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HMS Forfar (F 30)

British Armed Merchant Cruiser

HMS Forfar under her former name Montrose. Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Forfar (F 30).

Aboard HMS Forfar (F 30) when hit on 2 Dec 1940

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

		Name	Age	Rank	Served on
		Adams, John William Raymond, RNR	20	Sub-Lieutenant	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Aitken, James, NAP	28	Assistant Steward	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Allden, William Joseph, RN	22	Signalman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Antrobus, Robert, RNR	46	Lieutenant	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Arnot, Reginald George, RNR	42	Commander	HMS Forfar (F 30)
		Ascroft, William, RNR		Lieutenant	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Ashcroft, Harold, NAP		Assistant Engineer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Ashlee, Edward William, RN	43	Petty Officer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Badcock, Edward Charles, RN	23	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Bamber, Charles Harold, RNR	48	Lieutenant Commander (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Barnes, John, NAP	51	Greaser	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Barre, James Gordon, RNVR	23	Sub-Lieutenant (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Bath, Frederick Percy, RN	32	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Beecham, Ernest Arthur, NAP		Assistant Engineer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Begg, Jack William, RN	25	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Bell, Albert Thelus Farlam, RN	22	Ordnance Artificer 4th Class	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Bell, Reginald Patterson, RN		Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Bell, William Harold, RN	57	Gunner	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Bennett, James, NAP	31	Assistant Steward	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Bennie, Allan, NAP	28	Trimmer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Blanchfield, John, RN	22	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Bolton, Walter George, RFR	42	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Boulton, Thomas, NAP	27	Carpenter's Mate	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Bowen, John, NAP	37	Steward	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Boyd, William Newell, NAP	36	Third Electrician	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Bree, Sidney Robert, RNR		Warrant Boatswain	HMS Forfar (F 30)
		Brindle, Ben Harold, RNVR	25	Surgeon Lieutenant	HMS Forfar (F 30)
		Brinston, Gordon, RN	28	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Brown, Charles Edmund, RN	21	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Brown, Edward Bernard, NAP	39	Officer's Steward	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Brown, William Sherwood, RN		Chief Petty Officer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Bunker, James, RNVR	44	Chief Petty Officer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Burke, John Edward, RN		Ordinary Signalman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Burkitt, Leonard Henry, RNVR	20	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Byrd, Ronald Clifford, RNVR		Sub-Lieutenant (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Cadden, Charles Leo, NAP	36	Greaser	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Campbell, Archibald Freebairn, RNR	56	Lieutenant Commander	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Carson, William, NAP	19	Trimmer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Catton, Edward Albert, RFR	31	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Christon, James, NAP	26	Assistant Engineer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Chrystie, John James, RNR	57	Lieutenant (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Churchill, Thomas, RN	26	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Coleman, William Henry, NAAFI	25	Canteen Manager	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Collins, William Russell, NAP	51	Second Electrician	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Connolly, John Marif, RN	23	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Crocker, William Charles, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Davies, John Birtwell, RNR	49	Lieutenant Commander (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Dearing, John, RFR	36	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Deighton, George David, RN		Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Dewart, James, NAP	30	Trimmer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Dickson, Douglas, RN		Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Donnelly, Leo Joseph, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Earley, James Peter, RN	21	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Evans, William, NAP	59	Storekeeper	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Everett, Albert Henry, RFR		Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Farrell, William Joseph, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Ferguson, Albert, RFR		Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Fiddaman, Charles Richard, RFR	40	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Finnigan, Thomas, NAP	29	Second Cook	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Franklin, Cubert William, RN	43	Chief Petty Officer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Fraser, Charles Hugh, NAP	20	Radio Cadet	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Gamman, Charles, RNR		Leading Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Garland, John, NAP		Greaser	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Gilbody, George, NAP	61	Steward	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Gillott, John Albert Charles, RFR	39	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Goldstraw, Joseph Harold, RN	22	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Graham, Henry Walter, NAP	33	Assistant Engineer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Grout, Geoffrey Donald, RN	21	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Haldenby, Peter Frederick, RN		Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Hannan, James Keenan, NAP	28	Greaser	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Hardy, Norman Arthur Cyril, RN	45	Captain	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Harries, Walter William, RN	47	Chief Petty Officer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Hartley, Leslie David, RNVR	22	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Hawkins, Richard John, RFR	35	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Hawksworth, George Edward, NAP	34	Assistant Butcher	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Haywood, Joseph, RN	21	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Henderson, Archibald Hunter, NAP	30	Assistant Engineer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Hendry, Thomas, NAP	23	Greaser	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Hewitt, Albert, RN		Chief Petty Officer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Hickey, John, NAP	32	Scullion	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Hobbs, Harry Richard, RNVR	20	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Hobby, Frederick Joseph, RNR	53	Lieutenant Commander (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Hodgson, Edmund Allen, NAP	58	Assistant Cook	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Holiday, John, RNR	58	Lieutenant (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Howard, Frederick Ernest, RN	22	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Hudson, Harold, RNR	42	Lieutenant Commander	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Irwin, William, NAP		Second Baker	HMS Forfar (F 30)
