Roll Of Honour
Surnames containing 'Rodham' |
| Rodham, John Thomas DSM P/JX 149922 | Born: 29th Oct, 1913. | |
| Died: 4th Jul, 1945. | ||
| Petty Officer | Aged: 31 | |
| from Newburn, Northumberland | ||
| The son of John Thomas Rodham (a steel worker) and Anne Rodham (nee Harrison). In 1921 he, his widowed father and younger brother Charle Nicholas were lodging with relatives at 43, Boyd Street, Newburn. John Rodham joined the Royal Navy as a Seaman in 1934. He volunteered for Submarine Service in 1937. He was married to Honor Gatrell of Lordswood, Hampshire in Southampton in early 1939. At the time the Register was taken in September 1939 Able Seaman John Rodham and Honor Rodham were lodging at 11, Woodbine Terrace, Blyth, Northumberland. He is reported to have served in HMS Dolphin and the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Titania and he was a survivor from Submarine HMS Pandora when it was bombed and sunk at Malta on 1st April 1942. He was later drafted to Submarine HMS Sportsman and was awarded the DSM, see Supplement to London Gazette dated 15th August 1944 for service in the Mediterranean and in the Aegean sea.. He was later drafted to Submarine HMS Satyr. John Rodham is understood to have died at 105, Newbridge Lane, Chesterfield from pulmonary tuberculosis. There was a son, Gary Rodham. John Rodham’s wife later remarried. |
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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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