Due to the sheer number of men commemorated on the Milford Haven War Memorial, it has been split into several sections, otherwise a single page would prove too long and difficult to negotiate. The men commemorated on this page served in the various branches of the Royal Navy, who died during the course of the Second World War, 1939-1945.

Milford Haven War Memorial

Casualties of the Royal Navy, World War Two, 1939-1945

George Allen, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX399421, Royal Navy. George served with the Royal Navy, and died on 4 May 1945. Little else is known of him, but he is buried at Cobh (St. Patrick's) Catholic Cemetery, Ireland.

George Patrick Allen, Chief Engineman, LT/X 363ET, Royal Naval Reserve. George served aboard HM Trawler Laertes, a Shakespearean class trawler, ordered in December 1939, and launched October 1940. She was completed as A/S in 1941 and joined 1st M/S-A/S Group at Freetown as convoy escort. George was killed when she was torpedoed by U-201 off Freetown on 25 July 1942. He is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Thomas George Andrew, Chief Engineman, LT/X 5991ES, Royal Naval Reserve. Thomas was the Son Of William Frederick And Mary Andrew, and the Husband Of Elizabeth Alice Andrew, Of Milford Haven. He served in the Royal Naval Patrol Service, aboard HM Trawler Waterfly. She was requisitioned in September 1939 and converted for minesweeping, based at Kirkwall for sweeping in Scapa Flow. In 1941 she transferred to Dover, to 46th Minesweeping Group, and Thomas died aboard her when she was sunk by air attack off Dungenness, English Channel, on 17 September 1942. Thomas was 30 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Thomas George Edward Apter, Able Seaman, D/SSX 26860, Royal Navy. Thomas was the Son Of George And Alice Gertrude Apter, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard the destroyer HMS Fearless. Thomas was killed when Fearless was bombed and sank in the Mediterranean on 23 July 1941. He was 19 years old, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Dimmock William Barker, Able Seaman, D/JX 175659, Royal Navy. Dimmock was the Son of William and Betsy Barker, of New Clee, Grimsby, Lincolnshire. He served aboard H.M.M.L.B. 5. This was a Landing Barge, which was used as a light support vessel during seaborne landings. Dimmock died on 7 August 1942, and is buried at Dover (St. James') Cemetery.

Leonard Herbert Bean, Second Hand, LT/JX 215858, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Leonard was the Son Of John James Bean And Agnes Bean, and the Husband Of Olwen Maud Bean, Of Milford Haven. He served aboard HM Trawler Cobbers, and drowned when she was sunk by German bombers off Lowestoft on 3 March 1941. Leonard was 30 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Albert James Beckett, Boom Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve. Albert was the Son Of James And Sarah Beckett, and the Husband Of Margaret Elizabeth Beckett, Of Milford Haven. He served aboard HM Boom Defence Vessel Chorley. Albert was drowned when Chorley foundered off Start Point on 25 April 1942. He was 50 years old, and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

Frederick George Blockwell, Lieutenant Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve. Frederick was the Son of William and Rhoda Blockwell, and the husband of Evelyn Blockwell, of Gorleston, Norfolk. He served aboard HM Trawler Tervani, which was requisitioned in October 1939 as an auxiliary patrol vessel. In 1941 she converted to a minesweeper. Frederick was killed when Tervani was sunk by the Italian Submarine Acciaio off Algiers on 7 February 1943. He was 31 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

William Roy Cherrington, Seaman, LT/X. 21521A, Royal Naval Reserve. William was the Son Of William And Dora Cherrington, Of Hakin, Milford Haven. He served in the Royal Naval Patrol Service, aboard HM Trawler Botanic. William died on 15 September 1940, aged just 19, and is buried at Milford Haven Cemetery. Botanic was later sunk by German aircraft in the North Sea on 18 February 1942.

