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NAMES 0F FORMER CREW OF HMS WENSLEYDALE (L86)
SHOULD YOU RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE NAMES ON THIS PAGE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HELP ME FURTHER MY RESEARCH ON THE SHIP. THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND IS CONSTANTLY BEING ADDED TO, SO IF YOU CAN PROVIDE ANY OTHER NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED ON THE SHIP, I WOULD BE GRATEFUL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO APPEAL TO ANYONE WHO HAS ANY PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SHIP AND /OR IT'S CREW-MEMBERS TO GET IN TOUCH. ANY COSTS WOULD NATURALLY BE REIMBURSED. CONTACT ME
David Allen. CPO C.Coxs
Valentino Maxwell Carl Allen. Born 15.04.26
Allcock. Awarded DSC for sinking of U-413. Eng Lt. This could be wrong?
A E Aylward Leading Stoker
Rex Ayres Telegraphist,
Herbert John Vassia Back. Commissioned engineer. Joined Wensleydale 23.4.42 (died 3.7.47, HMS Rockrose)
George Ball. Leading radar operator. From Walkden near Manchester.
N Bancroft EA4 /CN
Barnes PO GI
Peter Baynes. Temp sub Lt RNVR. 30.10.44
Joe Beckett. PO Cook
George E Bellerby. Able Seaman
Robert (Bob) Benson. Former radar mechanic PO
Benton. Coder
William Albert Briggs. PO Ordnance Mechanic. P/MX 116732. From Paddington
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A. G. Brown.
Robert (Bob) Bryant Yeoman. Ale taster in Chief
Albert Bundy. Former leading stoker. Gosport
Henry Thomas Burns (Harry). Midshipman from Belfast. Son DR Michael P Burns
Donald James Carter. From Somerset
John Chisholm. Former ERA 3/c.
Coalville. Leading Seaman, from Belfast.
Beaumont Froude Colvin. 12.3.45 Tempy Sub Lt (sp br) S.A.N.F (V)
Jack Corderry. From Torpoint. No4 Torpedomens mess
Dave Crocker. Regular RN Telegraphist
Wilfred Davies Crumblehulme. P/JX 358991.Coder. Mentioned dispatches.
Lesley Gordon Denton. Also served om HMS Amethyst
Derbyshire
Shorty Deveraux (spelling?) Cockney. No 4 Torpedomans Mess
Wadham James Diggle. Midshipman. Joined, Jan 44
John Dick. Ludlow British Legion stalward
Bill Donaldson. Went To S Africa. In hotel business.
Frederick Doug. Son Ray
E Douglas. Able seaman (Radar) Mentioned dispatches, following action 4.2.44, off Brittany coast.
Earland ? Went to try his luck. Officer training
Cyril Edwards Former Able Seaman.
Stig Egede-Nissen. Norwegian actor.
ArthurWoodhouse Ellis. Midshipman, Joined March 43. (Mentioned in despatches HMS Crane 1953)
Ken England. Former telegraphist. Scarborough.
Emerson
Farmer. Coxswain CPO. Swimmer and Water polo player
Matt Ferguson. Former stoker 1st class. Left Wensleydale 8.43. Ayrshire
Derek R Ford, MBE. Awarded DSC for sinking of U-413. Former Lieutenant RN. First Lieutenant. (joined 24.9.42)
Robert B Forrester. Stoker, 1st class. Fife
Walter Leonard Charles Goddard. Tempy mid RNVR
Sidney James Gooch. Served on 4" guns
William Patterson Goodfellow. Awarded DSC for sinking of U-671. RNVR, Second Skipper of HMS Wensleydale
J Green. Signalman
Ian James Robin Gray. Midshipman, serving June 43 Navy list
TJK Gray Midshipman. (could be Ian James Robin Gray?) Joined May 43
J Green. Signalman
Stan Guy. P/JX145147. Former Seaman PO. Mentioned in dispatches, rescue of survivors from HMS Charybdis.
Derek Huleatt Hallifax. LT RN.
Edward J Harper. PO P/JX125358 Awarded long service and good conduct medal
Hardacre. PO
Peter Stuart Hendry. CW candidate PJX679332
Peter Hewett.
James William Hill. Joined Wensleydale 21/9/43 as ordinary seaman.
David Charles Hirst. Sub Lt 28.9.44
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I. T. Hirst/Hurst? RN Engineer officer. Older than most.
Frank Hodgson. Died aged 93. Had four children. Lived in Poplar, London
H. Richard Hodgson. Former Lieutenant RNVR 18.7.44
Cecil William Holmes. Temp Sub LT RNZNVR. Joined 26.1.43. Became film producer and communist.
F.T.B (Chick) Horwood. Former AB/ST
Lesley Roy Ernest Hughes. Temp sub Lt. RNVR 14.5.44 Born first quarter, 1914
Francis Arthur Robert Humphrey. Tempy Lt. RANVR. Joined 3.10.43. Born India 10.11.1907
David T Humphries. Born Ilford, Essex. 6.8.24 - 3.8.2006. joined Fleet Air Arm 1944. lived Canada
Francis Huxley. joined up summer 42
Lt Commander Richard Q H Jagger VRD RNR MBE. Probably lower deck 1942?
