. There were only three survivors.

139 CAMPBELL, 2nd R.O. JAMES BELL (21), SS GRETAVALE 2nd November 1941. East of Newfoundland, a homeward-bound convoy was attacked by U-boats; the U-202 sank the cargo ship Gretavale, 4586 tons (Crawford Shipping Co.), U.S. to the U.K. From her crew of forty-seven only five were survivors.

140 CAMPBELL, 2nd R.O. JOHN ALEXANDER PARIS (22), SS CAPE CORSO 2nd May 1942. In a Russian convoy the cargo ship Cape Corso, 3807 tons (Lyle Shipping Co.), the U.K. to Murmansk was sunk by German aircraft with the loss of fifty of her crew.

141 CAMPBELL, 1st R.O. JOHN M (33), MV KING MALCOLM, 31st October 1941. Off Newfoundland, the cargo ship King Malcolm, 5120 tons (Dodd Thomson & Co.) was sunk by the U-374. Her crew of thirty-four and four gunners were all lost in mountainous seas.

142 CAMPBELL, 1st R.O. RICHARD WILLIAM COLIN (45), SS BARON KELVIN 19th October 1941. West of Gibraltar the U-206 sank the cargo ship Baron Kelvin, 3081 tons (H. Hogarth and Sons) bound for Melilla, with the loss of seventeen of her crew.

143 CANHAM, 3rd R.O. DONALD ARTHUR (22), SS WAYFARER 19th August 1944. Off East Africa the cargo liner Wayfarer, 5068 tons (T. and J. Harrison), East Africa to the U.K. was sunk by the U-862, with the loss of forty-five of her crew.

144 CANNELL, 1st R.O. BRIAN INGLES (22), SS ARABISTAN 14th August 1942. Southwest of St Helena, the cargo ship Arabistan, 5874 tons (F.C. Strick and Co.), the Persian Gulf to the U.S., was sunk by the commerce raider Michel (German). There was one survivor from her crew of sixty.

145 CAPPS, 1st R.O. EDWARD RICHARD (39), SS MATHERAN 19th October 1940. In the Northwest Approaches U-boats attacked a homeward-bound convoy sinking, amongst others, the cargo liner Matheran, 7653 tons (T. and J. Brocklebank), U.S. to U.K. This vessel was sunk by the U-38. Nine of her crew were lost.

146 CARN, 3rd R.O. FREDERICK ROY (17), SS HORN SHELL 26th July 1941. West of Madeira the tanker Horn Shell, 8272 tons (Anglo-Saxon Petrol Co.) bound for Curacao was sunk by the Italian submarine Barbarigo. Five members of the crew died.

147 CARPENTER, 1st R.O. ARTHUR (22), SS INDUNA 30th March 1942. North of Murmansk the cargo ship Induna, 5086 tons (MacLay & McIntyre), New York to Murmansk was sunk by the U-376. Of her complement of sixty-six, only twenty-four survived.

148 CARPENTER, 2nd R.O. STANLEY GEORGE (26), SS SAN FLORENTINO 2nd October 1941. In mid-Atlantic, the tanker San Florentino, 12843 tons (Eagle Oil and Shipping Co. Ltd.), bound for Curacao on Admiralty service was sunk by the U-94. Twenty-two of her crew were lost after a two-hour fight with U-94, on whom she inflicted some damage before sinking.

149 CARR, 2nd R.O. DOUGLAS THEODORE (20), SS SAUGOR 27th August 1941. West of Ireland, U-557 attacked a convoy, sinking the cargo ship Saugor, 6303 tons (James Nourse Ltd), the U.K. to India, with the loss of eleven of her crew.

150 CARR, 3rd R.O. EDWARD HENRY (18), SS NEWTON ASH 8th February 1943. South of Iceland, the cargo ship Newton Ash, 4625 tons (C. Strubin & Co.), St. John’s N.B. to the U.K. was sunk by U-402. There were only four survivors from a crew of forty-three.

