32 NAVY NEWS, FEBRUARY 2009
Deaths
THE TIME OF YOUR LIVES
1969
1989
LET Brent Andrew. HMS Sutherland. 29. Aged 68. Submarines. St Vincent Boy. Served 1951-
His CO Cdr John Payne said: “Brent was an Peter ‘Mac’ McSweeney. CPO. RN Diver. 64 in Implacable, Zodiac, Indefatigable,
February 1969
outstanding sailor who set a fi ne example Served 1937-71. Boy Seaman Caledonia Drake, Eagle, Vernon, Osprey, Dolphin and
to all on board. He was a pleasure to serve training ship and 1st class Navy diver in submarines Taciturn (Australia), Token and
DESTROYER HMS Hampshire
with and the entire ship’s company are Malta 1942. January 4. Alcide. Selsey RNA and Selsey RBL Club.
shocked by this extremely sad news.” He Edward Henry Jones. AB. Served 1940- December 12. Aged 72.
(right) led seven ships of the was described as happy, friendly, up-beat, a 45 in HMS Birmingham. October 17. Aged John W Perry RM. Cpl. Served 1941-
Western Fleet to visit five
good strong leader and popular. December 86. 54 in Nile (Egypt), Carlisle, 40 Commando
countries in South America.
17. Aged 30. Tony Whitmore. AB and C/D3 (1952). (Italy), 45 Commando (Hong Kong), RM
Lt Mark Anthony Horner. WMO Yeovilton. Served 1948-57 at Ganges and Portland Police Commando School and Cleopatra.
February 1979
December 9. Aged 42. Clearance Diving Team; took part in the Harrogate & District branch. December 30.
fi lm Above us – The Waves and worked Aged 85.
S/Lt John Glanville DSC. Served in Eagle on sunken submarine Sidon. December 12. Thomas ‘Tommy’ Brown. Leading
HMS Herald and Fawn broke
and Formidable on Eastern Mediterranean Aged 76. Stoker. Served in Duke, Pembroke III, Beaver
off from their survey group to and Russian convoys. Narrowly avoided
David ‘Cads’ Cadwallader. POMEM(M). II, Naval Fire Service at Killingholme oil fuel
fetch Britons and Americans
invading Germans in Crete and made a Served 1951-84 in Unicorn, Orion, Alaunia, depot, HMS Northney II (Hayling Island),
dramatic escape in Tobruk by diving into the Cockade, Barrosa, Chaser, Duncan, Forth, (Quebec-Copra) code names for Combined
seeking to leave Iran as the
harbour and swimming to an Army lighter Wiston, Hubberton, Gavinton, Wakeful, Ops, Warsash Depot Roseneath. Bolton
revolution took place. barge that was on fi re and sinking. He took
Cuxton, Shavington and Pollington. RNA. January 7. Aged 85.
February 1989
charge of the barge and guided it out of the December 20. Aged 76. Peter Alan ‘Mac’ McDonald. CPOGI.
harbour under heavy gunfi re where he and Walter Conibeer. Served in Diana 1957- Served 1949-75 in St Vincent, Wrangler,
12 survivors were rescued; he was awarded 58 as a National Serviceman and a member Loch Alvie, Pembroke, Superb, Obdurate,
‘Jenny get your gun’ headlined
the DSC. December 5. Aged 90. of the association. November. Aged 73. Neptune, Decoy, Royal Arthur, Collingwood,
the announcement that WRNS
Fred Priest. AB. Joined Ganges 1942 Frank ‘Nobby” Clarke. Sto.1. Served in Ark Royal, Excellent, Rame Head, Narvik,
and served World War 2 in Ashanti (Russian Nelson and Serene (1944-47). HMS Serene St Angelo (Malta), Aurora, Ganges, Zulu,
were to be trained in the use Convoys and relief of Malta) and Chelmer. Association. Aged 81. Cambridge and Diomede. Member of WRVS
of small-arms, although it was
December 4. Aged 87. Jim Worrel. AB. Sailed to Canada on (Emergency Services), RAOB, Chatham and
possible for existing WRNS to
Harry Smith. Two-badge Killick. Aircraft D-Day to join Serene and served in her 1944- Portsmouth GI’s Association, Chatham Naval
Handler and fi reman. Served 1949-62 in 47. HMS Serene Association. December 24. Offi cers Association, St Vincent Association,
opt out. Centaur, Ark Royal and fi nally with 801 Naval Aged 82. Ganges Association and Chatham RNA.
Air Squadron on board Bulwark. December Ted King. AB. Served at Collingwood January 8. Aged 76.
4. Aged 76. and in Berwick, Ramillies and Loch Fada; Ron Stockton. Ldg Tel. Served 1946-54
Jack Pleasant. Served 1951-54 in Comus also member of Loch Fada Association. in Excalibur, Cookham Camp (WT Training),
Contact sheet
and also Wave on fi shery protection. HMS January 7. St Kitts, Superb (cruiser) and Tamar (WT
Comus Association. November 22. Tony Bunton. LRO(G). Joined Ganges Station Hong Kong) and Loch Killisport.
William ‘Bill’ Irving. PO Tel. Joined St 1963 then Mercury and Cavalier, Fearless and Lincoln branch. December 31. Aged 80.
Vincent and served 1932-46 in Rodney, Hermes. Served in Singapore handing over Jack Mitchell. Served during WW2 in
Norfolk, Basilisk, Keppel, MSB4 (P39), the communications centre to the Australian Foam and Glengyle. Skipton and District
Ministry of Defence: 0870 607 4455, www.royal-naval-association.co.uk
www.ssafa.org.uk
Kenya (Vaagso Raid), Russian and Atlantic and New Zealand Navies. December 24. branch. January 3. Aged 87.
www.mod.uk RNBT: 023 9269 0112 (general), 023 9266
RN Community: www.rncom.mod.uk
convoys, (Operation Pedestal), Highfl yer Aged 60. Stanley Scarsbrook. Stoker. Served
Royal Navy recruitment: 0845 607 5555, 0296 (grants), www.rnbt.org.uk
Royal Naval Museum: 023 9272 7562,
and Trincomalee. Founder member Kenya Diana ‘Taff’ Hopson. Wren Air Mech. 1939-45 including Vengeance. Chairman
www.royalnavy.mod.uk British Legion: 08457 725725, www.
www.royalnavalmuseum.org
Association. November 20. Aged 92. Served 1961-67 at Abbotsinch, Culdrose Carterton RNA for 25 years. January 6. Aged
Veterans Agency: 0800 169 2277, www. britishlegion.org.uk
Fleet Air Arm Museum: 01935 840565,
Cdr Ian ‘Scrym’ Scrymgeour- and Yeovilton; also served in RNR Cambria 85.
veteransagency.mod.uk Naval Families Federation: 023 9265
www.fl eetairarm.com
Wedderburn. Entered Dartmouth 1936 aged and retired as RPO. RNR Cardiff branch. Kenneth Craig Kernohan. Served in
Medals enquiries: 0800 085 3600 4374, www.nff.org.uk
Royal Marines Museum: 023 9281 9385,
13 and joined Ajax as a midshipman 1940-42
September in Spain. Sherewater on Atlantic convoy duties. Active
RN and RM Service records: 023 9262 Seafarers UK: 020 7932 0000, www.
www.royalmmarinesmuseum.co.uk
mainly in the Mediterranean; in 1942-44 on
Lt Cdr (SCC) T K Griffi ths. Served 38 member of Crawley RNA since the fi fties.
8779 or 023 9262 8667 seafarers-uk.org
RN Submarine Museum: 023 9252 9217,
Orwell taking part in ten Arctic convoys. Post
years with the Sefton Unit, TS Starling until December. Aged 82.
Royal Naval Association: 023 9272 3823, SSAFA Forces Help: 0845 1300 975,
www.rnsubmus.co.uk
National Maritime Museum: 020 8312
war he served in several ships; navigator of
his retirement in 1994. December 25. Aged
ASSOCIATION OF RN OFFICERS
6565, www.nmm.ac.uk
Eagle 1954-56 (Suez) and commander RNAS
79.