Jarrett
Edward Nelson Jones. Tempy Acting Gunner 29.9.42 Born 11.11.03 Horsham,Sussex? Mentioned in dispatches 1942,HMS Lance
Andrew Geoffrey Johnson. Lt 29.10.44
James Aster Johnson. P/JX130782 PO. Mentioned in dispatches. Rescue of survivors from HMS Charybdis.
David Johnson. Former volunteer seaman.
Jack Rodway Judd
James Kennedy. Officers cook. Glasgow.
Robert Lamb. Temp Acting Sub LT. RNVR. Joined 14.9.43
Maurice Frank Lee. Flagsman
Henry Frederick Lehmann P/MX52009. PO. Mentioned in Dispatches, for destruction of U-671
Lewis PO Std
T. Linley PO C+GM. Could be same as below.
Eric John Moses Linley PJ107703. PO (TGM) Mentioned in Dispatches, destruction of U-413.
Gus Little Sub LT RNVR, slightly older than most, Dark
George Luscombe Former PO Telegraphist
George Wallace Mackenzie. RNVR, but could be South African Officer. (Joined 15.10.42)
Don Mahon. Former asdic operator
David Main. Telegraphist
Richard (Dickie) Marsh. Former stoker.
Thomas Eric Marshall. WT Engineer. (Joined 11.7.43)
Martin (Pincher) Canteen manager
Raymond Massey. Former Sick Bay Attendant
Mr & Mrs N May (relation of former crewmember?)
John Aylmer McClure. DSC MBE. First Skipper of HMS Wensleydale (joined 22.9.42)
John Hamilton Mcleod. Former able seaman, Radar. Ensign lowered 17.5.45. Kept till Sept 92. Presented Church 24.10.92
William James Montgomery. Gunner. From Belfast.
Arthur William Lewis Morgan. CPO
Ernie V Moseley. Former Able seaman.
Moyey (Ginger)? Joined with Ron Ranson
Herbert Henry Musslewhite. Temp acting sub LT RNR 10.2.45
Michael Newman. Quartermaster, Jewish
William Bruce Ogg. Ordnance Artificer P/MX 125709
Parkinson Seaman,
Parkinson Coder. Could be same as above?
Edward (Teddy) Phillips. Able seaman. 18/1/43 - 28/2/45
Sid Phillips.
Adam Phimister. Former asdic operator. Glasgow.
Alfred Preston. P/JX190384. Mentioned in dispatches. Awarded DSM, sinking U-617
Edward Pudduck. PO. D/KX79185 Awarded long service and good conduct medal
Puttock CPO Stoker. (could be same as above)
Carl Arthur William Ragbourne. Radio Operator
Stanley Rainbird. Able Seaman
Phillip Marland Rambaut. DSC. Tempt LT (E). Joined 2.11.43.
Ron Ranson. Former Stoker.
Albert Edward Reeve. AB. P/JX129757 Awarded long service and good conduct medal
Bert Reeves. No 4 mess. (Probably same as above)
Don F. Rennie. Stoker
Roland Ridyard Signalman. Left coal mines to join up
Lt Com John Duff (Jock) Ritchie DSC. From 27.12.44
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Thomas Ritchie. From Motherwell, Scotland
Gigs Ginger Rickyard. Left to go back down coal mines. Could be same as above?
Robinson Petty Officer, from Sheffield
Harry Carl Woodward Sexton. WT Eng, Joined 14.12.42. left 10.43 Born 12.01.06 Gravesend
Joe Shaw. Torpedo party, No 4 Mess
Thomas Henry Shaw. PJ100497. 21.10.42 - 31.10.44 Leading seaman ST LTO (LP). Think this is the same person as Joe Shaw.
James Sloanes.
Thomas George Smith. Able seaman. 29/5/43 - 15/2/45.Born 29/9/24 in Southwark, London.
Matthew John Spencer. Stoker first Class. former mayor of Dagenham 1971/2
Michael Rotherham Starkey. Sub Lt
John Bell Starkie. Known as 'Peckham'. Temp Midshipman. Joined 29.9.43
Stuckey. PO
Taggart R Q H CW candidate. Later commander
Thomas Taylor. P/SR16076. Awarded DSM, sinking of U-413. Former asdic operator. Died approx 1992.
Phil (Buck)Taylor. Telegraphist.
Tennant. Coder. (William Lockhart?).
John Desmond Phipps Tiarks. Midshipman. Joined 9.43
Bill Tottingham. 4" gun
James Albert Trenaman. Lt (E). Joined 26.2.44
Charlie Walden. 1st class stoker Joined Sept 1942 with Aylward.
Geoffrey Garfit Wallis. Former surgeon LT, RN (joined 13.10.42) Born 8.3.18
Hilton Wallace. Naval Stores:
Alfred (Alf) Ward.
Derek Waters. Junior rating, following basic training
Harry Waters. 2nd class stoker. Joined Sept 1942 with Aylward
Stephen Edwin Westwood. Leading Cook. Served officers mess. ex HMS Rockingham
Anthony Wetherald. 18. Served for about 5 months 44/45
John Johnson Wile. Joined July 1942. ERA 1/c RNR
John Glynn Williams. Former telegraphist. Gwent
Len (knocker) White. Able seaman, butcher, Tanky.
Harry Wilham Whiteley. (Bill) Former Lt RNVR, communications officer. Mentioned in Despatches. (Joined 1.10.42)
Reg (Brig) Young. Torpedoman,
Cedric John Zerny MRCS LRCP 22.7.44 emigrated to Ontario, Canada.
(C) David Allen March 2024