151 CARR. 3rd R.O. LAWRENCE (18), MV SILVERBEECH 28th March 1943. Southeast of the Canary Islands, U-boats attacked an outward-bound convoy; the U-172 sank the cargo ship Silverbeech, 5319 tons (S. and J. Thompson) U.K. to West Africa, with the loss of nineteen of her crew.

152 CARTER, 3rd R.O. DOUGLAS GRAEME (19), SS CLAN MacFADYEN 26th November 1942. Northwest of British Guiana, the cargo liner Clan MacFadyen, 6191 tons (Clan Line), Mauritius to the U.K. with sugar was sunk by U-508. Fifteen members of the crew died.

153 CARTMELL, 2nd R.O. BENJAMIN (22), SS CORABELLA 30th April 1943. Near Freetown, the U-515 attacked a U.K. bound convoy; sinking the cargo ship Corabella, 5682 tons (Saguenay Terminals), from West Africa, with the loss of nine crew.

154 CARTNER, 2nd R.O. JAMES (18), MV MALAYA II 27th June 1941. East of Cape Farewell, the cargo ship Malaya II, 8651 tons (MOWT, United Baltic Corp. Managers), Montreal to the U. K. was sunk by U-564. Thirty-six of her crew died.

155 CARTON, 3rd R.O. WILLIAM EDWARD (17), MV EMPIRE STAR 23rd October 1942. North of the Azores, the passenger/cargo ship Empire Star, 12656 tons (Blue Star Line), the U.K. to South Africa was sunk by U-615 with the loss of thirty crew and six passengers.

156 CASPELL, 1st R.O. JOHN (23), SS NAILSEA COURT 10th March 1943. South of Iceland, the cargo ship Nailsea Court, 4946 tons (Evans and Reid), Beira to London was sunk by U-229. Forty-four of her crew died. There were only four survivors.

157 CAVELL, 1st R.O. NORMAN VINCENT (40), SS TACOMA STAR 1st February 1942. East of Hampton Roads, the cargo liner Tacoma Star, 7924 tons (Blue Star Line), Buenos Aires to the U.K. was sunk by U-109. All eighty-five crew died.

158 CHALMERS, 3rd R.O. ALBERT ALEXANDER (18), SS EMPIRE WAVE 2nd October 1941. East of Cape Farewell, the cargo ship Empire Wave, 7643 tons (MOWT, Barr, Crombie and Co. Managers), the U.K. to Halifax was sunk by U-562. Thirty-two of her crew were lost and ten of the survivors had major amputations from frostbite.

159 CHAMBERLAIN, 2nd R.O. PETER (19), SS CORNWALL 31st August 1940. There are no records of this vessel (Federal Steam Navigation Co.) being destroyed by enemy action. It must be assumed that this officer was killed when enemy aircraft bombed the ship six miles south of Crete.

160 CHAMBERS, 2nd R.O. THOMAS ROBERT (20), SS ARAKAKA 23rd June 1941. East of Newfoundland, the steamer Arakaka, 2379 tons (Booker Line) was sunk by U-77. She was serving as a weather ship with the Admiralty. She was lost with all hands, forty-six men including Admiralty weather personnel.

161 CHAMBERS, 2nd R.O. WALTER (22), MV CLEA 13th February 1941. Southeast of Iceland, the U-96 sank the tanker Clea, 8074 tons (on Admiralty service), Aruba to the U.K. The ship was on charter from the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. and lost with all hands, fifty-nine persons.

162 CHAPMAN, 2nd R.O. WALTER CHARLES HENRY (42), SS BRITISH YEOMAN 14th July 1942. West of the Canary Islands, the tanker British Yeoman, 6990 tons (British Tanker Co.), Curacao to Gibraltar on Admiralty service was sunk by U-201. Thirty-six crewmembers died.

