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HMS Penzance (L 28)

British Sloop

HMS Penzance during a visit at New Bedford MA in July 1939. Photo courtesy of Marianne Donovan

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British Sloop HMS Penzance (L 28).

Aboard HMS Penzance (L 28) when hit on 24 Aug 1940

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

		Name	Age	Rank	Served on
		Alexander, W.A., RN		Leading Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28)
		Allen, Charles Albert, RN	23	Leading Signalman	HMS Penzance (L 28), Blairmore
		Ansell, Frank Charles, RN	22	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Barber, Frederick Corris, RN	24	Steward	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Barker, J.R.H., RN		Leading Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28)
		Boyle, D.G., RN		Sub-Lieutenant (Rtd)	HMS Penzance (L 28)
		Brinston, Douglas Vernon, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Brookes, E.R., RN		Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28)
		Brundell, Reginald William, RN	20	Telegraphist	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Budd, Albert William, RN	28	Leading Telegraphist	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Buddery, J.B., RN		Chief Engine Room Artificer	HMS Penzance (L 28)
		Butler, Joseph, RN	23	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Byrne, Michael, RNR	42	Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Carter, Albert Edward, RN	27	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Cock, James Francis, RN		Petty Officer Supply	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Coles, Ernest Frederick, RN		Petty Officer	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Collins, Leslie James, RN	30	Leading Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Cook, Charles George, RN		Leading Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Court, George Albert Edward, RN	32	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Courtney, George Chesney, RNR	35	Lieutenant	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Cowling, Joseph, RN	21	Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Crane, John William, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Croft, W.E., RN		Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28)
		Denham, John William, RN	34	Leading Steward	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Draisey, John W., RN		Lieutenant	HMS Penzance (L 28), Blairmore
		Elliott, Richard, RN	34	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Friend, Arthur Cyril, RN	31	Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Galton, Jack Valentine, RN		Leading Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Gaughran, Cyril Thomas, RN	40	Commissioned Engineer	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Grimes, Francis Vivian, RN	22	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Harrington, Thomas, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Harvey, Robert Charles, RN	36	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Hatch, Edward, RN	23	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Henderson, Gilbert, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Hepburn, Thomas Joseph, RNVR	22	Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Hines, George Arthur, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Horrocks, Alfred George, NAAFI		Canteen Manager	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Howard, Bertie Victor Percy, RN	28	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Hughes, J.F., RN		Surgeon-Lieutenant	HMS Penzance (L 28)
		Hurt, Frederick Gordon, RN	28	Gunner	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Hutchinson, John, RN	26	Leading Cook (S)	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Hyde, John, RN		Leading Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Jacobs, William Ronald George, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		James, Geoffrey Arthur Westwood, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Jolliffe, Wilfred Crayden, RN	29	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Kenworthy, Ernest, RN	20	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Kitching, Wilfred Francis, RN	28	Leading Sick Berth Attendant	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Langley, J.F.T., RNVR		Sub-Lieutenant	HMS Penzance (L 28)
		Lawrence, Everett Agustus, RN	19	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Layland, Dennis, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Litt, Alfred William, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Macdonald, Roderick Alan Stuart, RNVR	27	Sub-Lieutenant (S)	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Macpherson, Douglas Ian, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Marklew, Edward, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Marshall, Frederick Maurice, RN		Signalman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Martin, Kenneth, RN	19	Telegraphist	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		McGahey, John Arnold, RN	24	Supply Assistant	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Medforth, Walter, RN	34	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Mensforth, George Browell, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Mercer, Philip Augustus, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Mirrlees, Henry, RN		Assistant Cook (O)	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Misson, Frederick Henry, RN	38	Chief Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Moon, William Frederick, RN	34	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Morgan, Albert, RN	37	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Morrison, John, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Mumford, P.J., RN		Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28)
		Murphy, John James, RN	21	Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Nankivell, William Eddie John, RN	28	Petty Officer Telegraphist	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Newell, William, RN		Stoker 2nd Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Nicol, Charles Forbes Alexander, RN	30	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Noble, Frederick, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Norman, Stanley Arthur Thomas, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Peckford, Francis Charles Roy, RN	20	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Percy, Maxwell Claude, RN	20	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Ricketts, George, RN	39	Leading Cook (O)	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Roberts, Sydney Charles, RN		Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Sage, Reginald George, RN	22	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Seeds, James, RN	25	Leading Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Sewell, Richard Edward, RN	39	Chief Petty Officer Writer	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Shepherd, Kenneth, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Simpson, Sidney Herbert, RN	41	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Sims, Nelson William, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Slade, Frederick Alfred, RN	34	Petty Officer	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Smart, Joseph Henry, RN		Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Smart, William Henry, RN	20	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Smith, N.H., RN		Leading Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28)
		Smyth, John Herbert, RN	31	Lieutenant	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Snoad, Alfred Lawrence, RN		Leading Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Spooner, Frederick James, RN	35	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Thompson, K.W., RN		Leading Signalman	HMS Penzance (L 28)
		Tompsett, Cyril Jack, RN		Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Trent, Frederick William Harry, RN	40	Leading Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Trevethan, Claude William, RN		Cook (S)	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Vallis, Sidney Herbert, RN	28	Steward	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Van Tromp, William Alfred, RN	41	Shipwright 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Veal, Oliver William, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Ward, Ralph William, RN	20	Stoker 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Watson, Arthur Charles, RN	37	Chief Engine Room Artificer	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Wavish, Allan John, RN	43	Commander	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Webster, Reuben, RN	33	Petty Officer Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Windsor, Alfred Leonard, RN		Leading Stoker	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Wood, James Henry, RN	35	Joiner 1st Class	HMS Penzance (L 28) +
		Yates, William Arthur, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Penzance (L 28) +

103 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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