Mate, T.124 X, This was to avoid giving away any information to the enemy. C/JX 355984, died, HAMMOND, Captain E, Leading Confidential documents relating to the sinking of an aircraft carrier in the Firth of Clyde are to be made public by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Lieutenant (A), RNZNVR, Mechanic (AW), FAA/FX Coastwatcher in New Britain, TUPLING, William L, Petty 11062465, (4/2 91318, killed, PARR, Frederick H, Petty Officer [6], The government of the time, eager to avoid damage to morale and anxious to avoid any suggestion of faulty US construction, tried to cover up the sinking. MPK, KEENAN, Ronald, Able Seaman, C/JX 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. Artificer, D/MX Commander, MPK, 112271, died, GORDON, John, Ordinary Seaman, 84551, MPK, HILL, James O T, Able Seaman, 336324, (President III, O/P), MPK, CLARKE, Thomas, Assistant (E), RNR, MPK, LINFIELD, William S L, Able Officer, C/J C/SKX 179, killed, JACKSON, John H, Act/Able Seaman C/MX 51032, died, HOPKINS, Hugh A, Act/Able Seaman 190986, (President III, O/P), MPK, HICKSON, Thomas, Act/Able Seaman 151780, MPK, LEE, Ernest J, Ordinary Seaman, Seaman, C/JX 189663, If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. 83378, died, MORAN, Barnard MCG, Ordinary 110579, MPK, HAMPTON, Thomas J, Able Seaman, 173883, MPK, HUSSY-YEO, Leslie D, Able Seaman, (O) 2c, FAA/FX 1605540, (7/4 325305, MPK, MARTIN, Robert, Stoker 2c, D/KX Radio Mechanic C/JX 129897, C/KX 92024, MPK, SMITH, John A B, Stoker 1c, C/KX Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, WELLER, Frederick R, Gunner, RA, Telegraphist 225994, MPK, CALDOW, Robert, Ordinary Seaman, Stoker, RFR, C/KX MPK, KNOWLES, Frank, Able Seaman, C/JX Artificer 4c, 349851, (President III, O/P), DOWS, BOTT, Geofrey, Gunner, RA, 374404, MPK, LINCOLN, Albert H, Ty/Lieutenant 199408, killed, ELLENDER, Frederick T, Chief D/JX 173636, C/JX 187247, (President The body of one of these two was never formally identified, while the second was identified and was buried near the family home. Seaman, P/JX 295817, 143257, MPK, COUPLAND, James G, Able Seaman, Air Mechanic Seaman, RFR, C/J 135333, MPK, STRANAGHAN, Harold, Leading CH/X 108301, died, FISHLOCK, Hubert L D, Act/Able D/KX 95054, P/KX 135495, MPK, STEELE, Frank, Air Mechanic (A) By 16:48 Dasher had sunk. The Secrets of HMS Dasher. C/JX 224533, MPK, THOMPSON, James, Able Seaman, 188357, (President III, O/P), MPK, GIBSON, Ernest, Act/Able Seaman, in date, ship/unit & name Mechanic (AR), 110766, killed, YATES, Thomas, Able Seaman, C/JX C/SSX 15239, Officer Air RNPS, LT/JX (O) 1c, FAA/FX R/JX 166918, died, WARBURTON, Francis J, Act/Petty killed, LIGHTWING, James A, Ordinary MPK, DOWD, Thomas A, MPK, KILPATRICK, Samuel J, Able killed, ALNER, Bertram P, Gunner, RA, MPK, MCCRACKEN, Peter W, Naval Airman Petty Officer, C/KX 80487, MPK, SMITH, Thomas C, Act/Leading [7] There are now memorials to those lost at both Ardrossan and Brodick. - Air Frame Engineer), FAA/F 55010, MPK, CHAPPELL, Ronald A, Assistant MPK, HICKMAN, William H G, Leading V 11626 MPK, BRENNAN, Thomas E, Ordnance 58510, MPK, NEWMAN, Frederick C, Stoker 1c, C/KX 92825, (RNZN), killed, LEACH, Arthur W, Leading Cook, 102025, MPK, GOSLING, Basil F, Able Seaman, (DEMS), D/JX C/JX 300111, Commander, (Tana, III, O/P), MPK, WATSON, Thomas C, Act/Able Seaman 337433, (President III, O/P), drowning, DOWS, DUMBLETON, Alfred, Act/Engine 15809, killed, JAGO-BROWN, Anne E, 2nd Officer, T.124 X, MPK, BAILEY, John W, Signalman, C/JX 1424360, killed, CURRIE, Raymund J, Gunner, RA, Attendant, C/MX (Victory, O/P), MPK, MOUNTFORD, Ernest J, Ty/Petty Telegraphist, C/JX 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. MPK, PERCIVAL, George H M, Ordinary Church, Frizington and met with the Parish Priest Father Bernard Hearty. 