 

Vivian R.D. Clarke, Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Naval Reserve. Vivian was the Son of William Henry and Lucy Maud Clarke, of Cardiff, and the husband of Elsa Dora Clarke, of Whitchurch. He served aboard HMS Peewit, which was an RNAS station. Vivian died on 16 March 1944, aged 32, and is buried at Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery.

Ernest Warald Newlands Codd, Able Seaman, D/SSX 18007, Royal Navy. Ernest was the Son Of Ernest And Mary L. Codd of Bunkers Hill, and the Husband Of Olwen Lilian Rose Codd, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard the destroyer HMS Ardent. Ernest was killed when Ardent was sunk while escorting the aircraft carrier Illustrious back from Norway, while gallantly attempting a torpedo attack on the might German Battleship Scharnhorst on 8 June 1940. He was 25 years old, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

George Joseph Durkin, Ordinary Telegraphist, D/JX 578987, Royal Navy. George was the Son Of John Joseph And May Durkin, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard the frigate HMS Nith. He died when Nith was attacked by a remote guided German JU88 on 24 June 1944. He was aged just 17, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Ivor Ronald Evans, Able Seaman, D/J 114032, Royal Navy. Ivor was the Son Of George H. And Elizabeth A. Evans, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard the destroyer HMS Matabele. Ivor was killed on 17 January 1942, when Matabele was forming part of the destroyer screen on Convoy PQ-8, from Iceland to Murmansk, and she was torpedoed and sunk by U-454. Ivor was aged 33, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Ronald George Foster, Seaman, LT/X 21614A, Royal Naval Reserve. Ronald was the Son Of John And Elizabeth Jane Foster, Of Milford Haven, and served in the Royal Naval Patrol Service, aboard HM Trawler St. Achilleus. She had been requisitioned in August 1939 and converted for anti-submarine duties, and joined the 12th A/S Group at Grimsby, and in 1940 the 11th A/S Group at Harwich. After the German invasion of France, the BEF retreated to Dunkirk, where the Royal Navy evacuated the battered remnants of the British Army in Operation Dynamo. Ronald was killed here when St. Achilleus struck a mine off Dunkirk on 1 June 1940. He was 19 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

George Richard Gale, Chief Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve. George was the Son Of James George And Margaret Ellen Gale, Of Milford Haven, and the Husband Of Elizabeth Ann Gale, Of Hakin. He served aboard HM Trawler Topaze, which had been purchased into the Royal Navy in November 1935 for anti-submarine duties, and in 1940 was based at Portland. She took part in Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the BEF from Dunkirk, in 1941, and George was killed when she sunk after a collision with the battleship HMS Rodney off the Clyde on 20 April 1941. He was 45 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Percy Edwin Gammer, Engineman, LT/X. 595, Royal Naval Reserve. Percy was the Son Of Phillip And Helen Gammer, Of Milford Haven, and the Husband Of Edith Winnifred Gammer, Of Milford Haven. He served with the Royal Naval Patrol Service, aboard the minesweeping trawler HMS Eday. Percy died on 30 May 1944, aged 40, and is buried at Milford Haven Cemetery.

 

Albert Edward Gillard, Able Seaman, C/SR.67717, Royal Navy. Albert was the Son of John Henry and Mary Gillard, and served aboard the boom defence vessel, HMS Barsound. He died in Scotland on 1 December 1941, aged 23, and is buried at Sandwick Cemetery, Ross and Cromarty.

William John Gwilliam, Engineman, LT/KX 99971, Royal Naval Patrol Service. William was the Son Of Thomas And Alice Gwilliam, and the Husband Of Beatrice Elizabeth Gwilliam, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard HM Trawler Tervani. She had been requisitioned in October 1939 as an auxiliary patrol vessel, and in 1941 was converted to a minesweeper. William was killed when she was sunk by the Italian Submarine Acciaio off Algiers on 7 February 1943. He was 35 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Ernest William Hawkings, Second Hand, LT/X. 10253B, Royal Naval Reserve. Ernest was the Son Of Francis Moxey Hawkings And Lilian Grace Hawkings, Of Milford Haven, and the Husband Of Gladys Rosina Maud Hawkings, Of Hakin. He served in the Royal Naval Patrol Service, aboard HMS Oku. Ernest died on 3 July 1943, aged 31, and is buried at Milford Haven Cemetery.

