Roll Of Honour
H31
1917 - 1945: H Class
At the time that the German Battle Cruisers Scharnhorst and Prinz Eugen were expected to leave Breast, H31 was sent to form part of a circle of submarines around the French Port. H31 was escorted as far as the Wolfe Rock and left her escort on 19th December 1941. Nothing more was seen or heard of H31 which was presumed lost in the Atlantic along the Northwest Coast of Spain. There were no survivors.
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Roll of Honour
Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
Bailey, Joseph Stanley | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 117457 | 24 | |
CWGC has C/KX 117457 In ADM104/127 P144 Service number is given as C/JX 227846 | ||||
Bartlett, Edward | Stoker Petty Officer | P/K 65556 | 39 | |
Benson, Ronald | Ordinary Telegraphist | C/JX 277411 | 22 | |
CWGC has C/JX 277411 In ADM104/127 P282 Service number is given as C/JX 190448 | ||||
Campbell, Peter Donald Nathaniel | Sub Lieutenant (RNR) | 28 | ||
Carson, John Harris | Stoker 2nd Class | P/SKX 224 | 20 | |
Champion, Charles Henry Bernard | Able Seaman | P/JX 132918 | DSM | 28 |
Corry, James | Leading Stoker | D/KX 90385 | 30 | |
Crager, Alfred John | Engine Room Artificer 5th Class | C/MX 76209 | 20 | |
Doughty, Harold | Able Seaman | P/SSX 23412 | 21 | |
Dowdell, Frank Harold George | Telegraphist | P/JX 161520 | 18 | |
Ensby, Albert Edward | Able Seaman | D/JX 212952 | 24 | |
CWGC has D/JX 212952 In ADM104/130 P1209 Service number is given as D/JX 221299 | ||||
Eynon, Maurice | Lieutenant (RNVR) | 35 | ||
Fraser, Allan | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | C/MX 70093 | 23 | |
Gibbs, Frank Bridger | Lieutenant | MID | 27 | |
Commanding Officer | ||||
Goodman, Levi Thomas | Leading Seaman | P/J 67558 | 41 | |
Grainger, Joseph James | Stoker 2nd Class | D/SKX 1220 | 20 | |
Harley, William Leonard George | Telegraphist | C/JX 190830 | 25 | |
Holroyd, Wilfred | Leading Stoker | C/K 64818 | 28 | |
Hurley, John Bartle | Able Seaman | P/JX 263581 | 20 | |
CWGC has P/JX 263581 In ADM104/132 P1209 Service number is given as P/JX 203581 | ||||
Jarvis, Eric Newton | Chief Engine Room Artificer | C/M 38817 | 32 | |
Jarvis, Kenneth Sylvester | Able Seaman | C/JX 178820 | 23 | |
Jones, Norman Cyril | Signalman | C/SSX 34101 | 19 | |
Maynard, Arthur Edward | Able Seaman | C/SSX 32166 | 20 | |
Merritt, Alexander Ian | Lieutenant (RNZN) | 23 | ||
Morse, Robert Frederick | Ordinary Signaller | C/JX 233982 | 20 | |
Munns, Sidney William Thomas | Able Seaman | C/J 91162 | 40 | |
O'Brien, Wilfred Augustine | Leading Telegraphist | P/J 20699 | 45 | |
CWGC has O'Brien, Wilfrid Augustine. All other papers WILFRED | ||||
Richards, John Conway | Able Seaman | P/JX 141477 | 22 | |
Rollins, Stanley Edward | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | C/MX 92306 | 21 | |
Smith, Alexander | Able Seaman | P/JX 154288 | 26 | |
Spencer, Dennis | Petty Officer | C/JX 126519 | 31 | |
Stamper, John McGregor | Leading Stoker | C/KX 91029 | 23 | |
Truckle, Major Thomas | Petty Officer | C/JX 136099 | 33 | |
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 |