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 (J-L)
551 JACK, 3rd R.O. DAVID GUTHRIE (22), MV ATHELTEMPLAR
1st March 1941
The Atheltemplar was sunk on the 14th September 1942 by U-457 off Bear Island, when acting as a fleet oiler for a Russian-bound convoy. So, given the date of the above officers death, it must have occurred when the ship was bombed by German aircraft on 1st March 1941 in position 57.04 N 01.50 W. Fifteen other members of the crew also lost their lives at that time.
552 JACK, 2nd R.O. JAMES KELLY (21), 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.
553 JACKA, 2nd R.O. RONALD JEFFREY (21), SS GAROET
19th June 1944
Dutch registered ship. Torpedoed and sunk by U-181 northeast of Mauritius with the loss of eighty-eight people. There were ten survivors.
554 JACKSON, 3rd R.O. ARTHUR (21), MV CALIFORNIA STAR 4th March 1943
Northwest of the Azores, the passenger/cargo liner California Star, 8300 tons (Blue Stan Line), Australia and New Zealand to Liverpool was sunk by U-515 with the loss of fifty-one people.
555 JACKSON, 1st R.O. CLAUDE (38), SS EMPIRE SHACKLETON 1st January 1943
North of the Azores U-boats attacked an outward bound convoy; the cargo ship empire Shackleton, 7068 tons (MOWT, Houlder Line Managers) bound for Halifax was sunk by U-435. Thirty-two of the crew died.
556 JACKSON, 1st R.O. CYRIL CHARLES ALBERT (33), SS MANAQUI
15th March 1942
Near Barbados, the cargo ship Manaqui, 2802 tons (Furness Withy and Co.), was sunk by U-504 with the loss of thirty-five of her crew.
557 JACKSON, 1st R.O. HORACE WILFRED (33), SS ESSEX
16th January 1941
Whilst the cargo liner Essex, 11063 tons (Federal Steam Nay. Co.) was discharging in Malta on 16/17th January, she was severely damaged in an air raid. It is assumed that the above officer was killed during the course of the air attack.
558 JACKSON, W/O Fishing Fleet ROBERT WILLIAM (27), FV WIGMORE
19th November 1939
The fishing vessel Wigmore 345 tons was torpedoed and sunk off the Faroe Isles by U-18 whilst in an Iceland Fishing convoy. The number of casualties is not known.
559 JACKSON, 1st R.O. WILLIAM ARTHUR (21), SS PASS OF BALMAHA 17th October 1941
Off Alexandria, the tanker Pass of Balrnaha, 758 tons (Bulk Oil SS Co.), was torpedoed by U-97 and her petrol cargo blew up destroying the ship. Sixteen of her crew were lost.
560 JACKSON, 1st R.O. WILLIAM CECIL (20), SS GOTHIC
12th September 1940
Off Spurn Point, the tanker Gothic, 2444 tons (Gothic SS Co.), Immingham to Billingham with creosote was sunk by a mine with the loss of twelve of her crew.
561 JACOBS, 1st R.O. HERBERT ARTHUR (42), SS BALTONIA
7th February 1943
West of Gibraltar, ships of a Gibraltar to U. K. convoy sailed into a minefield with the loss of the cargo liner Baltonia, 2013 tons (United Baltic Co.) with the loss of six of her crew.
562 JACQUES, 2nd R.O. ALEXANDER (32), 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.
563 JAMES, 2nd R.O. ARTHUR (30), SS TORONTO CITY
2nd July 1941
The steamer Toronto City, 2486 tons (C. Hill and Sons), in Admiralty service as a weather ship was sunk by U-108 in mid-Atlantic. There were no survivors from a crew of thirty-five.
564 JAMES, 1st R.O. JOSHUA (age not given), SS STORVIKEN
1st October 1943
The cargo ship Storviken 4836 tons (Norwegian registration) was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-10 in the Gulf of Aden with the loss of thirty-seven of her crew.
565 JAMES, 2nd R.O. RICHARD BENJAMIN VAUGHAN (18),
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.
