Roll Of Honour
Saracen (P247)
1935 - 1970: Improved S Class
14 August 1943 - Depth charged off Corsica by Italian CVT Minerva
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Roll of Honour
Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
Dowen, James William | Able Seaman | P/JX 283499 | 22 | |
Elliott, Roy Charlton | Acting Sub Lieutenant | 21 | ||
PoW died after a fall from a window at the Vatican while trying to escape | ||||
Holt, William | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 132173 | DSM | |
PoW beaten by camp guards damaging his health and died from pneumonia 1st March 1944 | ||||
Ward, Ronald George | Stoker Petty Officer | D/KX 85717 | DSM* | 30 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
A Tribute To Submariners
I have often looked for an opportunity of paying tribute to our submariners.
There is no branch of His Majesty's Forces which in this war has suffered the same proportion of total loss as our submarine service.
It is the most dangerous of all services.
That is perhaps the reason why the First Lord tells me that the entry into it is keenly sought by Officers and Men.
I feel sure the House would wish to testify its gratitude and admiration to our Submariners for their Skill - Courage and Devotion which has proved of inestimable value to the sustenance of our country.
Winston Churchill
We Will Remember Them |