Found this site whilst searching the web for the loss of the SS Cape Corso 2 May 1942. Royal Navy Casualties in World War 2 Amazing research and a credit to the compiler Don Kindell. Nick
Don really has created an extremely useful asset - I have used an awful lot of his info in my research into the Great War Chris
NICK, yes great & informative site by DON. I have `fuller' details of submariners lost `day one to yesterday'. Also `some' not lost !! CHRIS, presume you are back among `the living & brain dead' so see you tonight ?? Sadsac
Hi all, this goes on a bit but bear with it please. Summarising greatly, 9 Mk3 LCTs were being towed from Glasgow to Gibraltar en route to Far East as part of Convoy OS92/KMS66. The Glasgow portion of the convoy deprarted Rothesay Bay (incl LCTs) Friday 13th October 1944. Ominous date? By early hours Wednesday 18th October a storm had blown up in the Irish Sea and the LCTs were taking heavy weather damage. Normal crew for Mk3 LCT was 2 Officers, 10 ratings but for this convoy at least 3 EXTRA RATINGS are reported to have been carried. LCT 488 was starting to founder, departed convoy and headed for Milford Haven under own power but escorted by HMS Knaresborough Castle. Again summarising, shortly after 1733hrs 18/10/1944, crew abandoned LCT and most were picked up by Knaresborough Castle. SEVEN reported washed back to LCT, which got under way again and headed for Milford Haven, but sunk 0540 19/10/1944 approx position 050, 24'N, 006, 55'W, 1 survivor picked up - CO, Sub-Lt Steele after 3 hours in water. Of the remaining LCTs 5 others were lost, 2 with all hands. This is where it gets confusing: Report 19/10/44 from HMS Knaresborough Castle (rec'd Admiralty 1324hrs) Survivors LCT 488: STEELE (Sub-Lt, CO 488) KING KILLORAN BARBOUR ABBOTT MONOGLES BRADY JACKSON WOODS BAILEY MPK (Missing Presumed Killed): ARMSTEAD COCKBILL GLADMAN HOWARD E.G. HOWARD ROY W. LONG McCOLL (All numbers given and check out - omitted for clarity) BUT (Taken diectly from 'Casualty lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies') LCT.488, foundered, stress of weather, Lands End, ship loss,18th-19th ARMSTEAD, Stanley, Leading Wireman, D/MX 510022, MPK BELL, Peter G, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNZNVR, MPK COCKBILL, Alfred C, Wireman, D/MX 630047, MPK GLADMAN, Reginald J, Telegraphist, C/JX 616299, MPK LONG, Martin, Petty Officer Motor Mechanic, C/MX 126648, MPK THOMAS, Arthur P P, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK 18th October 1944 LCT.488, foundered, stress of weather, Lands End, ship loss, 18th-19th HOWARD, Edward G, Able Seaman, P/JX 387399, MPK HOWARD, Roy W, Stoker 1c, D/KX 158239, MPK MCCOLL, James, Act/Able Seaman, D/JX 227963, MPK 19th October 1944 LCT.488, foundered, stress of weather, Lands End, ship loss,18th-19th ARMSTEAD, Stanley, Leading Wireman, D/MX 510022, MPK BELL, Peter G, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNZNVR, MPK COCKBILL, Alfred C, Wireman, D/MX 630047, MPK GLADMAN, Reginald J, Telegraphist, C/JX 616299, MPK LONG, Martin, Petty Officer Motor Mechanic, C/MX 126648, MPK THOMAS, Arthur P P, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK What seems strange is that the the two men NOT listed in the CO's report were both Acting Sub-Lts, Bell and Thomas. One RNZVR, the other RNVR and the CO makes no mention of them at all. Service numbers are not listed for any of the Officers concerned, as I believe was habit at the time. My question:which is the more accurate record? The CO a few hours after being picked up after 3 hours in the water, and forgetting 2 Acting Sub-Lts, or the 'Official record? If you are wondering why? My Uncle was PO/MM Martin Long. Thanks for your patience, any thoughts?
Naval-History.Net Got to repeat it, this is a top class site. Deals comprehensively with all things Royal Navy, it will save you hours of research time. It includes the names of all the merchant ships used to convey the WWII troops to the Suez Canal. WS (Winston Special) Convoys in WW2 - 1940 Sailings
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction, I am doing some family research, looking for anything on a Olof Lindquist, I beleive he was an officer on the Bonaventure? Also a rumour he was killed in action on a Swedish ship on the Yangste. Also trying to find a listing of civilians who were intered in China and then returned to Australia on the Bonaventure when it sailed from Hong Kong 7th Feb 1946, Any help would be greatly appreciated Cheers CJ
Amazing research a credit to the compiler Don Kindell. Perhaps of interest to the list and for the record the following. Abel Seaman Rodney Trevor WOODWARD, 2938, RCN was the first Canadian Naval casualty of WW2 and came from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Trevor Woodward was born May 1920 and entered the Royal Canadian Navy as a boy (seaman class) in May 1937. He trained at Naden and HMCS Skeena and served in ST Laurent. In November 1939 he was sent overseas for a submarine detector's course. He was killed in action in a machine-gun engagement with two enemy aircraft in the North Sea while serving in a Royal Navy anti-submarine motor boat. He was on a three month extension of his overseas draft at the time of his death. Funeral for AB Woodward was held at Great Yarmouth, England, July 22, 1940. Burial Caister Cemetery 3 miles North of Great Yarmouth on the main coast road north (A149). Grave site is almost in the south-east corner of the cemetery, in the rear row - that is viewed from the path leading south from the main entrance. Can anyone tell me which vesssel he was on at the time or build on this story? Thanks in advance! Bill - Moose Jaw, SK
Found this site whilst searching the web for the loss of the SS Cape Corso 2 May 1942. Royal Navy Casualties in World War 2 Amazing research and a credit to the compiler Don Kindell. Nick Yes Nick I agree Don has certainly done a great job. If it helps I have all the Royal Naval Patrol Service casualties plus all the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleet lost during both wars. If I can help anyone with their research please drop me a line. Regards Nick Clark
I thought I'd take a look on here to see if my dad's uncle was listed - and within a minute, I'd found him. I now have his service number and have downloaded a certificate, regarding the circumstances of his death, from the CWGC site. Thank you. This thread got me interested in renewing my knowledge regarding my ancestors ... rejoined a forum ... and realised I already had this information - and had forgotten it. Oh the joys of being 60+.
Yesterday, when I started a new investigation in http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/ I received this message in a emergent window: Don Kindell, a leading Naval Historian, was instrumental in bringing the Hague Database to this Web site. Currently he is in hospital suffering from cancer. Your prayers for his safe recovery are requested. If you wish to email then you may do so through the Web Master. Jan.
Sure a great site which I have been using myself. Actually I am working on a database on British/Commonwealth losses in the NEI '45 - '46. Actually I am looking for an other rating from the RN murdered in Padang (Emmahaven?) in the end of 1945. I have no name but know he was found in December '45. I just found two officers murdered in Palembang commerorated in the UK. But can it be I has to guessthrough 27000 names on cwgc :mellow:
