Roll Of Honour

Olympus (N 35)

Built By:	Beardmore (Clyde)
Build Group:	O2
Fate:	The boat was used for magic carpet trips to and from Malta. On 8th May she was detailed to evacuate survivors from the bombed submarines, P36, P39 and Pandora. Olympus was mined six miles from St Elmos Light. There were only nine survivors out of the ninety eight crew and passengers.

Look up Olympus (N 35) in the Boat Database

D/JX 237586

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 24

Bayley, Harry

Able Seaman

P/SSX 27869

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 20

Beale, Peter Roy

Able Seaman

D/SSX 24853

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Carty, Frank

Able Seaman

C/JX 208347

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 21

Collins, Albert Edward

Able Seaman

P/JX 193943

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 27

Ellis, George Edward

Able Seaman

D/JX 217087

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 21

Fox, Arthur

Able Seaman

D/JX 238495

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 20

Harrison, Paul Arden

Able Seaman

C/JX 209826

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Hill, Petier Noel

Able Seaman

D/SSX 16872

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 25

Holt, Frederick Henry

Able Seaman

D/SSX 27585

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 21

Hurlock, Albert Edward

Able Seaman

C/J 48947

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 42

Jarvis, Richard William

Able Seaman

C/JX 207963

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 24

Jones, Frank Robert

Able Seaman

C/SSX 29489

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 20

Knott, Albert Ernest

Able Seaman

C/JX 133494

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 29

Peck, Gordon Arthur

Able Seaman

P/JX 149626

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Poxon, Ronald William

Able Seaman

C/LD/X 4792

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 25

Rescorla, James Alma (RNVR)

Able Seaman

C/SSX 19870

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Robertson, William

Able Seaman

C/JX 175288

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Stovell, Edward Jack

Able Seaman

D/JX 217221

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 21

Trueman, Frank

Able Seaman

D/SSX 26689

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Walton, William Sydney Harland

Able Seaman

D/M 34918

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 38

Guest, William Charles

Chief Engine Room Artificer

P/MX 46180

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 36

Puttick, Edwin Albert Tucknott

Chief Engine Room Artificer

P/J 83485

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 41

Burton, William Stanley MID

Chief Petty Officer

C/MX 49924

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 32

Butterworth, Richard Neville

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class

P/MX 49956

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 31

Talbott, Frederick George

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class

D/MX 56532

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 28

Plant, Samuel

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class

D/MX 60260

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 23

Collins, Frank

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

P/MX 57729

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 31

Edmunds, Hector William Hiram Frederick

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

C/MX 73121

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 21

Goodier, Joseph

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

P/MX 60486

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 25

Rayner, Percy Murcott

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

C/MX 63385

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 24

Wilson, Frederick George

Leading Cook

P/SSX 24969

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 23

Crowe, Frederick Makim

Leading Seaman

P/SSX 28505

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 21

Hall, Harry James

Leading Seaman

C/JX 149546

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 28

Laister, Geoffrey MID

Leading Seaman

P/JX 164965

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 39

Pike, George Edward Frank

Leading Seaman

C/LD/X 4866

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

White, David Wickford (RNVR)

Leading Seaman

D/SSX 31775

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 24

Ashton, Stanley

Leading Signalman

P/LX 22896

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Jones, Kenneth Albert Edward

Leading Steward

P/KX 80988

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 28

Jackman, James Alfred

Leading Stoker

P/KX 95905

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 21

Mowbray, Frederick Thomas

Leading Stoker

D/KX 81087

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 30

Pearson, William Glenelg

Leading Stoker

P/SS 122212

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 41

Piper, Raymond William James

Leading Stoker

D/KX 90159

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 24

Thompson, Frederick Ronald

Leading Stoker

D/JX 144859

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Marchant, William Harold

Leading Telegraphist

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 25

Band, Brian Hugh DSC

Lieutenant

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Bulmer, Geoffrey Paul

Lieutenant

From P.39

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 28

Edmonds, Harry Noel DSC

Lieutenant

From P.36

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 21

Lindsell, James Anthony DSC

Lieutenant

From Pandora

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 30

Marriot, Norman DSC

Lieutenant

From P.39

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 20

Milne-Thomson, Peter Raymond Alexander

Lieutenant

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 30

Owen, Ronald Percival Griffith (RNR)

Lieutenant

From P.39

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 35

Dymott, Herbert George

Lieutenant Commander

Commanding Officer

D/SSX 17483

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 24

Collinge, John

Petty Officer

D/J 108330

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 34

Davey, Arthur John

Petty Officer

C/SSX 28400

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Davis, William Batrick

Petty Officer

D/JX 136297

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 26

Hale, Alfred Victor

Petty Officer

C/JX 129077

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 30

Highmore, James Wilfred

Petty Officer

P/JX 138304

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 25

Neale, Alfred Frank William

Petty Officer

P/JX 15215

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 24

White, Richard Albert

Petty Officer

D/JX 134886

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 27

Hammond, Stanley MacDonald Berwen

Petty Officer Telegraphist

C/JX 141885

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 23

Regan, Raymond Joseph

Petty Officer Telegraphist

C/SSX 32667

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 20

Codral, Ernest John Robert

Signalman

D/KX 92235

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 24

Boothroyd, Robert

Stoker 1st Class

P/KX 119811

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Butterfield, Percy

Stoker 1st Class

P/KX 112372

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 30

Davis, William Thomas

Stoker 1st Class

C/KX 63387

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 36

Dawson, Peter

Stoker 1st Class

C/KX 115035

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 21

Garston, George

Stoker 1st Class

P/KX 110858

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Hoath, John Stephen

Stoker 1st Class

C/KX 112012

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 21

Leigh, Lewis

Stoker 1st Class

P/KX 110204

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Over, Walter

Stoker 1st Class

C/KX 111617

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 21

Pearson, Edward MID*

Stoker 1st Class

D/KX 107742

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 21

Price, Idris Thomas

Stoker 1st Class

P/KX 115881

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 20

Reeve, Bernard Philip

Stoker 1st Class

D/KX 90797

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 23

Ripley, James

Stoker 1st Class

P/KX 76142

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 34

Arnold, William Edwin

Stoker Petty Officer

P/KX 80753

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 29

Best, Arthur Reginald

Stoker Petty Officer

C/KX 75431

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 36

Law, Noah

Stoker Petty Officer

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 24

Hawkyard, Douglas (RNR)

Sub Lieutenant

From P.39

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 22

Wilford, John Francis (RNVR)

Sub Lieutenant

P/MX 81875

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 20

Freeth, Geoffrey Gilbert

Supply Assistant

P/SMX 363

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 20

Newland, Gerald Thomas

Supply Assistant

C/JX 148786

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 26

Graham, William Henry

Telegraphist

P/JX 159116

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 18

Gumbrell, Maurice Williams

Telegraphist

P/JX 128290

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 31

Hadley, Albert Edward

Telegraphist

P/JX 161153

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 20

Martin, Stanley

Telegraphist

D/JX 134036

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 27

Smith, Jack

Telegraphist

P/JX 156217

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 19

Staff, John Francis

Telegraphist

(Ex, M36110)

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 36

Howes, Harry George

Warrant Engineer

D/MX 71555

Died: 8th May, 1942.

Aged: 30

Thorpe, Richard

Writer

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

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