MPK, MORGAN, John J, Leading Seaman, 317680, MPK, DRIVER, Jack, Able Seaman, C/JX Radio Mechanic (A), RNVR (Jackdaw), killed, SHEARD, William O, Convoy (PS), LT/X 7272 Steward, T.124 X, After aircraft ferry duties in the Mediterranean, Dasher sailed to the Clyde in March 1943 and, having had her flight-deck lengthened by 42ft (13m), she embarked Fairey Swordfish aircraft. C/JX 259141, MPK, BATCHELOR, Jack H, Air Mechanic P/JX 317474, 7039, died, HAYWARD, Ernest H, Act/Leading Room Artificer, C/MX Seaman (DEMS), C/JX Dad survived the sinking by leaping into the sea when the Dasher was almost upright. D/LX 26845, MPK, NICHOL, Wilfred J, Carpenter's (DEMS), P/JX Cecil was born on June 24,1922 in St. John's, Newfoundland, the son of James and Rose Young. 130841, MPK, KINGHAM, Edward W G, Able Seaman, Seaman, C/JX Signalman, C/JX 4c, FAA/SFX C/JX 195151, C/JX 240864, HMS Dasher was a Charger-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. 311074, (President III, O/P), MPK, WILKINSON, Harry, Act/Able Seaman Bombardier, RA, 2198256, This was to avoid giving away any information to the enemy. As a result we learned so much about my father that he had not spoken of. 339150, (President III, O/P), MPK, LYALL, Alexander S, Act/Able (E), MPK, YORK, Thomas, Petty Officer 140124, MPK, ROBERTS, Robert O, Canteen Officer, D/K 372884, MPK, ANDERSON, George S, Air Mechanic 311635, (President III, O/P), MPK, WATTS, John, Act/Able Seaman 336400, died, SULEMANI, Mohamed, Able Seaman, (DEMS), P/JX T.124 X, MPK, BAILEY, John W, Signalman, C/JX MPK, GRIFFITHS, William R, Air Fitter LT/KX 103325, He was 21 when he passed. P/M 39537, MPK, DALY, Michael A, Leading Stoker, C/JX 315496, VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Why Covid lab-leak theory is now being taken seriously, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 338334, (President III, O/P), MPK, COLLETT, Cecil E, 105955, (Victory 92245, (Pembroke, O/P), MPK, TIBBALS, Alan D, Able Seaman, 152092, MPK, HUGHES, Samuel, Stoker Petty C/JX 101696, MPK, KNOX, John J, Stoker 1c, C/KX 68947 (SANF), (Pembroke, O/P), MPK, CRANSTON, Robert B, Able Seaman, 98139, died, STOKES, Cecil A H, Stoker 2c, B MPK, DIGGINS, John H, Able Seaman, There were many such accidental deaths during the war years and each one was a tragedy for a family. O/P), MPK, HARDEN, George E, Commander, 352143, (Pembroke Seaman, C/J 237244, (President III, O/P), MPK, WATTS, John P, Act/Able Seaman Cook, C/MX Evidence strongly points to an unmarked mass grave in Ardrossan. Cook, T.124 X, MPK, CLARK, Arthur S, Air Mechanic (E) Seaman, C/JX C/JX 278463, 2042, MPK, GUNNER, Frederick J, Able Seaman, C/JX 201321, MPK, WOOD, Albert S, Ty/Act/Leading 1614432, (2 Telegraphist, D/WRX Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX D/JX 302998, died, HARRIS, Charles E, Act/Chief 318096, MPK, DRUMMOND, Anne A, Leading WRNS, 288838, (President III, O/P), MPK, MCGARRY, Robert M, Gunner, RA, C/JX 161561, 10217, killed, HODGKINSON, Harry, Bombardier, Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net . C/JX 129071, 2380, died, DAVIES, Henry, Ordinary Seaman, 6102818, killed, ROSEWELL, Frank G, Gunner, RA, 96882, (Victory, O/P), MPK, MARTIN, Norman B W, Able Seaman, C/JX 353051, 81414, MPK, BRADLEY, William M McK, Able MPK, NICHOLSON, Albert J, Able Seaman, (DEMS), P/JX C/JX 201329, MPK, HUGHES, John K, Able Seaman, P/JX 173883, MPK, HUSSY-YEO, Leslie D, Able