HMS "Jervis Bay" Armed Merchant Cruiser.

Convoy HX.84. 5^th November 1940 - Story & Casualties

Remember, remember the 5th of November, the fireworks day, But remember it for the Jervis, Heroes died, saving 32 ships, Remember it not for the fireworks that spray the sky She died valiantly so that others would survive   Casualties in the Jervis Bay, the armed merchant cruiser which in November 1940 saved 32 convoy ships by engaging a powerful German warship for an hour, numbered 198. All but eight of these were killed, presumed killed or died of wounds. The full casualty list discloses that Acting Capt. Fogarty Fegen, posthumously awarded the V.C. for "Valour in challenging hopeless odds and giving his life to save the many ships it was his duty to protect", is officially listed as "missing, presumed killed." On 28th Oct 1940 the convoy HX.84 (84th convoy from Halifax to the UK) left Halifax, Nova Scotia with 38 merchant ships and the HMS Jervis Bay an Armed Merchant Cruiser (AMC), which was formed into nine columns. The HX.84 was escorted to the edge of the Atlantic and its close escort turned back to Canada, at this time the only convoys that were permitted a close escort from Canada to the UK were convoys with troop ship in transit. The HX.84's only escort was the Jervis Bay, which was armed with seven old 6" guns and an out of date fire control system, the guns were adequate for submarines, other armed merchant cruisers or maybe a destroyer but nothing larger. The Jervis Bay was an old 14,164 ton passenger liner, built in 1922 and used to carry immigrants to Australia and food back to Britain, but in 1939 with another 56 passenger liners she was converted into an AMC. She was crewed by a mixture of Royal Navy, Royal Naval Reserve and Merchant Navy 254 seamen, and Captain E. S. F. Fegen. RN. Her 2,000 mile journey would take her over one of the most dangerous oceans during the war, not only would she have to contend with the weather but she also had the U-boats from about mid Atlantic to the British waters, then when she was inside home waters their was still the U-boats and now the randomly sewn mines scattered around the British coast and if that was not enough the Admiralty had found out that three main German warships were roaming the seas, they were the Lutzow, the Graf Spee and the Admiral Scheer, each capable of sinking a whole convoy within hours. U-47 It was a dangerous time for the convoys and a happy time for the U-boats. As convoy HX.72 proved when the Jervis Bay escorted them until just over mid way to Britain and handed over the convoy to one destroyer, three frigates and one sloop. This was where the 41 merchant ships entered the U-boat killing zone. Unknown to anyone the U-47 spotted the convoy just after the Jervis Bay handed over to the now escorts on the 20th Sept 1940. The commander of the U-47 was Gunter Prein the man who sunk the Royal Oak in Scapa Flow, as he had only one torpedo left he was stationed as a weather boat and by luck he spotted the HX.72, he called for assistance and U-48, U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) and U-100 (Joachim Schepke) came to join the hunt, the three top U-boat aces. Between the 21st and 22nd Sept U-48 sank one ship, U-99 three ships and U-100 seven ships before withdrawing for easier kills. On the 27th Oct 1940 the German Pocket Battleship the Admiral Scheer commanded by Captain Krancke left Kiel, Germany and with a quick stop at Stavanger, Norway, her mission was to break out into the South Atlantic and attack and destroy as many Allied merchant ships as possible, she would ultimately go on to sink a total of 17 ships before returning to Germany in Apr 1941. Her journey would take her through the Denmark Straits between Greenland and Iceland, on a collision course with the HX.84. About the 30th/31st Krancke was informed by German Intelligence that a convoy had left Halifax (HX.84) and was ordered to intercept and destroy the convoy. Krancke went full speed ahead to fulfil his orders, as this was the opportunity he was waiting for a large convoy with probably little protection and if he could get in close before they tried to scatter he could sink them all and justify to Hitler the need for more surface ships in the German armoury and less of the puny U-boats. He was that keen not to miss his chance that between the 31st Oct and 5th Nov any ships he spotted on radar, rather than try to sink them he gave them a wide berth, he was frightened that they might have time to send a signal of his position and alter the HX.84. He realised that if they found out his position and heading they would scattered to the wind and his chances of destroying them all would be very slim. On the morning of the 5th he ordered the launch of one of his Arado 196 floatplane with the orders that if they spotted the HX.84 they were to maintain radio silence and return to the "Scheer" and report, by mid-day the aircraft had spotted the convoy and took a note of its speed, heading and position. Once the aircraft was safely back on board the report was given of its position, heading, speed and that there was no escort. Krancke went to full speed to intercept the convoy, he realised that he would be able to make contact just before dusk. He did not want to leave the convoy until the 6th as a strong escort might be joining the convoy and fighting a escort would take time and he would lose the Merchant ships, so he pushed on.  