Royal Navy Chaplains
The Fallen from WW1
The Rev Philip George ALEXANDER
Chaplain, HMS Hampshire, Royal Navy.
He died on 5 June 1916 when his ship struck a mine and sank. He was 33.
He was the husband of Fannie Mildred Alexander, 10 Portland Place, Bath
He is remembered on panel 11 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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His address for Probate was Fairfield, Overnhill Road, Staplehill, Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire.
The Rev Hatfeild Arthur William BACK
Chaplain, HMS Vanguard, Royal Navy.
He died on 9 July 1917 when the ship sank as a result of an explosion. He was 26.
He was the son of Ellen H Back, 5 Earlham Road, Norwich and the late Revd Arthur J Back of Carleton Rode Rectory, Norfolk
He is remembered on panel 20 of the Chatham Naval Memorial
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He was born at Worstead Vicarage Norwich
His address for Probate was Carleton Rode Rectory
The Rev Guy Arrott BROWNING
Chaplain and Naval Instructor, HMS Indefatigable, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 in the Battle of Jutland. He was 39.
He was the son of Capt G A Browning RN and M E Browning of Dawlish, Devon
He is remembered on panel 10 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
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He was educated at Clapham, Dulwich College and St John's College. He was ordained deacon, 1900 and priest 1901. He was Curate of Dawlish, 1900-3. Chaplain and Instructor in the Navy, 1903-16.
His address for Probate was 11 Barton Terrace, Dawlish
The Rev Algernon Henry George CREED
Chaplain, HMS Orvieto, Royal Navy.
He died on 21 May 1917 at Ewshott. He was 52.
He was the son of the Rev Henry and Elizabeth G Creed of Chedburgh Rectory, Bury St Edmunds
He is buried on the north side of Churchyard of St Mary’s Church, Ewshott
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His address for Probate was The Vicarage, Ewshot, Hampshire
He was educated at Yarmouth Grammar School and Bedford then Christ's College. MA
He was Assistant Master at Bolton Grammar School, and then ordained deacon. He was Curate of Ashington, Sussex, 1889-91,
Curate of Old Shoreham, 1893-4, Chaplain and Master of Hazelwood School, Surrey, 1894-6; at Trinity College, Glenalmond, 1896-1901. Chaplain to the Forces in South Africa, 1901-2. He became a Headmaster then Vicar of Ewshott before being appointed Chaplain in the Navy.
A stained glass window is dedicated to his memory in St Mary’s Church
The Rev Joseph Duncan DATHAN
Chaplain, HMS Pembroke, Royal Navy.
He died on 7 January 1918 at the Naval Hospital, Chatham.
He was the husband of Alicia K Dathan
He is buried in grave Naval 27 1415 Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham
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He was educated at Cavendish High School and Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon 1889; Curate of St John's, Ipswich, 1889-91. Curate of Kinson, Dorset, 1892-6. He was Chaplain in the Navy, 1896-1915. He was Chaplain to the Marine Barracks, Chatham, 1915-17.
His address for Probate was Holmwood, Manor Road, Chatham
The Rev Henry Dixon DIXON-WRIGHT MVO
Chaplain, HMS Barham, Royal Navy.
He died on 1 June 1916 from wounds received at the Battle of Jutland. He was 46.
He was the son of Henry Wright of Wallington and the husband of A Louisa Dixon-Wright, 24 Stanley Street, Southsea, Portsmouth
He is buried in grave B 5 Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness
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His address for Probate was Beaufort Lodge, Dartmouth
The Rev William Lewis FORD
Chaplain, HMS Suffolk, Royal Navy.
He died on 9 May 1918.
He is remembered on the Vladivostok Memorial. He is buried in Pokrovskaya Cemetery, Vladivostok
The Rev George Anthony GREIG
Chaplain, HMS Russell, Royal Navy.
He died in Bighi Hospital on 28 April 1916 as the result of gas poisoning after the ship was mined. He was 28.
He was the son of Hunter Hepburn Greig and Phoebe Jane Greig, Luttrell Avenue, Putney.
He is buried in plot 44 in the Naval Cemetery, Capuccini, Malta
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He was born in Perth, educated at Denstone College, Durham University and Edinburgh Theological College.
The Rev Robert Basil GWYDIR
Chaplain, HMHS Rohilla, Royal Navy.
He died on 30 October 1914 when this Hospital Ship struck Whiby Rock. He was 47.
