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This page contains all the names of crew members that have been found so far. If you can add to the information please contact me.

Dave Griffiths, whose father served on HMS Bramble and left before she was sunk has compiled a book about the crew. He has contacted many relatives and collected their accounts into the book which is called 'Passages from the Past'. For more information you can contact Dave at Bramble.families@talktalk.net

 

COMMANDING OFFICERS FROM TO
     
Capt. Robert Oliver Fitzroy, RN 14 April 1938 26 March 1940
Capt. Markham Henry Evelegh, RN 26 March 1940 22 July 1941
Capt. John Harvey Forbes Crombie, RN
DSO awarded on 26 May 1942
22 July 1941 16 November 1942
Cdr. Henry Thew Rust, DSO, RN 16 November 1942 31 December 1942

 

SURNAME FIRST NAME

RANK

SERVICE NUMBER

DATE OF DEATH AGE

FAMILY DETAILS

COMMEMORATION
DETAILS

EDGE

Kenneth George

Sick Berth Attendant

D/MX54452

17th April 1942

 25

Son of George and Elizabeth Edge; husband of Eileen Marjorie Edge, of Devonport

THORNTON-LE-FYLDE (CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCHYARD Plot G, Row L 4, Grave 53

MAY Sidney

Stoker 1st Class

D/KX105381

17th March 1941

24

Son of Edward John and Marion May, of Lancaster; husband of Frances May, of Lancaster

NEWHAVEN CEMETERY  Grave 539

 


CREW LOST ON 31ST DECEMBER 1942

 To see photographs of the individual panels on the Plymouth Memorial go to http://www.webrarian.co.uk/rnwm/rnwm12.html
 

SURNAME

FIRST NAME

RANK

SERVICE NUMBER

AGE

FAMILY DETAILS

COMMEMORATION
DETAILS

ALLISON
George William Allison HMS Bramble

 George William

 Leading Seaman

 P/JX 274792

 36

Son of John James and Mary Allison; husband of Elsie Victoria Allison, of Salthill, Buckinghamshire

  PORTSMOUTH
Panel 62, Column 3

AMOS

 Leonard

 Stoker 1st Class

 D/KX 133081

 31

Son of Albert and Margaret Amos; husband of Dora Amos, of Flint

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 69, Column 3

ASHELFORD

 Thomas Esdale

 Stoker 1st Class

 D/KX 133079

31

Son of Thomas and Mary Ashelford, of Swansea; husband of Dorothy Ashelford, of Swansea

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 69, Column 3

BAINES

 Jack

 Stoker 1st Class

 D/SKX 20

 

 

 PLYMOUTH
Panel 69, Column 3

BATHE
Henry James Bathe HMS Bramble

 Henry James

 Stoker 1st Class

 D/KX 120399

 

 

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 69, Column 3

BEELEY

 Kenneth

 Stoker 2nd Class

 D/KX 140615

 18

Son of Arthur and Elsie Beeley, of Adswood, Cheshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 70, Column 3

BELL

 Henry

 Leading Seaman

 D/SSX 12708

 34

Son of John and Catherine Bell, of Birkenhead, Cheshire; husband of Jessie Bell, of Birkenhead

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 63, Column 3

BENNETT

 Michael

 Ordinary Seaman

 D/JX 362038

 

 

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 67, Column 1

BOND

 George

 Stoker 1st Class

 D/KX 120398

 

Son of George and Mercy Bond, of Fishponds, Gloucestershire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 69, Column 3

BOYD

 Robert

 Ordinary Seaman

 D/JX286971

 28

Son of James Henry and Anne Jane Boyd, of Morecambe, Lancashire; husband of Mary Boyd, of Morecambe

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 67, Column 1

BRITTON

 Jeffries Harry

 Leading Cook (S)

 D/MX 50459

 29

Son of Ernest and Clare Lavina Britton; husband of Lily Eveline Britton, of Stoke, Devonport

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 71, Column 3

BROGAN

 Martin Malachy

 Steward

 D/LX 27271

 31

Son of Francis and Ellen Brogan; husband of Marie Louise Brogan, of Smethwick, Staffordshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 72, Column 2

