HMS WAKEFUL

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The Ship's Company and Passengers
0n 29 May 1940

		NAME	Rate or Rank	Official Number	Fate
WILLIAM	CHARLES	ANDREWS	AB	C/SSX 29520	KILLED
FREDERICK	LEMUEL	ARNOLD	AB	C/JX 153104	KILLED
ALFRED	JAMES	ASHFORD	STOKER PO	C/K 23200	KILLED
ALBERT	WILLIAM	ATKINSON	CHIEF PETTY OFFICER	C/J 51279	SURVIVOR
JOHN	CHARLES	AXFORD	AB	C/JX 149357	SURVIVOR
RONALD	JOHN	AYTON	AB	C/LD/X 2902	KILLED
ROBERT		BAINES	AB	C/JX 152112	KILLED
WILLIAM	HENRY	BAKER	STOKER PO	C/K 18986	SURVIVOR
HORACE	ARTHUR	BALL	OD	C/SSX 29515	SURVIVOR
GILBERT	RICHARD	BALLS	AB	C/SSX 28169	KILLED
FREDERICK	WILLIAM	BARTLETT	STOKER1C	C/K 62829 B 23823	KILLED
PHILLIP	FRANCIS	BENNETT	OD	C/SSX 29897	MISSING
CHRISTOPHER		BRACE	AB	C/J 78429	KILLED
GEORGE	ALBERT JAMES	BRAMLEY	STOKER1C	C/K 67212 B 23817	KILLED
HERBERT	SAMUEL JOHN	BROOKS	AB	C/JX 160919	KILLED
HENRY	ELLIS JOHN	BROWN	AB	C/LD/X 3482	SURVIVOR
LEONARD		BROWN	AB	C/JX 159482	SURVIVOR
ROBERT	WILFRED	BROWN	AB	C/JX 151344	SURVIVOR
HENRY	JAMES	BUCKLAND	STOKER2C	C/KX 102574	KILLED
JOHN	GEORGE	BUER	SIGNALMAN	C/JX 142007	KILLED
RICHARD	SCOTT	BUNYARD	O/SIGNALMAN	L/DX 4163	SURVIVOR
HARRY	ERNEST	CAMPBELL	OD	C/LD/X 5210	KILLED
VICTOR		CAREY	STOKER2C	C/KX 102656	KILLED
HENRY	JAMES	CHAPMAN	STOKER1C	C/K 52018	KILLED
JACK	VICTOR	CHIVERS	AB	L/DX 2998	SURVIVOR
WALTER		CLAYTON	AB	C/J 113848	KILLED
ALBERT	HENRY	COOKE	STOKER2C	C/KX 102658	KILLED
EDWARD		COTTERILL	STOKER1C	C/K 65069	KILLED
STANLEY	JAMES	CRABB	OD	C/DX 5059	SURVIVOR
WILLIAM	LOUIS	CRANEFIELD	S/LT	RN	MISSING
WILFRED	PHILIP	CREAK	PM S/LT S	RN	MISSING
ALEXANDER	ROBERT	DIXON	AB	C/JX 127395	SURVIVOR
JOHN		DOWNIE	OD	C/JX 169123	KILLED
EDWARD	MICHAEL	DOXFORD	CAPTAIN	RASC	MISSING
HERBERT	YOUNGMAN	DRAKE	CHIEF PETTY OFFICER	C/J 93083	KILLED
CHARLES	WILLIAM	EASTON	AB	C/SS 9633 B 18174	KILLED
CHARLES	THOMAS	EDGELEY	OD	C/SSX 29893	KILLED
FREDERICK	ROBERT	EVERMY	OFFICER'S COOK 2c	C/L 13927	SURVIVOR
RICHARD	THOMAS	FERGUSON	L/SEAMAN	C/JX 125537	KILLED
HENRY	WILLIAM	FIELD	OD	C/SSX 29755	SURVIVOR
RALPH	LINDSAY	FISHER	CMDR CO	RN	SURVIVOR
DENIS	PATRICK	FITZGERALD	STOKER PO	C/K 66458	KILLED
ARTHUR	NORMAN JOHN	FLETCHER	OD	C/JX 168966	KILLED
JOHN	BLAKE	FLOWER	AB	C/J 103774	KILLED
THOMAS	JOHN	FORSTER	STOKER PO	C/K 19617	KILLED
WILLIAM		FORSTER	CERA	C/MX 53281	KILLED
SIDNEY	ERNEST	FOWLER	AB	L/DX 3075	SURVIVOR
DOUGLAS	FREDERICK	FRANKLIN	STOKER1C	C/K 56789	KILLED
FRANCIS	JAMES	FRASI	AB	C/LD/X 2914	KILLED
ROBERT	ALFRED	GIBBS	PO	C/JX 162567	KILLED
PERCIVAL	GEORGE	GIBSON	L/SEAMAN	C/JX 128306	SURVIVOR
THOMAS	KITCHENER	GLANFIELD	AB	L/DX 2484	SURVIVOR
WILLIAM	FREDERICK	GOODERHAM	AB	C/J 60988	KILLED