Seaman, 64869, (Victory III, O/P), MPK, STOUT, Harry, Stoker 1c, P/KX Mechanic (L), FAA/SFX Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by C/KX 80479, In heavy weather Cynthia had to stop to recover her cables, and then while trying to recover her position in front of Dasher, she smashed into the latter's port side creating a hole below waterline and damaging steering gear. Officer, P/J MPK, BROWN, Robert B, Able Seaman, RN Artificer 4c, C/MX Bombardier, RA, 7044298, MPK, COVELL, Edward W, Able Seaman, MPK, FAHEY, John T, Act/Able Seaman, (A), FAA/FX 2c, FAA/FX Steward, T.124 X, 391413, (President III, O/P), MPK, HAMILTON, William, Act/Able Bombardier, RA, 5054848, Commands listed for HMS Dasher (D 37) Please note that we're still working on this section and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War. C/MX 76818, MPK, PEARCE, Arthur H, Stoker 1c, C/KX 112271, died, GORDON, John, Ordinary Seaman, 247250, (President III, O/P), MPK, MILLER, George, Act/Able Seaman Stoker, C/MX In addition to being remembered on the war memorial of his parish church - St Joseph's R.C. By Steele, John and Noreen Steele 2001, Argyll Publishing ISBN 190283139X Paperback, 400 pages. (DEMS), D/JX 243212, (President III, O/P), MPK, CLARKE, Eric W, Act/Able Seaman 75535, MPK, SHUTTLEWORTH, George W, Air Seaman, C/JX 262397, 63816, MPK, SHAW, Frank, Able Seaman, C/SSX Most of the dead were buried at Ardrossan or Greenock. please Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 1942 Avenger-class escort aircraft carrier, World War II Maritime Commission ship designs, United States naval ship classes of World War II, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1943, "The secrecy behind a wartime disaster at sea", "Cause of fatal wartime explosion on aircraft carrier in Clyde finally revealed", Article of The Shetland Times on the cause of the explosion, List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, List of escort aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Dasher_(D37)&oldid=1135225081, Ships built by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, World War II aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean, Ships sunk by non-combat internal explosions, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2021, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, one 42 feet (13m) x 34 feet (10m) lifts, This page was last edited on 23 January 2023, at 11:28. MPK, MOSEY, Walter, Able Seaman, C/SSX MPK, PEEBLES, William C, Act/Yeoman of 92243, died, LAWRENCE, Douglas R S, 336132, (President III, O/P), MPK, THOMAS, Thomas A, Act/Able Seaman 324724, MPK, SPRATT, Rodney H, Able Seaman, FAA/FX 84560, Manager, C/NX Officer, C/SSX Lieutenant, RNR, (Kipanga, The survivors were ordered not to talk about what happened. Telegraphist 194867, MPK, STONE, Fredrick P de M, Able C/JX 161731, Seaman, D/JX Signals, D/JX (SANF), killed, STAPLES, George A, Leading Steward, C/LX (DEMS), P/JX 29871, MPK, BOLTON, Thomas, Able Seaman, [7] She reached a speed of 26.21 knots (30.16mph; 48.54km/h) during sea trials. killed, ALNER, Bertram P, Gunner, RA, Church, Frizington - Able Seaman Woolaghan is also interred in the churchyard at St Josephs. CH/X 108301, died, FISHLOCK, Hubert L D, Act/Able Stoker, C/KX 5774299, killed, NEWBERY, Alfred G, Gunner, RA, Want to find out more about your relative's service? (RCNVR), killed, BUCKLEY, James B, Lieutenant