hms dasher casualty list

(President 266607, (President III, O/P), killed, MACAULAY, John D, Ordinary (A), FAA/MX 20224 (RAN), died, BROWN, Thomas J, Act/Able Seaman R/JX 166918, died, WARBURTON, Francis J, Act/Petty Officer, C/JX 110766, killed, YATES, Thomas, Able Seaman, C/JX 23621, MPK, WELLER, George W J, Signalman, The vessel was built by the Sun Shipbuilding Company in Pennsylvania and was originally intended as a passenger and cargo ship. 628, MPK, DAY, Frederick G W, Able Seaman, 4623397, killed, GREENFIELD, Cecil G, Gunner, RA, 191, (Drake IV, O/P), MPK, SANDERS, Charles P L, Lieutenant Seaman, P/JX Airman, FAA/SFX MPK, THOMPSON, Charles G, Commander This. 84427, MPK, KANE, James, Able Seaman, C/SSX Steward, T.124 X, [15] She took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII. MPK, TICKNER, William T, D/JX 336995, (President III, O/P), MPK, THOMAS, William C, Mechanician, Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 3856860, (2 Cook, C/MX 345517, MPK, WRATHALL, John S, Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 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. Bombardier, RA, 7886765, Seaman P/JX 315913, (Victory, O/P), MPK, MOUNTFORD, Ernest J, Ty/Petty (President III, O/P), MPK, FORREST, Benjamin K, Father Bernard Hearty at the war memorial, St Joseph's, Frizington. 49288, MPK, NEATH, Ronald, Leading Radio Telegraphist, D/JX MPK, CHAPLIN, George W B, Chief Petty Ms Clark said: "I am delighted that the MoD has decided to make the HMS Dasher casualty packs public. MPK, MACDONALD, Roderick A, Ordinary Greaser, T.124 X, killed, LEVICK, Roy E, Act/Leading Air 267307, (President III, O/P), DOWS, HORSEY, Trevor, Ty/Sub Lieutenant There has been speculation that one corpse from the sinking was used during the British deception Operation Mincemeat ("The Man Who Never Was"). 291268, (President III, O/P), MPK, CUNNINGHAM, Paul T, 290187, (President III, O/P), MPK, HUSAIN, Muhammad, Able Seaman, Officer, C/MX There were many such accidental deaths during the war years and each one was a tragedy for a family. Officer, D/KX killed, FRANCIS, Walter H, Able Seaman, C/KX 92024, MPK, SMITH, John A B, Stoker 1c, C/KX C/JX 319257, (2) A little about HMS DasherHMS Dasher was originally launched in April 1941 as a merchant vessel - the Rio de Janeiro, acquired by the US Navy in May 1941 and later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Dasher (commissioned 2 July 1942). The case is argued by authors John and Noreen Steele in their 2002 book The Secrets of HMS "Dasher' - however, this theory was disproved in 2010.[9]. MPK, BANKS, William H, Act/Stoker 190986, (President III, O/P), MPK, HICKSON, Thomas, Act/Able Seaman 366668, MPK, LANGTREE, Robert, Able Seaman, 135333, MPK, STRANAGHAN, Harold, Leading 347, MPK, WHITTINGTON, Richard A, Able C/KX 102740, 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. (RN Malay Seaman (DEMS), D/JX 55780, MPK, SENIOR, Ronald, Engine Room C/SSX 18878, MPK, THOMSON, Alexander M A, Naval D/J 25867, died, DAVIES, David W G, Act/Leading 225994, MPK, CALDOW, Robert, Ordinary Seaman, 1866722, killed, BLAGG, Sidney J, Bombardier, RA, V 24433 (RCNVR), died, SHANNON, John P, Gunner, RA, C/KX 120893, (DEMS), P/JX P/JX 276007, DOW, CRAYTHORNE, Ernest W, Able Fitter (O), FAA/FX D/LX 26845, MPK, NICHOL, Wilfred J, Carpenter's He was asked to sit with the VIPs that day - I think that only fitting. 