ARTHUR	ALBERT	GOULD	CANTEEN MANAGER	NAAFI	MISSING
CHARLES	HENRY	GRAVER	AB	C/JX 152146	KILLED
HARRY	JAMES	GRAYLEY	L/SEAMAN	C/SSX 14208	KILLED
CHARLES	JAMES	GROVES	PO	C/JX 126444	KILLED
LEONARD	FOX	GUTHERLESS	YEOMAN OF THE SIGNALS	C/J 50606	KILLED
WILLIAM	RIDDELL	GUTHRIE	L/SBA	C/MX 57967	KILLED
ARCHIBALD	HENRY	HALL	AB	C/SS 9022	KILLED
EDWARD	SPENCER	HALL	SUPPLY PO	C/M 43535	KILLED
GEORGE	EDWARD	HAYNES	ASST COOK	C/MX 60742	KILLED
JAMES	THOMAS	HOOPER	AB	C/SS 11049	SURVIVOR
CHARLES	GEORGE WILLIAM	HUNT	L/SEAMAN	C/JX 134373	KILLED
SIDNEY	JAMES	HUTTLESTONE	AB	C/SS 10718 B 19554	KILLED
ALBERT	WILLIAM	HYMAS	CHIEF PO COOK (O)	C/M 4378	KILLED
JAMES	DIXON	INGRAM	AB	C/JX 126357	KILLED
GEORGE	HENRY	JACKSON	STOKER1C	C/K 60678	KILLED
JAMES	DOUGLAS	JENNETT	AB	C/JX 138363	SURVIVOR
CHARLES	PHILIP	KEFFORD	STOKER1C	C/K 66397 B 24344	KILLED
ALBERT		KEMP	CHIEF STOKER	C/K 57861	KILLED
GEOFFREY	PAUL	KESTER	OD	C/LD/X 4879	SURVIVOR
STANLEY		KINGS	STEWARD	C/LX 22771	SURVIVOR
MOUNTENEY		KORTRIGHT	MAJOR	RASC	MISSING
ERNEST		LEVERINGTON	STOKER1C	C/K 66497 B 24852	KILLED
HARRY	EDWARD	MARRIS	AB	C/J 105710	SURVIVOR
JOHN	MICHAEL HUMFREY	MASSE	2ND LT	RASC	MISSING
RONALD	ALEXANDER	MASSON	AB	C/LD/X 2639	SURVIVOR
STANLEY	ARTHUR	MATHERS	SBA	C/X 7307	KILLED
WILLIAM	HERBERT FORWARD	MAYO	S/LT	RNVR	SURVIVOR
ANGUS		MCCLUNE	ERA	C/MX 52403	KILLED
STANLEY		MCCULLOUGH	STOKER1C	C/KX 76209	KILLED
JOHN	ROWNTREE	METCALF	OD	C/TD/X 2215	KILLED
WILLIAM	BRUCE	METCALF	OD	C/TD/X 2100	KILLED
HERBERT	WILLIAM	MILLGATE	AB	C/JX 145993	KILLED
AUBREY	GORDON ENSOR	MOUNT	STOKER PO	C/K 67097	KILLED
JOHN	LEONARD	NIXON	AB	C/TD/X 1789	KILLED
JAMES	BENNETTS	OCKENDEN	L/SEAMAN	C/J 88389	SURVIVOR
HENRY	ERNEST	PAGE	STOKER PO	C/K 58998	SURVIVOR
ROBERT	WILLIAM	PAGE	AB	C/JX 131705	SURVIVOR
CHARLES	WILLIAM	PARKER	L/SEAMAN	C/J 107044	SURVIVOR
ROBERT	FREDERICK	PARKER	AB	C/J 103074	KILLED
STANLEY		PATRICK	DRIVER	RASC	SURVIVOR
JOHN	ROBERT	PATTERSON	L/STEWARD	C/LX 21537	KILLED
MICHAEL	MAGILL	PATTERSON	MIDSHIPMAN	RNR	WIA
JOHN	SEPTIMUS	PERCIVAL-JONES	S/LT	RN	MISSING
ARTHUR	CECIL	PERKINS	CAPTAIN	RASC	MISSING
ERNEST	JOHN PARKER	PERRY	L/STOKER	C/KX 85488	SURVIVOR
WILLIAM		POTTER	OD	C/TD/X 1962	KILLED
WILLIAM		REDFERN	AB	D/SSX 20993	KILLED
WILLIAM	EDWARD	RICKETTS	AB	C/J 89429	KILLED
BERT		RILEY	OD	C/SSX 30064	KILLED
THOMAS		ROBB	OD	C/SSX 26272	SURVIVOR
JAMES	RICHARD	RUSSELL	AB	C/J 103158	SURVIVOR
SAMUEL	ERNEST	RUSSELL	AB	C/SSX 12745	SURVIVOR
JAMES	EDWARD	SARGEANT	L/STOKER	C/KX 79842	KILLED
FRANK	GEORGE BRADLEY	SARGENT	CERA	C/M 765	KILLED
WALTER		SCOTT	LT XO	RN	SURVIVOR
EDGAR	ARTHUR	SHARMAN	L/STEWARD	C/LX 21668	KILLED
JOHN		SHAW	AB	C/JX 126864	SURVIVOR
NORMAN		SHEARER	L/STOKER	P/KX 128809	MISSING