163 CHARLTON, 2nd R.O. FRANCIS STANLEY (24), SS WINAMAC 31st August 1942. Near Paramaribo, the tanker Winamac, 8621 tons (Socony-Vacuum Transportation), Trinidad to Ponto Delgada was sunk by U-66 with the loss of thirty of her crew.

164 CHARLTON, 1st R.O. ROBERT OWEN (25), SS FORT CONCORD 12th May 1943. North of the Azores, the cargo ship Fort Concord, 7138 tons (MOWT), Canada to the U.K. was sunk by U-403. Twenty-nine of her crew were lost.

165 CHATER, 3rd R.O. HENRY WALTER JOHN (17), MV ARINIA 19th December 1940. Off Southend Pier, the tanker Arinia, 8034 tons (Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.), Aruba to the Isle of Grain, was sunk by a mine. Fourteen of her crew lost their lives.

166 CHERRY, 1st R.O. M.B. (23), SS ALBANO 2nd March 1940. Off Coquet Island, the steamer Albano, 1176 tons (Ellerman Wilson Line), Hull to Norway, was sunk by a mine. Nine on board were lost.

167 CHEW, 2nd R.O. DOUGLAS JOSEPH (25), SS BLAIRATHOLL 27th November 1942. The cargo ship Blairatholl, 3319 tons (C. Nisbet and Co.) was lost; thirty-five of her crew died.

168 CHILCOTT, 3rd R.O. BROMLEY WILLIAM (19), SS CERINTHUS 5th January 1943. Southwest of Cape Verde Islands in position 12° 27’N 27° 45’W, the tanker Cerinthus 3878 tons (Hadley Shipping Co.), the U.K. to Freetown was sunk by U-128 on 9/11/42. Two lifeboats were launched. The Captain`s boat with 16 crew was not picked up until 24 January 1943. The 3rd R. O. was in this boat. At the time of rescue only one seaman, a donkeyman, was still alive. This open lifeboat had made a voyage of 76 days. 16 of her crew lost their lives.

169 CHILD, 1st R.O. ALFRED GEORGE (38), SS HARPASA 6th April 1942. Off the northeast coast of India the cargo ship Harpasa, 5082 tons (J. and C. Harrison), was sunk by Japanese aircraft. This officer was rescued by SS Taksang but lost his life when a Japanese naval squadron shelled that ship.

170 CHILES, 3rd R.O. GEORGE MICHAEL (21), SS BULLMOUTH 29th October 1942. Near Madeira, U-boats attacked a homeward-bound convoy; U-659 sank the tanker Bullmouth, 7519 tons (Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.), on Admiralty service, which went down with the loss of forty-five of her crew.

171 CHISHOLM, 1st R.O. FREDERICK CAMPBELL (21), SS EMPIRE HERON 15th October 1941. U-boats attacked a homeward-bound convoy southeast of Cape Farewell; U-568 sank the cargo ship Empire Heron, 6023 tons (MOWT, A. Weir and Co. Managers), Canada to the U.K. Forty-three of her crew lost their lives. There was one survivor.

172 CHITTY, 1st R.O. GEORGE WILLIAM CHARLES (25), SS ORANGEMOOR 31st May 1940. In the Southwest Approaches, the steamer Orangemoor, 5775 tons (Runciman Shipping Co.), Bona to the Tyne with iron ore was sunk by U-101 with the loss of eighteen crewmembers.

173 CLARK, 1st R.O. FREDERICK RONALD (31), MV BRITISH RESOURCE 14th March 1942. South of Nova Scotia, the tanker British Resource, 7209 tons (British Tanker Co.), Curacao to the U. K. was sunk by the U-124. Forty-two members of the crew lost their lives.

174 CLARK, 2nd R.O. PHILLIP (19), SS CASPIA 16th April 1942. South of Beirut, the tanker Caspia, 6018 tons (Overseas Oil & Transport Co.), Haifa to Tripoli (Syria) was sunk by U-81 with the loss of twenty-two of her crew.

