Ships hit by U-boats

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HMS Penzance (L 28)

British Sloop



HMS Penzance during a visit at New Bedford MA in July 1939. Photo courtesy of Marianne Donovan

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British Sloop HMS Penzance (L 28).

Aboard HMS Penzance (L 28) when hit on 24 Aug 1940

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAlexander, W.A., RNLeading SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28)
BritishAllen, Charles Albert, RN23Leading SignalmanHMS Penzance (L 28), Blairmore
BritishAnsell, Frank Charles, RN22Stoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishBarber, Frederick Corris, RN24StewardHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishBarker, J.R.H., RNLeading SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28)
BritishBoyle, D.G., RNSub-Lieutenant (Rtd)HMS Penzance (L 28)
BritishBrinston, Douglas Vernon, RN19Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishBrookes, E.R., RNAble SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28)
BritishBrundell, Reginald William, RN20TelegraphistHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishBudd, Albert William, RN28Leading TelegraphistHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishBuddery, J.B., RNChief Engine Room ArtificerHMS Penzance (L 28)
BritishButler, Joseph, RN23Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishByrne, Michael, RNR42StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishCarter, Albert Edward, RN27Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishCock, James Francis, RNPetty Officer SupplyHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishColes, Ernest Frederick, RNPetty OfficerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishCollins, Leslie James, RN30Leading SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishCook, Charles George, RNLeading StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishCourt, George Albert Edward, RN32Petty Officer StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishCourtney, George Chesney, RNR35LieutenantHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishCowling, Joseph, RN21Stoker 2nd ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishCrane, John William, RN19Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishCroft, W.E., RNAble SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28)
BritishDenham, John William, RN34Leading StewardHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishDraisey, John W., RNLieutenantHMS Penzance (L 28), Blairmore
BritishElliott, Richard, RN34Petty Officer StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishFriend, Arthur Cyril, RN31Engine Room Artificer 2nd ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishGalton, Jack Valentine, RNLeading SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishGaughran, Cyril Thomas, RN40Commissioned EngineerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishGrimes, Francis Vivian, RN22Ordinary SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
IrishHarrington, Thomas, RNStoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishHarvey, Robert Charles, RN36Petty Officer StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishHatch, Edward, RN23Stoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishHenderson, Gilbert, RN21Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishHepburn, Thomas Joseph, RNVR22Engine Room Artificer 4th ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishHines, George Arthur, RNStoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishHorrocks, Alfred George, NAAFICanteen ManagerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishHoward, Bertie Victor Percy, RN28Stoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishHughes, J.F., RNSurgeon-LieutenantHMS Penzance (L 28)
BritishHurt, Frederick Gordon, RN28GunnerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishHutchinson, John, RN26Leading Cook (S)HMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishHyde, John, RNLeading SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishJacobs, William Ronald George, RNAble SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishJames, Geoffrey Arthur Westwood, RNAble SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishJolliffe, Wilfred Crayden, RN29Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishKenworthy, Ernest, RN20Stoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishKitching, Wilfred Francis, RN28Leading Sick Berth AttendantHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishLangley, J.F.T., RNVRSub-LieutenantHMS Penzance (L 28)
BritishLawrence, Everett Agustus, RN19Stoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishLayland, Dennis, RN20Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishLitt, Alfred William, RNStoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMacdonald, Roderick Alan Stuart, RNVR27Sub-Lieutenant (S)HMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMacpherson, Douglas Ian, RN21Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMarklew, Edward, RNStoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMarshall, Frederick Maurice, RNSignalmanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMartin, Kenneth, RN19TelegraphistHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMcGahey, John Arnold, RN24Supply AssistantHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMedforth, Walter, RN34Petty Officer StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMensforth, George Browell, RN21Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMercer, Philip Augustus, RNStoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMirrlees, Henry, RNAssistant Cook (O)HMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMisson, Frederick Henry, RN38Chief StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMoon, William Frederick, RN34Petty Officer StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMorgan, Albert, RN37Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMorrison, John, RNStoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishMumford, P.J., RNAble SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28)
BritishMurphy, John James, RN21Stoker 2nd ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishNankivell, William Eddie John, RN28Petty Officer TelegraphistHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishNewell, William, RNStoker 2nd ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishNicol, Charles Forbes Alexander, RN30Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishNoble, Frederick, RNStoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishNorman, Stanley Arthur Thomas, RNAble SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishPeckford, Francis Charles Roy, RN20Ordinary SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishPercy, Maxwell Claude, RN20Stoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishRicketts, George, RN39Leading Cook (O)HMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishRoberts, Sydney Charles, RNStoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishSage, Reginald George, RN22Stoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishSeeds, James, RN25Leading StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishSewell, Richard Edward, RN39Chief Petty Officer WriterHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishShepherd, Kenneth, RNAble SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishSimpson, Sidney Herbert, RN41Stoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishSims, Nelson William, RNAble SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishSlade, Frederick Alfred, RN34Petty OfficerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishSmart, Joseph Henry, RNEngine Room Artificer 3rd ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishSmart, William Henry, RN20Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishSmith, N.H., RNLeading StokerHMS Penzance (L 28)
BritishSmyth, John Herbert, RN31LieutenantHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishSnoad, Alfred Lawrence, RNLeading SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishSpooner, Frederick James, RN35Petty Officer StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishThompson, K.W., RNLeading SignalmanHMS Penzance (L 28)
BritishTompsett, Cyril Jack, RNPetty Officer StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishTrent, Frederick William Harry, RN40Leading StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishTrevethan, Claude William, RNCook (S)HMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishVallis, Sidney Herbert, RN28StewardHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishVan Tromp, William Alfred, RN41Shipwright 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishVeal, Oliver William, RNAble SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishWard, Ralph William, RN20Stoker 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishWatson, Arthur Charles, RN37Chief Engine Room ArtificerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishWavish, Allan John, RN43CommanderHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishWebster, Reuben, RN33Petty Officer StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishWindsor, Alfred Leonard, RNLeading StokerHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishWood, James Henry, RN35Joiner 1st ClassHMS Penzance (L 28) +
BritishYates, William Arthur, RN19Able SeamanHMS Penzance (L 28) +

103 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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