BURROWS

 Lawrence Raymond

 Ordinary Signalman

 D/JX 309748

 

 

 PLYMOUTH
Panel 68, Column 1

BUTLER

 Basil Meadows

 Stoker 1st Class

 D/SKX 58

 

 

PLYMOUTH
Panel 70 Column 1

CALLAGHAN

 Peter Michael

 Leading Stoker

 D/KX 102691

 

 

 PLYMOUTH
Panel 69, Column 2

CAMPBELL

 Eric Gordon

 Motor Mechanic

 P/MX 99126

 20

Son of Frederick and Beatrice Ethel Campbell

  PORTSMOUTH
Panel 69, Column 2

CANNON

 Joseph Henry

 Coder

 D/JX 310282

27

Son of George and Kate Adelaide Cannon; husband of Mary Catherine Cannon, of Stourbridge, Worcestershire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 68, Column 2

CARR

 George Alexander

 Leading Stoker

 D/KX 97511

 22

Son of William Melrose Carr and Ellen Carr, of Rock Ferry, Cheshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 69, Column 2

CLIFFORD

 Cyril Jesse

 Petty Officer

 D/JX 139196

 

 

 PLYMOUTH
Panel 63, Column 2

COLLINS DSM

 Cornelius Stephen

 Chief Petty Officer

 D/J 30396

 45

Son of Daniel and Ellen Collins; husband of Winifred Enid Collins, of Ledbury, Herefordshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 63, Column 2

COLLINS

 John Frederick

 Stoker 2nd Class

 D/KX 153837

 18

Son of Gilbert Emanuel and Lucy Lilian Collins, of Ombersley, Worcestershire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 70, Column 3

COPP

 Cyril Douglas

 Able Seaman

 D/SSX 17686

 24

Son of Richard Henry and Jesse Copp, of Plymouth

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 64, Column 3

CORNISH

 Harry Ernest

 Petty Officer Steward

 D/L 8797

42

Son of Frederick and Florence Cornish; husband of Katie Alice Mabel Cornish, of Clapham Common, London

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 72, Column 1

CORRIGAN

 Thomas

 Able Seaman

 D/JX 170093

 23

Son of John and Margaret Corrigan, of Paisley, Renfrewshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 64, Column 3

COULTHARD

 John Maurice

 Leading Seaman

 D/JX 167241

 

Son of Robert Maurice and Clara Coulthard; husband of Nora Coulthard, of Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 63, Column 3

COURTS

 Bernard Henry

 Petty Officer

 D/J 113217

 

Husband of Alice Mabel Courts, of Tideford, Cornwall

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 63, Column 2 

CRANSTON

 William

 Assistant Steward

 D/LX 28347

 25

Son of David and Rachel Cranston, of Belfast, Co.Antrim, Northern Ireland; husband of Eleanor F Cranston, of Belfast, Co.Antrim, Northern Ireland

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 72, Column 2

CROMWELL

 Charles Henry

 Stoker 1st Class

 D/SKX 15

21

Son of George and Ann Cromwell, of Bidston, Cheshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 70, Column 1

CULLY

 Michael Lanyon

 Lieutenant (S)

 

22

Son of Gerald and Marjorie Cully of Worthing, West Sussex

 PLYMOUTH
Panel 63, Column 1

DAVEY

 Reginald Walter

 Petty Officer Supply

 D/MX 50683

 26

Son of Walter Ernest and Geena Tonkin Davey; husband of Lilian May Davey, of Newauay, Cornwall

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 71, Column 3

DAVISON

 John

 Leading Signalman

 D/SSX 29044

21

Son of Robert and Ann Davison, of Adwick-le-Street, Yorkshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 67, Column 3

DICKENSON

 Peter

 Coder

 D/JX 293671

 21

Son of Walter and Daisy Dickenson, of Sherston, Wiltshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 68, Column 2 

DOCHERTY

 Francis

 Warrant Engineer

 

 33

Son of Thomas and Agnes Docherty; husband of Rita Aphra Docherty, of Chichester, Sussex

