Grimsby Royal Naval Patrol Service

  • The memorial in September 2001, showing the island platform, central stone, flags, anchors and magnetic mines in place - Taken by John Readman 02 Sep 2001

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Reference WMO/242403

Address:

Dock entrance at Royal Dock

Wharncliffe Road

Grimsby

DN 31 3QF

England

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Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Stone of remembrance
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: 3 part stone memorial at edge of dock showing anchor symbols in blue & gold & dedication on top stone, unveiling details on second and names on third all in black incised lettering. Location of the Memorial A memorial island has been created at the Queens Steps, Lock Head, Royal Docks, Grimsby, to commemorate the men of "The Royal Naval Patrol Service", popularly know as "Harry Tate's Navy". The memorial site can be visited by reporting to the Security Gate at Moody Lane. There is a car park and a narrow road leads onto the dockside, and the memorial is across the lock gates opposite the dock tower. The Royal Naval Patrol Service Veterans and Associated British Ports have created this memorial. The site is large enough to provide for ceremonies to take place, and is under constant surveillance from the Harbour master’s office and ABP security. It is an appropriate site, as Grimsby was the largest centre for minesweepers in World War 2, and the site would have been passed by every ship leaving and coming into the dock. When passing into the dock, past the dock tower, the men would have felt safe. The Queen’s Steps is the only place where anyone can land at Grimsby without going into the harbour. Inscription The memorial is for World War 1 and World War 2. The centre of the 3 stones, was the first to be unveiled on the 2nd September 2001, is to the memory of the 2,385 men of the Royal Naval Patrol Service who during World War 2 went through the lock gates, out to sea, to keep the Humber ports open to shipping and who have no grave but the sea. In 2002, 2 other stones were added to the memorial, both on York Stone plinths, and linked to the first stone. A polished granite face was added at the bottom of the centre stone, and an inscription engraved on the stone, listing the names of H.M. trawlers sunk by enemy action during World War 2 in the Grimsby Area. In front of the three memorial stones, and mounted on brass plaques, are the 44 names of the Royal Naval Patrol Service Veterans, lead by Tom Walkley, who were responsible for the memorial being built. These are listed below:- Albert H Brown 867467 Royal Naval Trawler Section George Tyrell C.P.O. AX 10464 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran James R Brooks LDG SEA LI/JX 279608 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Henry E Walker Skipper RNR Lord Roberts Royal Naval Trawler Section Hugh McDonald L/Telegraphist LT/JX 1855562 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Dick Rumbelow Seaman LTJX 355598 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran James R Mitcheson LDG/COOK MX 100813 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Harry Kirk Stoker LT/KX 153973 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Arthur E Clayton APO DSM D/JX 227590 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Malcolm G Robinson TEL(TO)RN(W)R C/WRX 1190 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Albert Parkinson SEA GNR LT/JX 306726 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran William Findlay CPO ENG LT/KX 129325 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Harold Grey CHIEF ENG LT/KX 124697 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran W Mills L/WREN 97795 FMO Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran William Brown Seaman LT/JX 379956 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Frank Fieldsend Cook LT/MX 580391 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran L J Torrington Signalman LT/JX 321374 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran H C J Blake LDG/STEN LT/LX 28118 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran James W Mascall Seaman LT/JX 287544 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Harry Brown P.O. ENG LT/KX 152551 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Harold Redman Riggers Mate C/JX 164646 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Stephen Drever Stoker Mech C/KX 866330 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Thomas H F W Walkley PO COXN LT/JX 281360 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Ernest E Hall PO ENG LT/JX 105060 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Harry Andrews Seaman LT/JX 196071 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Raymond Tuxworth SEA GNR LT/JX 278054 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran William J Arthur LDG/SEA LT/JX 280131 