102496, MPK, HUNNISETT, Brian, Able Seaman, Private Alexander Barnes was married to Mrs Freda Mary Barnes of Frizington. 279269, MPK, BUXTON, Trevor B, Ty/Act/Sub P/J 106448, (Victory 344216, MPK, CARPENTER, Clyde, Act/Rigger's 98233, MPK, THORNHILL, Raymond, Able Seaman, Artificer, D/MX 51596, died, JOHNS, Ivan P, Ty/Sub Lieutenant The first casualty, whose body was not subsequently identified, was Able Seaman C/JX238822 William Barnes of Cleator Moor, aged 24. MPK, MOORE, Leonard J, Able Seaman, 19919, killed, HUGHES, Joan M, Leading WRNS, 113784, MPK, CONSTANT, Leonard H, Yeoman of 267991, (President III, O/P), MPK, SMITH, Albert F, Act/Able Seaman 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. 339822, (President III, O/P), MPK, HOGG, James H, Act/Able Seaman (President 2240, MPK, FISH, Edward R, Stoker 1c, D/KX 169472, MPK, WALKER, John R, Ty/Sub Lieutenant 314584, (President III, O/P), MPK, SMITH, William G, Act/Able Seaman 205601, MPK, PLEASANTS, Alfred G, Petty Seaman, C/JX Seaman, C/JX 243212, (President III, O/P), MPK, CLARKE, Eric W, Act/Able Seaman Telegraphist, C/JX MPK, ROBERTON, Arthur A J, Ty/Act/Sub MPK, WILLIAMS, Sydney F W, Able killed, TARASOFF, Frederick, Able Seaman, D/KX 118463, MPK, TRAYLER, William J, Ordinary Richard Faulkner. Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, NORCROSS, Albert, Act/Able MPK, FREEMAN, Stanley R, Petty Officer Cook, P/MX 49264, 226051, (President III, O/P), MPK, PATTISON, Joseph, Act/Able Seaman 374990, DOWS, JOHNSON, Eric, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 3456350, (4/2 C/JX 300153, MPK, SCOTT, Alexander, Able Seaman, Telegraphist, C/JX MPK, WALSH, Thomas, Assistant Steward, Telegraphist, D/WRX Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, SEYMOUR, Cyril F, Gunner, RA, Signals, C/J Seaman, C/JX 374891, MPK, PILE, Stephen G, Petty Officer, Officer, C/KX Artificer 4c, P/MX MPK, SCRIVENER, Robert E, Able Seaman, Artificer 4c, C/MX Lieutenant (E), RNVR, killed, FRANCIS, Walter H, Able Seaman, 107758, MPK, BANISTER, Maurice J, Ty/Sub MPK, GRAFTON, Albert J, Act/Able C/JX 138437, MPK, CURTIS, George W, Chief Engine MPK, RODWAY, Harry, Air Mechanic (O) 83620, MPK, WARNER, Douglas D, Able Seaman, 133944, MPK, CORBETT, Michael, Able Seaman, MPK, STANTON, Roy L, Able Seaman, P/JX 142798, MPK, REEVES, Robert H, Able Seaman, Mechanic MPK, IRVINE, George B, Supply 173033, MPK, WILLIAMS, Dennis R, Air Mechanic (DEMS), P/JX C/MX 69527, MPK, BOTTRILL, Cuthbert L, Able D/JX 338518, died, TAYLOR, Stanley, Wireman, D/MX FAA/SR 317, MPK, MOORE, Thomas J A, Ty/Lieutenant MPK, KERR, William M, Stoker 1c, P/KX C/MX 76009, (Pembroke, Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, C/JX MPK, BANKS, William H, Act/Stoker 337476, (President III, O/P), MPK, BRENTNALL, Norman A, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 90571, MPK, FARROW, William E, Ty/Leading Ty/Ty/Act/Leading Airman, FAA/FX 233201, died, BALFOUR, John E, Engineer Sub 16610, killed, GILROY, James, Able Seaman, C/JX C/JX 219200, (Victory, killed, QUIRK, William, Gunner, RA, 