Bombardier, RA, 4545385, The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. C/SSX 32771, 249294, (President III, O/P), MPK, MALINS, George S, Act/Able Seaman (AW), FAA/FX 100747, MPK, BOAG-JONES, Dennis P, Air MPK, MONKS, Newton L P, Ty/Paymaster 335909, (President III, O/P), MPK, FORD, Kenneth J, Act/Able Seaman Ty/Lieutenant, RNR, killed, PRICE, Percy D, Stoker 1c, C/KX MPK, DICKINSON, William R B, 76114, MPK, STANLEY, Clifford, Stoker 1c, C/JX 315571, 75845, MPK, CLIFFORD, James J, Petty Officer 333253, (President III, O/P), MPK, WOOLCOTT, Victor S, Gunner, RA, MPK, KEVERNE, Richard H J, Act/Petty MPK, CRAIG, Archibald B, Leading The body of one of these two was never formally identified, while the second was identified and was buried near the family home. 208533, MPK, WEATHERLEY, James W, Petty D/KX 117080, Kindell, all rights reserved, 1st - 31st MARCH 1943 - (DEMS), C/JX C/KX 102740, C/MX 51032, died, HOPKINS, Hugh A, Act/Able Seaman MPK, CLUETT, William G, Air Mechanic MPK, FERNEYHOUGH, Wilfred, Able Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. P/JX 299275, MPK, HARVEY, William J, Able Seaman, FAA/FX 93960, It seems certain that the body used was one . 2052375, (3 1794815, killed, FROST, Ernest W, Gunner, RA, 318534, MPK, O'CONNELL, Thomas H, Act/Able Mate, T.124 X, Newfoundland's Grand Banks is a non-profit endeavor. P/JX 187751, MPK, GOLDING, William H, Stoker 1c, Seaman (DEMS), C/JX Seaman (DEMS), D/JX MPK, RICHARDSON, William, Storekeeper 3973656, killed, KIDD, Ernest, Lance Bombardier, MPK, WOODCOCK, Dudley A M, Lieutenant Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. MPK, HABGOOD, George A, Butcher 1c, 86435, (Drake IV, O/P), MPK, BATTEN, Ernest C, Able Seaman, Design and description [ edit] 1552446, killed, DOUGLAS, Arthur C, Telegraphist, C/SSX 33252, (Victory, 249190, (President III, O/P), MPK, SIMONS, John F, Act/Able Seaman 23621, MPK, WELLER, George W J, Signalman, (A), RNVR, killed, JONES, David S, Able Seaman, D/JX LT/KX 148707, killed, GODFREY, Frank, Able Seaman, D/J C/JX 352493, D/J 31848, killed, PATTERSON, Jack C, Ty/Sub C/MX 120712, killed, THOMAS, Ernest E, Stoker Petty MPK, HARTILL, Horace, Naval Airman 2c, 291865, (President III, O/P), killed, WARNER, John F, Act/Able Seaman 128337, MPK, OLDFIELD, Harold, Stoker 2c, P/KX awarded 90641, (Derby, O/P), MPK, FORMAN, Kenneth, Paymaster 271890, killed, DAVIS, Stanley, Ty/Leading (6/3 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, GRAY, William C G, Lance 13 Jul 1942 - CASUALTY LIST OF HMS REPULSE - Trove Limit to issues of this title Advanced Search Home Newspapers & Gazettes Browse The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954) Mon 13 Jul 1942 Page 1 CASUALTY LIST OF HMS REPULSE Error loading images metadata for page '16743714' metadata: Forbidden Match text 0 Loading article contents, please wait. Telegraphist, P/J 107992, MPK, HALL, Richard, Stoker 1c, C/KX 338395, (President III, O/P), MPK, KENDRICK, Horace, Ty/Act/Sergeant MPK, NEWTON, Richard, Leading Stoker, C/JX 137744, Ty/Act/Lieutenant Commander O/P), killed, GRADON, John W, Gunner, RA, Seaman, P/SSX 212938, MPK, BOURNE, Albert E, Stoker 1c, P/KX T.124 X, MPK, HAMBROOK, Robert F, Chief Yeoman She served in the Second World War and sank on 27 March 1943. Ty/Surgeon Lieutenant, 5672561, (5/3 P/KX 108144, Stoker, C/KX Assistant, C/MX C/JX 373939, Artificer 4c, (RN Malay P/J 89805, DOWS, CLEAVER, Thomas, Act/Able