Rear Admiral J H Adams CB LVO. Served
Imperial War Museum: 020 7416 5320,
Yeovilton 1961-63; he retired 1967. Actively
Jackie Shinn. Served in Ramillies
Dolphin, President, Britannia, Adamant,
www.iwm.org.uk
involved and committee member Stevenage
(1940-42), LCTs (42-46). Northern club land
Osprey, President and Albion.
Sea Cadets and vice president Inverness
comedian and fi lm parts in several northern
Lt K G Coleman. Served in Tiptoe,
Sea Cadets. July 16. Aged 85.
based dramas. December 25. Aged 88.
Rorqual, Onslaught, Dolphin and Victory.
Competition
Reginald Harold Gossage. CPO. Served
Lawrence ‘Taff’ West. CPOMEA. Served
Lt Cdr J G deB Colpoys. Served in
at Ganges, Glasgow, Nelson, Manchester,
in submarine Sovereign. January 1.
Howe, Belfast, Kent, Watchman, Vengeance,
Vanguard, Talybont and St Vincent. Member
ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION Childers, Gambia, Duchess and Lochinvar.
of the Ganges and Manchester associations.
Audrey M Kent. Associate member Lt D H Dufty. Served in Welcome,
November 23. Aged 88.
Beccles branch. November 30. Aged 92. Indefatigable and Temeraire.
Geoffrey Ufton. POAF. Served 1941-45.
David John Weston. Able Seaman. Capt D Evans. Served in Dainty, President,
Congratulations to all of our London
Survived torpedoing of troop ship on route
Served 1944-47 at Royal Arthur, Glendower, Girdle Ness, Collingwood and Fife.
International Boat Show winners who all
to Singapore and ended up in Africa. Fleet
Collingwood, Victory, St Angelo (Malta), Rear Admiral Sir Paul Greening GCVO.
won a pair of tickets:
Air Arm Association (Daedalus branch).
MTB 655, Deane, and Mauritius. Kingston Served in Rifl eman, Asheldham, Gamecock,
Mrs C Worboys, Northwood
October 10.
upon Thames RNA and also Coastal Forces Loch Killisport, Urchin, Lewiston, Albion,
Yang Liu, London
Lt Stephen Barr. Pilot. Served 1940-46
Veterans Association. October 23. Aged 83. Jaguar, Terror, Centurion and Flag Offi cer
Mr H Pearson, Harrabridge, Devon
fl ying Swordfi sh from MAC Ships operating
Tom Cartwright. Stoker. Served 1943- Royal Yacht.
Please call 023 9273 4448 for details
Luisa Jeffrey, Worthing
in the Atlantic. Fleet Air Arm Association
46. Kingston-upon-Thames. November 11. Capt S D Hunsley JP. Served in
Ernie Wise, Hartlepool
(Ford, Peregrine branch). November 25.
Aged 83. Cleopatra, St Angelo, Lochinvar, HMAS
or email: RC Kentsbeer, Wooton, Bedford
Ron West. Chief ERA. Served in Nelson
Ray Higginbotham. SBA in WW2. Served Leeuwin, Victory, Meon, Pembroke,
(1941-42), Oakley (Russian and Malta
in Glendower, Gosling, Hawkins, RNH
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Leslie Edwards, Leeds Victorious, Bulwark and Neptune.
Andreas Bizios, Ashurst Wood
Convoys), Whitshed, Nadine, Mull of Kintyre
Haslar, HMAH Kingseat and LSTs 402 and Capt R W Lumley-Harvatt RM
John Quinn, Orpington
Commonwealth Japan, Aurora, Sulva,
239. March RNA. December 15. Cdr J E Maidwell. Served in Indefatigable,
Gary Neligan, Fareham
Adamant, Charity, Morecambe Bay, Hornet,
Cyril Parrett. AB. Served in Landing Craft Ganges, Duchess, Battleaxe, Dolphin,
Bellerophon, Sultan and Victory. Loch Fada
and Valiant in the Indian Ocean region during Phoenicia and Victory.