566 JAMES, 1st R.O. RICHARD CADDICK (52), 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.
567 JAMIESON, 2nd R.O. DAVID (20), 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.
568 JAMIESON, 1st R.O. ROBERT GLEN (31), SS TREVERBYN
21st Oct. 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.
569 JARMAN, 3rd R.O. BARRIE LEONARD (21), SS SLAMAT 27th April 1941
As they headed south from Nauplia the destroyers Diamond and Wryneck carrying 700 survivors from the Dutch transport Slamat were sunk by German Stuka dive bombers. There were only fifty survivors from the three ships.
570 JEFFERY, 1st R.O. JOHN PHILIP BARTLETT (42), SS NERISSA
30 April 1941
West of Ireland, the passenger/cargo ship Nerissa, 5583 tons (Bermuda and West Indies SS Co.), West Indies to Liverpool was sunk by U-552. Sixty-six of her crew died.
571 JEFFREY, 1st R.O. GEORGE MacINTRYRE (24), SS HOLYSTONE 15th February 1941
In the North Atlantic, the cargo ship Holystone, 5462 tons (Common Bros.), was sunk by U-101, with the loss of all thirty-six of her crew.
572 JEFFS, 1st R.O. STANLEY GEORGE (20), MV PIZARRO 31st January 1941
In the Southwest Approaches, the cargo ship Pizarro, 1367 tons (MacAndrews and Co.), London to East Spain ports was sunk by the Italian submarine Dandolo. Twenty-one of her crew perished.
573 JENKINS, 1st R.O. WINSTON ARTHUR EMLYN (37), 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.
574 JENSEN, 1st R.O. JENS ROBERT (41), MV BORINGIA 8th October 1942
Near the Cape of Good Hope, the cargo ship Boringia, 5821 tons (MOWT, United Baltic Corp. Managers), the Middle East to the U.S. was sunk by
U-159. Twenty-eight of the crew were lost.
575 JESSON, 3rd R.O. NORMAN REGINALD (21), SS SAN GASPAR 18th July 1942
U-575 attacked the tanker San Gaspar in the Caribbean on 18th July 1942. Since there is no record of this ship being destroyed by enemy action it is assumed that the above officer was killed during that attack.
576 JOHNSON, 1st R.O. CHARLES (45), 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.
577 JOHNSON, 2nd R.O. DESMOND VANE (18), 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.
578 JOHNSON, 1st R.O. ERIC CLIFFORD (32), SS SAN GERARDO 31st March 1942
Southeast of New York, U-71 sank the tanker San Gerardo, 12915 tons (Eagle Oil and Shipping Co.), Curacao to Halifax on Admiralty service. Forty-eight of her crew lost their lives.
579 JOHNSON, 3rd R.O. WALTER SMITH (28), 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.
580 JOHNSTONE, 2nd R.O. GORDON (28), SS EMPIRE HURST 11th August 1941
Southwest of Cape St Vincent, the cargo ship Empire Hurst, 2852 tons (MOWT, Smith Hogg and Co. Managers), Spain to the U.K. with iron ore was sunk by Focke-Wulf Condor aircraft. Twenty-five of the crew died.
581 JOLLY, 1st R.O. ALEXANDER (44), SS LLANWERN
26th February 1941
West of Ireland, Focke-Wulf Condor aircraft attacked an outward-bound convoy sinking, amongst others, the cargo ship Llanwern, 4966 tons (E. T. Radcliffe and Co.), bound for the U.S. Twenty-five of her crew died.
582 JONES, 1st R.O. CAVADOR (42), SS WIDESTONE 17/18th November 1942
Southeast of Cape Farewell, the cargo ship Widestone, 3193 tons (Turnbull Scott and Co.), Cardiff to St. John’s N.F. with coal was sunk by U-184 with the loss of all forty-eight people on board.
583 JONES, 1st R.O. DAVID IVOR (41), MV IMVERLEE 19th October 1941
West of Gibraltar, U-204 sank the tanker Inverlee, 9158 tons (Inver Tankers), Trinidad to Gibraltar on Admiralty orders with fuel oil. Twenty-one out of her forty-three crew died.