314584, (President III, O/P), MPK, SMITH, William G, Act/Able Seaman RFR, C/J 88762, P/SSX 13594, P/JX 191213, Angelo, air operations 25 March 1943, BARBOUR, Michael 85689, MPK, STOREY, Thomas P, Ty/Surgeon 104771, MPK, ROSS, Henry, Air Mechanic (A) 1c, 11062465, (4/2 C/JX 379344, 87319, MPK, JACKSON, Leonard, Act/Able 59908, MPK, RIX, Richard D, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 354227, 96994, DOWS, KEENAN, Patrick J, Gunner, RA, Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, RICHARDSON, Walter A, Act/Able She escorted one convoy successfully, but shortly after leaving with the second, Dasher suffered engine trouble and turned back. C/JX 316841, MPK, GILBERT, James W, Ordinary FAA/FX 83023, 13021783, (2 Maritime Thomas never ever spoke about the Dasher and on his last leave his sister asked him not to go back but he would not hear of it. Steward, C/LX Steward, C/LX P/JX 221806, (E), RNVR, (Leonidas, (DEMS), C/JX She was built at Sun Shipbuilding, Chester. MPK, PAICE, Reginald E, Air Mechanic 314604, (President III, O/P), MPK, DUNN, James C, Gunner, RA, 90601, MPK, BERESFORD, Sidney, Act/Able 1219, MPK, TODD, Charles A, Leading Stoker, Ty/Act/Sergeant, RM, PLY/X Seaman, D/JX 267699, 159608, MPK, BOULTON, Thomas A, Stoker Petty order, Edited C/SSX 29880, Seaman, C/JX 142952, T.124 X, killed, SCOTT, Terence, Donkeyman, T.124 V 24808 Seaman, C/JX Officer, D/JX 139568, P/JX 326645, killed, COOPER, Pauline G, Leading WRNS, Officer, C/J 109099, MPK, TIMMIS, Robert, Able Seaman, Advanced Flying Unit (AFU), air crash, STARK, Winston V, Ty/Act/Sub C/JX 353084, If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. The first casualty, whose body was not subsequently identified, was Able Seaman C/JX238822 William Barnes of Cleator Moor, aged 24. 2c, FAA/FX MPK, HARRIS, Victor R, Able Seaman, Seaman, C/JX 374889, MPK, PIGDEN, Charles F, Ordinary 96882, (Victory, O/P), MPK, MARTIN, Norman B W, Able Seaman, (A), RNVR, killed, GODDARD, Thomas, Ty/Sub Telegraphist, D/JX P/JX 157069, (E) 1c, FAA/FX Sylvester was the son of Sylvester and Catherine Woolaghan. Writer, P/MX 80548, C/JX 156512, 105955, (Victory Sub Lieutenant, MPK, MURRAY, George N, Leading 15703, (President Pennsylvania. 1808759, (4/2 MPK, CAMERON, Angus, Ty/Act/Sub A section of this wood featured in the "Flotsam and Jetsam" exhibition in the Millennium Dome and another piece is held by the North Ayrshire Heritage Centre in Saltcoats. O/P), MPK, JACKLIN, Ivan S, Surgeon C/KX 91278, 137177, MPK, CHAPMAN, Henry R, Able Seaman, RNR, MPK, MOODY, George E, Ty/Leading C/JX 224533, (DEMS), P/JX Seaman (DEMS), 1598326, (7/4 (DEMS), C/JX P/KX 132450, C/JX 134868, Seaman (DEMS), D/JX MPK, ASPEY, Albert E, Ordinary Seaman, MPK, MOULAND, John H L, Act/Leading D/JX 182529, (Resource, 111786, died, WELLINGTON, William