Michael Joseph Hennessy, Leading Seaman, LT/JX. 224445, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Michael was the Son Of James And Ellen Hennessy, and the Husband Of Annie Elizabeth Hennessy, Of Milford Haven. He served aboard HM Motor Minesweeper 38. She had been attacked and sunk on 18 August 1942 in the Channel, and Michael must have been wounded then, as he died on 16 February 1943, aged 35, and is buried at Milford Haven Cemetery.

William Percy High, Chief Petty Officer, C/J 29145, Royal Navy. William was the Son Of Robert Haydon High And Emma High, and the Husband Of Daisy V. High, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard the minesweeper HMS Niger. William died on 6 July 1942 after Niger struck a mine off Iceland. He was 45 years old, and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.

Harry Albert Holder, Seaman, LT/JX 222282, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Harry was the Son Of Henry Howe Holder And Agnes Gwendoline Holder, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard HM Yacht Viva II. She had been hired in September 1939 as an anti-submarine vessel. Harry was killed when she was sunk by air attack off the north coast of Cornwall on 8 May 1941. He was 26 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Ernest Horn, Leading Telegraphist, D/J 106419, Royal Navy. Ernest was the Son Of Alfred George And Sarah Ann Horn, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard HMS Venetia. Ernest lost his life when Venetia was mined and sunk about 12 nautical miles north-east of Margate, Kent on 23 May 1940. He was 34 years old, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Reginald John Mantell Jenkyn, Chief Engine Room Artificer, D/MX 54353, Royal Navy. Reginald was the Son of Richard and Pheobe Sarah Jenkyn of Milford, and the husband of Alice Thora Jenkyn, of Rugby, Warwickshire, and served aboard the cruiser HMS Penelope. She saw action during the evacuation of Allied troops from Crete in 1942, and at Malta later that year, and supported the allied invasions of North Africa and Italy. Reginald died when she was sunk in the Bay of Naples by U-410 on 18 February 1944. He was aged 33, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Hugh Victor Reuben Jones, Chief Engineman, LT/203EV, Royal Naval Reserve. Hugh was the Son Of Hugh Morris Jones And Augusta Minnie Jones, Of Milford Haven, and the Husband Of Martha Evelyn Jones, Of Milford Haven. He served in the Royal Naval Patrol Service, aboard HM Trawler Fleming. She had been hired for minesweeping duties in August 1939. Hugh was killed aboard her when she was sunk by an air attack in the Thames Estuary on 24 July 1940. He was 43 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Rupert Joy, Seaman, LT/X 7899C, Royal Naval Reserve. Rupert was the Son Of Henry And Elizabeth Joy, Of Milford Haven, and served with the Royal Naval Patrol Service, aboard HM Trawler Fort Royal. She had been hired for minesweeping duties in August 1939, and later purchased by the Admiralty. Rupert was killed when she was sunk by an air attack off Aberdeen on 9 February 1940. He was 35 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Cornelius Walter King, Petty Officer, P/JX 139263, Royal Navy. Cornelius was the Son Of Albert Walter And Elizabeth King, and the Husband Of Mary Joan King, Of Hakin, and served aboard HMS Cairo. He was drowned when she was attacked and badly damaged during the evacuation of Norway on 28 May 1940. Cornelius was 23 years old, and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

Arthur Abel Leggett, Lieutenant Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve. Arthur was the Son Of Thomas And Charlotte Leggett, and the Husband Of Hilda May Leggett, Of Hakin, and served aboard HMS Lucifer, the Royal Naval base at Swansea. He died on 7 March 1943, aged 37, and is buried at Milford Haven Cemetery.