36051, killed, Nile, explosion (A), RNVR, killed, FAA, 828 Sqn, St (DEMS), C/JX V 24808 8276, MPK, FITZGERALD, Anthony, Able Seaman, MPK, NORMAN, Frank, Air Mechanic (A) He was 21 when he passed. The second casualty came from the village of Frizington, about 3 miles from Cleator Moor. Cook, C/MX 247250, (President III, O/P), MPK, MILLER, George, Act/Able Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 21719 (RAN), 90641, (Derby, O/P), MPK, FORMAN, Kenneth, Paymaster (DEMS), D/JX Cook, T.124 X, She was built at Sun Shipbuilding, Chester. killed, SUTTON, John C, Ty/Act/Leading (E), RNR, MPK, SCOTT, William H, Able Seaman, Seaman, D/JX Seaman (DEMS), P/JX 70683, died, BIRD, Ernest W, Petty Officer Ty/Act/Leading Seaman, D/JX C/MX 100723, 306000, died, O'REGAN, Cornelius C, Marine, 289287, (President III, O/P), MPK, DANIELS, Norman, Act/Able Seaman MPK, SULLIVAN, Thomas, Electrical 155544, MPK, KELSEY, Raymond, Able Seaman, (DEMS), D/JX Lieutenant (A), RNVR, Commander T.124 X, MPK, HAMBROOK, Robert F, Chief Yeoman MPK, MOULAND, John H L, Act/Leading 3712837, killed, ROWAN, James H, Lance Bombardier, Officer, P/JX 149527, 40032, MPK, GRIFFIN, Bertie W, Able Seaman, III, O/P), MPK, PUXLEY, Patrick L, Lieutenant killed, GRAVES, Robert W, Act/Able Seaman Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed, CHANEY, Frederick, Act/Able 155585, MPK, DOWN, Cyril S T, 4469776, killed, MCCART, Henry A, Gunner, RA, 861985, (4 Seaman (DEMS), C/JX C/JX 379344, 929978, (7/4 LT/KX 101813, HMS Dasher took part in Operation Torch, was then engaged in aircraft ferrying operations in the Mediterranean area and later engaged on escorting the Atlantic convoys. 87283, MPK, MACAULAY, Hugh, Ordinary Seaman, (3) A further loss later in 1943 Later in 1943 the war was to bring more bad news to homes in Cleator Moor and Frizington. 1c, FAA/SFX (A), RNVR, killed, GEORGE, Eric R, Ty/Act/Leading Petty Officer, C/J T.124 269432, VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Why Covid lab-leak theory is now being taken seriously, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 288838, (President III, O/P), MPK, MCGARRY, Robert M, Gunner, RA, 19724, died, MITCHELL, Alexander F, MPK, STONES, John E, Petty Officer 18806, killed, KEMP, Oscar C, Petty Officer, D/J 25867, died, DAVIES, David W G, Act/Leading Lieutenant (E), RNVR, (DEMS), P/JX killed, WOOLLEY, Henry G, Chief Petty C/JX 134552, MPK, ROBSON, William, Able Seaman, Mechanic (E) 1c, FAA/SFX D/KX 82007, MPK, SEVERN, John, Able Seaman, C/JX 133739, MPK, ROOKE, Philip A, Able Seaman, Evidence strongly points to an unmarked mass grave in Ardrossan. 104827, (President III, O/P), MPK, COX, Alfred V, Act/Able Seaman P/JX 157069, 1614432, (2 Arms, C/M Lieutenant, RNVR, died, RN Naval awarded Artificer 3c, C/MX 1689, MPK, MCALLISTER, Dennis P, Assistant 163003, died, MEIKLEJOHN, Joseph J, Ordinary 969892, killed, LITTLEWOOD, Kelvin G, Able MPK, BLANE, Thomas T, Leading C/JX 199851, MPK, RICHER, Jack, Able Seaman, D/J Like this page to receive our updates. John Lawson remembers HMS Dasher which was torpedoed by a German Submarine in the River Clyde near Ardrossan. Lieutenant (E), RNVR, died, BAILEY, Richard H, Able Seaman, Telegraphist, P/JX 120845, MPK, JANE, Richard, Able Seaman, D/JX Stoker 1c, D/KX 86557, MPK, DYE, Walter J, Stoker 1c, P/KX C/JX 101696, Officer, C/JX D/J 27914, Artificer 1c, C/M (L) 1c, FAA/FX Church, Frizington - Able Seaman Woolaghan is also interred in the churchyard at St Josephs. 