He was the son of Robert Clarke and Sarah Anne Gwydir of Longford, Ireland
He is buried in the Old Monk's Sec, St Michael Roman Catholic Churchyard, Belmont Abbey
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Member of the Order of St Benedict
His address for Probate was St David’s Priory, Rutland Street, Swansea
Irish records show him as Very Rev. Canon
The Rev William HALL
Chaplain and Naval Instructor, HMS Venerable, Royal Navy.
He died on 4 November 1916. He was 49.
He is buried in grave S 1 4 Ford Park Cemetery, formerly Plymouth Old Cemetery, Pennycomequick
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He was the inventor of Nautical Slide Rule
The Rev George Hayton HEWETSON
Chaplain, HMS Bulwark, Royal Navy.
He died on 26 November 1914. He was 37.
He was the son of the Revd John and Isabelle Hewetson and the husband of Lilian M Hewetson of Malmers Wells, High Wycombe
He is remembered on panel 1 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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HMS Bulwark exploded at anchor near Sheerness with the loss of 736 men.
The Rev George Stanley KEWNEY
Chaplain and Naval Instructor, HMS Queen Mary. Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 in the Battle of Jutland. He was 42.
He was the son of Stanley and Annie S Kewney of Tynemouth and the husband of Catherine M Kewney of Splatton Cottage, South Brent, Devon
He is remembered on panel 11 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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He was educated at the NE County School, Barnard Castle and Pembroke College. He was ordained deacon 1898; priest, 1899; Curate of Corbridge-on-Tyne, 1898-1900. Chaplain and Naval Instructor RN, 1900-16. He served on HMS Caledonian, Cambrian, Irresistible, Emerald, Commonwealth, Dreadnought, Formidable, Cumberland, Highflyer and Queen Mary.
His address for Probate was Norton, South Brent, Devon
The Rev Ivor Morgan LEWIS
Chaplain, HMS Goliath, Royal Navy.
He died on 13 May 1915. He was 26.
He was the son of David and Caroline Lewis of Llanbedr Rectory, Ruthin, Denbighshire.
He is remembered on panel 9 of the Chatham Naval Memorial
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HMS Goliath was sunk in Morto Bay off Cape Helles by two torpedoes from the Turkish ship Muavenet-i Milliye. 570 of the 700 strong crew were lost
The Rev Cecil Wykeham LYDALL
Chaplain, HMS Lion, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. He was 43
He was the son of Wykeham and Sarah Lydall
He is remembered on panel 10 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
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The Rev Dermod Ross MILNER
Chaplain, HMHS Garth Castle, Royal Navy.
He died on 17 September 1919. He was 29.
He was the son of the Rev. John Milner MA of Chilton Rectory, Sudbury, Suffolk
He is buried in grave B 14 Allied Cemetery, Archangel, Russia
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His address for Probate was Chilton Rectory, Chilton, Suffolk
HMHS Garth Castle was a Naval Hospital Ship which could handle about 250 casualties. At the time of Dermd Ross's death, she was part in the North Russian Expeditionary Force.
The Rev George William Faulconer MORGAN
Chaplain, HMS Invincible, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. He was 38.
He was the son of J H Faulconer and Amelia M Morgan
He is remembered on panel 11 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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His address for Probate was Northam, Devonshire
The Rev Wallace Mackenzie LE PATOUREL
Chaplain, HMS Defence, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916. He was 51.
He was the son of Messurier and Elizabeth le Patourel of Guernsey and the husband of Eva B le Patourel of High
Chimneys, Hurst, Berkshire
He is remembered on panel 10 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
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MA
His address for Probate was St Dunstan's Vicarage, East Acton
He was educated at Elizabeth College and then Balliol College, Oxford 1886. He was ordained Deacon, 1891 and
Priest 1892, Curate and Precentor of Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, 1891-1907. Vicar of St Dunstans, East Acton 1907-16. He was advised to have a rest and change, so wishing to unite war service with his compulsory holiday, he volunteered for work with the Navy and was appointed to HMS Defence as Naval Chaplain. He served in this ship in the 1st Cruiser Squadron and was present at
the Battle of Jutland, where he was killed.
The Rev Stuart J (Stewart) PHELAN
Chaplain, HMS Black Prince, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. He was 37.
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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He was a member of the Order of Mary Immaculate
The Rev Arthur Henry John PITT
Chaplain, HMS Good Hope, Royal Navy.
He died on 1 November 1914 at the Battle of Coronel off the coast of Chile. He was 41
He was the husband of Mary Elizabeth Pitt
He is remembered on panel 1 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev George Brooke ROBINSON
Chaplain, HMS Formidable, Royal Navy.
He died on 1 January 1915 when his ship was torpedoed and sank.