175 CLARK, 1st R.O. STANLEY (37) SS BLAIRMORE 25th August 1940. In the North Atlantic, U-37 attacked a homeward-bound convoy sinking the steamer Blairmore, 4141 tons (C. Nisbet and Co.), Newcastle N.B. to the Tyne with pit props. Five members of the crew died.

176 CLARKE, 1st R.O. BERNARD GIBBONS (28), SS FORT MISSANABIE 19th May 1944. South of Taranto the cargo ship Fort Missanabie, 7147 tons (MOWT) was sunk by U-453 after leaving port, with the loss of eleven of her crew.

177 CLARKE, 1st R.O. CHARLES HARLE (31), SS BENAVON 11th September 1940. In the Indian Ocean, the cargo liner Benavon, 5872 tons (Ben Line), Far East to London, was sunk by the German commerce raider Pinguin. Twenty-four of her crew lost their lives.

178 CLARKE, 2nd R.O. PHILIP GUY TUNSTALL (23), SS CARSBRECK 24th October 1941. Southwest of Cape St. Vincent, U-564 sank the cargo ship Carsbreck, 3670 tons (Carslogie SS Co.), Almeria to Barrow. Twenty of her crew lost their lives.

179 CLEGG, 1st R.O. JOHN ROWLAND (No age given), SS TABER PARK 13th March 1945. Near Great Yarmouth, the cargo ship Taber Park, 2878 tons (MOWT), the Tyne to London was lost with twenty-four of her crew. It is thought a German midget submarine sank her.

180 CLELAND, 1st R.O. GEORGE BRYCE (34), SS EMPIRE STEVENSON 13th September 1942. Southwest of Bear Island, He-111’s attacked a Russian bound convoy. They flew in line abreast and dropped their torpedoes simultaneously, hitting eight ships including the cargo ship Empire Stevenson, 6209 tons (MOWT). Forty of the crew died.

181 CLERY, 1st R.O. PHILIP FRANCIS (42) SS BRITISH PREMIER 24th December 1940. Near Freetown, the tanker British Premier, 5872 tons (British Tanker Co.), was sunk by U-65 with the loss of 31crew.

182 CLUNAS, 1st R.O. ROBERT KITCHENER (24), MV CLEA 13th February 1941. Southeast of Iceland, the U-96 sank the tanker Clea, 8074 tons (on Admiralty service), Aruba to the U.K. The ship was on charter from the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. and lost with all hands, fifty-nine persons.

183 CLYDESDALE, 2nd R.O. JAMES (24), SS TREVERBYN 21st October 1941. In the Southwest Approaches U-82 sank the cargo ship Treverbyn, 5281 tons (Ham SS Co.) from West Africa to the U.K. All forty-nine people on board were lost.

184 COATES, 2nd R.O. CHARLES FRANCIS (19), SS BASSA 29th September 1940. West of Ireland, the cargo liner Bassa, 5267 tons (Elder Dempster), was sunk by U-32 with the loss of all her forty-eight crew.

185 COCHRANE, 3rd R.O. THOMAS KILGOUR (22), SS KANBE 8th May 1943. Off Liberia, the cargo ship Kanbe, 6244 tons, the Middle East to the U.K. was sunk by the U-123, with the loss of thirteen of the crew.

186 COLEMAN, 1st R.O. EDWARD ALLAN (19), SS EMPIRE HEATH 13th May 1944. East of Brazil, the cargo ship Empire Heath, 6644 tons (MOWT), Victoria Bay to the U.K. was sunk by U-129. All forty-seven of her crew were lost.

187 COLVILLE, 1st R.O. ROBERT (42), SS RIO DORADO 16th March 1941. The German battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau attacked cargo ships from a recently dispersed convoy east of Newfoundland sinking, amongst others, the cargo ship Rio Dorado, 4507 tons (Thompson SS Co.), the Tyne to Baltimore which sank with the loss of all thirty-nine crew.

