Royal Navy Awards

Gallantry Awards | The National Archives

Page 4336 | Supplement 35229, 25 July 1941 | London...

 

Gallantry Awards | The National Archives

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P.O. Steward David Johnstone, Royal Canadian Navy, Mentioned in Despatches

Southern Reporter 19th April 1945

 

PO Stwd David Johnstone was Mentioned in Dispatches in the 1945 New Year Honours list - HMCS RESTIGOUCHE

Hugh

 

LT/JX 166257 P/O. Stanley Stead, awarded Distinguished Service Medal

Hull Daily Mail 7th November 1945

 

Petty Officer Stanley Stead was awarded the D.S.M. in the 1944 Birthday Honours list - ship, HMT IMPERIALIST

Hugh

 

Hugh,

Thanks so much for filling in the blanks.

 

Captain Leslie Thompson, D.S.C., Royal Navy awarded O.B.E.






Norwood News 6th April 1945

 

Captain Leslie Thompson D.S.C, OBE, RD was born in Beverley in 1888. He served a 4-year apprenticeship in the Merchant Navy from 1903-1907 aboard the sailing vessels ROUTENBURN and CELTICBURN. He passed his Master’s ticket in 1912. He served in the Royal Naval Reserve during WWI and continued in service with the Merchant Navy/RNR between the wars and WW2. In 1945 he was serving with Naval Party 1500 at Normandy when awarded the OBE.

RNR Temp Lt 1914.
Awarded D.S.C. 4 July 1918.
Awarded OBE 1945 – while attached to NP1500 at Normandy.
Died 4.11.1946 at Port Said

Photo circa 1919 while Second Officer MN.



Hugh

 

Thompson's RNR papers are available from TNA.

His DSC was for services in submarines – Page 7304 | Supplement 30756, 18 June 1918 | London.... Shortly before he had also received a MiD - Page 4646 | Supplement 30635, 16 April 1918 | Londo...

The minelayer E.51 (attached to H.M.S. Maidstone) was apparently also used in U-boat decoy operations towed submerged behind a trawler. Thompson is said to be one of the officers in this photograph – the man on the extreme right looks like Hugh’s picture to me. Submarine E51 Crew 1918 World Naval Ships Forums Archive

 

I would suggest he is center right next to the C.O. Lt Marrack. The guy on the extreme right is not an officer.

Hugh

 

Agreed - didn't notice the dog before either!

 

You and me both.

 

PO/X 108034 Marine George Earnshaw, Royal Marines awarded Distinguished Service Medal for service in Normandy

 

Lieutenant- Commander Stuart David Marshall, RNVR (Cheltenham) awarded Distinguished Service Cross & Bar to D.S.C.
Commander
June 1942: HM MTB 202
1944: HM MTB 624
December 1944: HM MTB 693



Gloucestershire Echo 5th September 1944

 

1821455 Gnr. Reginald R. Whiteside, 2nd Maritime Regiment, R.A.
Award: BEM (Military)

1821428 Gnr. James L. Burnett, 2nd Maritime Regiment, R.A.
Award: BEM (Military)




Liverpool Echo 22nd December 1943

 

ss CHULMLEIGH
British. Cargo Tramp. W.J. Tatem. 5445 tons. Built in 1938. Stranded on the South Cape of Spitzbergen after being bombed on 5th November 1942 while making an independent passage to North Russia (Operation F.B.) Torpedoed and sunk by U-625 on 16 November 1942.

Hugh

 

I have put the Chumleigh story in Resources

 

Friday 6th November 1942

S.S. Chulmleigh (5445t), Cargo Ship, Lost after being attacked by German Ju88's and He111's (from II/KG30) and then torpedoed twice by U625 on the southern tip of Spitzbebergen. The ship was stranded and abandoned at the time of the attacks, having run aground the day before. The four crew and nine gunners survived to be were rescued by Norwegian forces on 4th January 1943.
[Note: Most of the casualties are listed by CWGC on 9/11/42]

Crew
Second Engineer Officer Richard A. Middlemiss (37) [Listed on 6/11/42]
Cabin Boy Alexander N. Sneddon (17)
Second Radio Officer Harry J. McVicar (22)
Third Radio Officer Ernest G.W. Larkin (19)
Able Seaman James F. Nicolson (32)
Fireman and Trimmer John Smith (19)
Second Officer James Starjey (34)
Boatswain Finlay MacLennan (33)
Fireman and Trimmer Bryan F. Lowe (20)
Chief Officer Ernest J. Fenn (45)
Cook Clive R. Franklin (22)
Able Seaman Magnus W. Scollay (27)
Sailor Dennis Gordon (18)
Sailor Alexander Graham (19)
Fireman and Trimmer Alexander P. Herd (28)
Steward Stanley Painter (20)
Fireman and Trimmer William Watson (29)
Able Seaman William L. Johnston (44)
Galley Boy Herbert McDonald (18)
Apprentice John D.F. Jeans (19)
Chief Steward John I. Davies (30)
DOI
Donkeyman John Suttie (34) Died 11/11/42
Fireman and Trimmer John T.H. Russell Died 11/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Fireman and Trimmer Mitchell Graham (21) Died 12/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Fireman and Trimmer George Jackson (26) Died 12/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Chief Engineer Officer Richard S. Colvin (47) Died 16/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Assistant Cook Alexander G. White (21) Died 21/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Apprentice Peter W. Marritt (16) Died 22/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Greaser Alfred Reid (49) Died 23/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Carpenter Solomon Owens (56) Died 25/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Mess Room Boy Donald E. Dennison (18) Died 26/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Apprentice William Pounder (16) Died 28/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Third Engineer Officer James Wood (34) Died 29/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Fourth Engineer Officer Andrew C. Hill (23) Died 30/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Greaser William M. Marshall (31) Died 13/12/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Fireman and Trimmer George Alexander (26) Died 24/12/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
Gunners
BENTLEY, James W, Gunner, RA (7/4 Maritime Regt), 1826002, killed [PlyM]
CALVETT, Bertam H.L, Able Seaman, C/JX 239129 (President III), MPK [ChM]
GOW, Charles P, Sergeant, RA (7/4 Maritime Regt), 1592301, killed [PlyM]
HERLOCK, John E, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 336262, (President III), MPK [ChM]
MOTTON, Kenneth H, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 312596, (President III), MPK [ChM]
PENNEY, Frederick, Act/Able Seaman, D/JX 333592, (President III), MPK [PlyM]
PEPPER, Samuel, Gunner, RA (7/4 Maritime Regt), 1482503, killed [PlyM]
PROCTOR, Thomas, Gunner, RA (7/4 Maritime Regt), 1567355, killed [PlyM]
PRYER, Harry A J, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 336251, (President III), MPK [ChM]
WILLOUGHBY, Frederick W, Ty/Act/Sergeant, RM, PO/215472, killed [PoM] [Listed on 6/11/42]
DOI
HUME, Thomas P, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 334211, (President III), DOW 26/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
ROBINSON, William, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 266960, (President III), Died 24/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]
WARREN, George S, Gunner, RA (7/4 Maritime Regt) Died 29/11/42 [TROMSO CEMETERY]

 

Award Distinguished Service Medal P/SSX 21488 Leading Telegraphist Peter Malcolm Goodyear

Evening Despatch 8th June 1944