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HMS Forfar (F 30)

British Armed Merchant Cruiser



HMS Forfar under her former name Montrose. Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Forfar (F 30).

Aboard HMS Forfar (F 30) when hit on 2 Dec 1940

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAdams, John William Raymond, RNR20Sub-LieutenantHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishAitken, James, NAP28Assistant StewardHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishAllden, William Joseph, RN22SignalmanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishAntrobus, Robert, RNR46LieutenantHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishArnot, Reginald George, RNR42CommanderHMS Forfar (F 30)
BritishAscroft, William, RNRLieutenantHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishAshcroft, Harold, NAPAssistant EngineerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishAshlee, Edward William, RN43Petty OfficerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBadcock, Edward Charles, RN23Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBamber, Charles Harold, RNR48Lieutenant Commander (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBarnes, John, NAP51GreaserHMS Forfar (F 30) +
CanadianBarre, James Gordon, RNVR23Sub-Lieutenant (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBath, Frederick Percy, RN32Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBeecham, Ernest Arthur, NAPAssistant EngineerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBegg, Jack William, RN25Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBell, Albert Thelus Farlam, RN22Ordnance Artificer 4th ClassHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBell, Reginald Patterson, RNOrdinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBell, William Harold, RN57GunnerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBennett, James, NAP31Assistant StewardHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBennie, Allan, NAP28TrimmerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBlanchfield, John, RN22Ordinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBolton, Walter George, RFR42Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBoulton, Thomas, NAP27Carpenter's MateHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBowen, John, NAP37StewardHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBoyd, William Newell, NAP36Third ElectricianHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBree, Sidney Robert, RNRWarrant BoatswainHMS Forfar (F 30)
BritishBrindle, Ben Harold, RNVR25Surgeon LieutenantHMS Forfar (F 30)
BritishBrinston, Gordon, RN28Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBrown, Charles Edmund, RN21Ordinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBrown, Edward Bernard, NAP39Officer's StewardHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBrown, William Sherwood, RNChief Petty OfficerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBunker, James, RNVR44Chief Petty OfficerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBurke, John Edward, RNOrdinary SignalmanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishBurkitt, Leonard Henry, RNVR20Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishByrd, Ronald Clifford, RNVRSub-Lieutenant (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishCadden, Charles Leo, NAP36GreaserHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishCampbell, Archibald Freebairn, RNR56Lieutenant CommanderHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishCarson, William, NAP19TrimmerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishCatton, Edward Albert, RFR31Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishChriston, James, NAP26Assistant EngineerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishChrystie, John James, RNR57Lieutenant (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishChurchill, Thomas, RN26Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishColeman, William Henry, NAAFI25Canteen ManagerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishCollins, William Russell, NAP51Second ElectricianHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishConnolly, John Marif, RN23Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishCrocker, William Charles, RN21Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishDavies, John Birtwell, RNR49Lieutenant Commander (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishDearing, John, RFR36Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishDeighton, George David, RNOrdinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishDewart, James, NAP30TrimmerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishDickson, Douglas, RNOrdinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishDonnelly, Leo Joseph, RNAble SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishEarley, James Peter, RN21Ordinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishEvans, William, NAP59StorekeeperHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishEverett, Albert Henry, RFRAble SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishFarrell, William Joseph, RNAble SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishFerguson, Albert, RFRAble SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishFiddaman, Charles Richard, RFR40Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishFinnigan, Thomas, NAP29Second CookHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishFranklin, Cubert William, RN43Chief Petty OfficerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishFraser, Charles Hugh, NAP20Radio CadetHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishGamman, Charles, RNRLeading SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishGarland, John, NAPGreaserHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishGilbody, George, NAP61StewardHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishGillott, John Albert Charles, RFR39Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishGoldstraw, Joseph Harold, RN22Ordinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishGraham, Henry Walter, NAP33Assistant EngineerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishGrout, Geoffrey Donald, RN21Ordinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHaldenby, Peter Frederick, RNOrdinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHannan, James Keenan, NAP28GreaserHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHardy, Norman Arthur Cyril, RN45CaptainHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHarries, Walter William, RN47Chief Petty OfficerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHartley, Leslie David, RNVR22Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHawkins, Richard John, RFR35Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHawksworth, George Edward, NAP34Assistant ButcherHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHaywood, Joseph, RN21Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHenderson, Archibald Hunter, NAP30Assistant EngineerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHendry, Thomas, NAP23GreaserHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHewitt, Albert, RNChief Petty OfficerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHickey, John, NAP32ScullionHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHobbs, Harry Richard, RNVR20Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHobby, Frederick Joseph, RNR53Lieutenant Commander (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHodgson, Edmund Allen, NAP58Assistant CookHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHoliday, John, RNR58Lieutenant (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHoward, Frederick Ernest, RN22Ordinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishHudson, Harold, RNR42Lieutenant CommanderHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishIrwin, William, NAPSecond BakerHMS Forfar (F 30)