From the 28th Oct to the 5th Nov 1940 the convoy had fair weather which meant a speedy journey (9 kts) The convoy had not seen any U-boats and now they were half way home, their hopes were running high, the time for the Wolf packs would be soon, but not just now. There was no threat of German aircraft this far out the lookouts were to busy keeping convoy station and looking for periscopes to notice the Arado 196 miles away using the clouds for cover and ultimately did not know their position was now known. The fate of the Jervis Bay was now sealed and she was to go down in a blaze of glory, in the finest tradition of the Royal and Merchant Navy, their luck had just run out. The "Scheer" shortly ran into a problem, a small vessel was in her way. Krancke was faced with a problem. If he ignored it and speed on past the vessel would report his position and heading and HX.84 would know he was heading for them and scatter, If he decided to attack the vessel they might be able to send a signal and report his position and heading and again the convoy would scatter. If he took a wide detour he would not be able to attack until the 6th and then an escort from Britain might join the convoy. He took a gamble which paid off, he went full speed ahead to wards the vessel and his weapon was the signal lamp, he ordered the vessel to stop and not to use its radio. To his amazement the vessel did just that, he skipper of what turned out to be the ss "Mopan" (7,908 tons), a banana boat, immediately stopped. The skipper not knowing the "Scheer" was heading for a convoy and also the prospect of either being killed or left with or without a lifeboat in mid Atlantic in November, he probably thought this was the most sensible thing to do. No doubt that if the crew or the skipper knew about the convoy a signal would have been sent, but that is hindsight. But what it did do was hold the "Scheer" up for over an hour until the crew was removed and the vessel was sunk. It was Krancke's first kill but he was not happy about it as it had wasted valuable time and daylight was running out, it was going to be close but he could still do it. So again he ordered full speed ahead. With the convoys hopes still running high and as twilight was setting in, the Jervis Bay spotted a ship on the horizon. Capt Fegen flashed "What ship ?" but he received no reply, it was possible that it could be an escort for the convoy. When the vessel was about 10 miles away and the signals still being sent and no reply given, the convoy began to worry, but they still could not recognise the ship as darkness was beginning to set. By 1700 hours (5.30 pm) the ship was at about 8 miles range and closing, when the ship turned broadside on, allowing all of her six 11" guns to bear down on the convoy. Any confusion the convoy had about the ship ended when six flashes of light was seen coming from her and within seconds the sound of express trains were heard, as the shell travelled overhead. Immediately the convoy was ordered to scatter. Capt Fegen immediately ordered the Jervis Bay to full ahead and turned towards the enemy, dropping smoke floats as they went. He realised that the only thing to prevent the "Scheer" from destroying the convoy was his ship and he also realised that he was signing the death warrants for his crew. Even when the his ship was sunk and if anyone was lucky enough to be able to take to a lifeboat, the chances of surviving was nil, the enemy would not stop and the convoy could not stop to pick them up and by the time help arrived, they would a be killed by exposure or by the sea. He gave the order to open fire on the "Scheer" even though he was still out of range, with only four old 6" guns and an out of date fire control system against six 11" modern guns with a modern radar fire control system he attacked the ship. Krancke seeing the Jervis Bay attacking, realising that the convoy did have an armed escort, ordered all guns to concentrate on the Jervis Bay. After the second or third salvo the "Scheer" had the range and 11" shell started to rip the Jervis Bay apart bit by bit. First it was the foredeck that was hit and some of the gun crew, with little protection from the blast and splinters, were blinded and wounded, but still they managed to keep firing, then it was below the bridge a shell exploded and part of the bridge was ripped apart and her only gunnery control centre, it was left in a mess with men lying bleeding, with broken bones, bust eardrums, in shock and gasping for air through the smoke, still the Jervis Bay headed on a collision course for the "Scheer" if she could just manage to ram her she could still save the convoy. The next shell was a direct hit on a forward gun and the crew was killed immediately, with the other gunner being wounded and killed. The bow now was a mess with flames everywhere and metal sheets twisted and bent. Again the bridge was hit but this time it was a direct hit, in which Capt Fegen's arm was blown off, even though he managed to stand up and return to what was left of the bridge and restore some resemblance of order in what was left of the bridge crew, he remained at the bridge until he died moments later when another shell ripped the bridge apart. Throughout all this time what was left of the forward guns continued to fire, though they were still out of range. As they got closer and closer more and more shells hit the Jervis Bay. Now the ship was ablaze from stem to stern and men dead or dying everywhere, but still at full speed to destruction. At last a shell must have caused serious damage to the ships structure, as she stopped and started to topple on she side. The order to abandon ship was given, then she started to sink bow first with her