| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | 4.03 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 2 Oct 1928 |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| Lost | 25 Dec 1943 |
| Loss position | 56° 12'N, 7° 30'W |
| History | Completed on 19 November 1928. HMT Kingston Beryl (T/Sub.Lt. Alan William John Baker, RNVR) was mined north-west of Islay, Scotland in position 56º12'N, 07º30'W. |
Commands listed for HMS Kingston Beryl (4.03)
Please note that we're still working on this section
and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Kenneth Graham Tucker, RNR | 5 Sep 1939 | Oct 1940 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. Robert Hudson Jameson, RNR | Oct 1940 | early 1941 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. James Sutherland Wilson, RCNVR | 7 Apr 1941 | Mar 1942 | |
| 4 | T/Lt. Harry Algernon Royce Twomey, RNR | Mar 1942 | 18 Jan 1943 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Trevor Cleworth Kidd, RNVR | 18 Jan 1943 | 15 Nov 1943 | |
| 6 | T/Lt. John McKean, RNVR | 15 Nov 1943 | late 1943? | |
| 7 | T/S.Lt. Alan William John Baker, RNVR | late 1943 | 25 Dec 1943 (+) | |
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Notable events involving Kingston Beryl include:
Casualty list 25 December 1943:
Surname, Christian name
Age
Birth
Occupation / rank
Baker, Alan William John
Sub Lieutenant
Blunt, James
19
Assistant cook
Son of Henry and Edith Blunt, of Newton Heath, Lancashire
Blyth, James Frederick
34
Engineman
Husband of Emma Blyth, Lowestoft
Boggiss, Leslie
Ordinary Seaman
Harris, Ralph Blundell
21
Temp / Sub Lieutenant
Son of Ralph Lee Harris and Doris Mabel Harris, of Greasby, Cheshire
Dell, Dennis William
Seaman
Foster son of J. Frederick Wheeler, of Leamington, Warwickshire
Eldridge, Jack William Harry
21
Cook
Son of George Edward and Jane Eldridge, of Wootten, Isle of Wight
Elson, Granville George
Ord. Seaman
Son of William Lewis Elson and Caroline Maud Elson, Swansea
Foy, John
Stoker
Garbutt, Robert Sloane
33
Engineer
Husband of Mary Ann Roberts Garbutt, Sunderland
Grainger, Wallis Milford
21
Seaman
Husband of Joan Grainger, Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Grant, Leonard
22
Seaman
Husband of Florence E. W. Grant, of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
Griffiths, William Thomas
28
Seaman
Husband of Elizabeth Griffiths, of Holyhead
Henderson, Adam Shell
20
Seaman
Son of Robert Snowden Henderson and Margaret Henderson, of Holy Island, Northumberland
Hopewel, George Herbert 20 Seaman Son of Cyril and Florence May Hopewell, of Ruddington, Nottinghamshire
Lewis, Benjamin
19
Ordinary Telegraphist
Son of Daniel T. and Annie Howell Lewis, of Clynderwen, Pembrokeshire
McIntosh, John Ryerie
Able Seaman
MacLeod, Malcolm 27 Seaman Son of Malcolm and Annie MacLeod, of Gravir, Isle of Lewis
Martin, Alexander
29
Seaman
Son of Alexander and Dolina Martin, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
Neave, Harry
32
Telegraphist
Husband of Freda Neave, of Fleetwood, Lancashire
Nutbean, James Frederick Son of Harry and Gladys Maud Nutbean, of Coxside, Plymouth
Patterson, Alexander Walter
27
Second Hand
Husband of Doris Patterson, of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
Pool, William
26
Stoker
Potter, William George
21
Asst. Steward
Son of George William and Alice Maud Potter, of Ipswich, Suffolk
Pyne, George Edward Leading seaman
Quinn, Andrew
38
Stoker
Husband of Elizabeth Quinn, of Glasgow
Talbot, John George
31
Signalman
Husband of Betty Talbot, of Selsdon Garden Village, Surrey (1)
17 Nov 1942
HMS P 614 (Lt. H.W. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Freetown together with HMS St. Zeno (T/Lt. J.K. Craig, RNVR), HMS Coventry City (T/Lt. J.C. Grose, RNR), another HMS trawler (unable to read the name in the log of HMS P 614) and HMS ML 271. (2)
21 Apr 1943
HMS Usurper (Lt. D.R.O. Mott, DSC, RN) and HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, RN) departed Holy Loch for Lerwick. They were escorted by HMS Kingston Beryl (T/Lt. T.C. Kidd, RNVR). (3)
25 Apr 1943
HMS Stubborn (Lt. A.A. Duff, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at Lerwick. She departed later the same day for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS Kingston Beryl (T/Lt. T.C. Kidd, RNVR). (4)
Sources
- Personal communication
- ADM 173/17528
- ADM 173/18390
- ADM 199/1874
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.