Joseph Thomas Leggett, Seaman, LT/JX 195758, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Joseph was the Son of William Thomas Leggett and Edith Rosina Louise Leggett, of Hakin, and served aboard HM Trawler St. Apollo. She had been purchased into the RN in February 1940, and converted for anti-submarine duties, joining the 3rd Escort Group based at Greenock, employed on Atlantic convoy escort. Joseph died when she was sunk in a collision with the destroyer HMS Sardonyx off the Hebrides on 22 November 1941. He was 20 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Arthur Lewis, Leading Seaman, LT/X 19275A, Royal Naval Reserve. Arthur was the Son Of A. And Sarah Lewis, Of Milford Haven, and served with the Royal Naval Patrol Service, aboard HM Trawler Marsoma. She had been hired for minesweeping duties in August 1939. Arthur was killed when she was sunk by a mine off Cromarty on 4 August 1940. He was 21 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Sidney James Lloyd, Seaman, LT/JX. 200851, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Sidney was the Husband Of M. Lloyd, Of Hakin, Milford Haven, and served aboard HM Trawler Lord Plender. He died on 27 October 1941, and is buried at Milford Haven Cemetery.

 

James Donald McKay, Chief Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve. James served aboard HM Trawler Lord Stamp. She had been hired for anti-submarine duties in August 1939. James was killed when she was sunk by a mine in the Channel on 14 October 1940. He is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Samuel Garfield Memery, Seaman, LT/X 19673A, Royal Naval Reserve. Samuel was the Son of William Samuel and Gertrude Cathrine Mary Memery, of Hakin, and served aboard HM Trawler Pyrope. She had been requisitioned in August 1939 and converted to a minesweeper, joining the 2nd Minesweeping Group at Sheerness. Samuel was killed when she was sunk by an air attack in the Thames Estuary on 12 August 1940. He was 25 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Ernest Ralph Morgan, Chief Stoker, D/K 62331, Royal Navy. Ernest was the Husband of Gwendoline Morgan, of Barry Docks, Glamorgan, and served aboard the cruiser HMS Galatea. He was killed when Galatea was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-557 off Alexandria, Egypt.on 15 December 1941. He was aged 36, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Patrick Edward Musson, Petty Officer Stoker, D/K 62417, Royal Navy. Patrick was the Son Of Henry And Rose Anne Vicary Musson, and the Husband Of Maisie Hardcastle Musson, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard the frigate HMS Mourne. He was killed when Mourne was torpedoed by German submarine U-767 whilst patrolling off the Lizard in the English Channel on 15 June 1944. He was aged 38, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

John Henry Picton, Second Hand, LT/X 21109A, Royal Naval Reserve. John was the Son of David Henry and Alice Picton of Milford, and the husband of Dorothy Louise Picton, of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. He served aboard HM Motor Minesweeper 101, which had been built by Wagstaff & Hatfield, Port Greville, Nova Scotia. John was killed when she was sunk by a mine off Salonika, Greece on 29 November 1944. He was 24 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

A. E. Price, Royal Navy. Cannot be identified.

Francis Victor Richards, Seaman, LT/JX 242672, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Francis was the Son Of Frank And Kate Richards, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard HM Trawler Horatio. She had been built for minesweeping and anti-submarine duties, and launched in August 1940. Francis was killed when she was sunk by an Italian MTB in the western Mediterranean on 7 January 1943. He was 20 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Frank Joseph Rowland, Leading Seaman, LT/X 21432A, Royal Naval Reserve. Frank was the Son Of Frank Cecil And Ellen Rowland; Husband Of Gwendoline Mary Rowland, Of Milford Haven, and served with the Royal Naval Patrol Service, aboard HMS Van Meerlant. She was an ex Royal Dutch Navy minelayer that had been taken over by the Royal Navy in March 1941, and was in use as an Anti Aircraft convoy leader. Frank died when she struck a mine in the Thames Estuary near the Girdler Light Vessel on 4 June 1941. He was 24 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Oliver Tucker Burman Sayers, DSM, Second Hand, LT/X 302SA, Royal Naval Reserve. Oliver served aboard HM Trawler Force, which had been hired for minesweeping duties in February 1940. He had been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal on 3 September 1940, for skill and enterprise in Minesweeping operations off the Coasts of Holland, Belgium and France, but was killed when Trawler Force was sunk by an air attack off the Norfolk Coast on 27 June 1941. He is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