		Jeffries, Paul, NAP	44	Chief Cook	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Jennings, Robert Harry, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Johnston, Frederick, RFR		Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Jones, Charles Cunningham, RNR	58	Commander (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Jones, David, NAP		Carpenter	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Jordon, Horace Frederick, RFR	34	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Kearns, John, NAP	30	Greaser	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Keating, John Thomas, RNVR		Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Kelly, Peter, RN		Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Kenworthy, James Henry Newton, RNR	39	Lieutenant Commander	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Kerr, Allen, NAP		Junior Officer	HMS Forfar (F 30)
		King, David, NAP		Steward	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Ladley, George, RNR	56	Lieutenant Skipper	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Lawrence, Dennis Ernest, RN	18	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Lewis, David Glyndwr, RN	22	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Little, James, NAP	40	Pantryman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Long, Isaac Alexander, NAP	32	Assistant Cook	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Lynn, William, NAP		Greaser	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		MacDonald, Donald, RNR	35	Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		MacDonald, Hugh, RNR		Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Macdonald, John Murdo, RNR	39	Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Maciver, John, NAP	31	Trimmer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Mackay, David Ronald, NAP	20	Cadet	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		MacLeod, John, RNR	21	Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		MacLeod, Malcolm, RNR	32	Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		MacLeod, Norman, RNR		Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Mahon, Denis, NAP	21	Greaser	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Major, Edward James John, RNR	22	Lieutenant (S)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Martindale, George Robert, RFR	32	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Mayo, Robert William, RNVR	21	Sub-Lieutenant (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		McFarlane, George, NAP		Assistant Steward	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		McGee, Patrick, NAP	45	Assistant Steward	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		McGinlay, James Wilson, NAP		Assistant Cook	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		McInnes, Angus, NAP	36	Lamp Trimmer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		McIntyre, Robert Gardner, RNR		Lieutenant Commander (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		McKenzie, John, NAP	63	Assistant Steward	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		McLeod, Roy, RNVR	21	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		McPhail, John George, RNR	37	Leading Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Mein, James, NAP		Second Radio Officer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Metcalfe, Stanley, RNVR	20	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Mills, Walter Thomas, RFR	40	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Murphy, Patrick, NAP		Assistant Cook	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Narraway, Victor Edward, RFR	36	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Nicholls, Leslie Douglas, RN		Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		O'Brien, Maurice Francis, RN	19	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		O'Hagan, Michael, NAP	37	Greaser	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		O'Hanlon, Thomas, NAP	17	Trimmer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Oakman, Joseph Cecil, RFR	38	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Olley, Alfred George, RNVR		Signalman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Patience, Donald, RNR	34	Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Penney, Cyril Hedley, RN	24	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Pilling, John, NAP	28	Third Radio Officer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Porteous, James, RNR	56	Sub-Lieutenant (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Prangnell, Douglas, RNVR	20	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Reilly, James, NAP	22	Trimmer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Reilly, John, RNR	58	Sub-Lieutenant (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Richardson, Robert Henry, NAP	30	Assistant Storekeeper	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Rimmer, Richard, NAP	55	Engine Room Storekeeper	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Ryce, Angus, NAP		Fireman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Sanft, William Albert Roy, RNVR	21	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Shaw, Alexander, NAP	25	Assistant Steward	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Shierson, Francis Robert, NAP	43	Carpenter's Mate	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Smith, Edward Albert, RNVR	25	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Smith, Ernest, RNVR	21	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Smith, James Buchan Fraser, RNR		Temporary Midshipman	HMS Forfar (F 30)
		Smith, Richard William, RNVR	27	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Smith, Thomas, RNVR	23	Sub-Lieutenant (E)	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Smith, Wilfred James, RN	51	Petty Officer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Smith, William John, NAP	54	Carpenter's Mate	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Tancock, Frederick William, RFR		Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Terrell, Bernard Weeks, RN	52	Leading Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Tevenan, Ernest, RNVR	20	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Thelwell, Sidney, NAP	37	Steward	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Thompson, William James, RFR		Leading Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Torrance, Frederick Norman, RNVR	26	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Tosdevin, Frederick Gordon, RNR		Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Wallace, David, NAP	25	Fireman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Wallace, Robert, NAP	23	Greaser	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Warren, Harold Gervase, NAP	53	First Radio Officer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Watt, Donald MacPherson, NAP	23	Fireman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Watts, Frederick, NAP	58	Second Cook	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Webb, William John, RN		Yeoman of Signals	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		West, Haydn Peter, RNVR	25	Able Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Whittle, William, NAP	30	Hospital Attendant	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Willis, Gilbert John, RN	49	Petty Officer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Wilson, Joseph Patrick, NAP	26	Fireman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Womphrey, Robert Roger, NAP	52	Fourth Engineer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Wrigley, Edward, NAP	28	Carpenter's Mate	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Yeo, Donald, RN	21	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Young, Arthur William, NAP		Writer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Young, Edwin Gordon, RN		Ordinary Coder	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Young, Ernest John, NAP	52	Chief Steward	HMS Forfar (F 30) +
		Young, John Moore, NAP	23	Trimmer	HMS Forfar (F 30) +

180 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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