HMS Boadicea, Able Seaman Alexander Thomson

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  1. NickFenton

    NickFenton Well-Known Member

    Guys,

    Venturing into unknown territory, know RAF records well but please help on Royal Navy.

    We have his service record but what happened to HMS Boadicea C/JX321070? Lost on 13th June 1944. He was on board from 21st October 1941 until its loss.

    Where do l look at Kew? What is available?

    Looking for a good friend of mine so any help would be great.

    Regards,

    Nick
    KenFentonsWar.com
     
  2. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    THOMSON, ALEXANDER Rank: Able Seaman Service No: C/JX 321070 Date of Death: 13/06/1944 Regiment/Service: Royal Navy H.M.S. Boadicea Panel Reference 76, 1. Memorial CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL


    On 13 June 1944 HMS Boadicea (Lt.Cdr. Frederick William Hawkins, RN) was sunk by German aircraft 12 miles south-west of Portland Bill in position 50º26'N, 02º34'W while supporting the Normandy landings. http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4354.html




    Boadicea, ship loss
    ABBEY, Samuel, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 648840, killed
    ABBOTT, Eric, Stoker 1c, C/KX 595708, MPK
    ALDRIDGE, Joseph A, Ty/Petty Officer Cook (S), C/MX 56877, MPK
    APLIN, Walter S, Able Seaman, C/JX 206070, MPK
    AVERLEY, Roland E, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, C/JX 171380, MPK
    AYRES, William S, Signalman, C/JX 270008, MPK
    BABB, Henry J, Assistant Steward, C/LX 623694, MPK
    BAILEY, Basil, Ty/Supply Petty Officer, C/MX 69370, MPK
    BAILEY, Walter, Electrical Artificer 2c, C/MX 47686, MPK
    BAINBRIDGE, Robert, Able Seaman, C/JX 171168, MPK
    BAINES, Cecil C, Able Seaman, C/JX 203299, MPK
    BARLOW, John E, Ordinary Signalman, C/JX 360509, MPK
    BARRETT, Charles, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 112565, MPK
    BARRETT, Norman F, Able Seaman, C/JX 172342, MPK
    BATES, Isaac, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 547920, MPK
    BATTY, Leslie W, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 203439, MPK
    BAYLEY, Leonard, Ty/Petty Officer Steward, C/LX 25120, MPK
    BEARD, Alfred C, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, RNVR, C/LD/X 4594, MPK
    BEST, Ronald S, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 545708, MPK
    BONSER, Leslie, Telegraphist, C/JX 172085, MPK
    BOOTH, Ernest, Able Seaman, C/SSX 32825, MPK
    BRADSHAW, Maurice, Able Seaman, C/JX 279253, MPK
    BROCKBANK, Arnold R, Coder, C/JX 220450, MPK
    BROWN, Roy, Assistant Steward, C/LX 614156, MPK
    BROWN, Walter J, Able Seaman, C/JX 130753, MPK
    BROWNE, Colin F, Able Seaman, P/JX 387837, MPK
    BURNS, James, Stoker 1c, C/KX 115193, MPK
    CAIN, George, Able Seaman, C/JX 255632, killed
    CARTER, Antony A, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 566194, MPK
    CARTWRIGHT, James S, Ty/Lieutenant, RNZNVR, MPK
    CASWELL, William C, Stoker 1c, C/KX 533255, MPK
    CASWELL, William L, Ordinary Telegraphist, C/JX 310590, MPK
    CHEAPE, Robert, Stoker 1c, C/KX 141871, MPK
    CHRISTIESON, Robert J, Ordinary Telegraphist, P/JX 574858, MPK
    COCKER, James A E, Stoker Petty Officer, C/K 55218, MPK
    COGHLAN, William F, Ty/Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 88967, MPK
    COLBY, Victor G, Chief Petty Officer, C/JX 129625, MPK
    COOPER, George W, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 547160, MPK
    COOPER, Jack, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 375785, MPK
    CROOKS, Joseph, Able Seaman, C/JX 229961, MPK
    CROSS, James L, Signalman, P/JX 221536, MPK
    DARTON, Basil J, Able Seaman, C/JX 264027, MPK
    DAVIS, Arthur, Able Seaman, C/JX 351712, MPK
    DAYNES, Ronald G R, Petty Officer (Pens), C/J 91531, MPK
    DIXON, Roy, Able Seaman, C/JX 1896084, MPK
    DOBBIE, Charles, Canteen Assistant, C/NX 583911, MPK