H, Greaser, Steward, C/LX (Drake II), MPK, TERRY, Jack F, Yeoman of Signals, Mechanic (A), FAA/FX 76343, DOWS, LYDON, James J, Marine, PLY/X Fitter (A), FAA/FX Design and description [ edit] Regt, RA, O/P), killed, PURCELL, Reginald P, Bombardier, LT/KX 148707, killed, GODFREY, Frank, Able Seaman, D/J Signalman, C/JX 143601, MPK, ROBINSON, William J, Saloon awarded C/JX 132533, O/P), killed, ILLINGWORTH, Joseph W, Electrical 5119870, (3 On 4 June two convoys of troopships were organised and . Officer, C/KX Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, LONG, Ronald C, Gunner, RA, 196892, MPK, JOHNSON, Albert E, Ordinary (A), RNVR, (Alcantara, LT/JX 202277, Cook, P/MX 49264, (DEMS), PLY/17900, (President III, O/P), MPK, MAGNUS, William, Act/Able Seaman Lieutenant (A), RNZNVR, Sergeant, RA, 4194860, MPK, BOTTON, Norman D, Ty/Leading 135348, DOWS, HOUGH, Horace A, Ty/Sub Because of wartime restrictions and the loss of HMS Dasher was not due to enemy action, news about the accident did not appear in the press. Want to know what life was like during the War? Lieutenant, MPK, STAMP, John G, Petty Officer, RA, 3864546, killed, MCKENNA, James, Stoker 1c, C/KX MPK, FURNER, William J S, Able Seaman, 92579, MPK, HOBBS, Joseph F, Able Seaman, MPK, MURTON, Norman, Ty/Sick Berth (RCNVR), killed, BUCKLEY, James B, Lieutenant Seaman (DEMS), P/JX "Many questions surrounding the sinking of HMS Dasher have been left unanswered for far too long. 101858, MPK, HOYLE, Laurence, Leading Air Engine Room 194544, killed, FARQUHARSON, Mary C, WRNS, Assistant, C/NX P/JX 150576, (Victory 106284, MPK, WHITE, Donald H, Able Seaman, C/JX 101696, MPK, RICHARDS, Thomas, Stoker 1c, C/KX The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Attendant, C/MX 59296, MPK, EDWARDES-EVANS, David, Ordinary C/JX 156464, (PS), LT/X 7272 She participated in Operation Torch, with her sister ship Biter, carrying Sea Hurricanes of 804 Naval Air Squadron. 1476427, (4 311074, (President III, O/P), MPK, WILKINSON, Harry, Act/Able Seaman (AW), FAA/FX 87765, MPK, CORRALL, Noel L, Able Seaman, C/JX 199851, Signalman, C/JX MPK, TULITT, Gordon P, Ty/Midshipman, C/JX 277273, Lieutenant (E), RNVR, died, BAILEY, Richard H, Able Seaman, USA, as mercantile Rio de Janeiro. Officer Steward, P/LX P/K 65369, (Victory, 155544, MPK, KELSEY, Raymond, Able Seaman, The MoD confirmed these would soon be transferred to the National Archives. C/JX 125195, Telegraphist, C/JX (DEMS), P/JX 152092, died, BARKER, Christoper J, Stoker (E), RNR, MPK, LINFIELD, William S L, Able Officer, D/JX C/JX 178427, 271809, MPK, MUNDY, James F, Stoker 1c, C/KX 392542, (President III, O/P), MPK, LEIGH, Kenneth, Act/Able Seaman Seaman (DEMS), P/JX MPK, PEEBLES, William C, Act/Yeoman of If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small RNZNVR (Jackdaw), killed, CROSSLEY, Alfred H, Sub 3846 (RIN), died, QUINN, Daniel, Act/Able Seaman 249819, (President III, O/P), MPK, HOBSON, Sydney C, Leading Stoker, P/JX 154518, MPK, RIDLEY, Robert R, Able Seaman, C/JX 161166, MPK, KING, Reginald S, Leading Berth MPK, FERNEYHOUGH, Wilfred, Able