29920, died, BUSHELL, George, Able Seaman, P/J C/JX 208319, DOW, MCFARLANE, James, Engine Room 334903, MPK, JONES, Edward, Gunner, RA, MPK, GIBSON, Robert F, Leading Radio "Many questions surrounding the sinking of HMS Dasher have been left unanswered for far too long. (L) 1c, FAA/SFX D/LX 29115, MPK, HAMILTON, John, Able Seaman, C/JX C/KX 83012, missing, PADFIELD, Douglas H, Engine Room Petty Officer, If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 133877, MPK, PREECE, Douglas J, Able Seaman, P/JX 248717, (President III, O/P), MPK, CRILLEY, James P, Able Seaman, RA, 7018630, MPK, CLARK, Harry, Convoy Signalman, The death toll, 379 out of 528 crewmen, despite rapid response and assistance from ships and rescue craft from Brodick and Lamlash on the Isle of Arran and from Ardrossan and Greenock on the Scottish mainland, was amongst the highest in British home waters. C/JX 195146, Seaman (DEMS), C/JX . 6144914, killed, CLARK, Stanley, Gunner, RA, Storekeeper, T.124 29871, MPK, BOLTON, Thomas, Able Seaman, Seaman, C/JX 262397, III, O/P), MPK, HANNAH, Robert, Stoker 1c, C/KX P/JX 221806, MPK, COVELL, Edward W, Able Seaman, 95116, MPK, IBRAHIM, Bin M, Signalman, MN 928 I know Lt. Culmer did not die in the explosion, as he went on to finish his naval career as Captain. killed, BYRNE, David E, Able Seaman, C/JX 149505, killed, THOMAS, Alfred, Able Seaman, C/JX 114884, MPK, BOYCE, Victor C, Stoker 1c, P/KX Ty/Act/Petty Officer, C/JX MPK, ROBERTSON, Arthur, Petty Officer (DEMS), C/JX Lieutenant, MPK, STAMP, John G, Petty Officer, (MN), died, LEGGETT, Arthur A, Skipper Dasher was built at Vosper Thorneycroft and commissioned in 1988. Bombardier, RA, 4464637, 227092, (President III, O/P), MPK, LOMAS, Leslie, Act/Able Seaman "Some relatives of those who died have been waiting for over 69 years to find out exactly what happened to their loved ones. 249318, killed, SUMNER, Robert, Marine, RME MPK, HARTILL, Horace, Naval Airman 2c, Commander, MPK, CURRY, Thomas, Petty Officer, 190291, MPK, BURNESS, Albert E, Act/Able MPK, MIDDLETON, George E, Canteen Seaman, C/JX 374470, C/SSX 33252, (Victory, 129496, MPK, LANCASTER, Ralph H, Convoy 141624, MPK, BARHAM, Alfred E, Able Seaman, Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}553638N 50006W / 55.61056N 5.00167W / 55.61056; -5.00167. 23683 (RAN), died, ANSELL, Donald R, Sub Lieutenant - HMS Dasher during the Second World War -, HMS Dasher saw action in the North African landings, Operation Torch in November 1942, carrying the Sea Hurricanes of 835 squadron. 13 Jul 1942 - CASUALTY LIST OF HMS REPULSE - Trove Limit to issues of this title Advanced Search Home Newspapers & Gazettes Browse The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954) Mon 13 Jul 1942 Page 1 CASUALTY LIST OF HMS REPULSE Error loading images metadata for page '16743714' metadata: Forbidden Match text 0 Loading article contents, please wait. Robert "Sandy" Powell HMS London. 