Roll Of Honour
Tarpon (N17)
1935 - 1970: T Class
HMS Tarpon left Portsmouth for Rosyth on 5th April 1940. She was diverted to patrol around Norway on 6th April 1940. Around 0600 hours on 10th April 1940 by the Tarpon encountered the German 'Q-ship' Schiff 40 (Schürbek) west of Jutland, Denmark in approximate position 56º43'N, 06º33'5"E. Tarpon attacked the German vessel with two torpedoes both of which missed. It is assumed that Tarpon was sunk with all hands by depth charges in a counter-attack by Schiff 40. Tarpon was reported overdue on 22nd April 1940. Tarpon was probably the first British submarine to be lost to depth charges in WW2.
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Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Alexander, Arthur George | Able Seaman | P/J 93213 | 37 | |
| Allison, Francis | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 83188 | 24 | |
| Andrew, Walter | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | D/MX 51926 | 26 | |
| Banfield, Edgar | Chief Petty Officer | D/J 77988 | 37 | |
| Barrett, George James | Leading Stoker | C/KX 80350 | 28 | |
| Beaumont, Alan Arthur | Able Seaman | P/JX 142308 | 21 | |
| Brewer, Alfred Cornelius | Telegraphist | P/J 109329 | 32 | |
| Cadby, Cyril George | Leading Signalman | D/JX 139976 | 22 | |
| Caldwell, Herbert James | Lieutenant Commander | 34 | ||
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| Cavaye, James | Petty Officer Cook | P/M 38605 | 34 | |
| Chadwick, George James | Telegraphist | P/JX 135579 | 24 | |
| Chilton, Stanley | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 86850 | 23 | |
| Collins, Leslie Alban | Chief Petty Officer | C/J 103082 | 34 | |
| Davidson, James Kennedy | Able Seaman | P/SSX 14483 | 24 | |
| Davies, Thomas Eirwyn | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 84743 | 24 | |
| Davies, Thomas Walter | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 80223 | 30 | |
| Ede, William James Ewart | Petty Officer Telegraphist | P/J 114117 | 30 | |
| Endersby, Sidney Claude | Petty Officer | P/J 113098 | 30 | |
| Etheridge, George Davis | Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class | P/M 34444 | 36 | |
| Ferguson, John | Able Seaman | D/JX 164945 | 41 | |
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| Fleming, William Henry | Petty Officer | C/JX 128503 | 28 | |
| Gathergood, Joseph Albert | Leading Stoker | C/KX 98416 | 43 | |
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| Globe, Sydney | Stoker 1st Class | C/K 65252 | 35 | |
| Goodall, Thomas | Able Seaman | C/JX 138369 | 23 | |
| Gregory, Albert Edward | Petty Officer | C/JX 126436 | 29 | |
| Hammersley, Arthur Frank Cullimore | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | D/MX 46764 | 32 | |
| Harrison, Thomas Carty | Able Seaman | D/J 107568 | 32 | |
| Hart, George Albert | Able Seaman | C/J 113010 | 32 | |
| Harvey, Leslie James | Leading Telegraphist | D/JX 136108 | 24 | |
| Hills, Arthur Alfred | Able Seaman | D/J 108275 | 33 | |
| Hoggett, Harry John Rosce | Chief Engine Room Artificer | P/M 27357 | 38 | |
| Holliday, William | Leading Steward | C/LX 21265 | 28 | |
| Hubbard, Frank Philip David | Able Seaman | P/J 45401 | 39 | |
| Jope, William Birtwhistle | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 91430 | 20 | |
| Kellond, Reginald | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | D/M 38362 | 31 | |
| Kettle, Lawrence Henry | Lieutenant | 26 | ||
| Leonard, William | Leading Stoker | C/KX 83072 | 25 | |
| Luff, Ronald | Stoker 1st Class | P/KX 83269 | 29 | |
| Paterson, James George Wallace | Chief Engine Room Artificer | P/M 39375 | 30 | |
| Perkins, Leslie William | Leading Telegraphist | C/JX 131917 | 28 | |
| Raggett, Archibald Fred | Chief Stoker | P/K 57325 | 39 | |
| Sherry, Rodney William | Warrant Engineer | 40 | ||
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| Smith, John | Leading Seaman | C/J 105724 | 33 | |
| Snell, Stanley Raymond | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 89519 | 24 | |
| Spurden, Ernest George Victor | Leading Seaman | C/J 127480 | 30 | |
| Tatlock, James | Able Seaman | C/SSX 16071 | 23 | |
| Templeton, George Edward | Stoker 1st Class | D/K 64242 | 34 | |
| Thomas, William Ninian Crichton | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 86588 | 23 | |
| Trott, Philip Michael John | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 81624 | 26 | |
| Walker, Roderic John | Leading Stoker | C/KX 83031 | 25 | |
| Walsh, Harold | Stoker Petty Officer | P/KX 76676 | 34 | |
| Weatherall, Hugh Derek Andre | Sub Lieutenant | 21 | ||
| Wren, Charles Bate Limpright | Lieutenant Commander (RNR) | 31 | ||
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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