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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.
THE CREW OF HMS SHARPSHOOTER
Photo taken in Iceland, 1942, alongside HMS
Blenheim, Depot Ship
All names below given by John Budd in August 2007
| 1 |
Smudger Smith |
2 |
Reuben Bradley |
3 |
John Budd |
| 4 |
Charlie Willis |
5 |
Barret |
6 |
Tommy Greenhalgh |
| 7 |
Wally |
8 |
Trawler Todds |
9 |
Stoker Johnson |
| 10 |
Billy Gillies |
11 |
Thompson |
12 |
Smokey Bonner |
| 13 |
Stoker CPO 'Tubby' Enderby |
14 |
Stoker PO Stock |
15 |
PO Hill |
| 16 |
ERA Hassell |
17 |
Sam Crook |
18 |
Senior ERA |
| 19 |
Alfie Hart |
20 |
Lt Jones |
21 |
PO Enderby |
| 22 |
First Lt |
23 |
O'Mara |
24 |
PO Vic Keen |
| 25 |
Engineering Officer |
26 |
C W Burn |
27 |
M.O. Carter |
| 28 |
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29 |
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30 |
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Below is a list of all the names and other details of crew
members that have been discovered so far.
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Crew Members who lost their lives while
serving on HMS Sharpshooter |
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LAST
NAME |
FIRST
NAMES |
RANK |
SERVICE
NUMBER |
DATE
OF DEATH |
AGE |
FAMILY
DETAILS |
COMMEMORATION
DETAILS |
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DENNY |
George Stanley |
Ordinary Seaman |
C/SSX 32794 |
7th
December 1940 |
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LYNESS
ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY, Orkney Plot D, Row 3, Grave 19 |
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LAVENDER |
Austin Thomas |
Able Seaman |
C/JX 147364 |
25th
January 1941 |
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CHATHAM
Panel 43, Column 1 |
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NEWTON |
Benjamin |
Able Seaman |
C/SSX 14902 |
7th
December 1940 |
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LYNESS
ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY, Orkney Plot P, Row 3, Grave 21 |
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TOUGH |
Hamlet |
Able Seaman |
C/JX 135108 |
7th
December 1940 |
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LYNESS
ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY, Orkney Plot P, Row 3, Grave 20 |
Unknown crew, Grimsby 1947/8
Source: Steve Prigmore
HMS Sharpshooter crew members
Source: John Budd
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COMMANDING
OFFICERS |
FROM |
TO |
| |
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| Cdr. Jack Peterson, DSC, RN |
10 April 1939 |
? |
| Lt. Andrew Edward Doran, RN |
? |
15 October 1940 |
| Lt.Cdr. David Lampen, RN |
15 October 1940 |
20 May 1942 |
Lt. William Leslie O’Mara, RN
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 9 June 1942
DSC awarded on 23 March 1943 |
20 May 1942 |
? |
| Lt.Cdr. David Allan Robert Malcolm
Ramsay, DSC, RN |
November 1944 |
June 1945 |
| Lt.Cdr. Robert Bill, DSO, RN |
June 1945 |
31 July 1945 |
| Lt.Cdr. Ernest Edward Croome, RN |
31 July 1945 |
? |
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Other Members of the Crew of
HMS Sharpshooter
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SURNAME |
FIRST NAMES |
RANK |
SERVICE NO. |
DATES |
AGE |
SOURCE |
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Alexander |
W R M |
Lieut RNR |
|
16.11.39 |
|
Navy List 1940 |
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Alderson |
Basil Roxby |
Surg Lt |
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1937-38 |
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http://www.unithistories.com/
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Aldridge |
Maurice S |
Quartermaster |
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1941-42 |
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Source:
Mrs Joan Aldridge (wife)
Russian Convoy Club |
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Appleyard |
Harry |
SBA |
C/SBR4810 |
6.11-7.12.42 |
45 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Askew |
A |
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 Source:
John Blackwell |
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Baker |
Herbert |
L/Sea |
CJ/115012 |
15.9.42 |
33 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Barrat |
William |
Sto 1 |
C/KX130302 |
19-27.10.42 |
29 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Barrett |
Frank (Geordie) |
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CJX885734 |
1949 - 1951 |
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Barrett |
H L |
Tempy Sub-Lieut RNVR |
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1.7.43 |
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Navy List 1944 |
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Barrs |
Arthur Ronald |
Ord Telegraphist |
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3.7.49 - 28.3.50 |
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I met my future wife
when we were in dock at Grimsby, she was on holiday at Cleethorpes. We
were later married in Cape Town in 1951 whilst I was serving at Cape
Town Radio Station, another lovely posting.
Arthur Barrs July 2007 |
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Beazley
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P |
Lt |
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1948-1949 |
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Survey Ships Assoc |
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Bill DSO |
R |
Lieut Com
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?.6.45 |
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Navy List 1945 (July) |
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Bishop |
Frederick |
Sto 1 |
C/KX102848 |
6-8.11.42 |
24 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records.