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran William G Hardie LT COM RD RNR WS 3727 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Edward Broderick Seaman LT/JX 304257 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Charles H Brown Stoker LT/KX 149154 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Joseph E Stiff CPO LT/JX 21561A Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran William Hanson Stoker KX 114690 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Frank Johnson O/Seaman LT/JX 31261 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Edward Bancroft PO MECH C/MX 75113 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran R R Meredith Seaman LT/JX 373393 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Cliff Spencer VHO Seaman G/L LT/JX 1771112 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Robert Finch LDG SEA RNR X 19699A Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran John R Jones CPO ENG LT/KX 101844 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran R Shrieves Seaman LT/JX 409860 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran James Brown TEL LT/JX 402528 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Victor J Brown CHIEF PO ICX 115961 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Percy Goddard Seaman JX 250236 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran John V Earl Skipper JS 338 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Ernest Croft Seaman LT/JX 190158 Royal Naval Patrol Service Veteran Type of Memorial The memorial now, in 2003, consists of an island of engineering bricks forming a wall and platform, on which three finished granite blocks stand on York Stone plinths. In front of the blocks are slabs of York Stone, and at the front of the memorial, guarding the plinths are five bollards of cast steel, painted white with black lettering, with the inscription R N P S V. (Royal Naval Patrol Service Veterans) The granite blocks are flanked by Mark 17 Contact mines. The engineering bricks at the front of the memorial, immediately behind the bollards, are in two colours, red and black, and at the centre a V for Veterans is formed. There are ship’s anchors also either side of the granite blocks. Three flags fly above the memorial. The polished grey granite blocks represent the grey sea, and the granite is from Finland. The bollards were donated and are actual Dock bollards, heavy enough to stand on the dockside. The purpose of the bollards is to protect the memorial, stopping vehicles from damaging it. They also signify a safe haven, as when the minesweeper is tied up, it is safe for the crew. The Mark 17 Contact mines, either side of the memorial island are actual naval mines and were donated. A magnetic acoustic mine stands on its own concrete plinth some 30 metres away, to the north of the main memorial island. It too was donated. The anchors are from trawlers, donated by Richard Harris. Each of the granite blocks measure 1080mm x 600mm x 75mm. However the centre block stands slightly forward of the other two blocks. There are brass plates next to the mines, indicating who provided them. There are 44 other brass plates on the bricks of the island in front of the granite blocks, naming the members of the Royal Navy Patrol Service Veterans who created the memorial, and another plate donated by these members to Tom Walkley, whose idea it was to create the memorial, and whose work & research has lead to the memorial being created. To the right of the main island memorial, and about 30metres away stands a concrete plinth, on two levels, on which stands a Magnetic Acoustic Mine. This mine was donated to the veterans and two brass plaques acknowledge this fact. They read:- MAGNETIC ACCOUSTIC MINE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE 1500 LBS THIS EVIL MENACE WAS FIRST USED IN 1939. THEY WERE CLEARED AT GREAT COST IN SHIPS AND MEN BY THE ROYAL NAVAL PATROL SERVICE FROM THE ROYAL NAVY FLEET MINING TEAM & DLO TO THE ROYAL NAVAL PATROL SERVICE VETERANS GRIMSBY “THEY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN” 5TH DECEMBER 2002  History of the Memorial Grimsby Royal Docks was the largest base for minesweepers in the British Isles, and minesweepers from this base used to go out into the North Sea to sweep the shipping lanes, passing the dock tower and Queen’s Steps as they went out into the shipping lanes of the Humber. After the Second World War, on May 20th, 1948 a bronze plaque, measuring 1830mm x 1220mm was erected on the Dock Tower and an inscription in letters 150mm high, reading A TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO SWEPT THE SEA 1939-1945 The plaque was paid for by two Grimsby business men, who names were kept secret, but later released as Mr J Doig and Mr A E Philips, was designed by Mr A.E. Wade, the principal of the Grimsby School of Art. The plaque was unveiled by Vice Admiral R V Holt, CBE, DSO, MVO who was flag officer in charge of the Humber during the