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Below are the names of known fatalities on HMS Nigeria. This list was provided
by Don Kindell who has been engaged in a remarkable project documenting
UK servicemen who lost their lives on our behalf. The research he has undertaken
is simply extraordinary as he has begun a comprehensive list of all of
those who died in service so that none of them will be forgotten. I am
eternally grateful for the assistance he has rendered to this site and
the information below appears under copyright. His database is beginning
to appear online at Naval-History.net which is definitely worth a visit.
The following data appears in three date ranges and by alphabetical order.
HMS Nigeria was completed on September 23, 1940, so that where the information
begins. A significant date in the history of HMS Nigeria is August 12,
1942. On this date HMS Nigeria was torpedoed in the Medeterranean during
Operation Pedestal. My Grandfather was a Chief Engine Room Artificer (engineer)
during this event and I remember him telling me the hole in the ship was
the size of a double-decker bus. HMS Nigeria stayed afloat and returned
to England, moving thereafter to the US for extensive repairs.
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| HMS NIGERIA FATALITIES - SEPTEMBER OF 1940 TO MARCH OF 1947 |
(LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
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| FORMAT: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, INITIALS, SHIP POSITION, SERVICE NUMBER
(IF KNOWN), SHIP, DEATH STATUS, CAUSE OF DEATH (IF KNOWN) |
ABBREVIATIONS
1C, 2C, 3C etc. = FIRST, SECOND, THIRD CLASS etc.
A.B. = ABLE SEAMAN
E.R.A. = ENGINE ROOM ARTIFICER (ENGINEER)
M.P.K = MISSING PRESUMED KILLED
O.S. = ORDINARY SEAMAN
P.O. = PETTY OFFICER
RNVR = ROYAL NAVY RESERVE |
| HMS NIGERIA FATALITIES - SEPTEMBER OF 1940 TO JULY OF 1942 |
| (LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) |
CARRINGTON JOHN B. - TY/MIDSHIPMAN, RNVR - NIGERIA 26-Feb-42 KILLED OVERBOARD
FRANKLIN RICHARD L. - A.B. - C/J 58515 NIGERIA 07-Jan-42 DIED ILLNESS
JOHNSON HENRY C. - NAVAL AIRMAN - 1C FAA/FX 76314 NIGERIA 29-Sep- 41 DIED
ROGERS ALFRED P. - A.B. - C/JX 126375 NIGERIA 11-Mar-42 KILLED
TAYLOR REGINALD S. - A.B. - C/SSX 233266 NIGERIA 26-Feb-42 KILLED OVERBOARD
| HMS NIGERIA FATALITIES - AUGUST OF 1942 |
| (LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) |
ALSOP CHRISTOPHER T.P.E. - A.B. - C/SSX 18142 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K.
TORPEDOED
ARIS JOHN C. - O/TELEGRAPHIST - C/JX 207145 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
ARMSTRONG KENNETH - O.S. - C/JX 162936 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
BETTS CHARLES G. - A/L/TELEGRAPHIST - C/SSX 24984 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K.
TORPEDOED
BOX JOHN T. - A.B. - C/JX 162491 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
BOYCE GORDON C. - O/TELEGRAPHIST - C/JX 161695 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K.
TORPEDOED
BRAWN CECIL G. - P.O. (TY) - C/JX 137301 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
BRAY ERIC N. - A.B. - C/SSX 32645 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
BURNS EDGAR E. - A.B. - C/JX 127408 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
CASTLE WILLIAM E.A. - A.B. - C/JX 163153 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
CLARKE JOHN A. - MUSICIAN - RMB/X 1420 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
COLEMAN HERBERT E.C. - A.B. - C/JX 161579 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
CONN FREDERICK W.J. - MUSICIAN - RMB/X 1556 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
COOTE ERIC H. - A.B. - C/JX 129556 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
COXON KENNETH N. - TELEGRAPHIST - C/JX 178385 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K.
TORPEDOED
CULVER ERIC R. - A.B. - C/JX 163530 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
EBBAGE HERBERT T. - L/SEAMAN - C/JX 149934 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
FOX ERNEST - A.B. - C/JX 237564 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
GROSE HENRY - O.S. - P/JX 300867 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
HART REGINALD T. - A.B. - C/JX 259672 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
HOARE JAMES - A.B. - C/JX 145018 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
INGOLDBY PATRICK R. - MIDSHIPMAN - NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
IRVING NORMAN - A.B. - C/JX 162859 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
ISAAC DOUGLAS J. - A.B. - C/JX 159891 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
JAMES GORDON P. - STOKER 2c - C/KX 135445 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
JOHNSTONE CECIL F. - O.S. - C/JX 269805 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
JONES ARTHUR L. - CHIEF STOKER - C/K 61374 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
KER CLAUDE B. - PAYMASTER MIDSHIPMAN - NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 KILLED TORPEDOED
LEBBING CLIFFORD H. - A.B. - C/JX 181550 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
MARTINDALE JOHN T. - O.S. - C/JX 319702 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
MARTYR ALFRED A. - WARRANT ELECTRICIAN - NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 KILLED TORPEDOED
MCINNES JAMES F. - O.S. - C/JX 348948 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
MOREY WILLIAM C. - MUSICIAN - RMB/2944 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
PAGE ALBERT R. - SUPPLY ASST - C/JX 63741 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
PERRY ALFRED J. - P.O. - C/J 103979 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
PHILLIPS JACK A. - MUSICIAN - RMB/X 1836 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
POWELL RICHARD - BAND CORPORAL - RMB/X 479 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
RAY WILLIAM D.G. - MUSICIAN - RMB/X 555 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
REEVES ARTHUR W. - A.B. - C/JX 164154 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
RIDOUT ALBERT E. - BANDMASTER 1c - RMB/2877 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
ROBERTS HENRY G. - A.B. - C/JX 259485 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
ROBINSON GEORGE W.A. - L/TELGRAPH C/JX 133413 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K.