He was the husband of Alice Irene Robinson
He is remembered on panel 9 of the Chatham Naval Memorial
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His address for Probate was 40 Bembridge Crescent, Southsea
The Rev E Gleadall Uphill ROBSON
Chaplain, HMS Aboukir, Royal Navy.
He died on 22 September 1914. He was 32.
He was the son of Thomas and Ann Dean Uphill Robson
He is remembered on panel 1 of the Chatham Naval Memorial
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His ship was attacked off the Dutch coast by the German submarine U9 and sunk with the loss of 527 men
The Rev Algernon Sidney Osborne SWEET
Chaplain, HMS Natal, Royal Navy.
He died on 30 December 1915. He was 28
He was the son of The Rev Algernon S O (Vicar of Cowlinge Suffolk) and Alice M Sweet of Travershes, Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth
He is remembered on panel 9 of the Chatham Naval Memorial
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His address for Probate was Travershes, Exmouth
He was Curate at Gosport from 1911 to 1914
HMS Natal sank in the Cromarty Firth after a series of explosions. About 400 people died
The Rev Cyril Ambrose WALTON
Chaplain, HMS Chester, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. He was 39.
He was the son of Thomas I and Barbara Walton of Ickleford Rectory, Hertfordshire and the husband of E May Walton, The School
House, Old Town, Clapham, London
He is remembered on panel 15 of the Chatham Naval Memorial
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His address for Probate was The School House, Old Town, Clapham
The Rev William Farel WEBBER
Chaplain, HMS Black Prince, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. He was 31.
He was the son of Harry and Kathleen Webber, 86 Sandridge Road, St Albans.
He is remembered on panel 11 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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The Fallen in WW2
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My own findings have been added to Dayid Youngson’s detailed work
The Rev. Reginald BAILEY
Chaplain, HMS Afrikander IV, Royal Navy
He died on 9 March 1942. He was 57.
He is buried in block F, grave 264, Stellawood Cemetery Durban South Africa
The Rev. John Minnitt BIRD
Chaplain, HMS Cornwall, Royal Navy
He died on 5 April 1942. He was 36
He was the son of Edward William and Emily Alice Bird of Sanderstead Surrey.
He is remembered on panel 511 Chatham Naval Memorial
The Rev. William BONSEY
Chaplain, HMS Gloucester, Royal Naval
He died on 22 May 1941 He was 29.
He was the son of the Revd. William Henry Bonsey M.A. and of Ernestine Colville L Bonsey of Groton Suffolk.
He is remembered on panel 61 column 3 of The Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Arthur Robert BOTTING
Chaplain, HMS Galatea, Royal Navyl
He died on 15 December 1941. He was 29.
He is remembered on panel 61 column 3 of The Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Thomas Frederick BRADLEY
Chaplain, HMS Resolution, Royal Navy
He died on 2 July 1943
He was the son of Thomas John and Maria Honoria Bradley.
He is remembered on panel 78 column 1 of The Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Thomas BRENNAN
Chaplain, HMS Ukussa, Royal Navy
He died on 29 June 1944.
He is remembered on panel 81 column 1 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. James Douglas Becket CREE
Chaplain, HMS Royal Oak, Royal Navy
He died on 14 October 1939. He was 39
He was the son of William and Ruth Cree
He is remembered on panel 33 column 1 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Charles Arnold DARLINGTON
Chaplain, HMS Drake, Royal Navy
He died on 5 November 1943. He was 30.
He was the son of Charles Horace J and Frances Ellen Darlington of Enniskerry Co. Wicklow Irish Republic.
He is buried in sec C Cons grave 18139 of the Weston Mill, Cemetery Plymouth
The Rev. Michael Bernard EGAN
Chaplain, HMS Pembroke, Royal Navy.
He died on 25 September 1946. He was 50
He was the son of Michael and Elizabeth Egan
He is buried in grave 133 RC Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent
The Rev. Thomas HARRIS
Chaplain, HMS Neptune, Royal Navy
He died on 19 December 1941. He was 29
He was the son of John S and Emily Harris of Exeter.
He is remembered on panel 44 column 3 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. James Gordon HOLMES
Chaplain, HMS Stopford, Royal Navy
He died on 20 April 1945. He was 53.
He was the son of James and Sara Maria Holmes and the husband of Eve Georgiana Holmes of Harrogate
He is buried in the Naval Reservation, grave 154, Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent
The Rev. Percy Taylor JEFFERSON MiD
Chaplain, HMS Nightjar, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 October 1945. He was 52.
He was the son of Matthew and Mary Elizabeth Jefferson and the husband of Constance Eva Jefferson of Kirkham.
