Roll Of Honour
Stratagem (P234)
1935 - 1970: Improved S Class
HMS Stratagem sailed from Trincomalee on 10th November 1944 with orders to patrol in the vicinity of Malacca where it was believed the Japanese were loading ships with bauxite ore. On the afternoon of the 18th Stratagem attacked and sank the tanker Nichinan Maru. On 22nd November a Japanese aircraft spotted the submarine and directed a destroyer to where it had dived. Just after midday the destroyer attacked, the first depth charge causing the submarine's bow to strike the bottom. The submarine was plunged into darkness and the forward part began to flood. Attempts to shut the watertight door to the forward compartment failed and the crew were forced to make their escape.
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Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Anstee, Reginald George | Able Seaman | C/JX 145021 | 24 | |
| Baker, Stanley William | Able Seaman | P/JX 418354 | 20 | |
| Baker, Stanley William P/JX 418354 DoB 02/11/1924 Age 20. CWGC has Age 24 | ||||
| Benz, Brian | Lieutenant | 21 | ||
| Bishop, James Wilford | Leading Stoker | C/KX 93231 | 24 | |
| Booth, Farquhar | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 171814 | 21 | |
| Brandon, Edmond | Leading Stoker | C/KX 92546 | 25 | |
| Brodie, Thomas Irvine | Stoker 1st Class | P/KX 140777 | 21 | |
| Bryson, Frederick | Able Seaman | D/JX 422347 | 19 | |
| Cliff, Douglas | Telegraphist | D/JX 361448 | 20 | |
| Dickerson, Sidney Joseph | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 166027 | 20 | |
| Dracup, Derek George Rendel | Stoker 1st Class | P/KX 156066 | 21 | |
| Faulkner, Brian | Able Seaman | P/JX 501087 | 20 | |
| Faulkner, Brian P/JX 501087 RN DoB 26/04/1924.. Actual DoB 26/04/1925 | ||||
| Frankham, John Henry | Leading Stoker | P/KX 91545 | 26 | |
| Gibbons, Dennis Frederick | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | P/MX 117062 | 24 | |
| Graham, Ronald | Telegraphist | P/JX 271174 | 23 | |
| Gregson, Thomas William | Leading Seaman | D/JX 303291 | 22 | |
| Hall, Ronald | Electrical Artificer 3rd Class | P/MX 56030 | 26 | |
| Handy, William | Able Seaman | P/SSX 16409 | 30 | |
| Hayes, John | Able Seaman | C/JX 221692 | 22 | |
| Howard, George Henry | Petty Officer | D/JX 134553 | 29 | |
| Howlett, Reginald Charles | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 164938 | 20 | |
| Executed as POW Dec 1944 Reported 31st December 1944 | ||||
| Lee, George | Petty Officer | P/JX 145964 | 24 | |
| McAlinden, Francis John | Leading Seaman | D/JX 154467 | 22 | |
| McAlinden, Francis John D/JX 154467 DoB 01/12/1921 Age 22. CWGC has Age 29 | ||||
| McCauley, Thomas | Stoker Petty Officer | P/K 65360 | 38 | |
| McKay, William | Chief Engine Room Artificer | P/MX 58555 | 28 | |
| Mitchell, Brian Hugh | Able Seaman | P/JX 338818 | 20 | |
| Moorhouse, Thomas | Leading Seaman | C/JX 159150 | 22 | |
| Patrick, David | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | C/MX 119629 | 21 | |
| Pearce, Leonard Walter | Petty Officer Telegraphist | P/JX 144239 | 24 | |
| Pelly, Clifford Raymond | Lieutenant | DSC | 25 | |
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| Phillips, Francis John James | Able Seaman | D/JX 420937 | 19 | |
| Executed as POW Dec 1944 Reported 31st December 1944 | ||||
| Pickard, Harry | Petty Officer | P/JX 137672 | 28 | |
| Prentice, Cyril Ernest | Sub Lieutenant (RNVR) | 24 | ||
| Preston, Basil Henry | Leading Stoker | P/KX 154564 | 21 | |
| Rayner, Frederick Somerton | Warrant Engineer | (Ex.M34531) | 41 | |
| Richardson, John | Able Seaman | P/JX 146168 | 25 | |
| Ritchens, Stanley Herbert | Able Seaman | D/JX 148278 | 24 | |
| Executed as POW Dec 1944 Reported 31st December 1944 | ||||
| Snell, Norman Ernest | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | P/MX 55037 | 23 | |
| Stanway, Frederick William | Able Seaman | D/JX 368447 | 21 | |
| Thomas, Harold Powys | Leading Signalman | D/JX 176017 | 25 | |
| Thompson, Leslie William | Able Seaman | C/JX 392378 | 21 | |
| Thorpe, Alfred George | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 143697 | 20 | |
| Watson, James | Stoker 1st Class | P/KX 110375 | 23 | |
| Weatherhead, Robert Gilbert | Leading Cook | D/MX 65040 | MID | 26 |
| Webb, Peter Jack | Able Seaman | P/JX 382419 | 21 | |
| Executed as POW Dec 1944 Reported 31st December 1944 | ||||
| Welshman, Maurice Waites | Chief Petty Officer | C/JX 149286 | DSM | 30 |
| Westwood, Arthur Leonard | Able Seaman | P/JX 220335 | 24 | |
| Executed as POW Dec 1944 Reported 31st December 1944 | ||||
| Williams, Robert Gordon | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | P/MX 503451 | 23 | |
| Winterbottom, Francis William Leslie | Lieutenant | 23 | ||
| Woolley, John Edward | Leading Telegraphist | P/JX 258173 | 24 | |
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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