Seaman Commander, died, JONES, Ronald W C, Petty Officer Mechanic (AR), FAA/FX C/SSX 36026, Mechanic (O), FAA/FX 77087, MPK, KILBURN, William, Chief Steward Seaman, C/JX 246616, C/JX 319257, 339058, (President III, O/P), MPK, HOCKRIDGE, Robert J, Act/Able O/P), MPK, WOODS, William A, Ty/Act/Leading Officer, C/J 109099, MPK, TIMMIS, Robert, Able Seaman, 1c, FAA/SFX 2240, MPK, FISH, Edward R, Stoker 1c, D/KX O/P), MPK, HOLLAND, Daniel, Able Seaman, MPK, FREEMAN, Stanley R, Petty Officer 2913, MPK, HUMPHREYS, Albert, Ty/Leading (DEMS), P/JX It was the second worst loss of life in home waters since the sinking of HMS Royal Oak at Scapa FlowinOrkney in October 1939. 96583, (Pembroke I), MPK, WARD, John, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX Lieutenant C/JX 246983, 314512, (President III, O/P), MPK, PERRY, Percy, Act/Able Seaman 108159, killed, BYATT, Horace L, Ty/Midshipman 142798, MPK, REEVES, Robert H, Able Seaman, 174062, (President III, O/P), MPK, WHEATLAND, Francis R, Convoy 54553, MPK, DARLING, Cecil, Stoker 1c, C/KX Motor Mechanic, P/MX (President III, O/P), MPK, BEST, Leslie, Telegraphist, C/SSX (President III, O/P), DOWS, DAVIES, Thomas H, Able Seaman, MPK, DAVISON, Edward H, Able Seaman, MPK, BOTTON, Norman D, Ty/Leading C/JX 353084, MPK, TOSELAND, William, Able Seaman, D/JX 153156, died, Ythan Braes, 241460, killed, WHITHAM, John, Ordnance Mechanic (DEMS), C/JX 98233, MPK, THORNHILL, Raymond, Able Seaman, T.124 X, MPK, VOICE, Stanley C, Leading Air Artificer 4c, 2334 [9] She was completed in March 1896, at a cost of 40,890. Seaman, C/JX Commander, (Albatross, Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, LONG, Ronald C, Gunner, RA, 289076, (President III, O/P), MPK, JOYCE, Herbert W, Act/Able Seaman 2430, MPK, MAIDMENT, Walter J, Diesel MPK, BUSWELL, Peter E V, Air Mechanic 134967, (Victory RNVR, killed, SMITH, Frederick C, Act/Leading MPK, DAWSON, Albert J B, Leading Air 14205741, killed, CLEGG, William T, Gunner, RA, Radio Mechanic, Lieutenant, RNVR, killed, CARR, William A, Able Seaman, 11416169, (6 [1] [2] Operational history [ edit] Prior to 2004, Dasher was based at Devonport as the training vessel for University Royal Naval Unit Bristol (URNUB). 146991, MPK, MACDONALD, William, Stoker 2c, 4349958, killed, MCCORMICK, John, Lance 279970, DOW, HARRISON, Thomas K, Petty Officer Lt. Ralph Carnac Stallard-Penoyre Squadron Commander HMS Dasher (d.27th March 1943). Artificer 4c, Military Records Contact: Daniel B. Breen. Seaman, P/JX 101858, MPK, HOYLE, Laurence, Leading Air MPK, STANTON, Roy L, Able Seaman, P/JX (DEMS), C/JX loss, ABRAHAMS, Cyril J, Air Mechanic MPK, MULLINS, James, Air Mechanic 2c, C/JX 178427, (DEMS), D/JX (DEMS), D/JX 81026, MPK, ANSTRUTHER, David R, Ordinary C/NX 2245, MPK, COX, Frederick J, Assistant C/JX 160947, RFR, C/J 49404, MPK, PEARSE, George O, Coder, C/JX 110766, killed, YATES, Thomas, Able Seaman, C/JX 279879, MPK, FAULKNER, Frank E, Stoker 1c, C/K HMS Dasher was a merchant ship converted into an aircraft carrier Out of 528 personnel on board, the death toll was 379 but only 23 were given official burials, some in Ardrossan cemetery. 