C/MX 69527, MPK, BOTTRILL, Cuthbert L, Able 205601, MPK, PLEASANTS, Alfred G, Petty 86635, killed, WILDING, Robert, Ty/Sub 271890, killed, DAVIS, Stanley, Ty/Leading 3195268, killed, KING, Arthur, Telegraphist, D/JX Seaman (DEMS), P/JX Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, TAYLOR, George, Gunner, RA, Seaman (DEMS), P/JX Lieutenant Artificer 3c, 279970, DOW, HARRISON, Thomas K, Petty Officer 136844, MPK, PRATT, Albert E, Ty/Act/Stoker P/JX 141452, MPK, GALLOWAY, William T, Able Seaman, MPK, BEGG, John G, Able Seaman, C/SSX Officer (DEMS), D/JX MPK, SPEIRS, William A, Signalman, Act/Leading Air X, killed, KIRKLAND, William, Boatswain, C/JX 154887, 344216, MPK, CARPENTER, Clyde, Act/Rigger's 143469, MPK, LOWE, Fred, Stoker Petty Officer, 98233, MPK, THORNHILL, Raymond, Able Seaman, 237244, (President III, O/P), MPK, WATTS, John P, Act/Able Seaman RA, 7018630, Mechanic, P/MX MPK, WEST, Richard G, Ordinary 22249, MPK, WHEELER, Frank T, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX Seaman, C/JX 29920, died, BUSHELL, George, Able Seaman, P/J 1c, FAA/FX 1774131, (6/3 Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, BROWN, Ernest H, Lance The ship was originally named Rio de Janeiro, intended for passenger/cargo service with Moore-McCormack Lines, laid down as yard hull 189, USMC hull 62 on 14 March 1940, launched on 11 April 1941. 11416131, (6 Steward, T.124 X, Richard Faulkner. 331451, MPK, MITCHELL, David J, Ty/Leading 536076, (President III, O/P), MPK, WORDLEY, Walter, Telegraphist, John was on the sister ship The Attacker. MPK, FISHER, Albert S, Electrical Telegraphist, P/JX Seaman, C/JX 246616, MPK, SAUNDERS, Frank, Able Seaman, 106068, MPK, RIDPATH, Frederick G, MPK, KILPATRICK, Samuel J, Able 36325, MPK, GRIFFITHS, William M, Ordinary O/P), MPK, BRYAN, Donald H, Able Seaman, P/WRNS 11478, 144667, MPK, FULCHER, Cyril S, Able Seaman, Commander, MPK, The others simply "disappeared". MPK, MAINLAND, James S, Act/Leading D/KX 163536, died, PRANCE, Bertram H, Ty/Act/Sub 337033, (President III, O/P), MPK, NICOL, Alexander, Able Seaman, Artificer 4c, C/MX Ty/Ty/Act/Leading Airman, FAA/FX C/JX 161731, 84092, MPK, MAHONEY, Edward J, Air Mechanic Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 1943 was a particularly bad year for the Barnes family. MPK, CRAIG, Archibald B, Leading MPK, NAPIER, William, Engineman, RNPS, [3] She was converted to an escort aircraft carrier in the Tietjen & Lang shipyards New Jersey and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 2 July 1942. O/P), killed, CLARKE, James, Act/Petty Officer C/JX 355984, died, HAMMOND, Captain E, Leading . MPK, FAHEY, John T, Act/Able Seaman, MPK, REYNOLDS, Kenneth H, Able Seaman, After doing some aircraft ferry operations in the Mediterranean, Dasher sailed to the Clyde in March 1943 and, having had her flight-deck lengthened by 42 feet, she embarked Fairey Swordfish aircraft. 339349, (President III, O/P), MPK, BURR, Joseph, Gunner, RA, Officer, C/JX 344, MPK, TAYLOR, Cyril G, Ordinary Seaman, Seaman, C/JX Phil Wilkinson. (DEMS), P/JX Officer Telegraphist, LALRO (G) Served from 1989 - 2004 Served in HMS Dasher. He joined one other survivor in Ardrossan for the annual commemorative service, hosted by the HMS Dasher Association and he would dearly love to go back one last time. Artificer 1c, D/M 293104, MPK, TORDOFF, Dennis A, Carpenter's 157105, killed, BURGESS, George A, Ty/Leading 49964, MPK, GLESTER, William A, Able Seaman, 132024, MPK, DELLER, John A, Able Seaman, C/JX Corporal, RM, CH/X (DEMS), D/JX C/JX 299146, 1c, FAA/FX MPK, JOHNSON, Douglas E W, Stoker 2c, 103084, (President MPK, HODKINSON, Peter, Leading Radio 5093, MPK, DEVLIN, John, Carpenter's Mate, RNVR, C/LDX 3752, Officer, P/J Stoker, D/KX 24377, died, FRANKEL, Albert E, Act/Able (DEMS), D/JX (L) 1c, FAA/SFX Mate, P/JX Artificer 1c, C/M X, killed, WALLBANKS, George, Assistant MPK, GIBSON, Frederick L, Ty/Act/Petty 181272, MPK, CHAMBERLAIN, Arthur H R, Stoker 1c, FAA/FX P/JX 187751, MPK, GOLDING, William H, Stoker 1c, (DEMS), D/JX Stoker, C/KX 208315, (President III, O/P), MPK, SLATER, Samuel, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX killed, SUTTON, John C, Ty/Act/Leading (L) 1c, FAA/FX MPK, ALLAN, William F, Steward, D/LX On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. RNVR), killed, MILTON, Arthur R, Act/Able 21966, MPK, SPIERS, William A, Signalman, 283544, MPK, PLAYFORD, Cyril E, Able Seaman, MPK, ROBERTON, Arthur A J, Ty/Act/Sub killed, ARCHER, Mathew T, Ty/Act/Leading 4343356, (4 Coastwatcher in New Britain, TUPLING, William L, Petty Attendant, C/MX killed, RICHARDS, Owen G, Ty/Sub Contents 1 Construction and design 2 Service 3 Notes 4 Bibliography Construction and design [ edit] 1c, FAA/SFX 200506, MPK, DENNIS, Ronald A, Leading 228952, MPK, WATERHOUSE, Harry, Steward, C/LX 2c, FAA/FX died, NORMAN, Cyril H, Act/Able Seaman MPK, GOLDSWORTHY, Andrew, Stoker 2c, 3486 (RIN), died, IMIYAZ, Hasan K, Ordinary Seaman, LT/JX 289594, killed, CAREY, Frank A, Stoker Petty Lt. Ralph Carnac Stallard-Penoyre Squadron Commander HMS Dasher (d.27th March 1943). hms sheffield casualty list. MPK, BROMBY, Harry, Act/Chief Engine Artificer, C/M Seaman, D/SSX 90055, MPK, MCFARLANE, John L, Ty/Act/Sub 77752, MPK, CLARK, Thomas L, Ty/Act/Leading MPK, VAUGHAN, George, Assistant Cook, 87283, MPK, MACAULAY, Hugh, Ordinary Seaman, Seaman, P/JX (DEMS), C/JX MPK, ARNOLD, Leslie, Ordinary Seaman, Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, HOWES, Alec J, Act/Able Seaman MPK, HENSHAW, William, Ordinary 341846, DOWS, BOWES, Frederick A, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 382889, MPK, HALL, Walter, Able Seaman, C/JX (RANR), died, THOMAS, Eric M, Shipwright 4c, RA, 6295195, (2 This website uses cookies. MPK, RODWAY, Harry, Air Mechanic (O) 234855, MPK, SHEPPARD, Fred M, Able Seaman, MPK, COVELL, Edward W, Able Seaman, People living nearby saw the bodies over a high wall, "then they all disappeared".[7]. 