He is buried in grave 416 of the churchyard of Christ Church, Wesham
The Rev. John Bernard KING
Chaplain, HMS Glorious, Royal Navy
He died on 8 June 1940.
He is remembered on panel 36 column 2 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Edward Denzil Bickham LABORDE
Chaplain, HMS Dorsetshire, Royal Navy
He died on 5 April 1942. He was 29.
He was the son of Edward Dalrymple and Hilda Guilding Laborde and the husband of Alice Hedwige Laborde of Harrow on the Hill.
He is remembered on panel 76 column 3 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Walter Granville LEE
Chaplain, HMS Marlborough, Royal Navy
He died on 4 November 1944. He was 55.
He is buried in Naval Reservation, grave 1589, Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent
The Rev. Alan Charles Herbert LEEKE
Chaplain, HMS Hermes, Royal Navy
He died on 9 April 1942. He was 32 .
He was the son of Henry Alan and Catherine H Leeke of Seaford, Sussex.
He is remembered on panel 76 column 3 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
The Rev. Charles Joseph W LUSBY
Chaplain, Royal Navy.
He died on 23 May 1944.
He is buried in sec I grave 114 Ford Roman Catholic Cemetery, Liverpool
The Rev. Harold Charles W MANGER
Chaplain, HMS Excellent, Royal Navy.
He died on 21 March 1944.
He is buried in grave 3 F 12 Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar (Burma)
The Revd. William Heading MITCHELL
Chaplain, HMS Charybdis, Royal Navy
He died on 23 October 1943. He was 39.
He was the son of William Frederick and Elizabeth Mitchell and the husband of Muriel Marion
Mitchell of Amblecote
He is buried in row 1 grave 10 Ile-de-Brehat Communal Cemetery
The Rev. Thomas Henry George MORIARTY
Chaplain, HMS Victory, Royal Navy
He died on 22 November 1946.
He is buried in grave 42, Oblate Fathers
Community Catholic Cemetery, Inchicore
The Rev. Peter Aldwin MUNBY MiD
Chaplain, HMS Penelope, Royal Navy.
He died on 18 February 1944. He was 33.
He was the son of Lt.-Col. Aldwin Montgomery and Evelyn M Munby and the husband of Ruth Sylvia Munby of Haywards Heath.
He is remembered on panel 88 column 2 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. John Cartwright PARKER
Chaplain, Royal Navy.
He died on 11 March 1943. He was 59
He is buried in Sec B C of E grave 654 Skerton Cemetery Lancaster
The Rev. Wilfred Graham PARKER
Chaplain, HMS Prince of Wales, Royal Navy
He died on 10 December 1941. He was 36.
He was the son of James and Hylda M Parker of Paeroa, Auckland, New Zealand.
He is remembered on panel 44 column 3 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Amyas George Fraser SHAW
Chaplain, HMS Despatch, Royal Navy
He died on 19 January 1942. He was 29.
He was the son of Engr. Captain James Fraser Shaw RN and Patricia Townsend Shaw.
He is remembered on panel 71 column 2 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Robert James Patrick STEWART
Chaplain, HMS Hood, Royal Navy
He died on 24 May 1941. He was 31.
He was the son of Surg. Rear-Admiral Robert W G Stewart OBE and Mabel Stewart of Bayswater London.
He is remembered on panel 45 column 2 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. James Francis STUART
Chaplain, HMS Dolphin, Royal Navy
He died on 18 July 1946. He was 38.
He was the son of the Revd. Canon James Senior Stuart MA and Mrs Stuart and the husband of Ellen E Stuart of Sutton
Montis.
He is buried NW of the church in the churchyard of St. Lawrence Church, Westbury
The Rev. James STUBBS
Chaplain, HMS Victory, Royal Navy.
He died on 18 December 1943. He was 32.
He was the son of Edward and Violet Lily Stubbs of Kendray, Barnsley.
He is buried in sec. TTT grave 951 Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol
The Rev. Christopher (Kit) Champain TANNER Albert Medal
Chaplain, HMS Fiji, Royal Navy
He died on 23 May 1941. He was 32.
He was the husband of Eleanor M C Tanner
He is remembered on panel 60 column 3 of Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. David John THOMAS OBE
Chaplain, HMS Pembroke, Royal Navy
He died on 23 July 1946. He was 44.
He was the son of The Revd. W D Thomas and Mrs Thomas and the husband of Mary Irene Thomas of Northampton.
He is buried in Screen Wall grave 1799, Billing Road Cemetery Northampton
The Rev Philip George ALEXANDER
Chaplain, HMS Hampshire, Royal Navy.