Russian Convoy Club |
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Blackwell |
John T (Jack) |
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1941 - Autumn 1944 |
|
 My
father John T. Blackwell, known to his family and friends as Jack,
served as a stoker on HMS Sharpshooter from 1941 until after the
vessel returned to the U.K. from the Mediterranean in the autumn of
1944. He was born in 1908 and died in 1981 and apart from his war
service worked as a butcher in his family business until he retired.
Source: Michael Blackwell Jan 2008 |
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Bradley |
Reuben Lydell |
Acting Petty Officer |
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K Venn (daughter) |
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BROCKWELL |
Frederick |
Sto 1 |
C/KX129865 |
1.11.41 to 2.5.46 |
32 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records18.9.42 |
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Brown |
D |
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Russian Convoy Club |
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Budd |
John |
Stoker |
CKX137012 |
5.42 - 10.44 |
|
 John
Budd currently lives in North London. I had the pleasure
of visiting him in August 2007 and he was able to name many of the
crew in the photo's as well as recounting many fascinating stories. He
joined up at 16, saying he was 18.
Source:
Bill Burn |
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Burch |
J |
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Source: John Blackwell |
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BURN |
Cecil William |
ERA |
C/HX 77951 |
1.11.41 to 8.12.46 |
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ADM 1/ 12427 & ADM
101/613 |
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Cammiade, VD |
Phillip Francis |
Lieut Com RNVR |
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20.6.42 |
|
Navy List 1942 |
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Carcary |
William |
AB |
C/JX206986 |
30.8.42 |
21 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Carpenter |
H E |
Tempy Wt Engineer |
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8.12.44 |
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Navy List 1945 (July) |
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Carter |
William H |
Tempy. Sub-Lieut RNVR |
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30.3.41 |
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Navy List 1941 |
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Sub Lt |
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29.8.42 |
22 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Tempy Lieut RNVR |
|
1.2.44 |
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Navy List 1945 |
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Clark |
J |
LS |
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1960-1961 |
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Survey Ships Assoc |
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AB |
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1953-54
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Survey Ships Assoc |
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Collins |
Ernest |
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C/CX 23017 |
12.9.42 |
22 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Cooke
|
G |
PO(SR) |
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1948-1950 |
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Survey Ships Assoc |
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Coughlan |
D H G |
Lieut RNVR |
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5.6.40 |
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Navy List 1941 |
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Crook |
Edmund (Sam) |
Sto 2 |
C/KX147440 |
7.6.42 - 5.43 |
18 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records.
Russian Convoy Club.
Matelot at Heart ISBN1872017339 |
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Davies |
'Taff' |
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K Venn |
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Doran |
A E |
Lieutenant
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27.8.37 |
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Navy List 1940 |
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Dorey |
Charles |
Ch ERA |
MX 51832 |
23-26.10.42 |
28 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Douglas |
P S |
Tempy Lieut RNVR |
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12.12.39 |
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Navy List 1940 |
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Dutton |
Frank |
Sign |
LD/X 4691 |
4-17.10.42 |
29 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Enderby |
'Tubby' |
Stoker PO |
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Source: John Budd |
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Fairweather |
W W |
Tempy Lieut (E) RNR |
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16.3.43 |
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Navy List 1943 & 1944 |
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Foster |
Sidney |
L/Sea |
C/JX151347 |
1-6.10.42 |
21 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Furnell (proby) |
P G |
Tempy. Sub-Lieut (Sp.Br)
RNVR |
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1.10.40 |
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Navy List 1941 |
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Fyffe |
J D |
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Russian Convoy Club |
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Gillies |
William |
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 Source: John Budd |
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Glen
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N C |
Lt Cdr |
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1951-1952 |
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Survey Ships Assoc |
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Gray |
David |
O/Tel |
C/JX258970 |
23.9.42 |
29 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Grisedale
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R |
LS |
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1955 |
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Survey Ships Assoc |
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Hardy |
Fred |
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Russian Convoy Club |
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Harris |
C H |
Cd Engineer
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14.8.39 |
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Navy List 1940 & 1941 |
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Hart |
Frederick |
Sto 1 |
C/KX131998 |
15-17.10.42 |
32 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records
Photo: John Blackwell |
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Hassell |
Charles |
ERA |
C/MX 56947 |
11.9.41 |
31 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Headlam |
George |
Sto 1 |
C/KX131999 |
6-7.11.42 |
32 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Hendry |
Kenneth |
Sign |
C/JX220667 |
28.9.42 |
28 |
ADM 101/613 Medical Records |
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Hill |
Joseph Sterndale de
Montelar |
Sub Lt |
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23.3.43 |
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Bar to DSC awarded for
bravery, skill and resolution while minesweeping in North Russian
waters in HM Ships Halcyon, Hazard and Sharpshooter.
http://www.mcdoa.org.uk/index.htm |
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Hill |
Ewart Ernest |
AB |
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14.11.44 |
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Mention in Despatches awarded for
outstanding courage and devotion to duty in HM Ships Brixham, Bude,
Hoy, Polruan, Rothesay and Sharpshooter in minesweeping operations in
the Mediterranean.
http://www.mcdoa.org.uk/index.htm |
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Hills |
William |
Sto PO |
C/K 67202 |
6.9.42 |
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