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 63, Column 1

DONNELLY

 Alfred Edward

 Petty Officer Telegraphist

 D/JX 136081

    

 

PLYMOUTH
Panel 68 Column 1

EAVES

 Albert

 Petty Officer

 D/JX 142448

 

Son of Frederick Eaves and of Sarah Emma Eaves, of Urmston, Lancashire; husband of M Eaves

 PLYMOUTH
Panel 63, Column 2

ELLIOTT

 Norman George

 Leading Steward

 D/LX 22527

 22

Son of Frank and Evelyn Elliott; husband of Angela May Elliott, of Milehouse, Plymouth

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 72, Column 1

FAIRCHILD

 Albert Henry

 Able Seaman

 D/BD/X 1624

 21

Son of Sgt Henry John Fairchild, Royal Marine Police, and Elsie Fairchild, of Knowle, Bristol

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 77, Column 1

FARDON

 Ernest Charles

 Able Seaman

 P/JX 274989

 22

Son of William and Clara Elizabeth Fardon; husband of May Fardon, of Radford, Nottinghamshire

  PORTSMOUTH
Panel 63, Column 3

FEENEY

 Edward Patrick

 Leading Seaman

 D/J 108649

36

Son of Dennis and Ethel Feeney; husband of Violet Ellen Feeney, of Kilburn, Middlesex

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 63, Column 3

FISHER

 Stanley

 Assistant Cook (O)

 D/MX 106129

 18

Son of Joseph William and Adelaide Fisher, of Cotteridge, Birmingham

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 72, Column 1

FORSYTHE

 Robert James Harry

 Signalman

 D/JX 150185

22

Son of Captain George Harry Forsythe, Legion of Frontiersmen, and Maud Forsythe, of Gosport, Hampshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 67, Column 3

FRANGLETON

 James

 Able Seaman

 D/JX 239113

22

Son of William and Dora Frangleton; husband of Gladys Frangleton, of Latchford Without, Cheshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 65, Column 1

GITTINGS

 Arthur John

 Ordinary Seaman

 D/JX 270433

 21

Son of Edward John and Annie May Gittings, of Swansea

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 67, Column 2

GRAY

 Robert

 Stoker 1st Class

 D/KX 133094

33

Son of William Gray and Jane Webb, Torry Aberdeen; husband of Agnes Gall Gray, of Rosehearty. Father of Norma.

 PLYMOUTH
Panel 70, Column 1

GREGORY

 Herbert

 Stoker 2nd Class

 D/KX 148162

 19

Son of John Thomas Gregory and Annie Gregory, of Bacup, Lancashire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 70, Column 3

GRIBBIN

 Leonard

 Ordinary Seaman

 D/JX 348165

 19

Son of John George and Frances Jennie Gribbin, of Knotty Ash, Lancashire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 67, Column 2

GRIMSBY

 Arthur Edward Charles

 Leading Steward

 D/LX 23355

 

Son of Mrs S A Grimsby; husband of Marjorie Eveline Grimsby, of Horfield, Gloucestershire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 72, Column 1

HAILSTONES

 James

 Able Seaman

 D/JX 286832

 

Son of William and Agnes Hailstones, of Airdrie, Lanarkshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 65, Column 1

HARRISON

 William Arthur

 Cook (S)

 D/MX 82667

 31

Son of George William and Elizabeth Harrison; husband of Audrey Whiteway Harrison, of Kingskerswell, Devon

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 72, Column 1

HILBORN

 Samuel John

 Leading Stoker

 D/KX 94602

 22

Son of Samuel John and Marjorie Hilborn, of Plymouth

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 69, Column 2

HOLDING

 James

 Able Seaman

 D/JX 286385

 22

Son of James and Elizabeth Holding, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 65, Column 2

HOUGHTON

 Walter

 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

 D/SMX 225

 28

Son of George Arthur and Elizabeth Alice Houghton, of Leigh, Lancashire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 68, Column 3

JAGO

 William Stanley

 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class

 D/MX 52216

 

 