Association. November 6. Aged 88.
WW2. Liss and District branch. December
Ronald ‘Ron’ Bowron. Two-badge
18. Aged 83.
SUBMARINERS ASSOCIATION
Yeoman. Served 1940-54. Trained as a Boy
Frank Alvey. Bourne RNA.
Tim Coop. LCEM. Served in submarines
Sailor at St George (Isle of Man) then to
Bernard Tilley. Bourne RNA.
1967-75 in Churchill, Valiant and Sovereign.
King George V as a Boy Signaller on Arctic
Bill Lewis. Bourne RNA.
Barrow branch. Aged 60.
convoys. Signaller in Forester 1942, Mid
Thomas Redfern. POA(AH). Served RN
J ‘John’ Crisford. PO Tel. Served in
Ocean Escort Group C1 and in the Channel
1941-47 and FAA 1947-70. RN Commando
submarines WW2 in H28, Unbroken and
for D-Day, Boxer (1944-46), Afrikander
D-Brigade at Salerno, Anzio, Elba, Holland
Thule. Australia branch. Aged 93.
(Simonstown), Zephyr and Rinaldo (fi shery
and ships Beagle, Centurion, Saunter,
A ‘Alan’ Easterbrook. L/Sea. UW2.
protection). December 14. Aged 84.
Caprice, Theseus, Warrior, Glory, Illustrious,
Served in submarines 1955-63 in Sleuth,
William Joseph ‘Griff’ Griffi n. Acting PO
Centaur and Ark Royal. Redcar & District
Sentinel, Artemis and Porpoise. South Kent
Steward. Joined as a Boy and served 13
branch. December 13. Aged 83.
branch. Aged 72.
years in Ceres, Goldcrest, Illustrious, Drake,
Joyce Palmer. Associate member Market
F A ‘Francis’ Grice. AB ST. Served in
Calendar 2009
Victorious, St Vincent, Wakeful, Afrikander
Harborough branch. November. Aged 78.
submarines 1942-46 in Ultimatum, Upstart
and Tiger; also personal steward to Lord
Fred Moseley DSM. AB. Portsmouth
and Untiring. Bury branch. Aged 85.
Louis Mountbatten at Broadlands. November
division. Served in Combined Operations
A D ‘Alex’ Swinton. CPO Coxn. Served
30. Aged 73.
Husky Division in LCTs during WW2 receiving
in submarines 1950-70 in Andrew, Tireless,
Michael John Padginton. LRO. Served
his decoration in the Sicily campaign for
Thermopylae, Astute, Tally-Ho, Sea Devil,
1961-71 at Ganges, Mercury and Plover,
rescuing soldiers from a blazing ammunition
Truncheon and Porpoise. Scottish branch.
Ajax, Brave Borderer, Brave Swordsman,
ship moored near his LCT at great risk to
Aged 78.
Bulwark, Wiston, Brown Ranger and himself. In the 1990’s he was secretary to
LST & LANDING CRAFT ASSOCIATION
seconded (HMAS) Teal. December 2. Aged the Management Committee of the Staines
Mrs D M Hale. Served on board HMS
62. Sea Cadets. Hanworth RNA. December 18.
Glendower.
Ken Sims DSM. Aircrewman 1 Observer. Aged 84.
F W Burton. Served on board LSI(L)
Served 1939-53. Former Telegraphist Air Arthur Willis. Ldg Seaman Torp. Joined
Monowai, LCAs off and LSI(M) Princess
Gunner NAS 812, 815, 820, 821 and 827; the RNVR in 1939. Trained at Skegness
Beatrix. November 10.
Illustrious, Indefatigable, Triumph and when war started and was a Chatham rating.
T G Cartwright. Served on board LBO 29,
Glory (Korea) and several Air Stations and Serving in Chakdina an old coal burning LBW 19 and LCT 478. November 11.