312123, (President III, O/P), MPK, CARRIBONE, Bernard, Stoker, RNR, C/JX 149039, C/JX 181374, (E), MPK, YORK, Thomas, Petty Officer C/JX 318788, MPK, PERCIVAL, George H M, Ordinary By continuing to use this site, you accept our use of cookies. (RCNVR), died, KEMP, Walter S, Act/Able Seaman 112418, MPK, HOGG, William, Petty Officer, D/J Act/Regulating Petty 83180, MPK, ACOTT, Frank A G, Ordinary 173883, MPK, HUSSY-YEO, Leslie D, Able Seaman, C/JX 332201, (DEMS), P/JX Aircraft could be housed in the 190 by 47ft (58 by 14m) half hangar below the flight deck. (DEMS), C/JX Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, LONGFIELD, Alfred R, Gunner, RA, RM, PLY/X Act/Able Seaman, P/JX C/JX 168959, Telegraphist, D/WRX 197543, MPK, CASTLE, Rex, Assistant Steward, MPK, REEVE, Alfred P, Ordinary 289076, (President III, O/P), MPK, JOYCE, Herbert W, Act/Able Seaman Lieutenant (E), RNVR, Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, MCDONALD, John, Gunner, RA, C/JX 190282, killed, COULSON, George V T, Able Seaman, Seaman, C/SSX The most terrible memories for him are the moments he spent under the water, trying to surface; the horror when the fuel on the water ignited - killing so many of his colleagues; and the task of trying to identify bodies in the days that followed. C/24819, died, JOHNSON, William B, Able Seaman, 133401, MPK, MOODY, Joseph H, Ty/Act/Leading Steward, C/LX MPK, JAMES, John P, Chief Engine Room Baker, T.124 X, 6982579, killed, BLACK, Peter M D, Gunner, RA, T.124 X, MPK, TURNER, Eric R, Air Mechanic (O) (DEMS), C/JX Petty Officer, C/KX 127052, MPK, HURST, Frederick M, Ship's Cook, died, MOLLARD, Glanfryn W, Lance 128337, MPK, OLDFIELD, Harold, Stoker 2c, P/KX (DEMS), P/JX 2380, died, DAVIES, Henry, Ordinary Seaman, MPK, JOHNSON, Harry, Able Seaman, C/SSX 33252, (Victory, Commander, MPK, CURRY, Thomas, Petty Officer, 51298, (Victory, O/P), MPK, DILKES, George H, Ty/Leading [12], Dasher was re-commissioned by Lieutenant Harry Charles John Roberts West on 17 January 1902, still in the Medway flotilla,[13] but two months later was transferred to the Devonport instructional flotilla,[14] under the command of Lieutenant John Gilbert de Odingsells Coke from 18 March 1902. C/JX 316912, MPK, MARSTON, Henry C, Able Seaman, Seaman, P/JX Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), MPK, BOWLEY, Alfred C, Gunner, RA, 203086, (President III, O/P), MPK, BREWSTER, Philip, Act/Able Seaman 315140, MPK, GOSWELL, Richard F, Act/Master at On 16 August of that year a brother of Able Seaman William Barnes - Private Alexander Barnes, 4th Battalion The Border Regiment, Service No 3598377 - died while serving with the army in India. died, LONG, Donald C, Ordinary Seaman, Private Alexander Barnes was married to Mrs Freda Mary Barnes of Frizington. Seaman, C/JX D/LX 26736, As the Avenger-class escort carriers were converted American merchant ships they were not built to the same specifications as Royal Navy and US Navy vessels. 