war. The bishop of Grimsby, Rt. Rev A I Greaves, accompanied by the vicar of Grimsby, Canon E Lisle Marsden, dedicated the memorial. It was very appropriate that on the day of the unveiling of this memorial, a northerly gale blew a naval sloop ashore that was anchored in the river Humber, and whipped off the flag covering the memorial before it could be officially unveiled. Spectators took what little cover was available; an armed guard from HMS Mariner was present, along with the MP for Grimsby, Mr K G Younger, the Mayor of Grimsby, Councillor W B Bailey, his deputy and members of the Corporation, the donors of the plaque, and representatives of the armed forces and docks, along with Fisheries officers. Vice Admiral Holt told the assembled company “They were a carefree crowd, they tackled their job as a sport, and no matter how heavy the casualties they were out again as quickly as possible to have another go, of the minesweeping personnel, he said, that only 3% were RN, 34% were RNR, whilst 63% were RNVR. The total number of ships engaged totalled 1,533, out of which 316 were lost. The total number of mines swept was 34,858.” After the ceremony there was a fly past by 3 bombers. The scheme to erect the plaque was originated by Dorothy Clapham of Grimsby, who, with a small committee was responsible for carrying it into fruition. By 1999, the plaque was in a poor condition, so the veterans decided to try to clean it, but found that any attempt to do this might cause it to crumble away. It was decided to erect a new plaque on the Dock Tower, but as it was a listed building, there was too much ‘red tape’ getting a plaque erected on the same site. The chairman of the veterans, a Mr Tom Walkley, who served on minesweepers in the Second World War, and chairman of his local branch of Royal Navy Patrol Service Veterans Association, decided to build a new memorial altogether. He was in Caistor, Lincolnshire, his home town, when he saw a stonemason with a gravestone on a trolley, and wondered if the stone was on its side, then it would make a great memorial. He went straight home, and designed a memorial, worked out the cost, and then told his local association of his plans. They were quite sure that it would be impossible to raise the money required, but with his driving force, sales, raffles and subscriptions, the money was raised. Tom told the Evening Telegraph, the local paper, of his plans and Tom soon had a number of letters from relatives of local men who had died at sea whilst minesweeping, who had never had a funeral for their loved ones and wanted a memorial for them. The memorial has been sponsored therefore by both private donations, by R N S P Veterans and corporate funding, namely by ABP. There is no roll of honour, but there are many names on the memorial stones. The land, on the dock belonging to ABP, above Queens Steps, was given free of charge by Associated British Ports, and they have provided all the building work, the moving of the stones, mines, anchors etc, and have built the memorial. They have also agreed to maintain the memorial after the veterans have all died. The memorial has cost a lot of money, Tom Walkley won’t say how much, but this is why it was built over a period of 3 years, with other parts being added as funds became available. The mines, anchors, and bollards were all donated. Leakes Masonry of Louth gained the contract for provision of the stones and the inscriptions. The memorial has not been dedicated as such, but each year they have a memorial service conducted by the Salvation Army, an interdenominational organisation. The service is written by Tom Walkley and all the design of the memorial is his, and without his driving force the memorial would never have been built. There are now no plans to add anything more to the memorial; Tom is aware that they may be other names that could be added to the memorial, but does not plan to do so. He did all the research for the names on the stones, and was assisted by other veterans and families, and hopes that he got all his facts correct. On 2nd September, 2001, the first part of the memorial was constructed, the brick island made, together with 2 steps. A single polished light grey granite stone was laid on a York stone plinth. Anchors were laid, and a Contact Mine was placed at each end. The single stone’s inscription was a tribute to the men of the Royal Naval Patrol Service who passed by the Queens Steps on their way to the sea, and who have no grave but the sea. The stone was for those missing in action, 2385 men. The below photographs illustrate the start of the memorial:- 1. Tom Walkley and his wife stand together whilst a member of the Battle of Britain Flight salutes the memorial. The central granite stone stands on its York stone plinth, mounted on a brick island platform The memorial in September 2001, showing the island platform, central stone, flags, anchors and magnetic mines in place.By 2002, two flanking stones had been