C 31 (I 61)
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | C1 |
| Fate: | 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. |
HMS C31 and C32
Commanders
| 1909: | Lieutenant | G Pilkington |
1914: 4th Flotilla Portsmouth, HMS Arrogant and Hazard
>Harwich and Dover
Roll of Honour |
17
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| Austin, Walter William 354839 | Born: 1st May, 1880. | ||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Stoker Petty Officer | Aged: 34 | ||
| RN DoB 01/05/1878 | |||
| Borrowes, Walter | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Lieutenant | Aged: 23 | ||
| Bourne, George Arthur 215194 | Born: 23rd Mar, 1884. | ||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 30 | ||
| RN DoB 23/11/1884 | |||
| Burns, Thomas 180216 | Born: 24th Dec, 1879. | ||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 35 | ||
| RN DoB 24/03/1879 | |||
| Campbell, Keith Morehead Gunning | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Sub Lieutenant | Aged: 22 | ||
| Clemmet, William 270877 | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | Aged: 33 | ||
| Cobb, Walter John 236978 | Born: 11th Aug, 1887. | ||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 27 | ||
| RN DoB 11/02/1889. Actual 11/08/1887 | |||
| Dronfield, Charles 236805 | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 24 | ||
| Fitzgerald, John Peter 222050 | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Leading Seaman | Aged: 28 | ||
| Jordan, George Henry 230784 | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Leading Seaman | Aged: 26 | ||
| Lynham, William George 272515 | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | Aged: 28 | ||
| Monk, William James K 2825 | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 24 | ||
| Nash, Charles 295025 | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 34 | ||
| Pilkington, George | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Lieutenant | Aged: 29 | ||
| Commanding Officer | |||
| Tregillis, William John 183433 | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Petty Officer | Aged: 34 | ||
| Wearne, William James J 4019 | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Signalman | Aged: 22 | ||
| At birth Wearn, William James Served as Wearne, William James. | |||
| Williams, Frederick 309485 | |||
| Died: 7th Jan, 1915. | |||
| Stoker | Aged: 27 | ||
| At birth Williams, Charles Frederick Served as Williams Frederick. | |||
Events
| 07-01-1909 | Laid Down |
| 02-09-1909 | Launched |
| 19-11-1909 | Completed |
| 04-01-1915 | C31 sailed from Dover to patrol off Zeebrugge. The submarine was due to arrive at Harwich on 7th January, which she failed to do. No further contact was made and a search conducted by the Destroyers Lercher and Firedrake and the Royal Navy Air Service failed to locate the submarine or any survivors. |
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