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HMS Polyanthus (K 47)

British corvette

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British corvette HMS Polyanthus (K 47).

Aboard HMS Polyanthus (K 47) when hit on 21 Sep 1943

You can click on any of the names for possible additional information

		Name	Age	Rank	Served on
		Aitken, John Gordon, RNR	39	Lieutenant	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Antrobus, William, RN	22	Signalman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Ash, William Robert, RN	22	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Atkins, Philip John, RNVR		Sub-Lieutenant	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Barlow, Vincent, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Barnes, Henry George, RN	22	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Barton, Bernard, RN	26	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Blandford, Darius Cluny, RN		Leading Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Bowles, Benjamin, RN		Petty Officer	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Bradshaw, Harry, RNR	27	Lieutenant	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Braithwaite, Dennis William, RN		Leading Telegraphist	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Brogan, Bernard, RN	19	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Bryant, William Leonard, RN	23	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Burrell, John George, RN	30	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Callaghan, Raymond, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Caule, Jean Louis, RN	26	Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Clarke, Sidney, RN	35	Petty Officer	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Couling, Roy Herbert Frederick, RN	26	Leading Stoker	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Cowle, Ronald, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Crabtree, Frederick, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Croose, Gerald, RN	21	Petty Officer Radio Mechanic	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Davey, Albert Henry, RN	22	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Dews, John Ferdinand, RN	34	Chief Engine Room Artificer	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Drake, John Harry, RN	19	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		East, Albert John, RN	22	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Faulkner, Frederick, RN	33	Ordnance Mechanic 4th Class	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Fraser, William David, RN	31	Leading Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Friday, Reginald Henry, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Gallogley, John, RN		Ordinary Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		George, Victor Henry, RN	32	Signalman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Goulding, Edward Gladstone, RN	24	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Gunton, Charles Alexander, RN	19	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Hardware, Leslie Gordon, RN	22	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Harridge, John Richard, RNVR	32	Lieutenant	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Hills, Bertram Sidney, RN	22	Leading Supply Assistant	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Hirst, Jack, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Hockley, Leslie William, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Holland, George Alfred Hudson, RN	24	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Holland, Kenneth James, RN	23	Coder	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Holmes, John Rayner, RN		Leading Stoker	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Hughes, Leslie Thomas, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Johnson, William Alfred, RN	23	Leading Stoker	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Jones, George, RN	30	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Jones, William John, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Kent, David, RN	38	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Leach, Ernest, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Lee, David Sydney, RN	22	Leading Telegraphist	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Lobb, Graham Olaf, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Lunn, Gerald, RN	22	Leading Cook (S)	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Massie, Alexander, RN	32	Signalman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		McArdle, Joseph, RN	18	Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		McCall, William, RN	18	Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		McClymont, David, RN		Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		McDermid, James, RN	19	Ordinary Telegraphist	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Morley, Alfred Cecil, RN		Leading Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Murray, William Shields, RN	18	Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Neal, Edward, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		North, Albert, RN	35	Coder	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Norton, Leslie, RFR	35	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Pearson, Francis Joseph, RN	22	Leading Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Penney, Alphaeus, RN	26	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Phillips, George Hewey, RN	30	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Ponman, George Melbourne, RNVR	31	Sub-Lieutenant	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Pratt, Cedric Dennis, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Reid, Gordon Thomas, RN	18	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Ryan, Henry, RN	27	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Ryan, Richard, RN	25	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Scattergood, William Frederick, RN	21	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Shannon, John, RN		Ordinary Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Sharp, Albert James, RN	39	Coder	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Shepard, Graham Howard, RNVR		Lieutenant	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Smith, Bernard Frank, RN	23	Petty Officer Cook (O)	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Sproat, Joseph, RN	19	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Sutcliffe, Thomas Richard, RN	33	Ordinary Telegraphist	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Taylor, Jack, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Tidy, Percy, RN	37	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Upstone, Alfred Aubrey, RN	20	Sick Berth Attendant	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Valler, Charles Edward, RN		Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Waddingham, Victor Jack, RN	20	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Waite, Walter Clifford, RN	25	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Ward, Leonard George, RN	27	Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Watson, Henry James, RN	25	Leading Steward	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Whitehead, Harry, RNVR	26	Lieutenant	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Wilton, Kenneth, RN		Signalman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Wooldridge, Vivian Arthur, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Polyanthus (K 47) +
		Young, Frederick John, RNVR	22	Sub-Lieutenant	HMS Polyanthus (K 47), HMS Itchen (K 227) +

86 persons found.

Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.

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