added, all on York stone plinths, with the central stone slightly in front of the two flanking stones. The island platform had been flagged with stone slabs, and a further inscription added to the central stone. In August 2003, a brick pattern was added in front of the memorial made of blue and red engineering bricks. A brick V for Veterans was placed in front of the steps leading up the memorial, and five steel bollards placed in front of the memorial. Brass plaques were placed on the island platform, tributes to the builders of the memorial, and so the memorial was completed. Condition of the Memorial This memorial is brand new, and in a very good condition. It’s position, generally away from public access and protected by ABP’s security, means that is unlikely to suffer vandalism. ABP have also agreed to maintain the memorial; its their own interests to do so as it is in full view of any visitor to the port by sea, and this includes any executives of the company itself. There are currently no plans to make any new additions to it. Bibliography 1. LOWESTOFT WAR MEMORIAL 2. SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY: AN HISTORICAL INDEX: VOLUME 2: NAVY-BUILT TRAWLERS, DRIFTERS, TUGS AND REQUISITIONAL SHIPS by Colledge, J. J. 3. CUTTINGS FROM GRIMSBY EVENING TELEGRAPH PROVIDED BY RELATIVES
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The stone reads H.M.TRAWLERS SUNK BY ENEMY ACTION WORLD WAR II GRIMSBY AREA AGATE CORFIELD HENRIETTE OTHELLO ST. CYRUS AKRANES CORTINA LOCH ALSH PRINCESS VICTORIA ST. DONATS BAHRAM DERVISH LORD SELBORNE PROFICENT STRATHBORVE BENVOLIO FAIRPLAY LORMONT RED GUANTLET SUSARION CALVERTON FARADAY LUDA LADY REMILLO THORA CAP D'ANTIFER GAEL MANN PRINCE SEA KING VALDORA CAPE SPARTIL GLOAMING M.A.WEST SILICIA WILLIAM STEPHEN CLOUGHTON WYKE. HARVEST GLEANER. MEROR SOLOMON THEY PASSED THIS WAY NEVER TO RETURN 19400112 Valdora Trawler R, 251t, 1916 Believed sunk by German aircraft, Cromer 19400223 Benvolio Trawler R, 352t, 1930 Mined off Humber 19400302 Fairplay Two Tug R, 282t, 1921 Wrecked off Yorkshire coast 19400519 Princess Victoria Minelayer R, 2179t, 1939 Mined, entrance to R. Humber, 18th/19th 19400909 Dervish Trawler R, 346t, 1911 Mined off Humber 19401009 Sea King Trawler R, 321t, 1916 Sunk by underwater explosion in Grimsby Roads 19401028 Harvest Gleaner Drifter R, 96t, 1918 Sunk by aircraft off E. coast. 19401124 Gael Yacht R, 101t, 1904 Mined, entrance to Humber 19401128 Manx Prince Trawler R, 221t, 1910 Mined, entrance to Humber 19401129 Calverton Trawler R, 214t, 1913 Mined, entrance to Humber 19401207 Cortina Trawler R, 213t, 1913 Sunk in collision off Humber 19401207 Lormont Guardship R, 1561t, 1927 Sunk in collision off Humber 19401219 Proficient Drifter R, 57t, Grounded Whitby, total loss 19410122 Luda Lady Trawler R, 234t, 1914 Mined Humber area 19410122 St.Cyrus Tug 810t, 1919 Mined off Humber 19410222 Remillo Trawler R, 266t, 1917 Mined Humber 19410301 St.Donats Trawler R, 349t, 1924 Collision off Humber 19410320 Gloaming Drifter R, 21t, 1928 Mined off Humber 19410331 Lord Selborne Trawler R, 247t, 1917 Mined Humber 19410402 Bahram Drifter R, 72t, 1924 Mined Humber estuary 19410411 Othello Boom Defence Vessel R, 201t, 1907 Mined Humber 19410507 Susarion Trawler R, 260t, 1917 Sunk by aircraft off Humber 19410508 Silicia Trawler R, 250t, 1913 Mined off Humber 19410514 M.A.West Drifter R, 96t, 1919 Sunk by aircraft off Norfolk coast 19410704 Akranes Trawler R, 358t, 1929 Sunk by aircraft Bridlington Bay 19410806 Agate Trawler 627t, 1934 Grounded off Cromer, total loss 19410906 Strathborve Trawler R, 216t, 1930 Mined off Humber 19410908 Corfield Mine Destructor vessel 3000t, 1937 Sunk by mine explosion off Humber 19411226 Henriette Trawler R, 261t, 1936 Mined off Humber 19420130 Loch Alsh Trawler R, 358t, 1920 Sunk by aircraft Humber area 19420202 Cape Spartil Trawler R, 346t, 1929 Sunk by aircraft Humber area 19420202 Cloughton Wyke Trawler R, 324t, 1918 Sunk by aircraft Humber area 19420401 Solomon Trawler R, 357t, 1923 Mined N of Cromer 19430805 Red Guantlet Trawler R, 338t, 1930 Sunk by E-boats North Sea 19430926 Thora Drifter R, 37t, 1930 Fouled boom in bad weather, Grimsby 19431003 Meror Trawler R, 250t, 1905 Mined Humber area 19431025 William Stephen Trawler R, 935t, 1917 Sunk by E-boat off Cromer 19440213 Cap D'Antifer Trawler Sunk by E-boat off Humber Faraday