He died on 5 June 1916 when his ship struck a mine and sank. He was 33.
He was the husband of Fannie Mildred Alexander, 10 Portland Place, Bath
He is remembered on panel 11 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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His address for Probate was Fairfield, Overnhill Road, Staplehill, Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire.
The Rev Hatfeild Arthur William BACK
Chaplain, HMS Vanguard, Royal Navy.
He died on 9 July 1917 when the ship sank as a result of an explosion. He was 26.
He was the son of Ellen H Back, 5 Earlham Road, Norwich and the late Revd Arthur J Back of Carleton Rode Rectory, Norfolk
He is remembered on panel 20 of the Chatham Naval Memorial
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He was born at Worstead Vicarage Norwich
His address for Probate was Carleton Rode Rectory
The Rev Guy Arrott BROWNING
Chaplain and Naval Instructor, HMS Indefatigable, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 in the Battle of Jutland. He was 39.
He was the son of Capt G A Browning RN and M E Browning of Dawlish, Devon
He is remembered on panel 10 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
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He was educated at Clapham, Dulwich College and St John's College. He was ordained deacon, 1900 and priest 1901. He was Curate of Dawlish, 1900-3. Chaplain and Instructor in the Navy, 1903-16.
His address for Probate was 11 Barton Terrace, Dawlish
The Rev Algernon Henry George CREED
Chaplain, HMS Orvieto, Royal Navy.
He died on 21 May 1917 at Ewshott. He was 52.
He was the son of the Rev Henry and Elizabeth G Creed of Chedburgh Rectory, Bury St Edmunds
He is buried on the north side of Churchyard of St Mary’s Church, Ewshott
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His address for Probate was The Vicarage, Ewshot, Hampshire
He was educated at Yarmouth Grammar School and Bedford then Christ's College. MA
He was Assistant Master at Bolton Grammar School, and then ordained deacon. He was Curate of Ashington, Sussex, 1889-91,
Curate of Old Shoreham, 1893-4, Chaplain and Master of Hazelwood School, Surrey, 1894-6; at Trinity College, Glenalmond, 1896-1901. Chaplain to the Forces in South Africa, 1901-2. He became a Headmaster then Vicar of Ewshott before being appointed Chaplain in the Navy.
A stained glass window is dedicated to his memory in St Mary’s Church
The Rev Joseph Duncan DATHAN
Chaplain, HMS Pembroke, Royal Navy.
He died on 7 January 1918 at the Naval Hospital, Chatham.
He was the husband of Alicia K Dathan
He is buried in grave Naval 27 1415 Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham
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MA
He was educated at Cavendish High School and Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon 1889; Curate of St John's, Ipswich, 1889-91. Curate of Kinson, Dorset, 1892-6. He was Chaplain in the Navy, 1896-1915. He was Chaplain to the Marine Barracks, Chatham, 1915-17.
His address for Probate was Holmwood, Manor Road, Chatham
The Rev Henry Dixon DIXON-WRIGHT MVO
Chaplain, HMS Barham, Royal Navy.
He died on 1 June 1916 from wounds received at the Battle of Jutland. He was 46.
He was the son of Henry Wright of Wallington and the husband of A Louisa Dixon-Wright, 24 Stanley Street, Southsea, Portsmouth
He is buried in grave B 5 Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness
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His address for Probate was Beaufort Lodge, Dartmouth
The Rev William Lewis FORD
Chaplain, HMS Suffolk, Royal Navy.
He died on 9 May 1918.
He is remembered on the Vladivostok Memorial. He is buried in Pokrovskaya Cemetery, Vladivostok
The Rev George Anthony GREIG
Chaplain, HMS Russell, Royal Navy.
He died in Bighi Hospital on 28 April 1916 as the result of gas poisoning after the ship was mined. He was 28.
He was the son of Hunter Hepburn Greig and Phoebe Jane Greig, Luttrell Avenue, Putney.
He is buried in plot 44 in the Naval Cemetery, Capuccini, Malta
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He was born in Perth, educated at Denstone College, Durham University and Edinburgh Theological College.
The Rev Robert Basil GWYDIR
Chaplain, HMHS Rohilla, Royal Navy.
He died on 30 October 1914 when this Hospital Ship struck Whiby Rock. He was 47.
He was the son of Robert Clarke and Sarah Anne Gwydir of Longford, Ireland
He is buried in the Old Monk's Sec, St Michael Roman Catholic Churchyard, Belmont Abbey
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Member of the Order of St Benedict
His address for Probate was St David’s Priory, Rutland Street, Swansea
Irish records show him as Very Rev. Canon
The Rev William HALL
Chaplain and Naval Instructor, HMS Venerable, Royal Navy.