584 JONES, 1st R.O. EDGAR WILLIAM (42), SS BOSTON
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.
585 JONES, 1st R.O. EDWARD (38), SS OBSERVER
16th December 1942
Off Brazil, the cargo liner Observer, 5881 tons (T. and J. Harrison), Turkey to the U.S. was sunk by U-176 with the loss of sixty-six of her crew.
586 JONES, 2nd R.O. EDWIN HORATIO (20), SS RUPERRA
19th October 1940
In the Northwest Approaches, U-boats attacked a homeward-bound convoy. The U-46 sank the cargo ship Ruperra, 4548 tons (J. Cory &andSons), New York to Greenock and Leith. Thirty of her crew perished.
587 JONES, 1st R.O. GRIFFITH SELYF (27), SS LLANDILO
2nd November 1942
West of South Africa, the cargo ship Llandilo, 4966 tons (E. Thomas Radcliffe and Sons), the U.S. to India was sunk by U-172 with the loss of twenty-one of her crew.
588 JONES, 3rd R.O. HYWEL (29), SS ST. LINDSAY
13th June 1941
In the North Atlantic, the cargo ship St. Lindsay, 5370 tons (South American Saint Line), the Clyde to Trinidad was sunk by U-751 with the loss of all forty-three of her crew.
589 JONES, 1st R.O. JOHN RICHARD (31), MV EDWY R. BROWN
18th February 1941
South of Iceland, the U-103 sank the tanker Edwy R Brown, 10455 tons (Oriental Tankers) with the loss of forty-eight of her crew.
590 JONES, 1st R.O. RICHARD HESELTINE (34), SS MAIDAN
5th November 1940
In the North Atlantic, the pocket battleship Admiral Scheer (German) came across a thirty-eight ship homeward-bound convoy sinking, amongst others, the cargo ship Maidan, 7908 tons (T. and J. Brocklebank), Halifax to Liverpool with explosives which blew up with the loss of all ninety people on board.
591 JONES, 3rd R.O. ROBERT CHARLES (19),
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.
592 JONES, 1st R.O. SIDNEY KENNETH (27), SS TURAKINA 20th August 1940
Northwest of New Zealand, the cargo liner Turakina, 9691 tons (New Zealand Shipping Co.), Port Pine and Sydney to Wellington and then the U.K. was sunk in an action with the commerce raider Orion (German) and thirty-five of her crew died.
593 JONES, 2nd R.O. TERRENCE ROSSER (17), MV LADY GLANELY
2nd December 1940
In the North Atlantic, U-boats attacked a homeward-bound convoy; the cargo ship Lady Glanely, 5497 tons (W. J. Tatem Ltd), Vancouver to London with timber and grain was sunk by U-101, with the loss of thirty of her crew.
594 JOWETT, 2nd R.O. THOMAS HORRICKS (21), SS EMPIRE TURNSTONE 22nd October 1942
Southwest of Iceland, the cargo ship Empire Turnstone, 6113 tons (MOWT, Kay, Son and Co. Managers), the Tyne to Port Sulphur was sunk by U-621 with the loss of all forty-six crew.
595 JOYCE, 3rd R.O. PETER (18), SS PENOLVER
19th October 1943
Off Cape Race, the cargo ship Penolver, 3721 tons (Chellew Navigation Co.), bound for Sydney, N.S., was sunk by a mine with the loss of twenty-three of her crew.
596 JOYCE, 4th R.O. THOMAS (25), MV BRITISH DOMINION 10th January 1943
Off the Canary Islands, the tanker British Dominion, 6983 tons (British Tanker Co.), Curacao to Gibraltar was torpedoed by U-522 and was sunk next day by U-620; thirty-eight of the crew died.
597 KAMEL, 1st R.O. WASSEF (no age given), SS SHUNTIAN 23rd December 1941
Off Tobruk, the U-559 sank the cargo ship Shuntian, 3059 tons (China Navigation Co.), bound for Alexandria on Admiralty service. Forty-eight of her crew were lost.