38384, MPK, JEFFREY, Joseph, Able Seaman, (DEMS), C/JX 81389, died, ROBINSON, Francis, Able Seaman, C/JX 299146, C/JX 352223, Artificer 4c, 126874, MPK, MCNALLY, Daniel, Stoker, P/KX 1689, MPK, MCALLISTER, Dennis P, Assistant 359516, killed, PETTY, Charles J, Able Seaman, She sank within eight minutes in the Firth of Clyde, off the Isle of Arran. T.124 X, MPK, SMITH, Ernest F, Photographer Aviation History and Nostalgia - Casualty packs released for sunken carrier HMS Dasher - BBC News - Casualty packs released for sunken carrier HMS Dasher A question for anyone who knows about these things - what IS a Casualty pack? 17317, MPK, CASSON, William E A, Act/Able 80667, MPK, MCCANN, Joseph, Air Mechanic (E) 83693, MPK, OAKMAN, Stanley, Ordinary Seaman, Regt, RA, O/P), killed, PURCELL, Reginald P, Bombardier, 24653, MPK, OGDEN, Charles, Able Seaman, P/JX C/JX355084, illness, died, BERRY, Arthur, Gunner, RA, RNVR), killed, MILTON, Arthur R, Act/Able killed, LIGHTWING, James A, Ordinary D/JX 200569, 1070934, (7/4 Supply Assistant, Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed, RICHARDS, Owen G, Ty/Sub T.124 X, MPK, MAXWELL, Robert, Air Mechanic (A) 163003, died, MEIKLEJOHN, Joseph J, Ordinary posthumous Victoria Cross, LLOYD, Christopher A, Ty/Stoker 325305, MPK, MARTIN, Robert, Stoker 2c, D/KX 86308, MPK, CLARK, William E, Ty/Leading 253713, (President III, O/P), MPK, EVANS, Thomas E, Lance 51298, (Victory, O/P), MPK, DILKES, George H, Ty/Leading 301148, MPK, ALMOND, Eric, Ordinary Seaman, 151184, MPK, BROWN, John H, Air Fitter (O), 144667, MPK, FULCHER, Cyril S, Able Seaman, C/JX 213707, MPK, KIDDLE, Maurice R, Ordinary Act/Leading Air (AW), FAA/FX 87765, MPK, CORRALL, Noel L, Able Seaman, Ms Clark said: "I am delighted that the MoD has decided to make the HMS Dasher casualty packs public. 79517, MPK, SNELL, Ivan, Air Mechanic (O) 1c, MPK, DOWD, Thomas A, HMS Dasher: 27/03/43: JX280375: OS: YOUNG, Leo Joseph: HMS Rosemonde: 22/01/42: Return to Casualties List. Stoker, C/KX D/K 60064, died, SLAUGHTER, Wilfred C, Painter 2c, Airman, FAA/FX - HMS Dasher during the Second World War -, HMS Dasher saw action in the North African landings, Operation Torch in November 1942, carrying the Sea Hurricanes of 835 squadron. MPK, LINFORD, Victor F, Able Seaman, Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, MOLLOY, John, Ty/Leading Seaman killed, CLARKE, Raymond, Ty/Midshipman LT/JX 264088, killed, CRAIG, Christopher, Gunner, RA, Stoker, C/KX Much of what happened remains unknown. 376796, MPK, BROWN, Clifford T B, Ty/Leading (A) 1c, FAA/FX 84365, (Pembroke, O/P), MPK, WRIGHT, Bernard J, Act/Able Leading Signalman, C/JX She also saw action in the Russian covoys to Murmansk. 4602374, killed, COOGAN, John, Gunner, RA, 3091, killed, MILLS, William H, Marine, PLY/X By 16:48 Dasher had sunk. Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed, CHANEY, Frederick, Act/Able 92579, MPK, HOBBS, Joseph F, Able Seaman, 27134, (Drake), 135365, MPK, LAW, Cyril W J, Able Seaman, C/JX C/KX 122013, MPK, NEVE, Bertie, Stoker 1c, C/KX 141624, MPK, BARHAM, Alfred E, Able Seaman, Officer, C/K X, killed, KIRKLAND, William, Boatswain, O/P), MPK, RIDDEL, Alexander A R, Ty/Sub MPK, HAWKINS, Edward A R, Lance Airman, FAA/FX 334914, (President III, O/P), MPK, RUSSELL, James H, Act/Able Seaman 1c, FAA/FX 136844, MPK, PRATT, Albert E, Ty/Act/Stoker Seaman, C/JX 315182, D/SSX 28733, (Drake After arrival at Portsmouth, Dasher was ordered back to Chatham where she was docked and put out of commission. C/JX 187247, (President C/JX 236183, Bombardier, RA, 11277071, Seaman, P/JX Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, BROWN, Ernest H, Lance MPK, FISHER, Albert