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HMS Lapwing (U 62)

British Sloop

Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-9971

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British Sloop HMS Lapwing (U 62).

Aboard HMS Lapwing (U 62) when hit on 20 Mar 1945

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

		Name	Age	Rank	Served on
		Adams, George, RNPS	31	Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Allen, Douglas William, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Allen, Ronald George, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Alphey, James Richard, RN	25	Petty Officer	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Armstrong, George, RN	28	Petty Officer Radio Mechanic	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Arrowsmith, Charles Gilbert, RN	38	Chief Stoker	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Ashworth, John Leslie, RN	40	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Askew, Alan, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Atkins, Douglas Derrick, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Bailey, Percival Herbert Cheshire, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Barnett, Bernard Norman, RN	23	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Barnsley, Leonard Charles, RN	20	Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Battle, Reginald Hastings, RN	38	Leading Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Beard, Sydney Thornton, RN	32	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Beckett, William Patrick, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Bickerstaff, James, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Biddle, Dennis Walter, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Billington, Cyril, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Bing, Reginald Frederick, RN	19	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Binnie, John Alexander, RN	46	Commander (Rtd)	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Birtwhistle, John Jack, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Black, Arthur, RN		Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Bolitho, Peter David, RN	24	Petty Officer Wireman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Booth, James, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Bouch, Sydney, RN	18	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Boys, John Stanley, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Breading, William Hugh Type, RN	22	Leading Signalman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Breckenridge, William Thomas, RN	20	Stores Assistant	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Britton, Thomas Lucien, RN		Petty Officer Steward	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Brown, Aubrey Barrington, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Calverley, Norman, RN		Ordinary Telegraphist	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Close, Edward, RN	26	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Cooke, Frederick James, RN	22	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Cooper, Stanley, RN	27	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Coulling, Douglas Peter James, RN	22	Petty Officer Stores	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Cox, Stanley Charles, RN	44	Warrant Engineer	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Cragg, William Charles, RNZN	20	Ordinary Signalman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Cudmore, Charles Edwin, RN		Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Diamond, Albert Edward, RN		Petty Officer	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Dick, John Marshall, RN	33	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Dickie, James Blair, RN	27	Signalman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Dodd, George Eric, RN	28	Leading Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Dodd, Harry, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Drakeford, Sydney Harold, RN	29	Coder	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Earle, John Edward, RNVR	25	Lieutenant	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Edney, Phillip Denis, RN	26	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Evans, William Hugh, RN	22	Leading Telegraphist	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Ford, Edward Robert, RN	44	Petty Officer	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Gibson, Reginald Joseph, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Gillespie, P.J., RN			HMS Lapwing (U 62)
		Goodger, John Arthur, RN	30	Gunner	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Gordon, Henry, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Granville, Stanley Arthur, RN	38	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Greenhalf, Eric, RN	23	Leading Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62)
		Griffin, Gordon, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Gritt, Ernest Edward, RN	34	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Groome, Michael, RN	22	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Hackett, William, RN	25	Cook (S)	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Harrison, Ronald Alfred, RN	20	Ordinary Telegraphist	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Heslop, John Morris, RN		Signalman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Hicks, Patrick Stanley, RN	20	Steward	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Hole, Reginald Studley, RN		Coder	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Holland, Evan Frederick Dare, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Holland, John Brian, RN	18	Signalman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Hook, William Stanley, RN	24	Leading Cook (S)	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Hughes, Eric Heath, RN	32	Canteen Manager	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Hughes, Gordon David, RN	20	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Hughes, Stanley Frederick, RN	23	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Hursey, Leonard John, RN	20	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Illston, George Arthur, RN	32	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Jardine, Albert, RN	28	Chief Petty Officer	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Jarnell, Randolph Douglas, RN	27	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Jones, Glyndwr, RN		Leading Stoker	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Jones, Peter Edwin, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Keevil, Peter Henry, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Kennedy, John, RN	30	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Keogh, Frank, RN	26	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Kinnear, Philip Norman, RN	26	Leading Stoker	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Knight, William Douglas, RN	22	Ordnance Artificer 4th Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Lester, Alfred Norman, RNVR	36	Sub-Lieutenant	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Levine, Frederick Dennis, RN		Cook (O)	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Lynch, Joseph, RN	28	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		MacInnes, Malcolm, RNR	43	Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Mackinnon, Donald, RN	24	Petty Officer	HMS Lapwing (U 62)