598 KANE, 3rd R.O. FRANK (17), 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.
599 KEHOE, 1st R.O. JAMES FRANCIS (43), MV NORTHMOOR 17th May 1943
North of Durban, the cargo ship Northmoor, 4392 tons (Runciman Shipping Co.), East Africa to the River Plate was sunk by U-198 with the loss of eleven of her crew.
600 KEILLOH, 2nd R.O. DAVID SMITH (18), 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.
601 KELLY, 3rd R.O. ALBERT (16), MV DIALA
15th January 1942
South of Newfoundland, the tanker Diala, 8106 tons (Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.), the River Mersey to the U.S. was sunk by U-553. Several attempts were made to take the wreck in tow and it was last seen on the 19th March. Fifty-seven of her crew were killed, there were only eight survivors.
602 KELLY, 1st R.O. ARTHUR (26), SS BARON ERSKINE 10th January 1942
West of Ireland, the cargo ship Baron Erskine, 3657 tons (H. Hogarth and Sons), Tampa to Garston was sunk by U-701 with the loss of forty of her crew.
603 KELLY, 1st R.O. GEOFFREY VINCENT SWARBRICK (20), SS SAMPA
27th February 1945
North of Ostend, the cargo ship Sampa, 7219 tons (MOWT, Houlder Line, Managers), Antwerp to the Thames, was sunk by a mine. Seven of her crew died.
604 KEMP, 2nd R.O. ERNEST WILLIAM (26), SS EMPIRE CELT 27th February 1942
East of Newfoundland, U-boats attacked an outward-bound convoy, sinking the tanker Empire Celt, 8032 tons (MOWT), the Clyde to New York. Both U-162 and U-158 claimed to have torpedoed this ship. Four members of the crew were lost.
605 KENNEDY, 1st R.O. CHARLES (32), SS BRITISH CHIVALRY 22nd February 1944
Northwest of the Chagos Archipelago, the tanker British Chivalry, 7118 tons (British Tankers), Melbourne to the Persian Gulf was sunk by submarine I-37 (Japan) with the loss of twenty of her crew.
606 KENNEDY, 1st R.O. JOHN (33), SS BRISTOL CITY 5th May 1943
South of Cape Farewell, U-boats attacked a U.K. to Canada/U.S. convoy; the U-358 sank the cargo liner Bristol City, 2864 tons (Bristol City Line), with the loss of fifteen of her crew.
607 KENYON, 2nd R.O. ERNEST JAMES (26), SS CORTONA
14th July 1942
South of the Azores, the cargo liner Cortona, 7093 tons (Donaldson Line), Liverpool to Buenos Aires was sunk by U-201 with the loss of thirty of her crew.
608 KERR, 1st R.O. CYRIL ALEXANDER (28), SS EMPIRE DEW 11th June 1941
In the North Atlantic, the cargo ship Empire Dew, 7005 tons (MOWT, R. Chapman and Sons, Managers), the Tyne to the St. Lawrence was sunk by U-48. Twenty of her crew were lost.
609 KERR, 2nd R.O. DAVID LAIDLAW (21), 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.
610 KILVINGTON, 2nd R.O. TOM NEVILLE GEORGE (40), SS WHITFORD POINT 20th October 1940
On the 20th October, U-boats continued their attacks on a homeward-bound convoy in the Northwest Approaches, U-47 sinking the steamer Whitford Point, 5026 tons (Gowan Shipping Co.), Baltimore to London. Thirty-four of her crew died.
611 KINDER, 1st R.O. FRANCIS VICTOR (53), SS CLAN BUCHANAN
8th May 1941
West of the Maldive Islands, the cargo liner Clan Buchanan, 7266 tons (Clan Line), U.K. to India was sunk by the German commerce raider Pinguin. The above officer was taken prisoner but died when the cruiser HMS Cornwall sank the Pinguin.
