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Snapper (N 39)
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Built By: Chatham Dockyard (Medway)
Build Group: S2
Fate: Lost in the Bay of Biscay cause unknown on 11th February 1941.

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C/SSX 18111
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 21
Dobbie, Richard
Able Seaman
CWGC has C/SS 18117
P/JX 167380
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 21
Doucy, Charles Arthur
Able Seaman
C/SSX 20054
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 23
Gray, James Leonard
Able Seaman
D/JX 127284
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 30
Mellows, George Harry MID
Able Seaman
P/SS 10028
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 40
Palmer, Stephen
Able Seaman
D/J 125972
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 30
Rosewarne, William Alfred
Able Seaman
P/J 46779
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 40
White, Percival John
Able Seaman
C/J 103942
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 34
Laker, John William
Chief Petty Officer
C/M 35070
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 37
Cooper, Arthur John DSM
Engine Room Artificer 1st Class
C/MX 52491
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 26
Furlong, James William
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class
D/MX 52698
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 25
Jones, Kenneth Watkins
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class
D/MX 60552
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 21
Winder, John Thurston
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
C/MX 70111
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 21
Undy, Joseph
Engine Room Artificer 5th Class
D/JX 149652
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 20
Chittleburgh, Leslie William
Leading Seaman
D/J 111140
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 31
Clements, Ronald Frederick
Leading Seaman
C/JX 127646
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 29
Lawson, Myles Edward MID
Leading Seaman
P/SSX 18730
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 21
Penny, Raymond Roy
Leading Seaman
C/JX 140123
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 23
Nesling, Reginald Ashton
Leading Signalman
C/KX 83867
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 25
Bashford, Fred George Sidney James MID
Leading Stoker
C/KX 82831
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 28
Bell, Alfred
Leading Stoker
D/KX 84307
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 25
Farmer, Robert Gale
Leading Stoker
C/KX 88739
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 25
Munro, William
Leading Stoker
P/KX 82762
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 26
Parsons, Victor John DSM
Leading Stoker
C/JX 148131
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 20
Hobbs, Ronald Arthur
Leading Telegraphist
P/J 114652
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 32
Pownall, Harold William
Leading Telegraphist
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 28
Ashby, Eric Arthur Ernest (RNR)
Lieutenant
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 28
Prowse, Geoffrey Vernon
Lieutenant
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 25
Talbot, Edward Bartle
Lieutenant
D/J 105902
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 34
Dearn, Archie Sidney Albert
Petty Officer
C/JX 106725
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 33
Matthews, Edward George MID
Petty Officer
D/J 103391
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 35
Stewart, Archibald DSM
Petty Officer
P/JX 125604
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 30
Connolly, Reuben MID
Petty Officer Telegraphist
C/KX 94286
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 21
Hill, Walter Ernest Henry
Stoker 1st Class
D/KX 108584
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 21
McCleave, Thomas John
Stoker 1st Class
C/KX 79136
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 31
Straw, Clarence
Stoker 1st Class
C/KX 94647
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 21
Watson, James
Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 92291
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 23
White, Kenneth Rhesa
Stoker 1st Class
C/KX 78684
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 37
Plumb, Charles MID
Stoker Petty Officer
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 22
Alston, George Michael Hamilton
Sub Lieutenant
C/SSX 25367
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 20
Dodson, Richard Arthur Wilkinson
Telegraphist
D/JX 134059
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 27
Thompson, Edward Hutchinson
Telegraphist
(Ex.M38824)
Born: 7th Oct, 1917.
Died: 11th Feb, 1941.
Aged: 23
Halloran, Daniel Patrick MID
Warrant Engineer

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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