		MacLean, Angus, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Madden, Lancelot Gardiner, RN		Signalman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Magill, William, RN	34	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		McCarthy, Joseph Patrick, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		McGuire, Denis, RN	20	Steward	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		McQueen, Robert Bell, RN	23	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Miller, Ernest, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Milson, George Edward, RN		Coder	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Monaghan, Michael Patrick, RN	38	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Moore, Arthur Cecil, RN	30	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Morgan, William Phillip, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Mortimer, Bobbie, RN	22	Leading Telegraphist	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Morton, Ernest, RN		Telegraphist	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Murt, Edward, RN		Crew member	HMS Lapwing (U 62)
		Neads, William Samuel, RN	33	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Newton, Walter Rawlin, RN	19	Telegraphist	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Orr, Ralph, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Owen, Maelgwyn, RN	19	Cook (S)	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Palmer, Lionel Dennis, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Palmer, Raymond Edward, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Pipes, Reginald Alexander, RN	25	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62)
		Powdrill, Kenneth Marshall, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Powell, Walter John Valentine, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Quail, Leonard William, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Rafferty, Lawrence, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Rainford, Thomas Hale, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Ralph, Herbert, RN	42	Leading Sick Berth Attendant	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Rees, Alfred, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Reid, Leslie Richard, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Revill, Francis Charles, RN	21	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Richardson, Kenneth, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Robinson, Albert Joseph, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Rogers, Frederick George Alec, RN	43	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Rooker, Stanley, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Rowe, Stanley James, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Sales, Cecil Eric, RN	19	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Schoolar, Robert Richardson, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Sheridan, Michael Edward Richard, RN	27	Petty Officer Telegraphist	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Slimon, James, RN		Shipwright 4th Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Smart, Ronald Thomas, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Smith, Ernest, RN	18	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Somers, Edward, RN	38	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Sprague, Alfred William, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Standing, Arnold, RN	19	Telegraphist	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Stanley, Hubert Sydney, RN	20	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Stark, Robert Harrison, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Stephenson, John, RN	19	Able seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62)
		Stimson, Lewis, RN	23	Signalman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Stockhill, Wilfred, RN	25	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Sussex, James John, RN	25	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Swailes, Albert Ernest, RN	25	Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Sweeney, Frank, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Targett, Raymond William, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Taylor, Frederick George, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Taylor, John, RN		Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Terry, Arthur Frederick, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Thomas, Ellis Gwyn, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Thomas, Henry Francis, RN	32	Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Thornley, Edward, RN	19	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Tidball, Harold Anisley, RN	24	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Tomlinson, Frank, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Turner, George Hamilton, RNVR		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Walker, Joseph Edwin, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Walker, Percy Richard Hamilton, RN	35	Lieutenant	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Waller, Harold, RN	37	Electrical Mechanic 4th Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Warriner, Thomas Leech, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Waye, Cecil Adolphus, RN	35	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Webb, Ronald Henry, RN	26	Coder	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Weller, William Frederick, RNVR	31	Lieutenant Commander	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Whitty, John Charles, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Wilkinson, Arthur Thomas Henry, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Williams, James Henry, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Williams, Thomas, RN		Leading Stoker	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Wilshire, Harold Frederick, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Wilson, Alexander Grahame Moray, RNVR	34	Surgeon Lieutenant	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Wimble, George Douglas Ashley, RN	24	Leading Stores Assistant	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Winter, Leslie, RN	24	Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Worker, John Alan Meredith, RNVR		Lieutenant	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Wright, Charles William, RN	23	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +
		Wright, Harry, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Lapwing (U 62) +

164 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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