612 KING, 2nd R.O. SYDNEY MURCHISON (19), SS EMPIRE LIGHT
8th May 1941
North of the Seychelles, the cargo ship Empire Light, 6828 tons (MOWT), India to the U.K. was sunk by the German commerce raider Pinguin. The above officer was taken prisoner and died when the Pinguin was sunk by the cruiser Cornwall.
613 KINSEY, 1st R.O. JOHN IVOR (33), SS DALBLAIR
28th August 1940
West of Scotland, the steamer Dalblair, 4608 tons (Mungo Campbell and Co.), the Tyne to Philadelphia was sunk by U-100. Twenty-three of her crew perished.
614 KIRKHAM, 2nd R.O. DOUGLAS BERNARD (28), SS ARANDORA STAR 2nd July 1940
About 75 miles off Bloody Foreland, the Arandora Star, 14694 tons (Blue Star Line), passenger/cargo liner Liverpool to St. Johns, N.F. was torpedoed by U-47. On board were, nearly 1300 German and Italian prisoners, a military guard of 200 and a crew of 174. A total of eight hundred and five people died.
615 KIRKHAM, 1st R.O. ALBERT (39), SS EMPIRE HURST
11th August 1941
Southwest of Cape St Vincent, the cargo ship Empire Hurst, 2852 tons (MOWT, Smith Hogg and Co. Managers), Spain to the U.K. with iron ore was sunk by Focke-Wulf Condor aircraft. Twenty-five of the crew died.
616 KIRKPATRICK, 2nd R.O. JOHN (22), MV FISHPOOL 26th July 1943
The cargo ship Fishpool, 4950 tons (Sir R. Ropner and Sons), was sunk in an air attack on Syracuse. Twenty-eight of her crew died.
617 KIRKWOOD, 1st R.O. ALEXANDER STEWART (30), 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.
618 KIRWAN, 2nd R.O. PATRICK JOSEPH (31), 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.
618A KITCHING, 3rd.R.O. Ridley Joseph Alfred (18), SS 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.
619 KJERULFF, 1st R.O. KNUD CLEMENS (31), 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.
620 KNOX, 3rd R.O. GEORGE (20), SS GOGRA
2nd April 1943
Off Portugal, the U-124 sank the cargo liner Gogra, 5190 tons (British India S.N. Co.), U.K, to India, with the loss of ten of her crew.
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622 LACOMBE, 1st R.O. DOMINIQUE (46), SS ANADYR
6th May 1944
Southeast of Recife the cargo ship Anadyr, 5321 tons (MOWT, H. Hogarth and Sons, Managers), the U.S. to South Africa was sunk by U-129 with the loss of four of the crew.
623 LAING, 1st R.O. ALEXANDER (19), SS STONEPOOL
11th September 1941
East of Cape Farewell U-boats attacked a homeward bound convoy; U-207 sank the cargo ship Stonepool, 4815 tons (Sir R. Ropner and Co.) from Halifax. Thirty-one of her crew perished.
624 LAING, 2nd R.O. WILLIAM ROBERT (20), 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.
625 LANE, 1st R.O. KENNETH NEVILLE (30), SS CLAN CAMPBELL
23rd March 1942
After the battle of Sirte Gulf, the cargo liner Clan Campbell, 7255 tons (Clan Line) was sunk by enemy aircraft near Malta. She was part of a four-ship convoy from Alexandria and seven crewmembers were lost in the attack.
626 LARKIN, 3rd R.O. ERNEST GEORGE WILLIAM (19), SS CHUMLEIGH
9th November 1942
The cargo ship Chumleigh , 5445 tons (W.J. Tatem), the U.K. to Archangel was torpedoed by U-625 and was beached off South Cape, Spitzbergen, after being damaged by Ju-88 bombers. Only six of her fifty-seven crew survived.
627 LAW, 2nd R.O. GEORGE TAYLOR (19), SS GLENLEA
7th November 1942
In mid-Atlantic U-boats attacked an outward bound convoy; U-566 sank the cargo ship Glenlea, 4252 tons (J. Morrison and Son), the U.K. to the Middle East with the loss of thirty-nine crew.