On the polished grey granite faces of the 2 flanking stones were written 128 names of men from the Grimsby and Cleethorpes area, a local area as it were, though there is one from Tetney, Croxton and Market Rasen. But for the most part they resided in the North Eastern part of Lincolnshire at the time of their death. They are men who served as members of the Royal Naval Patrol Service and whose bodies were never found i.e., their only grave is the sea. There well be other persons who have died but are not on the list, but the memorial builders feel that they have done their level best to get things right. This means that they may not have died whilst actually minesweeping, but if they were members of R.N.P. S. and local to the area and the only grave was the sea, then their names will be on the memorial. The names of the men, their ranks, and the ships they sailed on, and when they perished is listed below:- ACTON Horace Seaman Cook LT/JX180221 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Waveflower" ALLAN E.A. ALLEN Albert George Chief Engineman LT/X292EU R.N.R. (P.S.), H.M.Trawler "Asama" ANDERSON Alfred Eric Ivor Valdimar Chief Engineman LT/KX114600 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Jura" ANGEL Luke Turner Engineman LT/KX105059 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Hickory" ASKEW Robert Alfred Stoker LY/KX131380 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Notts County" AUSTRIN John Funny King Engineman LT/KX114152 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Lord Selborne" AUSTWICK Clarence Heaton Engineman LT/X5952ES R.N.R. (P.S.), H.M.Trawler "Juniper" BAKER A BALDOCK Richard Samuel Engineman LT/KX105084 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Cap D'Antifer" BALLS Alfred Arthur George Seaman LT/JX206451 R.N.P.S., H.M.Drifter "Bahram" BARKER John Frederick Seaman LT/X21531A R.N.R. (P.S.), H.M.Trawler "Recoil" BARTLETT Robert William Stoker 2nd Class LT/SR55719 R.N.P.S. H.M.Trawler "Gulfoss" BEESLEY Timothy Stimson Engineman LT/KX106913 R.N.P.S. H.M.Trawler "Manor" BELCHER Charles Ernest Seaman LT/JX321044 R.N.P.S. H.M.S. "Loch Hope" BELLAMY Eldwin Telegraphist C/JX201136 R.N., H.M.Trawler "Strathborve" BENNETT Benjamin Victor Second Hand LT/JX209192 R.N.P.S. H.M.Drifter "Reed" BIRD W BORMAN Arthur Robert Engineman LT/KX106872 R.N.P.S. H.M.S. "Europa" BROCKLESBY William Alexander Chief Engineman LT/KX100583 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Ellesmere" BROWN John Thomas Stoker LT/KX106752 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Ebor Wyke" BROWN William Third Hand Naval Auxiliary Personnel (M.N.), H.M. Trawler "Campina" BRUNSON James Arthur Seaman Cook LT/JX222222 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Lord Selborne" BURNETT Ronald William Stoker LT/X10321S R.N.R. (P.S.), H.M.Trawler "Comet" BURRETT Sidney Seaman LT/JX180304 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Agate" BUSH John Henry Leading Steward LT/LX29313 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Alouette" BYROM William Alex Second Hand LT/JX180304 R.N.P.S., H.M.Motor Minesweeper "117" CAMPBELL Sidney Wilfred Skipper R.N.R.., H.M.Trawler "Staunton" CERRINO George Whiley Leading Seaman LT/X19504A R.N.R. (P.S.), H.M.Trawler "Bedfordshire" on loan to U.S. Navy CHAPMAN George Arthur Seaman LT/JX286660 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Tervani" CLEVELAND William Garwood R.D. Chief Skipper R.N.R., H.M.Trawler "Myrtle" COCKING Sidney Garner Stoker LT/KX98229 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Lord Stamp" CRAWFORD John Neve Second Hand LT/JX242443 R.N.P.S., H.M.Drifter "Bahram" CROCKETT George Engineman LT/X6002ES R.N.R. (P.S.), H.M.Trawler "River Clyde" CROOK Edward Albert Henry Engineman LT/KX99823 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Alouette" CUMMINGS William Thomas Stoker LT/KX124567 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Ormonde" CURPHEY Kenneth Seaman LT/JX315098 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Bredon" CUTTING George Second Hand LT/X2893A R.N.R. (P.S.), H.M.Trawler "Stella Dorado"" DILLON Alfred Sidney Stoker C/X3172V R.N.R., H.M.Trawler "Myrtle" DYKE Robert Abraham Engineman LT/KX111447 R.N.P.S., H.M.Drifter "Bahram" EDEN Martin Crook Second Hand LT/JX183154 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Phineas Beard" EMMITT Walter Leonard Leading Seaman LT/JX173084 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Manor" EMSLEY Walter Leading Seaman LT/SR55724 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Kingston Jacinth" EVERETT James Leslie Lieutenant Skipper R.N.R., H.M.S. "Santa" FARROW Cyril Chief Engineman LT/KX116098 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Franc Tireur" FEENEY James William Stoker LT/KX116797 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Remillo" FENTY John (George) Third Hand Naval Auxiliary Personnel (M.N.), H.M. Trawler "Oswaldian" FLUDE Stanley Seaman LT/JX374578 R.N.P.S., H.M. Motor Minesweeper "55" FORRESTER Frederick Arthur Leading Seaman LT/X20199A R.N.R. (P.S)., H.M.Trawler "Topaze" GALVIN John Second Engineman Naval Auxiliary Personnel (M.N.), H.M. Trawler "Campina" GLADWELL Stanley Thomas Stoker LT/X10363S R.N.R. (P.S)., H.M.Trawler "Rinovia" GOOD Leslie Trimmer Naval Auxiliary Personnel (M.N.), H.M. Trawler "Campina" GOVIS Walter Second Hand LT/JX180143 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Red Gauntlet" GRAINGER Wallis Milford Seaman LT/JX317127 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Kingston Beryl" GRANT