PATRICK	BYRNE	SHERWOOD	2ND LT	RASC	MISSING
WILLIAM	ALFRED	SIMMONDS	AB	C/J 98779 B 22251	KILLED
BERNARD		SMITH	L/SEAMAN RNR	C/X 7680	SURVIVOR
GEORGE	ALFRED	SMITH	CHIEF PETTY OFFICER	C/J 21748	SURVIVOR
LEONARD		SMITH	AB	C/JX 128251	KILLED
LESLIE	GEORGE	SOMERFIELD	OD RNVR	LD/X 3423	SURVIVOR
JOHN	FREDERICK	SPACKMAN	OD	C/SSX 29889	KILLED
ROBERT	GEORGE RICHARD	SPARKES	L/SEAMAN	C/J 109740 B 25020	KILLED
ALBERT	HENRY	SPICER	TELEGRAPHIST	C/J 103779	SURVIVOR
JAMES	WILLIAM QUINN	STANGER	AB	C/JX 155028	SURVIVOR
VICTOR	GEORGE	STEARN	OD	C/SSX 29761	KILLED
RICHARD	LESLIE	STILES	L/TELEGRAPHIST	C/JX 138350	KILLED
PRINCE	CHARLES	STRATFULL	STOKER1C	C/K 58307	KILLED
FRANK	HENRY	STURGEON	AB	C/J 100661 B 23484	KILLED
GEORGE		SWAIN	L/STOKER	C/KX 75596 B 24608	KILLED
ERNEST	JAMES	TALLENT	L/STOKER	D/KX 85419	DOW
EDWARD	ALICK	TAYLOR	AB	C/JX 125518	KILLED
JOSEPH	THOMAS	TAYLOR	AB	C/LD/X 2203	KILLED
PERCY	EDWARD	TAYLOR	OD	C/JX 182647	KILLED
EDWIN	CHARLES	THOMAS	ERA3C	P/MX 55974	MISSING
GEORGE	JACKSON	THOMPSON	STOKER1C	C/K 63192	SURVIVOR
SAMUEL	HOLLAND	THURSFIELD	STOKER1C	C/K 60425	WIA
JAMES		THURSTON	PO TELEGRAPHIST	C/J 34496	KILLED
WILLIAM	EDWARD	TILLEY	OD	C/SSX 29623	KILLED
JOHN		TOHILL	AB	C/JX 126123	KILLED
LESLIE	CHARLES	TOMPSETT	AB	C/JX 149097	KILLED
STANLEY	WILLIAM EDWARD	TOWNSEND	WO GUNNER	RN	SURVIVOR
HAROLD	JAMES	TUCKER	WO ENGINEER	RN	MISSING
JOHN		TURNER	STOKER1C	C/KX 76796	KILLED
WILLIAM		TURNER	L/SIGNALMAN	C/JX 131943	KILLED
LEONARD	FREDERICK	VICKERY	CERA	C/M 7055	KILLED
LIONEL	JOHN	WALCH	LT/COL CO	RASC	MISSING
DOUGLAS	GRANT	WALKER	SURGEON LT	RNVR	MISSING
ALBERT	GEORGE	WALSHAM	OD	C/SSX 29756	SURVIVOR
ERNEST	DUDLEY	WARD	PETTY OFFICER	C/JX 125806	SURVIVOR
ELVET	VICTOR DORRION	WATKINS	L/TELEGRAPHIST	C/SSX 13426	SURVIVOR
BERTRAM		WILGEROTH	AB	C/J 100411	SURVIVOR
WILLIAM		WILLIAMS	L/STEWARD	C/L 14593	KILLED
JOSEPH	RICHARD	WINSTANLEY	L/STOKER	C/KX 76786	KILLED
HENRY	ROBERT	WOOD	STOKER1C	C/K 59956	KILLED
WALTER		WOODROFFE	L/SIGNALMAN	C/J 13387	KILLED
PEARL	BILL	WOOLF	OD	C/JX 171316	SURVIVOR
STANLEY	FRANK	WORRELL	OD	C/JX 171313	KILLED
JOSEPH	WILLIAM	WRIGHT	OD	C/TD/X 1775	KILLED

This list of the 155 men aboard HMS Wakeful when she sunk was compiled by Ian McLeod from official Admiralty records held by the National Archives at Kew.

If you want to find out more about the wartime service of a member of your family who served on HMS Wakeful you should first obtain a copy of their service record
To find out how follow this link: http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/servicerecords.html

If you have stories or photographs of HMS Wakeful you would like to contribute to the web site please contact Bill Forster