 PLYMOUTH
Panel 68, Column 3

JAMES

 Thomas Reginald

 Electrical Artificer 4th Class

 P/MX 59249

 23

Son of Thomas Ernest and Mabel Annie James, of Cosham, Hampshire

  PORTSMOUTH
Panel 69, Column 2

JELL

 Dennis James

 Able Seaman

 C/SSX 31106

 

Son of Percy James and Alice Jell; husband of Kathleen Constance Jell, of Rolvenden, Kent

CHATHAM
Panel 54, Column 3

JOHNSON

 James Isaac

 Able Seaman

 D/JX 255679

 29

Son of Samuel and Alice Johnson, of Cradley Heath, Staffordshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 65, Column 3

JONES

 John Bryan

 Leading Steward

 D/LX 27132

 28

Son of Mary Jones, of Vroncysylite, Denbighshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 72, Column 1

JONES

 Ronald

 Ordinary Seaman

 D/JX 346800

 20

Son of William and Sarah Alice Jones, of Nantwich, Cheshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 67, Column 2

JONES

 Thomas

 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

 D/MX 68713

 

Son of Thomas and Mary Jones, of Widnes, Lancashire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 68, Column 3

KELLY

 Patrick

 Petty Officer Stoker

 D/KX 85835

 27

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Kelly; husband of Anastasia Kelly, of Foulksmills, Co.Wexford, Republic of Ireland

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 69, Column 2

KELLY

 Thomas Francis

 Able Seaman

 D/JX 302925

 20

Son of William and Margaret Kelly, of Denny, Stirlingshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 65, Column 3

KENNERLEY

 Charles Edward

 Able Seaman

 D/J 44874

 43

Son of George and Edith Kennerley; husband of Maud Kennerley, of Hale, Cheshire.  His son Charles Geoffrey also died on service

 PLYMOUTH
Panel 65, Column 3

KIRK

 John

 Ordinary Seaman

  

 

 

PLYMOUTH
Panel 67 Column 2

LAMB

 Arthur

 Leading Telegraphist

 D/JX 163776

20

Son of John and Dorothy E Lamb, of Lancaster

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 68, Column 1

LAMB

 Errick

 Stoker 1st Class

 D/KX 103978

 

Son of Mrs M Lamb, of Consett, Co.Durham

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 70, Column 2

LAMBRICK

 Nicholas Roy

 Lieutenant

 

 24

Son of John B and Dorothy A Lambrick; husband of Irene Murray Lambrick, W.R.N.S., of Aberdeen, Scotland

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 62, Column 3

LEWIS

 Glyn Norton

 Telegraphist

 D/JX 250540

 21

Son of Stanley and Laura Lewis, of Abercarn, Monmouthshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 68, Column 2

LITTLE

 Peter

 Stoker 1st Class

 D/KX 134045

 31

Son of Bartholomew and Mary Ann Little, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire; husband of Blodwen Little, of Ashton-under-Lyne

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 70, Column 2

LOVELL

 James Anthony

 Able Seaman

 D/JX 210028

21

Son of Mr and Mrs Sydney Lovell, of Skeeby, Yorkshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 65, Column 3

MARTIN

 John

 Able Seaman

 D/J 103464

 38

Son of George and Alice Martin, of St Philips Marsh, Bristol

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 66, Column 1

MAUDE

 Albert

 Leading Signalman

 D/J 50295

 42

Husband of J Maude, of Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 67, Column 3

MAYO

 Douglas Ivor

 Petty Officer Cook (S)

 D/MX 49947

 28

Son of Frank and Elizabeth Annie Mayo; husband of Vera Florence Mary Mayo, of Gosport, Hampshire

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 71, Column 3

MAYRICK

 Charles Hendley

 Petty Officer

 D/J 99248

 39

Son of Valentine Hendley Mayrick and May Catherine Mayrick; husband of Mona Mayrick, of Penzance, Cornwall

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 63, Column 3

McKENNA

 Alfred

 Petty Officer

 D/JX 151412

 22

Son of Alfred and Margaret McKenna, of Liverpool

  PLYMOUTH
Panel 63, Column 3

McKEVITT B.E.M.