William Richard Setterfield, Chief Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve. William was the Husband Of Winifred Setterfield, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard HM Trawler Roche Bonne. She had been requisitioned in February 1940 and converted to a minesweeper. William was killed when she was sunk in an air attack off the Lizard on 7 April 1941. He was 44 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Albert Edward Simmonds, Able Seaman, D/JX 157997, Royal Navy. Albert was the Son Of Albert John And Mabel Simmonds, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard the cruiser HMS Gloucester. He lost his life aboard Gloucester when she was sunk off Crete on 22 May 1941. Albert was aged 19, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Richard Smith, Seaman, LT/JX 400443, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Richard was the Son of Percy Sydney and Alice Maud Smith, of Hakin, and served aboard HM Trawler Cap D'Antifer. She was an ex Belgian trawler, converted by the French Navy to a minesweeper, and was seized at Southampton in July 1940 and converted to an auxiliary patrol vessel. In 1941 she was converted back to a minesweeper and based on the Humber, and in 1943 joined 19th M/S Group at Grimsby. Richard was killed when she was torpedoed by an E-boat off the Humber on 13 February 1944. He was 19 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

James Snelling, Able Seaman, D/SSX 17740, Royal Navy. James was the Son Of James And Kate Snelling, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard the battleship HMS Valiant. He died aboard Valiant on 16 February 1940, aged 22, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. His brotehr Thomas also died.

Thomas Henry Snelling, Seaman, LT/JX 219627, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Thomas was the Son Of James And Kate Snelling, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard HMS Hannibal, the Royal Naval Base at Algiers. He died in North Africa on 20 June 1943, aged just 19, and is buried at La Reunion War Cemetery, Algeria. His brother James also died.

Ladner Summers, Second Hand, LT/JX. 241895, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Ladner was the Son Of William And Clara Summers, Of Milford Haven, and the Husband Of Elizabeth Myfanwy Summers, Of Goodwick, and served aboard HM Yacht Tyrant. Ladner died on 23 February 1944, aged 28, and is buried at Milford Haven Cemetery.

Bernard Spencer Taylor, Ordinary Seaman, LT/JX. 228027, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Bernard was the Son Of Mabel Taylor, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard HM Trawler Silicia. He died on 18 February 1941. Bernard was aged 17, and is buried at Milford Haven Cemetery. Silicia was later lost when she struck a mine in the Humber on 8 May 1941.

Charles Henry Taylor, Stoker 1st Class, C/KX 152886, Royal Navy. Charles served aboard the submarine depot ship HMS Adamant, stationed in the Pacific. He died on 20 December 1943, and is buried at Trincomalee War Cemetery, Sri Lanka.

William Henry Taylor, Able Seaman, P/JX 167937, Royal Navy. William was the Son Of Mr. And Mrs. T. H. Taylor, Of Milford Haven, and served aboard the sloop HMS Egret. Egret had the dubious honour of being the first ship ever to be sunk by a guided missile when she was destroyed by a Henschel glider bomb on 27 August 1943. William was among the 194 crewmen of Egret killed. He was 24 years old, and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England.

Frank Ronald Thomas, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX. 167938, Royal Navy. Frank served aboard HMS Royal Arthur, the training base at Skegness. He died ashore on 30 November 1939 aged just 20, and is buried at Milford Haven Cemetery.