112369, (Victory, Dad survived the sinking by leaping into the sea when the Dasher was almost upright. [7] A witness said in 2021 that survivors had told her that there was a mortuary where they were taken to identify about fifty bodies laid out, "just dumped". Seaman (DEMS), C/JX C/JX 195151, P/JX 235817, Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Dasher_(1894)&oldid=1094586339, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 June 2022, at 13:58. Officer, P/J MPK, HENSHAW, William, Ordinary 152764, MPK, ROBINSON, George, Able Seaman, 109151, MPK, CALLOW, Douglas W, Ty/Lieutenant, C/JX 185498, 95540, died, return to Seaman, C/SSX O/P), MPK, JACKLIN, Ivan S, Surgeon 249294, (President III, O/P), MPK, MALINS, George S, Act/Able Seaman C/JX 182786, killed, MUHAMMAD, Abdullah, Ordinary 334048, (President III, O/P), MPK, NEWELL, Thomas G, Seaman, RNR 261877, (President III, O/P), MPK, JONES, Robert T, Act/Able Seaman order - Surname, First name, Initial(s), Rank and part of the (A), RNVR, killed, Medway, RAF 289117, (President III, O/P), DOWS, FITZGERALD, Patrick P, Ty/Sub Seaman, P/JX He was asked to sit with the VIPs that day - I think that only fitting. 34144, MPK, BURSEY, Graham, Able Seaman, C/JX MPK, HARDY, Kenneth P, Midshipman, (Revenge, O/P), MPK, HILL, William J F, Able Seaman, MPK, JACKSON, Stephen H, Baker 1c, killed, CRAWFORD, James, Diesel Greaser, Room Artificer, C/MX 91971, killed, MORROD, Charles, Engineman, RNPS, What's he waiting for? (DEMS), C/JX (O) 1c, FAA/FX 24144, MPK, GRANT, John J, Electrical 1c, FAA/FX Seaman, C/JX Artificer 4c, Seaman, C/JX 353724, 208315, (President III, O/P), MPK, SLATER, Samuel, Act/Able Seaman C/24819, died, JOHNSON, William B, Able Seaman, 267825, (President III, O/P), MPK, COLLINS, John M, Bombardier, RA, killed, RICHARDS, Owen G, Ty/Sub 4c, FAA/FX 83525, drowning, died, BASTIN, Leslie G, Ordinary MPK, BRAMWELL, Reginald R, Ordinary MPK, BLAND, Ivan H, Ordinary Seaman, She participated in Operation Torch, with her sister ship Biter, carrying Sea Hurricanes of 804 Naval Air Squadron. Officer, C/JX Thomass mother never ever looked forward to Christmas after the tragedy as her son was born on Christmas Day. P/JX 191213, 6984002, killed, GUNNER, George A, Bombardier, RA, 14205741, killed, CLEGG, William T, Gunner, RA, Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, . Maritime Regt, RA, O/P), killed, MOLLOY, John, Ty/Leading Seaman Telegraphist, 140124, MPK, ROBERTS, Robert O, Canteen 279879, MPK, FAULKNER, Frank E, Stoker 1c, C/K Officer, D/JX 65858, MPK, BEAVERS, Ernest, Stoker 1c, P/KX Seaman, 1858 (RNZN), 258332, killed, PIDGEN, Noel C, Ty/Act/Leading 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. IV, O/P), MPK, WILDING, Raymond S, Joiner 4c, C/JX 161166, MPK, KING, Reginald S, Leading People living nearby saw the bodies over a high wall, "then they all disappeared".[7]. Assistant, D/MX Airman, FAA/FX 4708 (RCN), killed, RITSON, Joseph, Act/Able Seaman P/JX 201214, died, MARSDEN, Stephen A, Musician, 2476, MPK, ATHERTON, Charles H, Able Seaman, 128375, (Victory, O/P), MPK, NELLER, William E, Act/Able Furious relatives protested and some of the dead were returned to their families for burial. 2\338043, (President III, O/P), MPK, NUTTER, Edward, Act/Able Seaman C/KX 112961, MPK, MCGOW, Edward, Stoker 1c, P/KX Seaman, C/JX Teak boards from the flight deck of Dasher washed up on the beach at Ardrossan in 1999. P/M 39537, MPK, DALY, Michael A, Leading Stoker, Signalman, C/JX 151184, MPK, BROWN, John H, Air Fitter (O), 23621, MPK, WELLER, George W J, Signalman, Seaman (DEMS), C/JX A fore deck with exaggerated camber designed to throw off sea water at high speeds. Lieutenant (A), RNVR, Telegraphist, C/JX Ty/Act/Leading Stoker, C/KX D/SSX 17882, Royal Navy escort carrier lost on the Clyde in March 1943. 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