TORPEDOED
ROPE AARON - MUSICIAN - RMB/3044 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
SKOYLES HENRY W. - P.O. - C/JX 128664 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
SMITH ARTHUR S. - STOKER 1c - C/KX 104577 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
TUFFILL JOHN D. - MIDSHIPMAN - NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
WALLER HERBERT A. - A.B. - C/JX 158008 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
WALTER ARTHUR V. - MUSICIAN - RMB/X 650 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
WICKS THOMAS A. - A.B. - C/JX 135502 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
WILEY EDMUND - A/L/SEAMAN (TY) - C/SSX 14420 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
WILKINSON CYRIL - O.S. - P/JX 296899 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
WILSON JOHN MCE. - A.B. - C/JX 129367 NIGERIA 12-Aug-42 M.P.K. TORPEDOED
| HMS NIGERIA FATALITIES - SEPTEMBER OF 1942 TO MARCH OF 1947 |
| (LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) |
COE GEORGE F. - A.B. - C/JX 546884 NIGERIA 15-Aug-44 DIED ILLNESS
GREEN JOHN F. - ELECTRICAL ARTIFICER 4c - C/MX 66721 NIGERIA 05-Sep-42 DIED DROWNING
GUBBINS JOHN S.B. - MIDSHIPMAN, RNVR - NIGERIA 17-Mar-47 KILLED
IRVINE NIGEL C. - TY/A/LT,RNVR - NIGERIA 26-May-44 DIED DROWNING
MAUNDERS MICHAEL - TELEGRAPHIST - C/JX 578610 NIGERIA 14-Mar-46 D.O.W.S.
MORGAN FREDERICK S. - E.R.A. 1c - C/M 36167 NIGERIA 02-Apr-45 D.O.W.S.
STOTT ERIC - STOKER 2c - D/KX 742271 NIGERIA 20-Jul-46 DIED ILLNESS
YOUNG JOHN - STEWARD - P/LX 572166 NIGERIA 20-Jul-45 D.O.W.S. ACCIDENT
COPYRIGHT 2007 - DONALD KINDELL - NO INFORMATION APPEARING HERE MAY BE
REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION |
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Seen below is the, "In Memoriam", page from the work, "HMS Nigeria Magazine". This work was written by the crew of HMS Nigeria and published in 1946 (The exact page containing this information can be viewed here).
| 29th September, 1941 |
Naval Airman H. C. Johnson |
| 26th February, 1942 |
By Shell Splinters during Air Attack |
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A.B. R. S. Taylor |
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Midshipman J. B. Carrington |
| 11th March, 1942 |
A.B. A. P. Rogers |
12th August, 1942, On Operation " Pedestal ":
Mr. Alfred A. Martyr. Warrant Electrician, R.N.
Midshipman Patrick R. Ingoldby, R.N.
Midshipman John D. Tuffill, R.N.
Paymaster Midshipman Claude B. Ker, R.N.
Ord.Sea. (R.D.F.) Henry Grose
Ord.Sea. (R.D.F.) Cyril Wilkinson
P.O. Cecil G. Brawn
P.O. Alfred J. Perry
P.O. Henry W. Skoyles
A/Ldg.Sea. Edmund Wiley
Ldg.Sea. Herbert S. Ebbage
A.B. Ernest Fox
A.B. Herbert Waller
A.B. Clifford H. Lebbing
A.B. Edgar Burns
A.B. Christopher T. Alsop
A.B. Eric H. Coote
A.B. John T. Box
A.B. John M. Wilson
A.B. Eric R. Culver
A.B. Reginald T. Hart
A.B. Arthur W. Reeves
A.B. James Hoare
A.B. Henry G. Roberts
A.B. Thomas A. Wicks
A.B. Douglas J. Isaacs
A.B. Norman Irving
A.B. Eric N. Bray
A.B. William E. Castle
A.B. Herbert E. Coleman
Ord.Sea. Kenneth Armstrong
Ord.Sea. James F. McInnes
Ord.Sea. Cecil F. Johnstone
S.A. Albert R. Page
Ord.Sea. John T. Martindale
A/Ldg.Tel. Charles J. Betts
Ldg.Tel. George W. A. Robinson
Ord.Tel. John C. Aris
Tel. Kenneth N. Coxon
Ord.Tel. Gordon C. Boyce
Ch.S.P.O. Arthur L. Jones
Sto. Arthur S. Smith
Sto. Gordon P. James
Bandmaster Albert E. Ridout
Band Corporal Richard Powell
Musician Frederick W. J. Conn
Musician Aaron Rope
Musician William C. Morey
Musician William D. G. Ray
Musician John A. Clarke
Musician Arthur V. Phillips
Musician Jack A. Phillips
| 6th September, 1942 |
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E.A. J. F. Green |
| 26th May, 1944 |
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Lieut. N. C. Irvine, R.N.V.R. |
| 15th August, 1944 |
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A.B. G. F. Coe |
| 2nd April, 1945 |
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E.R.A. t . F. S. Morgan |
| 29th July, 1945 |
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Steward J. Young |
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