628 LAWLER, 1st R.O.THOMAS CHARLES (37), SS STANHOLME
25th December 1939
In the Bristol Channel, the steamer Stanholme 2473 tons (J. A. Billmeir and Co.) carrying coal from Cardiff to London, was sunk by a mine and thirteen on board died.
629 LAWLER, 3rd R.O. WILLIAM ALFRED (30), 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.
630 LAWSON, 1st R.O. DAVID (21), SS EMPIRE LAKE
15th July 1943
East of Madagascar the cargo ship Empire Lake, 2852 tons (MOWT, C. Cravos and Co.) Durban to the Middle East was sunk by U-181. Twenty-five crewmen were lost.
631 LAWSON, 2nd R.O. GEORGE ALLEN (24), SS TREVARRACK
8th June 1941
In the North Atlantic the U-46 sank the cargo ship Trevarrack, 5270 tons (Ham S.S. Co.) the U.K. to Canada with the loss of all thirty-eight crew.
632 LAWTON, 1st R.O. JOHN DERWENT (38), 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.
633 LEAHEY, 2nd R.O. FRANCIS (23), SS FORT MISSANBIE
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.
634 LEAVEY, 1st R.O. THOMAS DENNIS (21), SS FIRECREST
25th August 1940
West of the Hebrides, the U-124 sank the steamer Firecrest, 5394 tons (Crest Shipping Co.), Wabana to the Tees with iron ore. Thirty-nine of the crew died.
635 LECKIE, 2nd R.O. THOMAS SPROAT (29), MV MELBOURNE STAR 2nd April 1943
Southeast of Bermuda, the passenger/cargo liner Melbourne Star, 12806 tons (Blue Star Line), the U.K. to Australia was sunk by U-129 with the loss of one hundred and thirteen people and crew; there were four survivors.
636 LEE, 1st R.O. JOHN (34), 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.
637 LEITCHMAN, 1st R.O. JAMES DEVLIN (25), SS TEMPLE MEAD
21st January 1941
About 300 miles west of Ireland the cargo ship Temple Mead, 4427 tons (Lambert Bros), was sunk by Focke-Wulf Condor aircraft with the loss of fourteen of the crew. She was on passage from Rosario to the U.K. with grain.
638 LEONARD, 2nd R.O. DOUGLAS (22), 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.
639 LEONARD, 1st R.O. ROLAND GEORGE (28), SS CREEKIRK
19th October 1940
In the Northwest Approaches U-boats attacked a homeward bound convoy. The U-101 sank the cargo ship Creekirk, 3917 tons (Muir Young and Co.), Wabana to Workington with iron ore, with the loss of all thirty-nine crew.
640 LE SAUX, 1st R.O. HIPPOLYTE (42), SS PLM 22
27th June 1941
West of the Canary Islands, the cargo ship PLM 22, 5645 tons (MOWT, E.R. Management Co, Managers), Pepel to the Tees was sunk by U-123 with the loss of thirty-two crew.
641 LE SEELLEUR, 1st R.O. JOHN CLIVE (26), 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.
642 LEUCHARS, 1st R.O. WILLIAM SHADE (40), SS NAPIER STAR
18th December1940
South of Iceland, the passenger/cargo liner Napier star, 10116 tons (Blue Star Line), Liverpool to New Zealand was sunk by U-100 with the loss of sixty-three crew.
643 LEWIS, 2nd R.O. BRYN (20), MV. BONNEVILLE
10th March 1943
The commodore ship of Convoy SC121 from New York to the U.K. the MV Bonneville was Norwegian registered; she was lost with all hands in a running battle with over 40
U-boats. Twelve ships were lost from a sixty-one ship convoy. The commodore, Captain Burnie DSO was lost. U-404 was accredited with her destruction.