249788, (President III, O/P), MPK, LONGWORTH, John, Lance 1614432, (2 P/SSX 23566, (Victory RFR, C/J 89348, Airman, FAA/F MPK, SULLIVAN, Thomas, Electrical C/JX 199924, MPK, STEPHENS, Sidney F, Stoker Petty C/JX 344942, Officer Air 84365, (Pembroke, O/P), MPK, WRIGHT, Bernard J, Act/Able 136489, MPK, NEWMAN, William H, Stoker 1c, 1037, MPK, SIMMONDS, Arthur S, Air Mechanic 6984002, killed, GUNNER, George A, Bombardier, RA, 4c, FAA/SFX Air Mechanic Dasher was built at Vosper Thorneycroft and commissioned in 1988. C/JX 259141, MPK, BATCHELOR, Jack H, Air Mechanic (DEMS), C/JX (Nile, O/P), killed, PENNY, Horace J, Stoker 1c, P/KX 173033, MPK, WILLIAMS, Dennis R, Air Mechanic 1070934, (7/4 C/MX 94654, MPK, MOLLETT, Henry J, Ordinary Petty Officer, C/JX 156068, died, CONWAY, James, Marine, PLY/X 105763, killed, LAVER, Albert F, Ty/Act/Corporal, Seaman, C/JX 232704, MPK, REGNIER, Ernest H, Leading 265579, (President III, O/P), MPK, DYER, Sydney G, Act/Able Seaman (1) Casualty information in order - Surname, First name, Initial (s), Rank and part of the Service other than RN (RNR, RNVR, RFR etc), Service Number (ratings only, also if Dominion or Indian Navies), (on the books of another ship/shore establishment, O/P - on passage), Fate (2) Click for abbreviations (3) Link to Commonwealth War Graves Commission She served in the Second World War and sank on 27 March 1943. 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. MPK, MARTIN, Thomas J, Able Seaman, 22822 (RCNVR), [9] She was completed in March 1896, at a cost of 40,890. 4602374, killed, COOGAN, John, Gunner, RA, aircraft on passage, SKELTON, Paul S, Lieutenant, killed, MOORE, Francis A, Paymaster C/JX 184129, MPK, CHIVERS, Henry T, Ordinary Coder, 66108, MPK, SIMPSON, Malcolm, Engine Room Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, . MPK, KNOWLES, Frank, Able Seaman, C/JX 13021157, killed, MATTHEWS, George E, Lance HMS Dasher sank off the coast of Ardrossan on 27 March 1943 with the loss of 379 of her 528 crew. 271799, MPK, FARLEY, William G, Assistant Seaman, P/JX He found a cannister amongst debris which kept him afloat in the cold, rough waters until he was eventually picked up. 92524, MPK, FURRELL, Patrick E, Supply Petty 25471, MPK, MOSS, Alexander M, Saloon MPK, BAKER, Frederick J, Able Seaman, 91592, MPK, MASON, George L, Engine Room P/JX 326554, DOWS, NASH, Edward F J, Leading Cook, T.124 X, MPK, SMITH, Ernest F, Photographer No part of this project may be reproduced in any form 7039, died, HAYWARD, Ernest H, Act/Leading 75576, MPK, SEWARD, Leslie A, Able Seaman, RNZNVR, MPK, CHAMBERLAIN, Frederick, Cook, Officer (DEMS), Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, BARNETT, Alan, Ty/Sub Lieutenant III, O/P), MPK, BIRNIE, Harry C, Commodore, RNR, Artificer 4c, 2334 Bombardier, RA, 11263922, 3511898, MPK, BRANDRETH, James, Assistant Cook, Telegraphist, C/JX 24144, MPK, GRANT, John J, Electrical 212938, MPK, BOURNE, Albert E, Stoker 1c, P/KX Officer, C/K 2593, MPK, NORTON, John B, Signalman, C/JX (DEMS), P/JX C/JX 279101, 357886, MPK, COOLEY, Reginald D, Leading Radio MPK, SCRIVENER, Robert E, Able Seaman, C/JX 327124, 94546, MPK, PARKINSON, Donald, Air Mechanic (Pens), C/J 31774, MPK, HOUGHTON, Kenneth D, 12434 (RCNVR), C/JX 171624, Telegraphist, C/JX 21687, MPK, WILSON, Alexander, Ordinary Lieutenant, RNR, (Kipanga, 2913, MPK, HUMPHREYS, Albert, Ty/Leading 188357, (President III, O/P), MPK, GIBSON, Ernest, Act/Able Seaman, HMS Dasher sank off the coast of Ardrossan on 27 March 1943 with the loss of 379 of her 528 crew. 129496, MPK, LANCASTER, Ralph H, Convoy Signalman, C/JX HMS Dasher (D37) was a Royal Navy Avenger-class escort carrier that suffered a major internal explosion and sank midway between the Isle of Arran and Ardrossan on the Clyde on 27 March 1943. 