Leonard Seaman LT/JX180103 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Kingston Beryl" GRANT William Engineman LT/KX101282 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Charles Boyes" HARVEY George Martin Leading Seaman LT/JX222794 R.N.P.S., H.M.S "President III" HARWOOD Albert Henry Chief Engineman LT/327EV R.N.R. (P.S.), H.M.Trawler "Roche Bonne" HAYLES George Albert Leading Cook LT/MX87185 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Bredon" HAYTER William Henry Seaman LT/X19471A R.N.R. (P.S.), H.M.Trawler "Kingston Cornelian" HEBDEN Jack Seaman LT/JX193895 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Notts County" HENSON Frederick Alfred Skipper R.N.R., H.M.Trawler "Sisapon" JACKSON Charles William Lieutenant R.N.R., H.M.Trawler "Hickory" JARVIS Herbert Henry Skipper R.N.R., H.M.Trawler "Remillo" JENNER Arthur Francis Samuel Skipper R.N.R., H.M.Trawler "Lord Stonehaven" JENSEN Viggo Edward Hall Engineman LT/KX107991 R.N.P.S., H.M. Motor Minesweeper "39" JEROME Henry James Stoker LT/SR55740 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Laeryes" JOHNSON Fred Welburn Temp Skipper Naval Auxiliary Personnel (M.N.), H.M. Trawler "Campina" JOHNSON Robert Cecil Seaman LT/JX2421834 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Phineas Beard" KNIGHT Tom Norton Stoker LT/KX101207 R.N.P.S., H.M.S "Dunraven Castle" LAMBLEY George Engineman LT/KX125075 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Tervani" LANCASTER M LANCASTER Wilfred Skeaf Engineman LT/KX111565 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Sea King" LARSEN Aathur Martin Second Hand LT/JX210907 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Recoil" LAWSON George Albert Stoker LT/KX141049 R.N.P.S., H.M.S. "Vervain" LEWIS Joseph William Seaman LT/X20325A R.N.R. (P.S)., H.M.Trawler "Argyllshire" LOADES Robert Wilson Second Hand LT/X53SC R.N.R. (P.S)., H.M.Trawler "Fifeshire" LOUKES Ronald Thomas Engineman LT/KX110041 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Ullswater" MADIN George Leading Seaman LT/6911C R.N.R. (P.S)., H.M.Trawler "Europa" MALLIBAND Fred Chief Engineman LT332EU R.N.R. (P.S)., H.M.Trawler "Marsona" MANN James Edward Engineman LT/KX116782 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Topaze" MARSHALL William Stoker LT/KX115352 R.N.P.S., H.M.S. "Van Meerlant" MARWOOD Leonard Leading Seaman LT/JX204447 R.N.P.S., H.M.Drifter "Bahram" MILLER Albert Edward Leading Seaman LT/JX333018 R.N.P.S., H.M. Motor Minesweeper "55" MORGAN Frederick Seaman LT/JX170686 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "St.Apollo" NALDER John William Fireman Naval Auxiliary Personnel (M.N.), H.M. Trawler "Campina" NUTTELL Frederick Seaman LT/JX225147 R.N.P.S., H.M.Drifter "Thistle" OSBORNE John Benjamin Seaman LT/X20744A R.N.R. (P.S)., H.M.Trawler "Lincoln City" PATTERSON Alexander Walter Second Hand LT/X20270A R.N.R. (P.S)., H.M.Trawler "Kingston Beryl" PEEL John Rowland Skipper R.N.R., H.M.S. "Stag" PENISTONE Harry Stoker LT/KX101772 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Rinovia" PERKINS James Knight Seaman LT/JX177711 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Juniper" PICTON John Henry Second Hand LT/X21109A R.N.R., (P.S)., H.M. Motor Minesweeper "101" PORRITT Leonard Seaman Cook LT/JX164492 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Kingston Galena" RANSON Edward Henry Forbes Engineman LT/KX101590 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Kurd" REDGRAVE William Stevens Engineman LT/KX124798 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Gloaming" RENDALL Jack Seaman LT/JX195828 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Remillo" RENDALL William John Stewart Seaman LT/JX185291 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Sisapon" RINGROSE Alfred Stoker LTKX160934 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Lord Wakefield RINGROSE William Eric Leading Stoker LT/JX229615 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Notts County" RUMBELOW Dick Second Hand 22209 Naval Auxiliary Personnel (M.N.), H.M. Trawler "Valdora" SHARE James Seaman LT/JX241514 R.N.P.S. H.M.S. "Europa" SIMPSON William Leefe Stoker LT/KX104106 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Beech" SKAYMAN Joseph Stoker LT/KX139962 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Transvaal" SMITH James Sidney Stoker LT/KX99079 R.N.P.S., H.M.Drifter "Ray of Hope" SPARKES Ernest Second Hand LT/JX210967 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Kingston Alalite" STOAKES Charles George Chief Engineman LT/X270EU R.N.R., (P.S)., H.M.Trawler "Ullswater" STOCKS Royce William R.D. Chief Skipper R.N.R., H.M.Trawler "Sedgely" STRATTON Albert Seaman LT/JX186601 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Notts County" SYKES Sydney Joseph Seaman Cook LT/JX164306 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Fort Royal" TAYLOR Robert Stoker LT/KX101204 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Lord