    DONALD, William H C, Ty/Surgeon Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK
    DRAYCOTT, Albert E, Stoker 1c, C/KX 133409, MPK
    DUNLOP, Thomas, Canteen Manager, C/NX 703740, MPK
    DUROSE, Thomas R, Able Seaman, C/JX 302767, MPK
    DURRANS, James, Coder, C/JX 356923, MPK
    FARRER, Albert, Seaman, RNPS, LT/JX 255936, MPK
    FEATHERSTONE, Leonard, Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant (E), RNVR, MPK
    FIELD, Albert, Able Seaman, C/JX 153660, MPK
    FINDLAY, William H, Stoker Petty Officer (Pens), C/K 58306, MPK
    FOX, Victor A, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 409101, MPK
    FRAKE, Harry, Telegraphist, C/JX 343097, MPK
    FRAZER, Richard A, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 374362, MPK
    GAMBELL, Arthur E, Stoker 1c, C/KX 528302, MPK
    GARBUTT, George W, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 642297, MPK
    GIBSON, Ronald E, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 238783, MPK
    GILES, William, Ty/Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 85268, MPK
    GOGEL, Charles E, Petty Officer, C/JX 126789, MPK
    GOLDING, Henry, Able Seaman, RFR, C/J 96118, MPK
    GREEN, John H F, Ty/Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 84242, MPK
    HALLIDAY, James A, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 174038, MPK
    HARDIMAN, Reginald T, Stoker 1c, C/KX 528920, MPK
    HARRISON, Rain, Able Seaman, C/JX 377747, MPK
    HAWKES, John D, Able Seaman, C/JX 548007, MPK
    HAWKINS, Frederick W, Lieutenant Commander, MPK
    HEMINGWAY, Brian, Ordinary Telegraphist, C/JX 572114, MPK
    HENSHAW, Albert E, Able Seaman, C/JX 279347, MPK
    HEPTON, John C, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 657768, MPK
    HERON, Thomas, Able Seaman, RNVR, C/TD/X 1897, MPK
    HINKSMAN, John H, Stoker 1c, C/KX 112583, MPK
    HISCOCK, Roy A S, Able Seaman, P/JX 324133, MPK
    HOLLANDS, William J, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 628972, MPK
    HOLLICK, Charles G, Able Seaman, C/JX 349598, MPK
    HOYES, Eric, Lieutenant, MPK
    HUDSON, Albert E, Ty/Petty Officer, C/JX 149695, MPK
    HUGHES, Wallace E, Engine Room Artificer 5c, V/1805 (RCNVR), MPK
    HUNTER, George R, Able Seaman, C/JX 248353, MPK
    HURLEY, Henry F G, Able Seaman, C/JX 182708, MPK
    INCE, Claude A, Cook (S), C/MX 122241, MPK
    IRELAND, Eric F, Stoker 1c, C/KX 595754, MPK
    JEFFREYS, Sydney J, Able Seaman, C/JX 172162, MPK
    JOSEPH, Jack, Stoker 1c, C/KX 142822, MPK
    KENYON, Harry, Able Seaman, C/JX 299418, MPK
    KING, Alexander B, Ty/Act/Ty/Stoker Petty Officer, C/KX 83691, MPK
    KNIGHT, James A, Able Seaman, C/JX 318013, MPK
    LANG, William G, Able Seaman, C/JX 199928, MPK
    LANGFORD, Leonard, Able Seaman, C/JX 317451, MPK
    LAYTON, Kenneth C, Stoker 1c, C/KX 144027, MPK
    LINDSAY, Thomas, Able Seaman, C/JX 237569, MPK
    LLEWHELLIN, Edward J, Able Seaman, C/JX 372431, MPK
    LOADER, Francis C, Able Seaman, C/JX 316619, MPK
    LONG, Peveril S, Stoker 1c, C/KX 526066, MPK
    LONGMORE, Frederick A, Telegraphist, C/JX 301586, MPK
    MAGEE, Thomas, Able Seaman, C/JX 378086, MPK
    MARSH, Ernest W, Able Seaman, C/JX 296482, MPK
    MARTIN, Edgar, Able Seaman, C/SSX 32736, MPK
    MAYES, Ernest G, Act/Able Seaman, C/JX 159703, MPK
    MCMUNN, Robert, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 169655, MPK
    MCNAB, Alexander, Stoker 1c, C/KX 576734, MPK
    MCNICHOL, John F, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 259804, MPK
    MESSENGER, George W, Able Seaman, C/JX 189828, MPK
    MIDDLETON, Derrick L, Able Seaman, C/JX 318033, MPK
    MILLS, Wilfred J, Able Seaman, P/JX 324132, MPK
    MILNE, William K, Act/Stoker 1c, P/KX 178881, MPK
    MOORES, John, Able Seaman, C/JX 352463, MPK
    MORRISON, Bruce, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 549477, MPK
    MOULTON, Eric, Able Seaman, C/JX 177791, MPK
    MUMFORD, Cyril J, Engine Room Artificer 5c, C/MX 622056, MPK