188 COMBER, 2nd R.O. JACK (32), SS NEW YORK. 25th September 1942. A convoy of eight ex-U.S. riverboats and coastal steamers all chartered by the MOWT and bound from New York to the U.K. was attacked by U-boats. The Boston, 4989 tons was sunk by U-216 with the loss of sixty-two of the crew and the New York, 4989 tons was sunk by the U-96 with the loss of sixty crew. There were four survivors from the two ships.

189 COOK, 1st R.O. ALEXANDER (42), SS JONATHON HOLT 24th February 1941. Between the West Coast of Ireland and south of Iceland, U-boats attacked ships that had just dispersed from an outward-bound convoy. U-97 sank the cargo ship Jonathon Holt, 4973 tons (John Holt and Co.), on passage to the west coast of Africa. Forty crew and eleven passengers died.

190 COOK, 3rd R.O. HENRY ALEXANDER (16), SS EMPIRE PRAIRIE 10th April 1942. Northeast of Bermuda, the cargo ship Empire Prairie, 7010 tons (MOWT, Kaye Son and Co. Managers), Canada to Alexandria was sunk by U-654 with the loss of forty-nine of her crew.

191 COOMBES, 2nd R.O. ROY LESTER (27), SS BRITISH PREMIER 24th December 1940. Near Freetown, the tanker British Premier, 5872 tons (British Tanker Co.), was sunk by U-65 with the loss of 31crew.

192 COOPER, 1st R.O. LINCOLN REDVERS (40), SS TREGENNA 17th September 1940. In the Northwest Approaches, the cargo ship Tregenna, 5242 tons (Ham SS Co.), Philadelphia to Newport was sunk by U-65. Thirty-two of her crew died.

193 COOPER, 2nd R.O. MAURICE GEORGE (29), SS CORTES 26th September 1941. Attacks on a homeward-bound convoy continued north of the Azores for the second day; U-203 sank the cargo ship Cortes, 1374 tons (MacAndrews and Co.), Lisbon to Liverpool. Thirty-six of her crew died.

194 COOTE, 1st R.O. ARTHUR (No age given), SS TESTBANK 2nd December 1943. German Ju-88 bombers attacked Ban Harbour where there were over 30 ships carrying military cargo; amongst those lost was the cargo ship Test bank, 5083 tons (A. Weir and Co.). 20 ships were lost and 6 damaged. In the disaster over one thousand people died, and more than eight hundred taken to hospital

195 CORBERT, 3rd R.O. JAMES MACMINTEY (22), SS BRITISH VENTURE 24th June 1943. In the southern Persian Gulf, the tanker British Venture, 4696 tons (British Tanker Co.), Abadan to Bombay was sunk by the submarine I-27 (Japanese) with the loss of seven of her crew.

196 CORNTHWAITE, 1st R.O. NORMAN (No age given), SS MONTREAL CITY 21st December 1942. East of Newfoundland, the cargo liner Montreal City, 3066 tons (Bristol City Line), Bristol to New York was sunk by U-591 with the loss of all thirty-two of the crew.

197 CORRIE, 2nd R.O. PAUL ASHWELL BOYD (18), SS DESIGNER 9th July 1941. In the North Atlantic, the cargo liner Designer, 5945 tons, (T. and J. Harrison), the U.K. to South Africa was sunk by U-98 with the loss of sixty-eight lives.

198 COTTON, 3rd R.O. TIMOTHY JOHN (17), SS EMPIRE CITIZEN 2nd February 1941. South of Iceland the U-107 sank the cargo ship Empire Citizen, 4683 tons (MOWT), Liverpool to Rangoon with the loss of seventy-eight lives.

199 COUPE, 3RD R.O. FRANK LIONEL (17), MV CONUS 4th April 1941. In the North Atlantic the tanker Conus, 3132 tons (Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.), South Wales to Curacao on Admiralty service was sunk by U-97 with the loss of eighteen of the crew.