Stamp" THOMPSON George William Engineman LT/KX116182 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Bredon" TOPLISS Charles Lucock Seaman LT/JX173394 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Cap D'Antifer" TRENCH Walter Boom Skipper R.N.R., H.M. Boom Defence Vessel "Othello" TROWBRIDGE Henry Thomas Augustus Telegraphist LT/JX229180 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Birdlip" TWITCHETT Robert Noel Stoker LT/KX130886 R.N.P.S., H.M. Yacht "Rosabelle" WALKER Henry Edmund Engineman LT/KX111441 R.N.P.S., H.M.Drifter "Bahram" WATKINSON Frank Skipper R.N.R., H.M.Trawler "Lord Selborne" WATSON James Thomas Seaman LT/JX177629 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Myrtle" WEBB Alfred Fireman Naval Auxiliary Personnel (M.N.), H.M. Trawler "Campina" WEBB Harry Edward Second Hand LT/JX180112 R.N.P.S., H.M.Drifter "Comfort" WEBB Kenneth Seaman LT/JX197754 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Wallasea" WHITTLETON Robert William Percy Seaman LT/JX206438 R.N.P.S., H.M.Drifter "Bahram" WIGGLESWORTH Charles Henry Richard Seaman LT/JX225127 R.N.P.S., H.M. Yacht "Viva II" WILLIS Josiah Julian Leading Seaman LT/JX200930 R.N.P.S., H.M.Trawler "Birdlip" WILSON William Henry Second Hand LT/X19859A R.N.N. (P.S)., H.M.Trawler "Jura" WINK Henry James D.S.M. Skipper R.N.R., H.M.S. "Canada" YOUNG James Steele Second Hand LT/JX190165 R.N.P.S., H.M. Motor Minesweeper "170" The names of the men, their families and their residence at date of death is given below:- ACTON Horace 57 son of William and Anne: husband of Ethel Elizabeth Cleethorpes ALLAN E.A. ALLEN Albert George 49 son of George and Charlotte Honore: husband of Sarah Elizabeth Cleethorpes ANDERSON Alfred Eric Ivor Valdimar 39 son of Ivor Valdimar and Elizabeth Anne: husband of Agnes Grimsby ANGEL Luke Turner 49 son of Luke T. and Ellen of Grimsby: husband of Minnie Grimsby ASKEW Robert Alfred AUSTRIN John Funny King 52 son of John Funny King and Alice Ann: husband of Ethel Grimsby AUSTWICK Clarence Heaton 40 husband of Vera Cleethorpes BAKER A BALDOCK Richard Samuel 43 son of Harry and Emily of Grimsby: husband of Jessie May Grimsby BALLS Alfred Arthur George 26 son of George and Agnes: husband of Ruth Cleethorpes BARKER John Frederick 19 son of Skipper Lieut. Albert BARKER R.N.R. and Annie E. BARKER Cleethorpes BARTLETT Robert William BEESLEY Timothy Stimson 42 son of Thomas and Lily Unice: husband of Maud May Cleethorpes BELCHER Charles Ernest 22 son of Alfred Ernest and Nellie May BELLAMY Eldwin 23 son of George and Phyllis BENNETT Benjamin Victor 48 husband of Lilian Clara Grimsby BIRD W BORMAN Arthur Robert 25 son of Arthur Robert and Eliza Ann of Grimsby: husband of Vera Grimsby BROCKLESBY William Alexander 31 son of William Henry and Margaret Elizabeth of Cleethorpes: husband of Lily Cleethorpes BROWN John Thomas 29 son of Alice of Grimsby: husband of Gladys May Grimsby BROWN William 45 BRUNSON James Arthur 22 son of James William and Ellen Alice Cleethorpes BURNETT Ronald William BURRETT Sidney 20 son of Azulah Grimsby BUSH John Henry 22 son of John Samuel and Ethel Daisy Cleethorpes BYROM William Alex 37 son of John William and Annie of Grimsby: husband of Doris May Grimsby CAMPBELL Sidney Wilfred 36 CERRINO George Whiley 24 son of Jack and Ruby Grimsby CHAPMAN George Arthur 22 son of Jarvis and Henrietta of Barton-on-Humber: husband of Ruby Barton on Humber CLEVELAND William Garwood R.D. COCKING Sidney Garner 24 son of Willie and Florence F. Cleethorpes CRAWFORD John Neve CROCKETT George CROOK Edward Albert Henry 23 son of Edward and Dulcie May Cleethorpes CUMMINGS William Thomas 35 husband of Olive Gertrude Grimsby CURPHEY Kenneth 19 son of Robert and Ivy Cleethorpes CUTTING George son of Charles and Kate Alice: husband of Minnie E.R. Cleethorpes DILLON Alfred Sidney DYKE Robert Abraham 45 son of Abraham and Ellen: husband of Malvena G.V. Cleethorpes EDEN Martin Crook 48 son of Henry and Ruth: husband of Alice M. Cleethorpes EMMITT Walter Leonard 35 son of Frank and Helen of Grimsby: husband of Dorothy Grimsby EMSLEY Walter 24 son of Job and Lily Grimsby EVERETT James Leslie 41 son of James & Florence of Cleethorpes: husband of Mary Josephine Cleethorpes FARROW Cyril 35 son of Jessie: husband of Fanny Jean Cleethorpes FEENEY James William 34 son of James and Eliza of Grimsby: husband of Edna May Grimsby FENTY John (George) 43 FLUDE Stanley 20 son of Edgar and Mary: husband of Ethel Mary Grimsby FORRESTER Frederick Arthur 26 son of F and Dorothy Grimsby GALVIN John 52 GLADWELL Stanley Thomas 23 husband of Frances Cleethorpes GOOD Leslie 34 GOVIS Walter 34 husband of Ada Mary Grimsby GRAINGER Wallis Milford 21 son of James and Alice of Grimsby: husband of Joan GRANT Leonard 22 son of George and Rose: husband of Florence E.W. Cleethorpes GRANT William 41 son of William and Fanny: Husband of Phyllis May Grimsby HARVEY George Martin 28 son of George and Beatrice Mary of Grimsby: husband