    MURRAY, James, Engine Room Artificer 3c, C/MX 53877, MPK
    O'CONNELL, Robert, Able Seaman, C/JX 253994, killed
    OKEY, John S, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 640140, MPK
    PARKER, Edward, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 657192, MPK
    PARKER, Samuel, Able Seaman, C/JX 240616, MPK
    PEACH, Derek G H, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 547020, MPK
    PECKHAM, Geoffrey S, Ty/Act/Chief Ordnance Artificer, C/MX 59291, MPK
    PETTER, Ernest A W, Chief Electrical Artificer, C/M 39392, MPK
    PHILP, Warren J, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 542203, MPK
    PICKSTOCK, Francis J, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, C/JX 127028, MPK
    PIKE, Grayham W J, Stoker 1c, C/KX 112588, MPK
    POWELL, George W, Cook (O), C/MX 71156, MPK
    PRESTON, Ralph E, Ty/Leading Supply Assistant, C/MX 95277, MPK
    PRICE, Gerald J, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 515835, MPK
    QUINLAN, Leslie B, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 549510, MPK
    RAMSAY, Robert L, Sick Berth Attendant, C/MX 557042, MPK
    RAYMENT, Laurence V, Able Seaman, C/JX 153300, MPK
    REES, John R, Ordinary Signalman, C/JX 361273, MPK
    RENNIE, John A, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR, MPK
    REYNOLDS, Walter C, Able Seaman, C/JX 300420, MPK
    RICHARDSON, Alan, Able Seaman, C/JX 353996, MPK
    ROBINSON, John E, Leading Writer (Sp), C/MX 621804, MPK
    ROBINSON, Keith, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNR, MPK
    ROBSON, Thomas W, Able Seaman, RNVR, C/TD/X 1808, MPK
    ROGERS, Sydney, Able Seaman, C/JX 299186, MPK
    SAGGERS, Vivian G, Stoker 2c, P/KX 596983, MPK
    SAMPSON, James E, Chief Petty Officer Stoker, C/K 62282, MPK
    SCHRODER, Frederick J, Act/Lieutenant (E), killed
    SEGGAR, John D, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 251844, MPK
    SELBY, Wilfred H T, Able Seaman, C/JX 208640, MPK
    SHAW, Dennis R, Able Seaman, C/JX 353099, MPK
    SIMPSON, Donald A, Able Seaman (Pens), C/J 21934, MPK
    SMITH, Alexander, Ty/Leading Stoker, C/KX 83513, MPK
    SPENCELAYH, William McM, Ty/Yeoman of Signals, C/JX 138686, MPK
    STEVENS, William, Able Seaman, C/JX 318082, MPK
    STEVENSON, Reginald D, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 308148, MPK
    STUBBINGS, Leslie F, Stoker 1c, C/KX 135233, MPK
    SUMMERELL, Roland, Able Seaman, C/SSX 24948, MPK
    SUTCLIFFE, Arthur, Able Seaman, C/JX 386616, MPK
    TANNER, George W, Ty/Leading Seaman, C/JX 262802, MPK
    TAYLOR, Alfred, Ordnance Mechanic 4c, C/MX 92966, MPK
    TAYLOR, Dennis E, Act/Petty Officer Radio Mechanic, P/MX 116699, MPK
    TAYLOR, John W, Ty/Act/Petty Officer, C/JX 226637, MPK
    TENWICK, William J E, Able Seaman, C/JX 320246, killed
    THOMSON, Alexander, Able Seaman, C/JX 321070, MPK
    THOMSON, Robert W, Able Seaman, C/JX 373084, MPK
    TONKIN, Ronald J C, Engine Room Artificer 3c, C/MX 51286, MPK
    TORKINGTON, Joseph H, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX 196736, MPK
    TUCKER, Frank W, Ordinary Seaman, P/JX 425767, MPK
    TUCKER, John A, Stoker 1c, C/KX 137810, MPK
    TURPIN, John H, Able Seaman, C/JX 354263, MPK
    WARDBY, Thomas E, Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX 121224, MPK
    WEDDERBURN, John, Petty Officer Telegraphist, C/JX 132489, MPK
    WHITE, George W, Able Seaman, C/JX 213275, MPK
    WHITE, Sylvester, Ty/Chief Ty/Petty Officer, C/JX 127568, MPK
    WHITE, Thomas C, Able Seaman, C/JX 372496, MPK
    WHITTAM, William, Stoker 1c, C/KX 107360, MPK
    WILSON, Lewis L M, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (E), RNVR, MPK
    WRAIGHT, Frederick J W, Stoker 1c, C/KX 596340, MPK
    WRIGHT, Leonard, Act/Stoker 1c, C/KX 137319, MPK
    WYNNE, Norman, Able Seaman, C/JX 375552, MPK
    YOUNGER, Walter S, Stoker 1c, C/KX 135279, MPK
    http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1944-06JUN1.htm
     