He died on 4 November 1916. He was 49.
He is buried in grave S 1 4 Ford Park Cemetery, formerly Plymouth Old Cemetery, Pennycomequick
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He was the inventor of Nautical Slide Rule
The Rev George Hayton HEWETSON
Chaplain, HMS Bulwark, Royal Navy.
He died on 26 November 1914. He was 37.
He was the son of the Revd John and Isabelle Hewetson and the husband of Lilian M Hewetson of Malmers Wells, High Wycombe
He is remembered on panel 1 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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HMS Bulwark exploded at anchor near Sheerness with the loss of 736 men.
The Rev George Stanley KEWNEY
Chaplain and Naval Instructor, HMS Queen Mary. Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 in the Battle of Jutland. He was 42.
He was the son of Stanley and Annie S Kewney of Tynemouth and the husband of Catherine M Kewney of Splatton Cottage, South Brent, Devon
He is remembered on panel 11 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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He was educated at the NE County School, Barnard Castle and Pembroke College. He was ordained deacon 1898; priest, 1899; Curate of Corbridge-on-Tyne, 1898-1900. Chaplain and Naval Instructor RN, 1900-16. He served on HMS Caledonian, Cambrian, Irresistible, Emerald, Commonwealth, Dreadnought, Formidable, Cumberland, Highflyer and Queen Mary.
His address for Probate was Norton, South Brent, Devon
The Rev Ivor Morgan LEWIS
Chaplain, HMS Goliath, Royal Navy.
He died on 13 May 1915. He was 26.
He was the son of David and Caroline Lewis of Llanbedr Rectory, Ruthin, Denbighshire.
He is remembered on panel 9 of the Chatham Naval Memorial
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HMS Goliath was sunk in Morto Bay off Cape Helles by two torpedoes from the Turkish ship Muavenet-i Milliye. 570 of the 700 strong crew were lost
The Rev Cecil Wykeham LYDALL
Chaplain, HMS Lion, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. He was 43
He was the son of Wykeham and Sarah Lydall
He is remembered on panel 10 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
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MA
The Rev Dermod Ross MILNER
Chaplain, HMHS Garth Castle, Royal Navy.
He died on 17 September 1919. He was 29.
He was the son of the Rev. John Milner MA of Chilton Rectory, Sudbury, Suffolk
He is buried in grave B 14 Allied Cemetery, Archangel, Russia
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His address for Probate was Chilton Rectory, Chilton, Suffolk
HMHS Garth Castle was a Naval Hospital Ship which could handle about 250 casualties. At the time of Dermd Ross's death, she was part in the North Russian Expeditionary Force.
The Rev George William Faulconer MORGAN
Chaplain, HMS Invincible, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. He was 38.
He was the son of J H Faulconer and Amelia M Morgan
He is remembered on panel 11 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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His address for Probate was Northam, Devonshire
The Rev Wallace Mackenzie LE PATOUREL
Chaplain, HMS Defence, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916. He was 51.
He was the son of Messurier and Elizabeth le Patourel of Guernsey and the husband of Eva B le Patourel of High
Chimneys, Hurst, Berkshire
He is remembered on panel 10 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
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MA
His address for Probate was St Dunstan's Vicarage, East Acton
He was educated at Elizabeth College and then Balliol College, Oxford 1886. He was ordained Deacon, 1891 and
Priest 1892, Curate and Precentor of Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, 1891-1907. Vicar of St Dunstans, East Acton 1907-16. He was advised to have a rest and change, so wishing to unite war service with his compulsory holiday, he volunteered for work with the Navy and was appointed to HMS Defence as Naval Chaplain. He served in this ship in the 1st Cruiser Squadron and was present at
the Battle of Jutland, where he was killed.
The Rev Stuart J (Stewart) PHELAN
Chaplain, HMS Black Prince, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. He was 37.
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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He was a member of the Order of Mary Immaculate
The Rev Arthur Henry John PITT
Chaplain, HMS Good Hope, Royal Navy.
He died on 1 November 1914 at the Battle of Coronel off the coast of Chile. He was 41
He was the husband of Mary Elizabeth Pitt
He is remembered on panel 1 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev George Brooke ROBINSON
Chaplain, HMS Formidable, Royal Navy.
He died on 1 January 1915 when his ship was torpedoed and sank.