propeller sticking out of the water she headed to her final resting place with 187 of her crew. For his actions Captain Fegen received the Victoria Cross (posthumously). I would like to believe, that the V.C. Was awarded as much to the crew as to Capt Fegen, for their part in the short battle. With 22 valuable minutes and 335 shell spent on the destruction of the Jervis Bay, the "Scheer" gave chase to the now scattered convoy that were disappearing in the dark. Krancke must have cursed his luck and the crew of the Jervis Bay, but the Germans on board could not hide their admiration for the brave crew of the Jervis Bay. The slowest ships were the first caught and sunk, the ss "Beaverford" (10,042 tons) sunk with a loss of 77 lives, then the ss "Kenbane Head" (5,225 tons) with a loss of 24 lives. By now the darkness was set and the "Scheer" had to rely on starshells and search lights for the guns to kill the ships, though this also told other ships where the "Scheer" was and could try to evade being sunk. ss "Maidean" (7,908 tons) was the next victim with a loss of all hands, all 91 of them, then the ss"Trewelland" (5,201 tons) with the loss of 16 crew. The final one of the convoy to be sunk was the "Vigaland" which was sunk later with the loss of 12 of her crew. The HX.84 had lost seven ships and 440 lives of which 189 were from the Jervis Bay, but 32 ships had escaped and countless lives were saved, all because of one ship and the crew the HMS "Jervis Bay" (AMC). Men who were killed or died on the night of the 5th / 6th November 1940. Abbott. John Milton. Coder. P/LD/X 4844. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 20. Alldridge. Harry. Petty Officer. C/JX 133016. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 32. Anderson. James. Seaman. C/X 10533. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 27. Avery. Wilson. Able Seaman. C/JX 181440. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 22. Bain. James. Seaman. C/X 9997B. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 27. Bain. John Mckenzie. Seaman. C/X 19089A. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 27. Baker. Leonard. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 4510. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 22. Baldwin. John Thomas. Able Seaman. C/J 40688. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Ball. Frederick John. Able Seaman. C/SS 10554. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 38. Banks. George. Able Seaman. C/J 39319. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Barham. William. Fireman. 61840. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 30. Barry.. Joseph William Philip. Lieutenant (E). HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 38. Bartle. Arnold Herbert William. Lieutenant. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 29. Beal. Frederick Charles. Chief Petty Officer Sick Berth. C/M 1324. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Beland. Alfred Walter. Able Seaman. C/JX 170883. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Bigg. Dudley James Henry. Lieutenant (E). HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 43. Blanchard. Joseph Homer Gerald Leopold. Stoker. A/2426. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 29. Blyth. John. Leading Seaman. C/J 79638. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 39. Bowles. Herbert James. Able Seaman. C/J 49783. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 41. Boyce. James Henry. Pantryman. 845999. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 48. Boyland. Victor Douglas. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 4423. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 23. Bradley. Walter Lockwood. Carpenter. 200985. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 44. Bremner. David R. Seaman. C/X 9663B. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 29. Bremner. William. Seaman. C/X 9737b. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 32. Brewis. Peter William. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 3804. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Bruce. William Robert. Carpenter's Mate. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 20. Carr. Alfred John. Assistant Steward. 1027481. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 40. Carson. Morley Willerton. Ordinary Signalman. V/11312. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Vol Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 20. Chappell. James Harold George. Commander (E). HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 45. Charlton. John George. Signalman. C/TD/X 835. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Cheesman. Sidney Horace. Able Seaman. C/J 104418. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 35. Clark. Lionel Elderton. Assistant Cook. 118385. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 23. Clark. Walter James William. Petty Officer. C/J 7626. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 46. Clarke. Patrick. Petty Officer. C/JX 130999. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 27. Cole. Francis Stephen. Able Seaman. C/JX 170820. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Collins. Reginald George. Able Seaman. C/J 93254. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 38. Colloff. John Alfred. Chief Cook. 42505. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 36. Condon. Joseph Harry. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 2848. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 24. Cooke. Joseph Henry. Pantryman. 