BritishJeffries, Paul, NAP44Chief CookHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishJennings, Robert Harry, RN19Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishJohnston, Frederick, RFRAble SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishJones, Charles Cunningham, RNR58Commander (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishJones, David, NAPCarpenterHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishJordon, Horace Frederick, RFR34Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishKearns, John, NAP30GreaserHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishKeating, John Thomas, RNVRAble SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishKelly, Peter, RNAble SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishKenworthy, James Henry Newton, RNR39Lieutenant CommanderHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishKerr, Allen, NAPJunior OfficerHMS Forfar (F 30)
BritishKing, David, NAPStewardHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishLadley, George, RNR56Lieutenant SkipperHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishLawrence, Dennis Ernest, RN18Ordinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishLewis, David Glyndwr, RN22Ordinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishLittle, James, NAP40PantrymanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishLong, Isaac Alexander, NAP32Assistant CookHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishLynn, William, NAPGreaserHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMacDonald, Donald, RNR35SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMacDonald, Hugh, RNRSeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMacdonald, John Murdo, RNR39SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMaciver, John, NAP31TrimmerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMackay, David Ronald, NAP20CadetHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMacLeod, John, RNR21SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMacLeod, Malcolm, RNR32SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMacLeod, Norman, RNRSeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMahon, Denis, NAP21GreaserHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMajor, Edward James John, RNR22Lieutenant (S)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMartindale, George Robert, RFR32Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMayo, Robert William, RNVR21Sub-Lieutenant (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMcFarlane, George, NAPAssistant StewardHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMcGee, Patrick, NAP45Assistant StewardHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMcGinlay, James Wilson, NAPAssistant CookHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMcInnes, Angus, NAP36Lamp TrimmerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMcIntyre, Robert Gardner, RNRLieutenant Commander (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMcKenzie, John, NAP63Assistant StewardHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMcLeod, Roy, RNVR21Ordinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMcPhail, John George, RNR37Leading SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMein, James, NAPSecond Radio OfficerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMetcalfe, Stanley, RNVR20Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMills, Walter Thomas, RFR40Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishMurphy, Patrick, NAPAssistant CookHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishNarraway, Victor Edward, RFR36Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishNicholls, Leslie Douglas, RNOrdinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishO'Brien, Maurice Francis, RN19Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishO'Hagan, Michael, NAP37GreaserHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishO'Hanlon, Thomas, NAP17TrimmerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishOakman, Joseph Cecil, RFR38Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishOlley, Alfred George, RNVRSignalmanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishPatience, Donald, RNR34SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishPenney, Cyril Hedley, RN24Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishPilling, John, NAP28Third Radio OfficerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishPorteous, James, RNR56Sub-Lieutenant (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishPrangnell, Douglas, RNVR20Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishReilly, James, NAP22TrimmerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishReilly, John, RNR58Sub-Lieutenant (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishRichardson, Robert Henry, NAP30Assistant StorekeeperHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishRimmer, Richard, NAP55Engine Room StorekeeperHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishRyce, Angus, NAPFiremanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishSanft, William Albert Roy, RNVR21Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishShaw, Alexander, NAP25Assistant StewardHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishShierson, Francis Robert, NAP43Carpenter's MateHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishSmith, Edward Albert, RNVR25Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishSmith, Ernest, RNVR21Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishSmith, James Buchan Fraser, RNRTemporary MidshipmanHMS Forfar (F 30)
BritishSmith, Richard William, RNVR27Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishSmith, Thomas, RNVR23Sub-Lieutenant (E)HMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishSmith, Wilfred James, RN51Petty OfficerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishSmith, William John, NAP54Carpenter's MateHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishTancock, Frederick William, RFRAble SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishTerrell, Bernard Weeks, RN52Leading SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishTevenan, Ernest, RNVR20Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishThelwell, Sidney, NAP37StewardHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishThompson, William James, RFRLeading SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishTorrance, Frederick Norman, RNVR26Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishTosdevin, Frederick Gordon, RNRSeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishWallace, David, NAP25FiremanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishWallace, Robert, NAP23GreaserHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishWarren, Harold Gervase, NAP53First Radio OfficerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishWatt, Donald MacPherson, NAP23FiremanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishWatts, Frederick, NAP58Second CookHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishWebb, William John, RNYeoman of SignalsHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishWest, Haydn Peter, RNVR25Able SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishWhittle, William, NAP30Hospital AttendantHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishWillis, Gilbert John, RN49Petty OfficerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishWilson, Joseph Patrick, NAP26FiremanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishWomphrey, Robert Roger, NAP52Fourth EngineerHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishWrigley, Edward, NAP28Carpenter's MateHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishYeo, Donald, RN21Ordinary SeamanHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishYoung, Arthur William, NAPWriterHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishYoung, Edwin Gordon, RNOrdinary CoderHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishYoung, Ernest John, NAP52Chief StewardHMS Forfar (F 30) +
BritishYoung, John Moore, NAP23TrimmerHMS Forfar (F 30) +

180 persons found.

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