He was the husband of Alice Irene Robinson
He is remembered on panel 9 of the Chatham Naval Memorial
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His address for Probate was 40 Bembridge Crescent, Southsea
The Rev E Gleadall Uphill ROBSON
Chaplain, HMS Aboukir, Royal Navy.
He died on 22 September 1914. He was 32.
He was the son of Thomas and Ann Dean Uphill Robson
He is remembered on panel 1 of the Chatham Naval Memorial
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MA
His ship was attacked off the Dutch coast by the German submarine U9 and sunk with the loss of 527 men
The Rev Algernon Sidney Osborne SWEET
Chaplain, HMS Natal, Royal Navy.
He died on 30 December 1915. He was 28
He was the son of The Rev Algernon S O (Vicar of Cowlinge Suffolk) and Alice M Sweet of Travershes, Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth
He is remembered on panel 9 of the Chatham Naval Memorial
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His address for Probate was Travershes, Exmouth
He was Curate at Gosport from 1911 to 1914
HMS Natal sank in the Cromarty Firth after a series of explosions. About 400 people died
The Rev Cyril Ambrose WALTON
Chaplain, HMS Chester, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. He was 39.
He was the son of Thomas I and Barbara Walton of Ickleford Rectory, Hertfordshire and the husband of E May Walton, The School
House, Old Town, Clapham, London
He is remembered on panel 15 of the Chatham Naval Memorial
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His address for Probate was The School House, Old Town, Clapham
The Rev William Farel WEBBER
Chaplain, HMS Black Prince, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. He was 31.
He was the son of Harry and Kathleen Webber, 86 Sandridge Road, St Albans.
He is remembered on panel 11 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Additional information
BA He was born in Paris. Church of England
The Fallen in WW2
These are my basic notes and are included primarily because they are in Alpha order!
My own findings have been added to Dayid Youngson’s detailed work
The Rev. Reginald BAILEY
Chaplain, HMS Afrikander IV, Royal Navy
He died on 9 March 1942. He was 57.
He is buried in block F, grave 264, Stellawood Cemetery Durban South Africa
The Rev. John Minnitt BIRD
Chaplain, HMS Cornwall, Royal Navy
He died on 5 April 1942. He was 36
He was the son of Edward William and Emily Alice Bird of Sanderstead Surrey.
He is remembered on panel 511 Chatham Naval Memorial
The Rev. William BONSEY
Chaplain, HMS Gloucester, Royal Naval
He died on 22 May 1941 He was 29.
He was the son of the Revd. William Henry Bonsey M.A. and of Ernestine Colville L Bonsey of Groton Suffolk.
He is remembered on panel 61 column 3 of The Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Arthur Robert BOTTING
Chaplain, HMS Galatea, Royal Navyl
He died on 15 December 1941. He was 29.
He is remembered on panel 61 column 3 of The Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Thomas Frederick BRADLEY
Chaplain, HMS Resolution, Royal Navy
He died on 2 July 1943
He was the son of Thomas John and Maria Honoria Bradley.
He is remembered on panel 78 column 1 of The Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Thomas BRENNAN
Chaplain, HMS Ukussa, Royal Navy
He died on 29 June 1944.
He is remembered on panel 81 column 1 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. James Douglas Becket CREE
Chaplain, HMS Royal Oak, Royal Navy
He died on 14 October 1939. He was 39
He was the son of William and Ruth Cree
He is remembered on panel 33 column 1 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Charles Arnold DARLINGTON
Chaplain, HMS Drake, Royal Navy
He died on 5 November 1943. He was 30.
He was the son of Charles Horace J and Frances Ellen Darlington of Enniskerry Co. Wicklow Irish Republic.
He is buried in sec C Cons grave 18139 of the Weston Mill, Cemetery Plymouth
The Rev. Michael Bernard EGAN
Chaplain, HMS Pembroke, Royal Navy.
He died on 25 September 1946. He was 50
He was the son of Michael and Elizabeth Egan
He is buried in grave 133 RC Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent
The Rev. Thomas HARRIS
Chaplain, HMS Neptune, Royal Navy
He died on 19 December 1941. He was 29
He was the son of John S and Emily Harris of Exeter.
He is remembered on panel 44 column 3 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. James Gordon HOLMES
Chaplain, HMS Stopford, Royal Navy
He died on 20 April 1945. He was 53.
He was the son of James and Sara Maria Holmes and the husband of Eve Georgiana Holmes of Harrogate
He is buried in the Naval Reservation, grave 154, Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent
The Rev. Percy Taylor JEFFERSON MiD
Chaplain, HMS Nightjar, Royal Navy.
He died on 31 October 1945. He was 52.