1038412. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 40. Costello Thomas. Greaser. 53311. HMS Jervis Bay, Naval Auxiliary Personnel (M.N.). 5th November 1940. Age 55.. (served as John Sullivan) Crane. Charles William Robert. Carpenter's Mate. 152845. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 24. Crouch. Robert Arthur. Assistant Steward. 1041067. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Danby. William Hardy. Ordinary Signalman. V/8267. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Vol Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 20. Daniels. Joseph Robert Henry. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 3148. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Davenport. Harry. Scullion. 168921. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 34. Davey. Bertram Westlock. Captain's Steward. 91423. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 37. Day. Alfred George. Fireman. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 34. Demeza. Arthur Frederick William. Writer. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 25. Dennis. Patrick Ignatius. Able Seaman. C/J 90509. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 36. Desborough. Arthur William. Carpenter's Mate. 121249. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 25. Driscoll. Arthur William. Lieut-Commander. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 36. Dunbar. Stephen. Baker. 1072564. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 58. Durham. Charles. Leading Sick Berth Attendant. C/SBR 4725. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 45. Ellender. Francis Edward. Chief Engine Room Artificer. C/M 1667. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Esmond. Henry. Watchkeeping Officer. 146966. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 25. Evans. John Richard. Writer. 1115124. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 46. Evans. Tyrrell George. Lieut-Commander Surgeon. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 43. Farmer. Reginald. Greaser. 719560. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 49. Farthing. Maurice Frederick. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 4375. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 20. Fegen. Edward Stephen Fogarty (VC). Captain. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 49. Ferguson Henry Frank Able Seaman, RNVR,  C/LD/X 5602 5th November 1940. Finch. George. Able Seaman. C/J 101837. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Findlater. Thomas Henry. Chief Petty Officer. C/J 49558. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 40. Galloway. Frank George. Greaser. 1109490. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 41. Gibson. John. Chief Petty Officer. C/TD/40. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 33. Gospage. David Henry. Fireman. 1118556. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 34. Green. George Durham. Acting Sub Lieutenant (E). HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 23. Greenley. William. Seaman. C/7034C. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Griss. Wilfred George. Assistant Storekeeper. 93074. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 24. Gulless. Alexander Thomas. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 4369. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Hall. Robert Lindsey. Sub-lieutenant (E). HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 26. Hart. Reginald. Fireman. 89695. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 29. Hawn. David Emmanuel. Leading Seaman. V/6247. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Vol Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 23. Heard. Hubert. Seaman. C/X 10416B. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 29. Hennessy. Martin. Assistant Cook. 25630. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 52. Hill. Walter. Lieutenant. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 50. Hinstridge. Harold Edward. Second Cook. 898140. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 43. Houghton. Walter Oliver. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 4512. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 19. Howes. Eric Gordon. Assistant Steward. 127190. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 31. Hudson. Jack. Able Seaman. C/J 104441. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Innes. John. Seaman. C/X 10559B. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 33. Ireland. Arthur Stanley. Junior Engineer. 205690. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 27. Jarvis. William Joseph. Chief Petty Officer. C/J 2970. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 49. Jeffcott. John Stanislaus. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 4433. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 27. Johnson. Alexander Milton. Stoker. A/2423. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 37. Jones. Charles Edward. Watchkeeping Officer. 163221. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 25. Wife; Hilda Jones, Preston, Lancashire. Kelly. Cornelius. Assistant Baker. 174363. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 26. Liverpool Naval Memorial, Lancashire. Kershaw. James Hardy. Master At Arms. C/M 39614. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 42. Kilgour. Robert. 2nd Electrician. 180226. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 23. Lane. John David. Fireman. 169280. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 22. Lang. Herbert Samuel George. Carpenter's Mate. 102512. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 30. Latch. Cyril Clive Telford. Midshipman. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Lattimore. Norman Walter George. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 4488. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Lecomber. Thomas William. Fireman. 188716. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Leddra. Morris Reynolds. Lieut-Commander (E). HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 53. Lee. William Henry. Saloon Steward. 1050230. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 44. Lethby. George Edward. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 4561. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Liddle. Robert Godfrey. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 4434. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 20. Lloyd. Joseph. Donkeyman. 970451. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 38. Lowe. Ralph Brooksbank. Ordinary Signalman. C/TD/X 2211. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 21. Mabbott. Leslie Ernest. Assistant Steward. 61894. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 29. Macdonald. Alexander. Stoker. V/19077. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Vol Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 21. Macdonald. William. Jnr Watchkeeping Officer. 128848. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 31. Mackay. William Anderson. Engine Room Artificer. V/5969. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Vol Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 38. Major. Harry Richard. Able Seaman. C/J 106832. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 32. Mallon. Frank Richard. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 3282. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Mardell. William Cecil. Cooper. 111285. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 40. Margetts. William John. Petty Officer. C/J 113430. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 31. Martin. Henry Francis. Assistant Baker. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 21. Martin. James William. Plumber. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 26. Matcham. Henry Theodore. Petty Officer. C/J 12831. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Matheson. William John. 3rd Electrician. 139659. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 25. May. Thomas Joseph. Leading Seaman. C/7369 C. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Mcnamara. Michael. Able Seaman. C/J 103832. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 34. McRae. Harry Smith. Engine Room Artificer. V/9884. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Vol Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 45. Miles. Samuel James. Able Seaman. C/J 100342. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 36. Miller. Lawrence. Watchkeeping Officer. 191664. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 22. Miller. William Booth. Seaman. C/X 19092A. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 27. Milroy. Gordon Dodd. 1st Electrician. 192822. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 25. Mitchell. Arthur William. Assistant Steward. 1103103. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 39. Moore. Dennis. Chief Yeoman Signals. C/J 30780. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 41. Moore. Henry Albert James. Engine Room Artificer. V/23086. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Vol Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 35. Morgan. Jeffrey Allan. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 4555. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 20. Morrison. Keith Milner. Lieut-Commander. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 38. Munro-Cormack. John. Seaman. C/X 9757B. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 27. Newton. William. Lieutenant (E). HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 58. O'kane. James. Greaser. 722431. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Ogilvy. David. Watchkeeping Officer. 149021. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Owen. Sidney George. Ship's Cook. 1139305. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 31. Owens. Richard Frank. Midshipman. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Parent. Joseph Louis Jean Paul. Fireman. 543. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 26. Parker. Charles William. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 3684. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Parker. George. Engine Room Storekeeper. 766829. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 59. Pattinson. Hugh Mckenzie. Acting Sub Lieutenant (E). HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 22. Peskett. Harry Tobit. Storekeeper. 1081451. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Peters. Sydney Ambrose. Chief Butcher. 1037213. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 39. Porter. William. Carpenter's Mate. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 28. Price. Albert Edward. Engine Room Artificer. V/25705. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Vol Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 23. Rainsbury. Thomas Frederick. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 3611. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Randall. Reginald Kitchener. Fireman. 179639. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 24. Read. Bob Glenville. Leading Seaman. C/J 111170. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 32. Reeve. John Frederick. Writer. 1085483. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 36. Reid. James. Boatswain/Bosun. 1041710. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 41. Rice. Oswin George Alfred. Able Seaman. C/JX 125105. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 31. Robins. William. Assistant Steward. 91248. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 27. Rockhill. Henry Arthur. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 2972. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Roe. George Leslie. Lieut-Commander. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 33. Rooney. John. Fireman. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 38. Rooney. Thomas. Fireman. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 43. Ross. Patrick Leo. Ordinary Signalman. V/11329. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Vol Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 20. Saville. Stanley. Fireman. 3035. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 36. Searles. John Walter. Greaser. 1027909. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 38. Sheppard. Gordon Kenneth. Ordinary Seaman. C/JX 181422. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Simmons. Ernest Henry. Chief Steward. 982765. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 38. Sinton. George. Assistant Steward. 882596. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 40. Skinner. Albert Edward. Leading Seaman. C/J 94101. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 40. Smith. Donald James. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 3565. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 21. Spencer. Stanley Arthur. Able Seaman. C/J 108067. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 32. Stamp. James Joseph. Ordinary Seaman. C/JX 188371. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Stannard. Edward Rolfe. Gunner. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 30. Stansbury. Cecil. Ordinary Seaman. C/JX 188370. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 28. Staples. Frederick George. Carpenter's Mate. 178785. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 29. Stevenson. John. Junior Engineer. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 21. Story. Thomas William. Able Seaman. C/J 96867. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 36. Stott. Anthony Walmsley. Lieutenant (S). HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 24. Sullivan. John. Greaser. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. (See Thomas Costello). Taylor. Harold Joseph. Able Seaman. V/5489. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Vol Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 21. Thiselton. Walter Ernest. Midshipman. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Tolfree. Arthur Edward. Able Seaman. C/J 97911. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 35. Toop. William Frederick. Leading Seaman. C/JX 127901. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Turnbull. Frank George. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 3591. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 20. Voaden. Frederick Charles. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 4435. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 21. Waldron. William. Assistant Steward. 1040339. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Walker. Benjamin. Leading Seaman. C/J 105422. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 35. Ward. Albert Cooper. Petty Officer Regulating. C/M 36345. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Ward. Alfred Harry George. Lamp Trimmer. 110636. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Warren. Albert James. Boilermaker. 1078463. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 40. Waters. William. Assistant Steward. 1113462. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Watts. Reginald Frederick. Able Seaman. C/J 96405. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at Sea. 5th November 1940. Age 37. Webster. Alexander. Seaman. C/X 9719B. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 31. Weightman. Robert Leslie. 2nd Steward. 1123204. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 33. White. Ernest Woodeson. Lieut-Commander (S). HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 59. Williams. Eric Albert. Able Seaman. C/LD/X 3020. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 26. Williamson. Hugh. 1st Radio Officer. 913236. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 42. Wood. George Edward Cameron. Lieut-Commander. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 38. Wood. Roy Macdonald. Stoker. A/2433. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Canadian Navy Reserve. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 26. Wooldridge. Geoffrey William. Able Seaman. C/J 97365. HMS Jervis Bay. Royal Navy. Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 36. Woollett. Albert Edward. Third Cook. 81348. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 32. Young. Harry Edward. Painter. HMS Jervis Bay. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (MN). Lost at sea. 5th November 1940. Age 24. Wounded Armstrong, J.R., Sto., R.C.N.R.; Bain. D., Smn., R.N.R.; Darnarough, W.L., A.B., R.C.N.V.R; Egglestone, J.C.. A.B. R.F.R.; Patience, S.S., Smn., R.N.R.; Tailor, A.W., Ord. Smn.; Tilley, L., Ord. Smn.; Wood, J.H., Ldg. Smn.