Roll Of Honour

Orpheus (N 46)

Built By:	Beardmore (Clyde)
Build Group:	O2
Fate:	HMS Orpheus was declared overdue on 27th June 1940. The likely cause of her loss with all hands is that she was mined off Benghazi.

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D/JX 135712

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 24

Allen, Donovan Joseph

Able Seaman

P/J 104425

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 35

Ayers, William Frank

Able Seaman

C/JX 140025

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 21

Fox, Eric Sidney Stanley

Able Seaman

D/JX 139363

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 22

Glanvill, Frank

Able Seaman

D/JX 130873

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 29

Kellaway, Leslie Reginald

Able Seaman

D/SSX 17773

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 24

McGrath, Michael

Able Seaman

P/JX 131807

Born: 27th Dec, 1912.

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 27

Perry, Edwin George

Able Seaman

C/JX 128451

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 30

Powell, William John

Able Seaman

C/SSX 16268

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 24

Waddell, Robert

Able Seaman

D/M 38828

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 30

Penfound, Leonard Charles Henry

Chief Engine Room Artificer

P/J 84952

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 37

Scott, Thomas Norman

Chief Petty Officer

C/J 113288

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 31

Hardaker, Gordon

Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist

C/MX 46150

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 36

Kitson, James

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class

D/MX 46010

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 28

Dance, James William

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class

D/M 38395

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 31

Roberts, Harold Maynard

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class

P/MX 46926

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 28

Armstrong, Joseph Durly

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class

P/MX 51228

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 26

Gill, Robert Victor

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class

D/MX 51359

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 25

Forrester, William John

Leading Cook

D/JX 140566

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 23

Allen, Stanley Charles

Leading Seaman

P/J 108154

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 33

Critchell, William James George

Leading Seaman

D/JX 136514

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 25

North, William

Leading Seaman

C/JX 129337

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 28

Reeson, Frank

Leading Seaman

C/JX 139996

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 22

Salt, Bert Frederick

Leading Seaman

D/JX 136989

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 24

Wood, Frank Herbert

Leading Seaman

C/JX 125744

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 29

Evans, Joseph Durly

Leading Signalman

D/KX 80445

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 28

Butler, Leonard William

Leading Stoker

P/KX 79513

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 30

Dolton, Leslie Harold

Leading Stoker

C/KX 87290

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 23

Foreman, Charles Herbert Edwin

Leading Stoker

P/KX 80758

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 28

Kemp, William Henry

Leading Stoker

P/KX 80825

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 28

McLean, Arthur Wedmore

Leading Stoker

C.KX 88352

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 22

McNally, James Edward

Leading Stoker

P/KX 85505

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 28

Pallister, Harry

Leading Stoker

D/KX 85172

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 24

Robertson, Frank Sheed

Leading Stoker

P/KX 82231

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 26

Watts, Ernest Henry

Leading Stoker

P/JX 127388

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 30

Bevis, Percy Aubrey

Leading Telegraphist

C/JX 134273

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 25

Ellison, James William

Leading Telegraphist

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 29

Davies, Cecil Thomas

Lieutenant

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 23

Fawkes, Philip Francis

Lieutenant

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 32

Wise, James Anthony Surtees

Lieutenant Commander

Commanding Officer

C/J 112460

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 31

Manuel, William John

Petty Officer

C/JX 152148

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 24

Martin, George Gilbert

Petty Officer

P/J 101298

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 34

Tott, Frederick Reginald

Petty Officer

D/JX 135822

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 24

Biddulph, Percy

Petty Officer Telegraphist

D/KX 83687

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 30

Burtenshaw, Claude Wilfrid

Stoker 1st Class

D/KX 86050

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 23

Hawkins, Albert Henry

Stoker 1st Class

P/KX 76361

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 32

Lumby, Roy

Stoker 1st Class

D/KX 80968

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 27

McLoughlin, Noel

Stoker 1st Class

D/KX 90145

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 23

Pickthall, Thomas

Stoker 1st Class

D/KX 86974

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 23

Venning, Leslie Charles

Stoker 1st Class

C/K 65765

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 33

Jones, William Charles

Stoker Petty Officer

P/KX 79196

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 33

Phelps, Richard Henry

Stoker Petty Officer

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 21

Symonds, John Davey

Sub Lieutenant

D/J 107440

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 33

Strawbridge, Reginald John James

Telegraphist

(Ex.Mx46621)

Died: 27th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 38

Cross, Eric Keith

Warrant Engineer

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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.

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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.

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