of Mary A. Grimsby HARWOOD Albert Henry 46 son of Henry George and Anne: husband of Ellen Louisa Grimsby HAYLES George Albert 25 son of Edward and Lizzie Grimsby HAYTER William Henry 32 husband of Edith Grimsby HEBDEN Jack 29 son of James and Margaret Ann Cleethorpes HENSON Frederick Alfred 38 son of Jack and Mary of Grimsby: husband of Charlotte Miriam Grimsby JACKSON Charles William 34 son of Charles and Maude Adelaide of Grimsby: husband of Kathleen Grimsby JARVIS Herbert Henry 36 son of Thomas Edward and Anna: husband of Lily Cleethorpes JENNER Arthur Francis Samuel 41 son of William Frederick and Daisy : husband of Philomena Maria Cleethorpes JENSEN Viggo Edward Hall 26 son of Viggo and Jane: husband of Hilda Cleethorpes JEROME Henry James 23 son of Henry James and Ann: husband of Ethel Cleethorpes JOHNSON Fred Welburn 58 JOHNSON Robert Cecil 29 son of George and Mabel of Grimsby: husband of Beatrice Mary Grimsby KNIGHT Tom Norton 38 son of Thomas and Mary Jane: husband of Dorothy Grimsby LAMBLEY George 33 son of Arthur and Christiana: husband of Eileen Cleethorpes LANCASTER M LANCASTER Wilfred Skeaf 41 son of George Skeaf and Bertha Margaret: husband of Nellie Grimsby LARSEN Aathur Martin 27 son of Peter and Julia of Cleethorpes: husband of M.M.LARSEN Cleethorpes LAWSON George Albert 28 son of John Louis and Matilda Fayle Grimsby LEWIS Joseph William 24 son of Joseph and Grace: husband of Doris Grimsby LOADES Robert Wilson 31 husband of Elsie Grimsby LOUKES Ronald Thomas 22 son of Arthur and Gertrude Mary Grimsby MADIN George 44 husband of Lilian Grimsby MALLIBAND Fred 44 husband of Rose Annie Cleethorpes MANN James Edward 37 son of Charles and Elizabeth of Grimsby: husband of Rose Ella Grimsby MARSHALL William 28 son of Robert Sidney and Hannah Grimsby MARWOOD Leonard MILLER Albert Edward 23 son of Albert Edward and Frances: husband of Evelyn Cleethorpes MORGAN Frederick 20 son of Luke and Ada Grimsby NALDER John William 44 NUTTELL Frederick 26 son of George Alfred and Blanche of Grimsby: husband of Joan Grimsby OSBORNE John Benjamin 25 son of Benjamin and Jane Howe: husband of Pearl Winifred Harrogate, YKS PATTERSON Alexander Walter 27 son of Arthur Ernest and Eliza Elizabeth: husband of Doris Cleethorpes PEEL John Rowland 39 son of John William and Mary: husband of Florence Ada Cleethorpes PENISTONE Harry PERKINS James Knight 30 son of William Henry and Margaret Grimsby PICTON John Henry 24 son of David Henry and Alice: husband of Dorothy Louise Cleethorpes PORRITT Leonard 25 son of Christopher and Martha Annie of Grimsby: husband of Georgina Evington, Kent RANSON Edward Henry Forbes 28 son of Edward Henry and Violet May: husband of Adolphine Patricia Grimsby REDGRAVE William Stevens 29 husband of Annie McLinda Cleethorpes RENDALL Jack RENDALL William John Stewart 27 son of William Stewart and Catherine Anderson: husband of Martha Mildred Grimsby RINGROSE Alfred 40 son of Tom and Thorense Grimsby RINGROSE William Eric RUMBELOW Dick 38 husband of Norah Henrietta SHARE James 43 son of Frank and Ada of Hull: husband of Emma Grimsby SIMPSON William Leefe 24 son of Walter and Lily Immingham SKAYMAN Joseph 22 son of Joseph Thomas and Isabel Market Rasen SMITH James Sidney 30 son of James Thomas and Elizabeth Ann: husband of Hilda Mary Grimsby SPARKES Ernest 52 son of William and Betsy: husband of Betsy Ann Grimsby STOAKES Charles George 43 husband of Bessie Grimsby STOCKS Royce William R.D. 48 son of Charles William and Betsy of Grimsby: husband of Louisa Mary Grimsby STRATTON Albert 25 son of George Frederick and Alice Grimsby SYKES Sydney Joseph 29 son of Sidney Percival and Violena of Grimsby: husband of Iris Eileen Grimsby TAYLOR Robert 49 husband of Florence B. Grimsby THOMPSON George William 32 son of Horace George and Amelia: husband of Phyllis Cleethorpes TOPLISS Charles Lucock 32 husband of Doris Maud Grimsby TRENCH Walter 35 son of Albert Edward and Olive: husband of Alice Mary Grimsby TROWBRIDGE Henry Thomas Augustus 28 son of Henry Thomas Augustus & Anne of Grimsby: husband of Elsie Grimsby TWITCHETT Robert Noel 19 son of Robert John and Edith May Grimsby WALKER Henry Edmund WATKINSON Frank 53 son of Joseph and Rachel: husband of Betsy Tetney WATSON James Thomas 25 son of Herbert Edward & Ivy Bertha: husband of Hetty Grimsby WEBB Alfred 38 WEBB Harry Edward WEBB Kenneth WHITTLETON Robert William Percy 30 son of Robert and Margaret of Cleethorpes: husband of Ethel Grace Cleethorpes WIGGLESWORTH Charles Henry Richard 32 son of Mr. & Mrs. John Henry WIGGLESWORTH: husband of Alma Cleethorpes WILLIS Josiah Julian 41 son of Charles Henry and Mary of Grimsby: husband of Elsie May Grimsby WILSON William Henry 25 son of Mrs H.E.WILSON of Cleethorpes: husband of H. WILSON WINK Henry James D.S.M. 26 son of Skipper James Henry Wink, Fishing Fleet, and Helen Emma Scartho YOUNG James Steele 37 son of William and Mary: husband of Elizabeth May Grimsby

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