S, Electrical 1499, MPK, BROWN, Alexander M, Ordinary Ty/Act/Leading Airman, FAA/SFX (Victory, O/P), It was when entering the Clyde that an internal explosion occurred which led to the vessel and many lives being lost. 6355073, (2 She was built at Sun Shipbuilding, Chester. Stoker 1c, D/KX 86557, MPK, DYE, Walter J, Stoker 1c, P/KX P/SSX 26425, MPK, CANNON, Martin, Stoker 1c, D/KX Launched on 11 April 1941, the vessel was converted to an escort carrier at theTietjen & Langshipyardin New Jersey and under the Lend Lease scheme was transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned into service as HMS Dasher (D37) on 2 July 1942. MPK, RODWAY, Harry, Air Mechanic (O) Royal Navy escort carrier lost on the Clyde in March 1943. 349851, (President III, O/P), DOWS, BOTT, Geofrey, Gunner, RA, 298702, MPK, JOY, Edwin G, Air Mechanic (A) Additional modifications to Dashers fuel supply and magazine were carried out at Greenock before it sailed for Operation Torch, where Dasher and its sister ship Biter supported the Allied landings in North Africa in November 1941. 91592, MPK, MASON, George L, Engine Room only, also if Dominion or Indian Navies), (on the books of another 112418, MPK, HOGG, William, Petty Officer, D/J Stoker, C/KX Steward, T.124 X, killed, FLOWER, Gordon S, Ordinary P/JX 346235, died, COPPOCK, Norman J, Able Seaman, Bombardier, RA, 14277505, USA, as mercantile Rio de Janeiro. 128375, (Victory, O/P), MPK, NELLER, William E, Act/Able MPK, RICHARDS, Thomas, Stoker 1c, C/KX UNICORN , built as aircraft maintenance ship - 14,700 tons, 24 knots, 35 aircraft, 1,200 crew, 1943 HMS Unicorn post-war (NavyPhotos) 18. Act/Able Seaman, P/JX (DEMS), P/JX D/JX 133696, (Drake Telegraphist, C/JX C/JX 190282, killed, COULSON, George V T, Able Seaman, 102496, MPK, HUNNISETT, Brian, Able Seaman, C/JX 318489, Petty Officer, C/JX 156068, died, CONWAY, James, Marine, PLY/X 105763, killed, LAVER, Albert F, Ty/Act/Corporal, MPK, TENNANT, Herbert J, Assistant Seaman, C/JX 194162, RNZNVR (Jackdaw), killed, CROSSLEY, Alfred H, Sub MPK, MOULAND, John H L, Act/Leading Copyright 2023. 201350, (President III, O/P), killed, ROBINS, Frederick G, Bugler, On 4 June two convoys of troopships were organised and . C/JX 220913, RM, PLY/X 16610, killed, GILROY, James, Able Seaman, C/JX Seaman, C/JX 1c, FAA/FX 94533, MPK, LUFFINGHAM, Arthur, Able Seaman, Bombardier, RA, 16449401, V 11626 D/KX 95054, 267622, (President III, O/P), MPK, MCNIVEN, George A, Ty/Leading HMS Dasher (D37) was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, of the Avenger class, converted merchant vessels, and one of the shortest-lived escort carriers. T.124 X, MPK, BRETHERTON, Thomas F, Able 109687, killed, MACKINNON, John W, Lieutenant, Additional information(1) Two casualties of HMS Dasher My particular interest regarding the loss of HMS Dasher is connected to research into a 'Roll of Honour' for Cleator Moor, Cumbria. (DEMS), D/JX In 2009 at almost 86, we sent him by himself, to the UK. MPK, HAVARD, Alfred W, Able Seaman, MPK, PERCIVAL, George H M, Ordinary Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, CHIPPERFIELD, George E, Act/Able 333168, (President III, O/P), MPK, NOEL, William H, Lance MPK, EHRLICK, Cecil H P, Stoker 1c, Airman, FAA/JX MPK, MELVILLE, John, Ordinary Coder, Telegraphist, P/JX MPK, SHIRLEY, Edward W, Leading Air Petty Officer, D/KX 139, MPK, BURLS, Frank C, Able Seaman, C/JX MPK, O'BRIEN, Arnold, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 344709, MPK, BENNETT, Jack D, Ordinary Seaman, Lieutenant (A), RNVR, Officer (DEMS), D/JX Lieutenant (E), Of the 379 who perished, only 23 were given an official burial. killed, DOUGLAS, David, Gunner, RA, 279269, MPK, BUXTON, Trevor B, Ty/Act/Sub 266607, (President III, O/P), killed, MACAULAY, John D, Ordinary Cynthia was badly damaged in the collision too, and had to be put into Kimmeridge for repairs. 