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HMS Asphodel (K 56)

British corvette

Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-1109

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British corvette HMS Asphodel (K 56).

Aboard HMS Asphodel (K 56) when hit on 10 Mar 1944

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

		Name	Age	Rank	Served on
		Allison, Claude Robert James, RN	24	Signalman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Alsop, Thomas Richard, RN	27	Leading Stoker	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Ashmore, Leslie Herbert, RN	20	Ordinary Telegraphist	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Atkinson, Charles Edward, RN	24	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Barber, Sidney William, RN	21	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Barringer, George Ronald, RN	22	Ordinary Signalman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Batten, Douglas Francis, RN	23	Coder	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Bell, John Russell Stewart, RNVR	20	Sub-Lieutenant	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Binsted, Peter B., RN	23	Lieutenant	HMS Asphodel (K 56)
		Birch, Charles Duncan, RN	36	Petty Officer	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Black, Andrew, RN	27	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Blackwell, Percy Leonard, RN		Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Borthwick, Alexander Heaford, RN	23	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Boyd, Joseph John, RN	21	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Bradley, David, RN	22	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Brookes, Leslie Thomas, RN	24	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Bruorton, Henry Francis Wynn, RNZNVR	31	Lieutenant	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Cannings, Arthur Herbert, RN		Leading Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Chanin, Ronald Sidney, RN	24	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Chapman, Geoffrey Robert, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Cleburne, Michael Richard Royston T., RNVR		Lieutenant	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Coe, Kenneth Benjamin, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Cowan, James Duncan, RN	32	Sick Berth Attendant	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Crummey, Edwin Wilson, RN	25	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Daly, Brian Leslie, RN		Ordinary Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Davie, Frederick George, RN	25	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Denness, Basil William Kennett, RM	24	Musician	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Dickson, Malcolm McIntyre, RN		Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Donovan, Frederick James, RN	22	Telegraphist	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Downes, Joseph Albert, RN	18	Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Edwards, Douglas Humphrey, RN	17	Boy Telegraphist	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Elder, Arthur Henry, RN	18	Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Elliott, Henry George, RN	42	Chief Mechanician	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Featherstone, Patrick Francis, RN	31	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Flynn, Edward, RN	26	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Foggin, John, RN	36	Coder	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Frankland, Alfred Benjamin, RN	29	Leading Steward	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Green, William, RNVR		Leading Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Halliday, Michael Albert, RNZNR	30	Lieutenant	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Hawkey, Norman William, RN	33	Signalman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Head, Leonard Edwin James, RN	26	Leading Stoker	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Heggie, Hugh Waugh, RN	23	Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Hibberd, Charles William George, RN	24	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Holgate, Deryk, RN	21	Petty Officer Radio Mechanic	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Holmes, Arthur, RN	30	Leading Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Howard, Kenneth James, RN	21	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Hudson, Frank Holmes, RN	18	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Hunter, Alan, RN	21	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Iveson, James, RN	19	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Joseph, George, RN	22	Leading Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Kent, Harold William, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Kenward, Bertie, RN	44	Leading Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		King, Walter Thomas, RN		Telegraphist	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Leary, William, RN	24	Leading Cook (S)	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Leppard, Frank Gordon, RN	19	Ordinary Telegraphist	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Lilley, Jack, RN	29	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		MacLeod, George, RN	26	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Malone, John, RN	27	Steward	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Malone, Michael, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Mashford, William Robert, RN	18	Ordinary Telegraphist	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Mole, Arnold James, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Murphy, James Joseph, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Murray, Thomas Francis, RN		Leading Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Nicholson, Sidney Horace, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Ollerton, John, RN	33	Ordnance Mechanic 5th Class	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Owens, Francis William, RN	24	Cook (O)	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Payne, Arthur William, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Perry, James, RN	41	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Perry, Sidney, RN	25	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Pollock, Francis William, RN	29	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Poole, Francis Kevin, RN	20	Signalman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Porter, William Thomas, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Powell, Ronald Arthur, RN	23	Leading Supply Assistant	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Powls, Cyril, RN	27	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Quinlan, Daniel, RN	25	Leading Telegraphist	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Quinn, John Patrick, RN	21	Leading Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Raw, Kenneth, RN	33	Leading Coder	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Reader, Leonard Ernest, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Riches, Peter William, RN	19	Steward	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Shallis, Victor Albert Leslie, RNVR		Leading Signalman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Short, John, RN	18	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Slack, Thomas, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Smith, Frank Leonard, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Stapleton, Kitchener, RN	26	Leading Stoker	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Strayton, Gerald Hastings, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Tonkin, Louis John, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Tunnicliffe, Ronald, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Walter, Jack Vernon, RNR	36	Chief Petty Officer	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Whetstone, William, RN	44	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Whitehead, Arthur, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Willett, Anthony Peter, RNVR	22	Sub-Lieutenant	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Wood, George Henry, RN	23	Able Seaman	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +
		Young, James, RN		Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Asphodel (K 56) +

93 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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