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Thunderbolt (N 25)
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Built By: Cammell Laird (Mersey)
Build Group: T 1
Fate: HMS Thunderbolt was 'lost with all hands' in the Mediterranean off Cap San Vito, Sicily on 14th Mar 1943.

HMS Thunderbolt was detected, in the early hours of 14th Mar, by the Italian Destroyer Cicogna (Lieutenant Augusto Migliorini).

Following a three and a half hour pursuit the Cicogna made a depth charge attack at 0845. This brought the stern of Thunderbolt to the surface before the submarine finally sank.

Look up Thunderbolt (N 25) in the Boat Database

 
C/JX 204483
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 33
Bradley, William Michael McKinlay
Able Seaman
C/KX 92825
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 24
Brister, David
Able Seaman
C/JX 136132
Born: 29th Sep, 1909.
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 33
Galloway, William Thomas MID*
Able Seaman
P/JX 187751
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 23
Gilroy, Stanley
Able Seaman
D/SSX 17882
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 23
Harris, Victor Randolph MID
Able Seaman
P/JX 173883
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 23
Hughes, John Kenneth
Able Seaman
D/JX 134450
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 28
Hussey-Yeo, Leslie David DSM
Able Seaman
C/JX 186158
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 22
Johnson, Sidney Leslie
Able Seaman
C/JX 155544
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 20
Keenan, Ronald W
Able Seaman
C/JX 161166
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 20
Kelsey, Raymond
Able Seaman
P/JX 221806
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 27
Mitchell, Richard Edwin
Able Seaman
C/JX 179027
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 23
Moore, Leonard Jack DSM
Able Seaman
P/MX 58510
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 23
Newcombe, James Edward
Able Seaman
P/JX 162089
Born: 23rd Oct, 1922.
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 20
Preece, Douglas John MID
Able Seaman
P/KX 214984
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 21
Rice, Samuel
Able Seaman
C/JX 190657
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 26
Saunders, Frank
Able Seaman
P/JX 179118
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 25
White, Donald Harvey
Able Seaman
D/JX 287111
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 22
Wilson, Horace Dent
Able Seaman
P/M 39537
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 38
Curtis, George William DSM*
Chief Engine Room Artificer
C/MX 51374
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 30
Lynch, Roderick DSM
Chief Engine Room Artificer
P/J 97099
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 39
Ringham, Fred
Chief Petty Officer
P/J 98724
Born: 8th Sep, 1904.
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 38
Walters, Harold Percy DSM*
Chief Petty Officer
C/MX 76114
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 23
Spice, Ronald Wilfred
Engine Room Artificer
C/MX 51807
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 23
Cook, Stanley
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
D/MX 74036
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 26
Downham, Albert Edward
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
P/JX 157069
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 27
Heathcote, Eric
Leading Seaman
C/JX 155965
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 21
King, Reginald Stanley
Leading Signalman
D/KX 92324
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 24
Cooper, Samuel
Leading Stoker
C/KX 91278
Born: 11th Feb, 1919.
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 24
Hines, Victor White
Leading Stoker
D/KX 90151
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 27
Newton, Richard
Leading Stoker
P/JX 159608
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 20
Blane, Thomas Tonar
Leading Telegraphist
D/JX 159124
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 21
Murray, George Nicholas
Leading Telegraphist
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 23
Edgar, John
Lieutenant
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 21
Horlick, Gerald Peter
Lieutenant
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 28
Maw, Edmund Philip (RNVR)
Lieutenant
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 27
Webb, Reginald Peter
Lieutenant
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 33
Crouch, Cecil Bernard DSO**
Lieutenant Commander
P/JX 353799
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 20
Trayler, William Joseph
Ordinary Seaman
P/SSX 26425
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 22
Cale, James Alfred DSM
Petty Officer
P/JX 149527
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 23
Crane, Charles Henry Arthur
Petty Officer
C/JX 138437
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 26
Curry, Thomas MID
Petty Officer
D/JX 139568
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 25
Elliott, Charles Stanley
Petty Officer
D/JX 143469
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 23
Lee, James Augustus
Petty Officer
C/JX 106284
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 36
Whitbread, Henry James Webb DSM*
Petty Officer
P/MX 49264
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 29
Bird, Ernest William
Petty Officer Cook
C/LX 21793
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 28
York, Thomas
Petty Officer Steward
P/JX 141452
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 25
Freeman, Stanlet Reginald
Petty Officer Telegraphist
D/KX 120019
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 22
Cannon, Martin
Stoker 1st Class
C/KX 103259
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 23
Daly, Michael Alphonsus
Stoker 1st Class
C/KX 102107
Born: 8th Jan, 1914.
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 29
Doughty, William George
Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 108144
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 21
Golding, William Henry
Stoker 1st Class
C/KX 112961
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 28
Macleod, Daniel Archibald
Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 126874
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 27
McGow, Edward
Stoker 1st Class
 
D/KX 79944
Died: 1st Oct, 1940.
McKee, Joseph
Stoker 1st Class
Died in an incident at the end of the repair work after the recovery of HMS Thetis, and nine days before the submarine was due to join the 2nd Submarine Flotilla based on HMS Forth at the Holy Loch for a Work

The full circumstances of his death are not established.'
 
P/KX 116725
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 24
McNally, Daniel
Stoker 1st Class
D/KX 129348
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 22
Newman, Frederick Charles
Stoker 1st Class
C/KX 133877
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 22
Norwood, Ronald John
Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 132450
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 20
Prince, Frederick Walter
Stoker 1st Class
D/KX 118463
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 21
Stanley, Clifford
Stoker 1st Class
D/KX 81414
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 30
Boulton, Thomas Aldous DSM
Stoker Petty Officer
D/KX 82007
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 28
Lowe, Fred MID
Stoker Petty Officer
D/JX 157609
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 20
Japp, Alexander William
Telegraphist
(Ex.M39367)
Died: 14th Mar, 1943.
Aged: 33
Woodcock, Dudley Abel Montague
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.

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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