Roll Of Honour
Stratagem (P 234) |
| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | S3 |
| Fate: | HMS Stratagem sailed from Trincomalee on 10th November 1944 with orders to patrol in the vicinity of Malacca where it was believed the Japanese were loading ships with bauxite ore. On the afternoon of the 18th Stratagem attacked and sank the tanker Nichinan Maru. On 22nd November a Japanese aircraft spotted the submarine and directed a destroyer to where it had dived. Just after midday the destroyer attacked, the first depth charge causing the submarine's bow to strike the bottom. The submarine was plunged into darkness and the forward part began to flood. Attempts to shut the watertight door to the forward compartment failed and the crew were forced to make their escape. Ten crew managed to escape, of which eight were taken Prisoner of War. Only three of these (who were taken to Japan) survived captivity. The other five were executed in Singapore by the Japanese. |
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| Anstee, Reginald George C/JX 145021 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 24 | ||
| Baker, Stanley William P/JX 418354 | Born: 2nd Nov, 1924. | ||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 20 | ||
| Bryson, Frederick D/JX 422347 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 19 | ||
| Faulkner, Brian P/JX 501087 | Born: 26th Apr, 1925. | ||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 19 | ||
| RN DoB 26/04/1924 | |||
| Handy, William P/SSX 16409 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 30 | ||
| Hayes, John C/JX 221692 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 22 | ||
| Mitchell, Brian Hugh P/JX 338818 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 20 | ||
| Phillips, Francis John James D/JX 420937 | |||
| Died: 31st Dec, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 19 | ||
| Executed as POW | |||
| Richardson, John P/JX 146168 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 25 | ||
| Ritchens, Stanley Herbert D/JX 148278 | |||
| Died: 31st Dec, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 24 | ||
| Executed as POW | |||
| Stanway, Frederick William D/JX 368447 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 21 | ||
| Thompson, Leslie William C/JX 392378 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 21 | ||
| Webb, Peter Jack P/JX 382419 | |||
| Died: 31st Dec, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 21 | ||
| Executed as POW | |||
| Westwood, Arthur Leonard P/JX 220335 | |||
| Died: 31st Dec, 1944. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 24 | ||
| Executed as POW | |||
| McKay, William P/MX 58555 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Chief Engine Room Artificer | Aged: 28 | ||
| Welshman, Maurice Waites DSM C/JX 149286 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Chief Petty Officer | Aged: 30 | ||
| Hall, Ronald P/MX 56030 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Electrical Artificer 3rd Class | Aged: 26 | ||
| Snell, Norman Ernest P/MX 55037 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | Aged: 23 | ||
| Gibbons, Dennis Frederick P/MX 117062 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | Aged: 24 | ||
| Patrick, David C/MX 119629 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | Aged: 21 | ||
| Williams, Robert Gordon P/MX 503451 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | Aged: 23 | ||
| Weatherhead, Robert Gilbert MID D/MX 65040 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Leading Cook | Aged: 26 | ||
| Gregson, Thomas William D/JX 303291 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Leading Seaman | Aged: 22 | ||
| McAlinden, Francis John D/JX 154467 | Born: 1st Dec, 1921. | ||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Leading Seaman | Aged: 22 | ||
| Moorhouse, Thomas C/JX 159150 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Leading Seaman | Aged: 22 | ||
| Thomas, Harold Powys D/JX 176017 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Leading Signalman | Aged: 25 | ||
| Bishop, James Wilford C/KX 93231 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 24 | ||
| Brandon, Edmond C/KX 92546 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 25 | ||
| Frankham, John Henry P/KX 91545 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 26 | ||
| Preston, Basil Henry P/KX 154564 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 21 | ||
| Woolley, John Edward P/JX 258173 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Leading Telegraphist | Aged: 24 | ||
| Benz, Brian | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Lieutenant | Aged: 21 | ||
| Pelly, Clifford Raymond DSC | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Lieutenant | Aged: 25 | ||
| Winterbottom, Francis William Leslie | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Lieutenant | Aged: 23 | ||
| Howard, George Henry D/JX 134553 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Petty Officer | Aged: 29 | ||
| Lee, George P/JX 145964 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Petty Officer | Aged: 24 | ||
| Pickard, Harry P/JX 137672 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Petty Officer | Aged: 28 | ||
| Pearce, Leonard Walter P/JX 144239 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Petty Officer Telegraphist | Aged: 24 | ||
| Booth, Farquhar C/KX 171814 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 21 | ||
| Brodie, Thomas Irvine P/KX 140777 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 21 | ||
| Dickerson, Sidney Joseph C/KX 166027 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 20 | ||
| Dracup, Derek George Rendel P/KX 156066 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 21 | ||
| Howlett, Reginald Charles D/KX 164938 | |||
| Died: 31st Dec, 1944. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 20 | ||
| Executed as POW | |||
| Thorpe, Alfred George C/KX 143697 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 20 | ||
| Watson, James P/KX 110375 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 23 | ||
| McCauley, Thomas P/K 65360 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Stoker Petty Officer | Aged: 38 | ||
| Prentice, Cyril Ernest (RNVR) | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Sub Lieutenant | Aged: 24 | ||
| Cliff, Douglas D/JX 361448 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Telegraphist | Aged: 20 | ||
| Graham, Ronald P/JX 271174 | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Telegraphist | Aged: 23 | ||
| Rayner, Frederick Somerton (Ex.M34531) | |||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1944. | |||
| Warrant Engineer | Aged: 41 | ||
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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