644 LEWIS, 1st R.O. CECIL HARWOOD (23), 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.
645 LEWIS, 2nd R.O. DAVID MAURICE GLYN (21), SS AMAKURA
25th August 1942
Near Jamaica the passenger cargo ship Amakura, 1987 tons (Booker Line) Liverpool to Demarara was sunk by U-558. Thirteen members of the crew were lost.
646 LEWIS, 1st R.O. GEOFFREY EVELYN (22), 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.
647 LEWIS, 1st R.O. JOHN IDRIS (42), SS CLAN MACWHIRTER 26th August 1942
North of Madeira the cargo liner Clan MacWhirter 5941 tons (Clan Line) India to the U.K. was sunk by U-156 with the loss of ten of the crew.
648 LEWIS, 2nd R.O. MORTIMER STEPHEN (31), MV MAGDALA
15th January 1945
The Magdala left Reykjavik on January 15, 1945 for Manchester and was never heard of again. A German report on 16.1.45 from XB Dienst said that U-4055 reported torpedoing unknown ship in Grid AM 9212, which was approx position of Magdala on 16.1.45.
649 LEWIS, 1st R.O. ROY (26), SS NEWTON PINE
16th October 1942
Southwest of Iceland, the cargo ship Newton Pine, 4212 tons (Craig Shipping Co.), the U.K. to Halifax was sunk by U-704 with the loss of all forty-seven crew.
650 LEWIS, 1st R.O. SAMUEL WILFRED (54), SS TRIBESMAN
1st December 1940
In the central Atlantic, the cargo-liner Tribesman, 6242 tons (T. and J. Harrison), Liverpool to India, was sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer with the loss of fourteen of the crew.
651 LEWIS, 2nd R.O. VERNON JOHN MARTELL (18), 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.
652 LEWIS, 3rd R.O. WILLIAM THOMAS (20), MV NARRAGANSETT
25th March 1942
Northwest of Bermuda the tanker Narragansett, 10389 tons (British- Mexican Pet. Co.), Port Arthur to the U.K. was sunk by U-1O5 with the loss of all forty-nine people on board.
653 LIDGUARD, 2nd R.O. WILLIAM KENNETH (17), SS EMPIRE OAK
22nd August 1941
Off Portugal the ocean tug Empire Oak, 482 tons (MOWT), the U.K. to Gibraltar was sunk by U-564. Thirteen members of crew died.
654 LILLEY, 1st R.O. ROLAND JAMES (30), SS EMPIRE AMETHYST 14th April 1942
South of the Dominican Republic, the tanker Empire Amethyst, 8032 tons (MOWT) was sunk by U-154. Forty-one of the crew died.
655 LISLE, 2nd R.O. WILLIAM FOSTER (20), SS DAYROSE
14th January 1942
Near Cape Race the cargo ship Dayrose, 4113 tons (Claymore Shipping Co.), St. John’s N.F. to Halifax was sunk by U-552 with the loss of nine crew.
656 LIVINGSTONE, 2nd R.O. ALISTAIR McMURDO (22), SS STOCKPORT
25th 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).
657 LLOYD, 3rd R.O. EVAN EMLYN (21), MV PORT VICTOR
30th April 1943
North of the Azores the passenger/cargo liner Port Victor, 12411 tons (Port Line), the River Plate to the U.K. was sunk by the U-107 with the loss of twelve of the crew.
658 LOCHHEAD, 2nd R.O. JOHN MARTIN (24), SS EMPIRE HAIL
3rd February 1942
East of Newfoundland the cargo ship Empire Hail, 7005 tons (MOWT), Leith to Baltimore was sunk by U-94. Forty of the crew perished.
659 LOGAN, 1st R.O. WILLIAM MATHIAS (32), SS THURSOBANK
22nd March 1942
East of Chesapeake Bay the cargo ship Thursobank, 5575 tons (A. Weir and Co.), New York to Alexandria was sunk by U-373 with the loss of twenty-three of the crew.
660 LOMAX, 1st R.O. PETER BARLOW (18), SS REYNOLDS
31st October 1942
Near Durban U-504 sank the cargo ship Reynolds, 5113 tons (Bolton Steam Shipping Co.), the U.S. to India, which sank with all forty-seven on board.