Shore Establishments. Early member of merchant ship refi tted in Bombay to be an A T Wilmot. Served on board LCT 1152
Telegraphist Air Gunner’s and 14th Carrier armed boarding vessel patrolling the Red and LCT 1333. November 17.
Air Group Associations. November 23. Aged Sea when on her passage from Tobruk to John Ainsworth. Served on board LCT
87. Alexandria she was hit by torpedoes and 7077. November 15.
Betty Oldham (née Walrond). Wren sank in two minutes; Bellona on Arctic Ray Higginbotham. Served on board LST
Supply Assistant (Victualling). Duties convoys and was also present at D-Day 239 and Hawkins. December 15.
included issuing rum ration. Served 1944-46 landings. Started the Bellona Reunion F Moseley. Served on board LCT 325.
at Excellent. November 28. Aged 83. Association. Hanworth RNA. December 7. December 18.
William Edward ‘Bill’ James. CPO Aged 87. Fred Jackson. Served on board LCI(L)s
Shipwright. Joined Royal Hospital School Jim Silver RM. Marine. Joined in 1943 250, and 318, LCs 422 and 724. December
Holbrook aged 11 and Fisgard aged 15, and served in Venerable in the Far East as air 19.
Series 08 entry. Served 1950-74 in Triumph, gunner AA3. Upon leaving in 1948 he joined
Diligence, Albion, Victory Barracks, Vidal, the RFR. Sometime member of Staines Sea
HMS WIZARD & HMS CADIZ
Sultan, Mauritius, Neptune, Exmouth and Cadet Management Committee. Hanworth
ASSOCIATION
Sultan (1979-89). Small boats shipwright at RNA. December 15. Aged 83.
Arthur Willcock. ME1. Served in Wizard,
Dolphin until its closure. Secretary to the Percy Dunn. AB. Ganges Boy served
Cadiz, Sluys and submarines. Aged 75.
Royal British Legion Fly Fishing section, 1938-53 in Southampton and survived her
Bob Paterson. AB LTO. Served in
Park Gate branch for 27 years. December sinking, Pembroke, Delhi and Sheffi eld.
Implacable and Roberts. December 5. Aged
16. Aged 74. Swindon branch. December 25. Aged 86.
85.
Hon Captain Colin White RNR. Worked Dennis ‘Danny’ George Anscombe.
Stan Hughes. PO ST. Served in Wizard,
at the RN Museum from 1975 becoming CPO Cox’n. Served 1937-63. Ships included
Cadiz and Sluys. December 6. Aged 75.
deputy director and head of museum Kelvin. Caerphilly RNA. December 31. Aged
Marie Hughes. Widow of Stan Hughes.
services 1995 and director in June 2006. 86.
December 20.
Appointed chairman of the Offi cial Nelson Herbert ‘Bert’ Hewitt RM. Served 1944-
Vera Binks. Widow of late Gordon Binks.
Celebrations Committee charged with 46 in Warspite and was involved in the
September 21.
co-ordinating the Trafalgar Festival and bombardment of Sword and Gold Beach ALGERINES ASSOCIATION
in 2001 he was seconded to the National during D-Day landings manning one of Arthur Townsend. Sig. Served in Elfreda
Maritime Museum as director of its 2005 its 15-inch guns; then in Australia for the (Bams). Associate member. December 1.
initiatives including an exhibition ‘Nelson and preparations of the invasion of Japan; he Aged 80.
Napoleon’, publications and special events served on various carriers in the Far East. Charles Hatton. PO Sto. Served in
and was vice-president of the Navy Records After demob he returned to Australia in 1951 Mariner. December 15. Aged 88.
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Peter LeBreton. CPO(L). Served 1959- years completing his duty on the personal January 4. Aged 82.
96 at Collingwood and in Orion, Woolwich, staff of Field Marshal Sir William Slim, the Reg Charman. Sto. Served in Jason
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(training ship), Lowestoft, Coventry, RNA. December 30 in Sydney. Aged 82. John Swanton. AB. Served in Skipjack.
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