George Henry Thomas, Seaman, LT/6939C, Royal Naval Reserve. George was the Son Of Jack And Elizabeth Thomas, Of Milford Haven, and the Husband Of Annie Elizabeth Thomas, Of Milford Haven. He served with the Royal Naval Patrol Service, aboard HM Trawler Benvolio, which had been hired for minesweeping duties in September 1939. George was killed when Benvolio was sunk after hitting a mine off the Humber on 23 February 1940. He was 35 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Herbert Paxton Thomas, Telegraphist, D/WRX 1264, Royal Naval Volunteer (Wireless) Reserve. Herbert was the Son of Charles Paxton Thomas and Laura Thomas of Milford, and the husband of Esther Gwyneth Thomas, of Dale. He served aboard the frigate HMS Gould. Herbert died when Gould was torpedoed and sunk south-west of Ireland by the German submarine U-358 on 1 March 1944. He was 28 years old, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

William Henry Thomas, Leading Seaman, LT/JX 265225, Royal Naval Patrol Service. William was the Son Of Richard And E. Phoebe Matilda Thomas, Of Milford Haven, and the Husband Of Edith Ellen Thomas, Of Milford Haven. He served aboard HM Trawler Flotta. William died when Flotta was lost on 6 November 1941. He was aged 34, and is buried at Wick Cemetery, Caithness-Shire.

Robert Eric Thompson, Petty Officer, D/JX 152250, Royal Navy. Robert was the Son of Robert and Emily Robina Thompson, and the husband of Phyllis Joan Thompson, of Paignton, Devon, and served aboard HMS Assegai, a shore based in South Africa. Robert was killed on 12 February 1942. He was 27 years old, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Albert Henry Tucker, DSC, Lieutenant Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve. Albert was the Son Of Albert Henry And Miriam Berry Tucker, and the Husband Of Frances Mary Elizabeth Tucker, Of Milford Haven. He served aboard HM Motor Minesweeper 168, and was killed when she struck a mine in Genoa Harbour on 25 June 1945. Albert was 38 years old, and is buried at Staglieno Cemetery, Italy.

Ernest Percy Tucker, Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve. Ernest served aboard HM Trawler Stonefly. He died on 10 February 1945, and is buried at Reading (Henley Road) Cemetery.

Fred James Sturdee Tucker, Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve. Fred was the Son Of Albert Hendry Tucker And Marion Berry Tucker, Of Milford Haven, and the husband Of Virtue Louise Tucker, Of Hakin. He served at HMS Stag, which was the Naval shore establishment at Port Said, Egypt, with several satellite bases in the area. Fred was killed on 20 April 1941. He was 26 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Ernest Charles Underwood, Engineman, LT/X 5919ES, Royal Naval Reserve. Ernest served aboard HM Trawler Fleming, which had been hired for minesweeping duties in August 1939. He was killed when Fleming was sunk by an air attack in the Thames Estuary on 24 July 1940, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

William Lewis Union, Second Hand, LT/JX217803, Royal Naval Patrol Service. William was the Son of James John and Margaret Ellen Union, and the husband of Gwendoline Maud Union, of Pill, Pembrokeshire. He served aboard HM Trawler Abronia. William died on 7 September 1940 aged 33, and is buried at East London Cemetery, Plaistow.

Thomas George John Warlow, Stoker, LT/KX 109957, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Thomas was the Son of Thomas and Alice Warlow, and the husband of Sarah Ellen Warlow, of Tier's Cross. He served aboard HM Trawler Almond, which was a Tree class admiralty trawler, taken into service May 1940 as a minesweeper. Thomas died when Almond was sunk by a mine off Falmouth on 2 February 1941. He was 28 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

George Alfred Whichello, DSC, Lieutenant Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve. George was the Son of George and Edie Whichello, and the husband of Lilian Elizabeth Whichello, of Milford Haven, and served aboard HM Trawler Orfasy. He had been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on 11 June 1942 for a rescue mission whilst escorting a convoy, which was attacked by German aircraft. One ship was lost [probably SS Ratula], and a difficult rescue was initiated by Whichello, in launching a small boat to rescue sailors from the burning ship loaded with aviation fuel which was about to explode at any time. He was killed when Orfasy was sunk after being torpedoed on 22 October 1943. George was 36 years old, and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.