Roll Of Honour
K17
1915 - 1926: K Class
Submarine K17 was lost on the night of 31st January 1918. The submarine, which had been steaming on the surface in formation during a night exercise, was hit by HMS Fearless. K17 had altered course to avoid a collision with two trawlers that had been sighted. HMS Fearless, which was following K17, hit the submarine at 21 knots. Many of the crew managed to abandon ship before the submarine sank but were run down whilst in the water by escorting Destroyers which were unaware that any accident had taken place. The incident in which K17 was lost came to be referred to as the 'Battle of May Island'.
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Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Adams, Albert Victor | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | M 632 | 30 | |
| Agnew, William | Able Seaman | SS 2844 | 27 | |
| Antram, Herbert Wilkins | Temporary Lieutenant (RNR) | 25 | ||
| Berriman, Thomas Henry | Able Seaman | 213863 | 33 | |
| Binnington, Charles Edward | Stoker 1st Class | K 18963 | 24 | |
| At birth Bishop, Charles Edward, Served as Binnington Charles Edward | ||||
| Blackman, James | Stoker 1st Class | K 13078 | 24 | |
| RN DoB 15/07/1893. Actual 15/07/1894 | ||||
| Brown, Jack Glanfield | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | M 8692 | 29 | |
| Caress, Henry Alfred | Stoker 1st Class | SS 115673 | 22 | |
| At birth Creass, Henry Alfred Served as Caress, Henry Alfred | ||||
| Carter, William James Frederick | Stoker 1st Class | K 17477 | 23 | |
| Case, Charles | Chief Petty Officer | 186086 | DSM | 38 |
| Cook, William James | Leading Stoker | K 6363 | 26 | |
| Cooley, William Clark | Petty Officer | 227154 | 30 | |
| Cooper, William Wilcox | Leading Signalman | 239571 | 25 | |
| Cunningham, Ernest Semple | Midshipman | 18 | ||
| De Bank, Arthur George David | Stoker 1st Class | K 22444 | 22 | |
| Drake, Arthur Rayment | Able Seaman | 238786 | 29 | |
| Finch, William | Leading Seaman | J 1069 | 25 | |
| Gale, William John | Leading Stoker | K 11623 | 25 | |
| RN DoB 13/07/1892. Actual 13/07/1890 | ||||
| Gibbs, John | Able Seaman | J 10934 | 25 | |
| Gibson, Isaac | Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | 270632 | 38 | |
| Gill, Robert | Leading Seaman | 211672 | 33 | |
| Hammond, Francis | Able Seaman | J 9547 | 23 | |
| Hearn, Henry John | Lieutenant Commander | MID | 32 | |
| Commanding Officer | ||||
| Herring, Harold Louis | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | M 13296 | 31 | |
| RN DoB 30/10/1886. Actual 30/10/1885 | ||||
| Hosking, Cecil James | Leading Seaman | J 16056 | 21 | |
| Jones, Edward | Stoker 1st Class | K 20796 | 23 | |
| Knight, George Alexander | Leading Telegraphist | J 8438 | 23 | |
| Knowles, James Edward | Stoker 1st Class | SS 115292 | 22 | |
| Lightbody, Henry George | Able Seaman | J 24810 | 22 | |
| Lord, Frederick Edwin | Telegraphist | J55202 | 18 | |
| McDonald, John | Stoker 1st Class | SS 114477 | 23 | |
| Meadmore, Edward James | Leading Seaman | 223356 | DSM | 31 |
| Montgomery, Joseph Robert | Able Seaman | J 12871 | 23 | |
| Morris, Ernest | Stoker Petty Officer | 309458 | 30 | |
| At birth Morris, Ernest Frank Served as Morris, Ernest. RN DoB 26/12/1887. Actual 26/06/1888 | ||||
| Myott, Dominick | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | M 7565 | 29 | |
| Nettleton, Harold | Able Seaman | J20766 | 22 | |
| Nolan, Patrick | Stoker Petty Officer | 284013 | 41 | |
| Ricketts, Henry Leonard | Stoker 1st Class | K 27466 | 23 | |
| Samuel, Frederick | Able Seaman | J 10440 | 23 | |
| Sangster, Leo Frederick Murray | Stoker 1st Class | K 22599 | MID | 23 |
| Savage, Charles | Stoker Petty Officer | 311292 | 29 | |
| At birth Savage, Charles Ketteridge Served as Savage, Charles. | ||||
| Savage, Charles Henry | Steward | L 2005 | 25 | |
| Simpson, Albert Edward | Leading Seaman | J 1181 | 25 | |
| At birth Sinfield Albert Edward Served as Simpson Albert Edward. | ||||
| Tilley, Edmund | Leading Stoker | K10609 | 27 | |
| Tyrrell, Hugo William Louis | Lieutenant | 26 | ||
| Warde, Cecil | Lieutenant | 22 | ||
| Wheble, Henry Havelock | Able Seaman | 225581 | 30 | |
| White, Alfred | Able Seaman | J 6137 | 23 | |
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
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We Will Remember Them |
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