661 LONG, 1st R.O. LEO JOSEPH, (42), 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.
662 LONGLEY, 3rd R.O. VICTOR LEONARD (19), SS EMPIRE DRYDEN
23rd April 1942
East of Cape Hatteras the cargo ship Empire Dryden, 7164 tons (MOWT), the U.K. to Alexandria via New York was sunk by U-572 with the loss of twenty-six of the crew.
663 LORD, 1st R.O. CHARLES PATRICK GERARD (21), SS BARBARA MARIE 12th June 1940
Off Finisterre U-46 sank the cargo ship Barbara Marie, 4232 tons (J. Morrison and Sons) bound for Workington from Pepel with iron ore and forty-two of her crew died.
664 LORD, 1st R.O. JAMES (46), SS BALMORE
12th November 1940
In the Atlantic, the cargo ship Balmore 1925 tons (John Bruce and Co.), Huelva to Glasgow was sunk by German aircraft with the loss of all twenty-seven crew.
665 LOVELACE, 2nd R.O. STANLEY PEARCE (22), SS ST. SUNNIVA
22nd January 1943
Off Sable Island, the convoy rescue ship St. Sunniva, 1368 tons (General Steam Navigation Co.) with a convoy from the U.K. was lost with all sixty-four people on board.
666 LOVELL, 2nd R.O. WILLIAM ALFRED (21), 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.
667 LOW, 2nd R.O. CECIL STANLEY (21), SS SOMME
16th 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.
667A LOWNIE, 3rd R.O. DAVID GIBB (18), SS EMPIRE HEATH
11th 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.
668 LOWSON, 1st R.O. HENRY (29), MV QUEEN VICTORIA
28th June 1942
East of Madagascar, the cargo-ship Queen Victoria, 4937 tons (T. Dunlop and Sons), South Africa to the Middle East, was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-10. There was only one survivor who spent the rest of the war in a Japanese POW camp. Thirty-two of her crew died.
669 LUCAS, 1st R.O. ALBERT JAMES (27), SS LACKENBY
23rd January 1943
South of Cape Farewell, the cargo ship Lackenby, 5112 tons (Ropner Shipping Co.), the U.S. gulf to the U.K. was sunk by U-624. Thirty-nine of her crew died.
670 LUCAS, 3rd R.O. C. M. (no age given) SS MADOERA
23rd February 1943
The motor tanker Madoera 9382 tons (Dutch Registration) was torpedoed by U-653 in the North Atlantic and badly damaged, she did not sink and was towed to St. Johns, Newfoundland on March 2,1943. This officer was killed in the attack.
671 LUKER, 2nd R.O. ALBERT GLYN (19), SS OCEAN COURAGE
15th January 1943
South of the Cape Verde Islands the cargo ship Ocean Courage, 7173 tons (MOWT), Pepel to the U.K. was sunk by U-182 with the loss of all forty-two crew.
672 LUPTON, 2nd R.O. JOHN FRANCIS CYRIL (19), SS SAN GERARDO
31st March 1942
Southeast of New York, U-71 sank the tanker San Gerardo, 12915 tons (Eagle Oil and Shipping Co.), Curacao to Halifax on Admiralty service. Forty-eight of her crew lost their lives.
673 LYLE, 3rd R.O. IAN (20), SS UMONA
30th March 1931
Off Freetown, the cargo liner Umona, 3767 tons (Bullard, King & Co.), South Africa to London was sunk by U-124 with the loss of eighty-five crew and fifteen passengers.
674 LYONS, 2nd R.O. ANTHONY EMMANUEL (20), SS W.C. TEAGLE
16th October 1041
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.
675 LYONS, 2nd R.O. DONALD INMAN (22), MV PANAMA
11th April 1945
In mid Atlantic, the M.V.Panama, 6650 tons, Cardiff to Philadelphia, in heavy weather her engines broke down, the ballast shifted and she capsized and sank. Forty-five of her crew were lost, five survived.