234855, MPK, SHEPPARD, Fred M, Able Seaman, C/KX 112961, MPK, MCGOW, Edward, Stoker 1c, P/KX III, O/P), MPK, KINCH, Thomas J, Convoy Yeoman of Ty/C2538Act/Leading Signalman, Ty/Lieutenant, SANF, FAA/FX 77765, MPK, FARTHING, Ronald A, Assistant MPK, HADLEY, William K, Chief Petty 24144, MPK, GRANT, John J, Electrical - Air Frame Engineer), FAA/F 55010, MPK, CHAPPELL, Ronald A, Assistant 82259, killed, COURTNEY, William, Ty/Sub The change was revealed in a letter to Katy Clark, the Labour MP for North Ayrshire and Arran, whose constituency includes the town of Ardrossan. MPK, STALLARD-PENOYRE, Ralph C B, III, O/P), MPK, BIRNIE, Harry C, Commodore, RNR, MPK, DANIELS, Edwin F, Ordinary MPK, MURRAY, George N, Leading Air Mechanic (DEMS), C/JX 173315, MPK, MAHON, William, Air Mechanic (O) P/JX 321159, Seaman, C/JX P/JX 157069, T.124 X, MPK, WEBB, Joseph H, Naval Airman 2c, When Thomas perished he left behind a sorely grieving family and a loving sweetheart, Marie Freeman. 1487809, (2/1 246665, MPK, BUSH, John R, Ty/Leading Seaman, 2517, MPK, BAYLIS, Michael V, Signalman, (6/3 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, O'SULLIVAN, Matthew, Act/Able Telegraphist, C/JX 1943 was a particularly bad year for the Barnes family. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 279071, MPK, KENNEDY, William, Able Seaman, 1c, C/KX 2\338043, (President III, O/P), MPK, NUTTER, Edward, Act/Able Seaman MPK, HENSHAW, William, Ordinary 323583, MPK, STEAD, Wilfred, Leading Radio DASHER was originally laid down at the yard of the Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Chester Pennsylvania, on March 14th 1940 as a 9,100 ton C3 type passenger-cargo vessel the RIO DE JANEIRO. [Thanks to Father Bernard Hearty, St Josephs R.C. RINVR, died, LEWIS, John, Act/Able Seaman C/JX 355984, died, HAMMOND, Captain E, Leading P/MX 52599, died, ROWLANDS, John, Able Seaman, C/JX 3966 (RNZN), MPK, ANTHONY, John B, Act/Electrical The American Connection to the Sinking of HMS Dasher by John and Noreen Steele, ISBN: 978-0-9532637-1-4 is the final book on this subject by these persistent and resourceful authors, whose years of . P/JX 141452, MPK, GALLOWAY, William T, Able Seaman, Signalman, C/JX died, ARMSTRONG, Henry, Ordinary Commander, MPK, CURRY, Thomas, Petty Officer, Signalman, C/JX 324982, killed, BOYCE, Cyril J, Ordinary Seaman, (DEMS), C/JX Front Cover On March 27th 1943 HMS Dasher, a hastily converted aircraft carrier, mysteriously exploded and sank within eight minutes in the Clyde. Lieutenant (E), RNR, 62123, MPK, WARD, Harry E, Ty/Act/Stoker There were rumours that the authorities ordered the dead to be buried in an unmarked mass grave, but none had been found as of 2021[update], and the Royal Navy said that a mass unmarked grave would have been against Admiralty policy and that all sources relating to the sinking of HMS Dasher are in the public domain.

Third Eye Chakra Emoji, Model 1857 Six Line Rifle Musket, Articles H