He was the son of Matthew and Mary Elizabeth Jefferson and the husband of Constance Eva Jefferson of Kirkham.
He is buried in grave 416 of the churchyard of Christ Church, Wesham
The Rev. John Bernard KING
Chaplain, HMS Glorious, Royal Navy
He died on 8 June 1940.
He is remembered on panel 36 column 2 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Edward Denzil Bickham LABORDE
Chaplain, HMS Dorsetshire, Royal Navy
He died on 5 April 1942. He was 29.
He was the son of Edward Dalrymple and Hilda Guilding Laborde and the husband of Alice Hedwige Laborde of Harrow on the Hill.
He is remembered on panel 76 column 3 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Walter Granville LEE
Chaplain, HMS Marlborough, Royal Navy
He died on 4 November 1944. He was 55.
He is buried in Naval Reservation, grave 1589, Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent
The Rev. Alan Charles Herbert LEEKE
Chaplain, HMS Hermes, Royal Navy
He died on 9 April 1942. He was 32 .
He was the son of Henry Alan and Catherine H Leeke of Seaford, Sussex.
He is remembered on panel 76 column 3 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
The Rev. Charles Joseph W LUSBY
Chaplain, Royal Navy.
He died on 23 May 1944.
He is buried in sec I grave 114 Ford Roman Catholic Cemetery, Liverpool
The Rev. Harold Charles W MANGER
Chaplain, HMS Excellent, Royal Navy.
He died on 21 March 1944.
He is buried in grave 3 F 12 Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar (Burma)
The Revd. William Heading MITCHELL
Chaplain, HMS Charybdis, Royal Navy
He died on 23 October 1943. He was 39.
He was the son of William Frederick and Elizabeth Mitchell and the husband of Muriel Marion
Mitchell of Amblecote
He is buried in row 1 grave 10 Ile-de-Brehat Communal Cemetery
The Rev. Thomas Henry George MORIARTY
Chaplain, HMS Victory, Royal Navy
He died on 22 November 1946.
He is buried in grave 42, Oblate Fathers
Community Catholic Cemetery, Inchicore
The Rev. Peter Aldwin MUNBY MiD
Chaplain, HMS Penelope, Royal Navy.
He died on 18 February 1944. He was 33.
He was the son of Lt.-Col. Aldwin Montgomery and Evelyn M Munby and the husband of Ruth Sylvia Munby of Haywards Heath.
He is remembered on panel 88 column 2 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. John Cartwright PARKER
Chaplain, Royal Navy.
He died on 11 March 1943. He was 59
He is buried in Sec B C of E grave 654 Skerton Cemetery Lancaster
The Rev. Wilfred Graham PARKER
Chaplain, HMS Prince of Wales, Royal Navy
He died on 10 December 1941. He was 36.
He was the son of James and Hylda M Parker of Paeroa, Auckland, New Zealand.
He is remembered on panel 44 column 3 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Amyas George Fraser SHAW
Chaplain, HMS Despatch, Royal Navy
He died on 19 January 1942. He was 29.
He was the son of Engr. Captain James Fraser Shaw RN and Patricia Townsend Shaw.
He is remembered on panel 71 column 2 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. Robert James Patrick STEWART
Chaplain, HMS Hood, Royal Navy
He died on 24 May 1941. He was 31.
He was the son of Surg. Rear-Admiral Robert W G Stewart OBE and Mabel Stewart of Bayswater London.
He is remembered on panel 45 column 2 of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. James Francis STUART
Chaplain, HMS Dolphin, Royal Navy
He died on 18 July 1946. He was 38.
He was the son of the Revd. Canon James Senior Stuart MA and Mrs Stuart and the husband of Ellen E Stuart of Sutton
Montis.
He is buried NW of the church in the churchyard of St. Lawrence Church, Westbury
The Rev. James STUBBS
Chaplain, HMS Victory, Royal Navy.
He died on 18 December 1943. He was 32.
He was the son of Edward and Violet Lily Stubbs of Kendray, Barnsley.
He is buried in sec. TTT grave 951 Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol
The Rev. Christopher (Kit) Champain TANNER Albert Medal
Chaplain, HMS Fiji, Royal Navy
He died on 23 May 1941. He was 32.
He was the husband of Eleanor M C Tanner
He is remembered on panel 60 column 3 of Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Rev. David John THOMAS OBE
Chaplain, HMS Pembroke, Royal Navy
He died on 23 July 1946. He was 44.
He was the son of The Revd. W D Thomas and Mrs Thomas and the husband of Mary Irene Thomas of Northampton.
He is buried in Screen Wall grave 1799, Billing Road Cemetery Northampton