  3. hutchie

    hutchie Dont tell him Pike!!

    the boadicea is an interest of mines as it was a ship that escorted my grandfathers convoy from the clyde to bone algeria in may 1943
     
  4. NickFenton

    NickFenton Well-Known Member

    Thanks Guys,

    That info is fantastic.

    Looking to go to Kew to do a bit of research on this next week. Any ideas in advance on where l should be looking?

    Regards,

    Nick
     
  5. 4BnEYR

    4BnEYR Well-Known Member

    Hi Nick /Hutchie

    Boadicea was a 1,360 ton destroyer built by Hawthorn Leslie and launched on 23/09/1930. According to Lenton & Colledge she was sunk by torpedoes from German aircraft of Portland

    Good luck with your research

    4Bn
     
  6. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-15B-Boadicea.htm (for all her history)

    June 13th Under air attack by Ju88 whilst escorting westbound convoy off Portland. Hit by two
    torpedoes one of which detonated magazine.
    Sank very rapidly in position 50.26N 02.46W with only 12 survivors from a total
    complement of 182.

    TD
     
  7. 4BnEYR

    4BnEYR Well-Known Member

    Nick/ Hutchie

    Here's a link to the Wrecksite.eu page for the wreck of Boadicea

    http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?369

    It includes photos of her during her commission and provides details of her condition as she is now

    4Bn
     
  8. NickFenton

    NickFenton Well-Known Member

    Thank you Guys,

    I will have a look see at Kew and let you know what l find.

    Regards,

    Nick
     
  9. popeye1975

    popeye1975 Junior Member

    Was there ever a list of the survivors?
     

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