200 COURTENAY, 1st R.O. ARTHUR CLAREMONT (33), SS EMPIRE PRAIRIE 10th April 1942. Northeast of Bermuda, the cargo ship Empire Prairie, 7010 tons (MOWT, Kaye Son and Co. Managers), Canada to Alexandria was sunk by U-654 with the loss of forty-nine of her crew.

201 COWAN, 1st R.O. DAVID (43), SS FORT LAMY 8th March 1943. East of Cape Farewell, a U-boat (identity not known) sank the cargo ship Fort Lamy (MOWT), Philadelphia to the U.K. This vessel was in a homeward-bound convoy that lost twelve ships in blinding snowstorms and force 10 winds. The ship, carrying TNT, blew up and forty members of her crew died, there were only three survivors.

202 COWARD, 1st R.O. EDWARD MASON (20), SS TRAVELLER 26th January 1942. South of Nova Scotia, the cargo liner Traveller, 3963 tons (T. and J. Harrison), the U.S. Gulf to Liverpool was sunk by U-106 with the loss of all fifty-nine of her crew.

203 COX, 3rd R.O. ARTHUR EARLE (18), SS EMPIRE LANCER 16th August 1944. In the Madagascar channel, the cargo ship Empire Lancer, 7037 tons (MOWT, A. Holt and Co. Managers), Durban to the U. K. was sunk by U-862. Fourteen of her crew died.

204 COX, 2nd R.O. TERENCE RHOADES (19), SS YOMA 17th June 1943. Near Derna, the cargo/passenger ship Yoma, 8131 tons (P. Henderson and Co.), Sfax for Egypt was sunk by a submarine (identity unknown); of the 1670 crew and troops on board, four hundred and fifty were lost.

205 CRABTREE, 1st R.O. WILLIAM HAROLD (26), SS EMPIRE STREAM 25th Sept. 1941. A north-bound convoy (HG 73) was attacked by U- boats near the Azores; theU-124 sank the cargo ship Empire Stream, 2922 tons (MOWT, J.S. Stranaghan and Co. Managers), Huelva to the U.K. losing six crew and two stowaways.

206 CRAIG, 1st R.O. ERNEST WILLIAM (21), SS ASCOT 29th February 1944. East of the Seychelles, the cargo liner Ascot, 7005 tons, India to Mauritius was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-37.There were definitely only 7 survivors, but sources differ regarding the number lost which is likely to have been 45. Forty died when the lifeboats and rafts were machine-gunned, but others were lost when she was torpedoed

207 CRAIG, 1st R.O. WILLIAM JAMES BARCLAY (44), MV. CINGALESE PRINCE 20th September 1941. South of St. Paul Rock, the cargo liner Cingalese Prince, 8474 tons (Furness Withy and Co.), India to Liverpool was sunk by U-111. She was lost with all hands, fifty-eight people.

208 CRAINE, 1st R.O. DAVID ANDERSON (26), SS DEPTFORD 13th December 1939. Northwest of Honningsvaag, the steamer Deptford, 4101 tons (Watts, Watts and Co.), was sunk by U-38. She sailed from Narvik. Thirty-one people died.

209 CRANSTON, 3rd R.O. THOMAS REGINALD (18), SS UMVUMA 7th August 1943. Near Mauritius, the cargo liner Umvuma, 4419 tons (Bullard, King and Co.), London to Mauritius was sunk by U-181 with the loss of seven of her crew.

210 CRARER 1st R.O. R.O. WILLIAM (29), SS BELCREST 15th February 1941. In the North Atlantic, the cargo ship Belcrest, 4517 tons was sunk by the submarine Bianchi (Italian). Thirty-six of her crew died.

211 CREEGAN, 1st R.O. FREDERICK (23), MV SILVERPALM 9th June 1941. In the North Atlantic, the cargo ship Silverpalm, 6373 tons (S. J. Thompson), was sunk by U-101. She was lost with all hands, fifty-four crew, eleven gunners and three passengers.

212 CRICHTON, 3rd R.O. FORBES GERRARD DUNCAN (18), SS MARITIMA 2nd November 1942. East of Newfoundland, U-boats attacked a homeward bound convoy; U-522 sank the cargo ship Maritima, 5801 tons (Neil and Pandellia) from U.S./Canada to U.K. Thirty of her crew were killed.

212A CRICHTON 2nd R. O. ROBERT LEWIS (19) s.s, IRISH PINE 15 November 1942. The IRISH PINE (ex American – WEST HERMATITE ) now Irish Shipping; was torpedoed and sunk by U-608 in position 42° 45’N 58° 00’W. The vessel sank in three minutes. (Note: R. L. Crichton joined the Marconi Company on 30/4/ 40, No. 11072. His home address was: 25 Wellington St, Edinburgh).

213 CROCKETT, 1st R.O. FREDERICK IMPETT (23), SS GARMULA 23rd July 1942. About 200 miles off Freetown, the passenger cargo ship Garmula, 5254 tons (British India S.N. Co.), Australia to the U.K. was sunk by U-752 with the loss of four crew.

214 CROSBY, 1st R.O. DANE GEOFFREY (18), SS ASHBURY 8th January 1945. Bound from Loch Ewe to the Tyne in convoy, the cargo ship Ashbury, 3901 tons (Alexander Shipping Co.), encountered atrocious weather conditions in the Pentland Firth. When her engines broke down she drifted and foundered at Talmine Skerries at the mouth of the Kyle of Tongue. Thirty-eight of her crew and four gunners were lost. Twenty-seven bodies were recovered and interred; fifteen of her crew were lost at sea.

215 CROWFOOT, 2nd R.O. JACK (24), SS BALTISTAN 27th February 1941. West of Ireland the cargo liner Baltistan, 6803 tons (F.C. Strick), bound for South Africa with military stores was sunk by the submarine Bianchi (Italian) with the loss of twelve of her crew.

216 CUMBERFORD, 1st R.O. HUGH BROWN (19), SS KELLWYN 27th July 1941. Off Cape Finisterre, the cargo ship Kellwyn, 1459 tons (Stockwood Rees and Co.), the Tyne to Lisbon was sunk by U-203. Ten of her crew died.

217 CUNNING, 3rd.R.O. HENRY GORDON (22), MV BEHAR 18/19th March 1944. Southwest of the Cocos Islands, the cargo ship Behar, (Ham SS Co.) was sunk by the Japanese cruiser TONE. 65 of her crew and passengers were murdered on the cruiser.

218 CUMMINGS, 2nd R.O. DONALD (18), MV MOANDA 28th March 1943. The MV MOANDA 4621 tons (Belgian Registration) whilst in convoy RS3 was torpedoed and sunk by U-167 east of the Canaries while on passage from Algiers to Takoradi. Twenty-nine of her crew were lost.

219 CUNNING, 3rd R.O. HENRY (19), SS HATASU 2nd October 1941. About 600 miles east of Cape Race, the cargo liner Hatasu, 3198 tons (Moss Hutchinson Line), the U. K. to New York was sunk by U-431. Thirty-three of her crew were lost.

220 CURTIS, 2nd R.O. NORMAN RUPERT (29), SS AGUILA 19th August 1941. 480 miles west of Lands End, U-boats attacked an outward-bound convoy OG71. U-2O1 sank the commodore ship Aguila, 3255 tons, (Yeoward Brothers), Liverpool to Gibraltar and Lisbon. She sank very quickly with the loss of sixty-five crew, five gunners, the Commodore and his staff of four, and eighty-nine passengers including the first draft of twenty-two W.R.N.S. to be posted overseas. There were only sixteen survivors.

221 CUSACK, 3rd R.O. TREVOR (19), SS OAKCREST 22nd November 1940. West of Rockall, the cargo ship Oakcreast, 5407 tons (Crest Shipping Co.), Liverpool to New York, was sunk by U-123. She lost thirty-five of her forty-four crew.