Roll Of Honour
C31
1903 - 1906: C Class
Submarine C31 was sent to the area off Zeebrugge in Belgium for a two-day patrol on the 4th January 1915 with orders to report at Harwich on the 7th. Nothing more was heard from C31 and on the 10th and 11th January two destroyers (Lurcher and Firedrake) attempted to find out what had happened but were thwarted by the stormy weather prevailing. It was thought that the submarine had been sunk by enemy patrol craft but it may well have been mined. The date of the loss of C31 is accepted as being Thursday 7th January 1915.
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Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Austin, Walter William | Stoker Petty Officer | 354839 | 33 | |
| RN DoB 01/05/1878. Actual 01/05/1880 | ||||
| Borrowes, Walter | Lieutenant | 23 | ||
| Bourne, George Arthur | Able Seaman | 215194 | 30 | |
| RN DoB 23/11/1884. Actual 23/03/1884 | ||||
| Burns, Thomas | Able Seaman | 180216 | 35 | |
| RN DoB 24/03/1879. Actual 24/12/1879 | ||||
| Campbell, Keith Morehead Gunning | Sub Lieutenant | 22 | ||
| Clemmet, William | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | 270877 | 33 | |
| At birth Clemmet, William Casstles Served as Clemmet, William. | ||||
| Cobb, Walter John | Able Seaman | 236978 | 25 | |
| RN DoB 11/02/1889. Actual 11/08/1887 | ||||
| Dronfield, Charles | Able Seaman | 236805 | 24 | |
| Fitzgerald, John Peter | Leading Seaman | 222050 | 28 | |
| Jordan, George Henry | Leading Seaman | 230784 | 26 | |
| Lynham, William George | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | 272515 | 28 | |
| Monk, William James | Stoker 1st Class | K 2825 | 24 | |
| Nash, Charles | Leading Stoker | 295025 | 34 | |
| Pilkington, George | Lieutenant | 29 | ||
| Commanding Officer | ||||
| Tregillis, William John | Petty Officer | 183433 | 34 | |
| Wearne, William James | Signalman | J 4019 | 22 | |
| At birth Wearn, William James Served as Wearne, William James. | ||||
| Williams, Frederick | Stoker | 309485 | 27 | |
| At birth Williams, Charles Frederick Served as Williams Frederick. | ||||
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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