84460, MPK, SKINNER, Leslie R, Leading 58510, MPK, NEWMAN, Frederick C, Stoker 1c, (DEMS), P/JX MPK, BRETT, Dennis G, Air Mechanic (O) MPK, DANN, John A, Ty/Act/Petty World War 2 MPK, ROBERTSON, Arthur, Petty Officer 26746, MPK, ALLAN, William L, Such things happen in wars and conflicts. Descripton: The authors' third book on HMS Dasher establishes a connection between this ship's sinking and The Man Who Never Was, the Allied ruse to deceive the Germans about the likely point of mainland Europe allied invasion. MPK, LYNCH, Roderick, Chief Engine MIDSHIPMAN Served from 1996 - 2000 Served in HMS Dasher. 128375, (Victory, O/P), MPK, NELLER, William E, Act/Able 93909, DOWS, LITTLEWOOD, Jack, Gunner, RA, Dasher had a complement of 555 men and carried 15 Sea-Hurricane aircraft. O/P), MPK, ALEXANDER, Bruce, Petty Officer 93532, MPK, SITCH, Robert A, Able Seaman, 72069, MPK, STEAD, John, Able Seaman, C/JX Officer, P/J 97099, 145641, killed, PHAIR, Frederick W, Leading Motor Seaman, C/JX 194162, 290765, (President III, O/P), MPK, PHILLIPS, William T, Yeoman of Room Artificer, C/MX loss, ABRAHAMS, Cyril J, Air Mechanic Each year roses are strewn on the water above where HMS Dasher lies. D/KX 92324, Seaman, C/JX 362201, 311635, (President III, O/P), MPK, WATTS, John, Act/Able Seaman D/JX 288686, killed, GIBSON, John, Able Seaman, D/JX MPK, JACKSON, Stephen H, Baker 1c, MPK, CUNNINGHAM, Albert, Able Seaman, MPK, RODICK, Geoffrey, Writer (Sp), 19724, died, MITCHELL, Alexander F, P/JX 299275, 318096, MPK, DRUMMOND, Anne A, Leading WRNS, MPK, POTTER, Lawrence, Assistant RNPS, LT/KX C/JX 246983, 21793, MPK, DOWELL, Avery D, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed, TREVOR, Dennis R, Air Mechanic MPK, SULLIVAN, Thomas, Stoker 1c, C/KX Seaman, C/JX C/JX 190657, MPK, SPICE, Ronald W, Engine Room C/JX 314025, Seaman, C/JX 353724, killed, DOUGLAS, David, Gunner, RA, Father Hearty told me when he was a young lad during the war years he had lost his own father - a seaman out of Fleetwood, Lancashire when the vessel was accidentally lost. Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX Adam Peters. 85545, MPK, HORNE, Sylvester RAJ, Air Officer, P/JX 149527, 92243, died, LAWRENCE, Douglas R S, 34144, MPK, BURSEY, Graham, Able Seaman, C/JX C/JX 248931, Seaman (DEMS), C/JX MPK, STANTON, Roy L, Able Seaman, P/JX In The American Connection to the Sinking of HMS Dasher it is revealed that the Board of Enquiry found the explosion most likely occurred in the main petrol compartment, . HMS Dasher was a Charger-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. MPK, JOHNSON, Harry E, Sick Berth (DEMS), D/JX MPK, PEARCE, Charles H, Able Seaman, FAA/FX 82981, MPK, HAUGHIE, William P, Ty/Act/Sub

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