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HMS Holcombe (L 56)

British destroyer

Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-13926

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British destroyer HMS Holcombe (L 56).

Aboard HMS Holcombe (L 56) when hit on 12 Dec 1943

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

		Name	Age	Rank	Served on
		Adams, George, RN	27	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Alder, Peter, RN	19	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Allsopp, Harry John Jeanes, RN	29	Petty Officer Cook (S)	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Anderton, Thomas Richard, RN	32	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Archibald, James Richard, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Atherton, John, RN	34	Petty Officer Air Fitter	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Avent, Henry, RN	30	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Barron, Herbert Cecil David, RN	20	Engine Room Artificer 5th Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Beckett, Ronald, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Bell, George Albert, RN	21	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Blackie, Charles Edward, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Blunt, Austin Kenneth, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Boundy, Alfred Francis, RN	24	Leading Steward	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Brodie, Denis Peter, RN	23	Petty Officer	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Bullman, Joseph, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Campbell, Donald Richardson, RN	21	Leading Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Champness, Leslie Charles, RN	19	Crew member	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Conlon, Stephen, RN		Leading Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Cooper, Edgar Gordon, RN		Petty Officer Telegraphist	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Cowburgh, William, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Cox, Stanley, RN	23	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Craig, Thomas Henry, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Currie, John Porter, RN		Wireman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Davies, Charles Edward, RN	42	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Davis, Richard Geoffrey, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Deacon, George E., RN	23	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Du Feu, Reginald John, RN	31	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Duffield, David, RN	27	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Dumbleton, Frank, RN	23	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Egan, Peter Joseph, RN	21	Leading Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Ellis, Leslie Arthur, RN	30	Chief Engine Room Artificer	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Fox, Charles, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Fuller, Frederick Charles, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Gallop, Charles Reginald, RN	31	Leading Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Gayfer, John Abba, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Gibson, Albert Edward, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Graves, Frank Maclear, RN		Lieutenant	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Habberfield, Frederick Henry, RN	48	Canteen Manager	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Hamilton, James Paul Allan, RN	28	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Hansell, Percival Austin John, RN	21	Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Harris, Anthony George, RN	39	Petty Officer	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Harvey, Robert James, RN	24	Leading Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Heming, Albert George, RN	25	Gun Layer	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Kellaway, Victor Edward, RN	42	Chief Stoker	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Lawson, Alexander, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Loughlin, Hugh, RN	21	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Mackay, Alexander, RN	24	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Macleod, Donald, RN	20	Wireman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Malkin, John William, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Maunder, Hubert, RN	38	Warrant Engineer	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		McDonough, Michael Joseph, RN	21	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		McLerie, Ronald John, RN	23	Electrical Mechanic 5th Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Mills, Maurice James, RN	34	Petty Officer	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Morgan, Milton Henry, RN	25	Leading Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Murphy, James, RN	29	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Nelson, Harold Luke, RN		Petty Officer	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Newton, David Lloyd, RN	26	Petty Officer Cook (S)	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Nixon, Frank Ronald Arthur, RN	19	Morse Code Operator	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Olby, Derek Morley, RN		Signalman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Owens, Arthur Frederick, RN	30	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Pagett, Ivor Henry, RN		Leading Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Palmer, Eric Arthur, RNVR	24	Sub-Lieutenant	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Paris, Dennis, RN	20	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Peat, Albert Francis, RN	39	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Pennicott, Henry George William, RN	32	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Pitt, Henry Winchester, RN		Ordinary Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Pledger, Frank William, RN	27	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Ponsford, Robert Thomas, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Ransom, Frederick, RN		Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Richards, Jeremiah, RN	20	Canteen Assistant	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Sanger, Leslie Victor, RN	18	Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Saul, Herbert William, RN	29	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Smith, Ernest Heywood, RN		Leading Sick Berth Attendant	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Starr, Edward Fredrick, RN	44	Leading Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Stead, George Arthur, RN	36	Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Taylor, Percival, RN	38	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Thomas, George, RN	42	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Thomas, Lewis Cyril, RN	20	Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Trent, Eric Walter, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Tynski, Albert Edwin, RN		Signalman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Vick, Richard C F., RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Warwick, William Joseph, RN	25	Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Waters, Joseph, RN	23	Leading Stoker	HMS Holcombe (L 56)
		Webb, Leslie Austin, RN	40	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		West, Kenneth Hugh, RN	21	Lieutenant	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Whitehead, Stanley Joseph, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Wilkinson, Thomas James, RN	20	Wireman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Wood, Arthur William, RN	33	Supply Assistant	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Wood, Leslie Francis Waring, RN	29	Leading Wireman	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +
		Wright, Norman Stanley, RN		Ordnance Artificer 4th Class	HMS Holcombe (L 56) +

90 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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