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.

Crew Members who lost their lives while serving on HMS Sphinx * see 'Reports of HMS Sphinx' ADM 1/10785
LAST NAME	FIRST NAMES	RANK	SERVICE NUMBER	DATE OF DEATH	AGE	FAMILY DETAILS	COMMEMORATION DETAILS
ADCOCK	Bernard	Stoker 1st Class	C/KX 88505	4th February 1940	22	Son of William and Agnes Amelia Adcock, of Gooderstone, Norfolk	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 15
ASHDOWN*	Stuart Horace	Leading Stoker Mentioned in Despatches	C/KX 83393	4th February 1940	24	Son of Horace James and Caroline Louisa Ashdown	CHATHAM Panel 38, Column 1
BELL	Denis Desmond	Able Seaman	C/JX 143652	4th February 1940	21	Son of Mrs E P Bell, of Beverley, Yorkshire	LYNESS ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY Orkney Plot P, Row 2, Grave 6
BELL	R	Petty Officer Telegraphist	C/JX 135463	4th February 1940	24	Son of Sarah Bell; husband of Hilda Winifred Gertrude Bell, of Pocklington, Yorkshire	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 10
BEVERLEY	Thomas Alfred	Ordinary Seaman	C/LDX 4846	4th February 1940	19	Son of Thomas E and Daisy E Beverley, of Manor Park, Essex	CHATHAM Panel 40, Column 3
BRAHAM*	Francis Arthur	Commissioned Engineer Mentioned in Despatches	-	4th February 1940	42	Son of Edward and Sarah Braham; husband of Elizabeth Braham, of East Cosham, Portsmouth	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 12
CARROLL	Robert Charles	Stoker 1st Class	C/KX 75266	4th February 1940	-	-	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 8
CHALMERS	William Cameron	Ordinary Seaman	C/JX 152079	4th February 1940	-	Dundee	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 16
CONFORT*	John Seaton Guy	Sub-Lieutenant Mentioned in Despatches	-	4th February 1940	39	Son of Edward James and Hannah Mary Confort; husband of Evelyn Clara Confort, of Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire	CHATHAM Panel 40, Column 2
COOPER	Joseph	Able Seaman	C/SSX 19003	4th February 1940	24	Husband of Jane Hayes Cooper, of Standtown, Belfast	CHATHAM Panel 35, Column 2
CRAYSTON	Leonard	Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class	C/MX 47979	4th February 1940	-	-	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 2
DUCE	Henry	Telegraphist	C/JX 133853	4th February 1940	-	-	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 9
DUNELL	Eric John	Able Seaman	C/JX 139875	4th February 1940	21	Son of Maurice Dunell, and of Ethel Dunell, of Great Bardfield, Essex; husband of Kathleen Elizabeth Dunell	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 7
FLANAGAN	Gordon	Ordinary Seaman	C/SSX 27930	4th February 1940	21	-	CHATHAM Panel 36, Column 2
GARTHWAITE	John	Stoker 1st Class	C/KX 85634	4th February 1940	23	Son of Cleminson and Christiana Jane Garthwaite; husband of Amelia Maud Garthwaite, of Barking, Essex	CHATHAM Panel 38, Column 2
GOODBAN	Frank	Stoker 1st Class	C/K51768	4th February 1940	39	Son of Thomas C Goodban and Alice L Goodban, of Martin Mill, Kent	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 8
GREGSON*	Charles Kerr	Able Seaman	C/JX 130572	4th February 1940	-	-	CHATHAM Panel 35, Column 2
GRIMSON	Ernest Edward	Petty Officer Stoker	C/K56747	4th February 1940	38	Son of Francis and Florence Grimson; husband of Ivy Louise Grimson, of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 17
HARDY	William George	Leading Cook	C/M38185	4th February 1940	34	Son of Henry and Eliza Mary Hardy; husband of Ruth Hardy, of Chatham	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll grave 9
HOBBS	Harry Frank	Leading Stoker	C/KX 86188	3rd February 1940	23	Son of Alfred and Emma Hobbs; husband of Clarissa May Hobbs, of Hunton, Kent	CHATHAM Panel 38, Column 1
HOLMES	George Thomas	Able Seaman	C/JX 128152	4th February 1940	28	Son of William and Edith Hannah Francis Holmes, of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex	CHATHAM Panel 35, Column 3
JARMAN	Frederick	Petty Officer Stoker	C/K60070	4th February 1940	-	-	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 14
KENNY*	James	Chief Stoker	C/K 64651	4th February 1940	39	Son of James and Annie Kenny; husband of Elizabeth E Kenny, of Manchester	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 3
MAYES	Leslie Frank	Stoker 1st Class	C/KX 81076	4th February 1940	25	Son of Charles and Harriet Mayes, of Willington, Bedfordshire	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 15
McDOWELL*	Charles William	Chief Petty Officer Mentioned in Despatches	C/J 96677	4th February 1940	37	Son of John Frederick and Rose McDowell; husband of Winifred Violet Amy McDowell, of Gillingham	GILLINGHAM (WOODLANDS) CEMETERY Kent Naval Reservation, Grave 1230
McKESSICK	John Patrick	Leading Supply Assistant	C/MX 52826	4th February 1940	23	Son of James and Matilda McKessick, of Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland	LYNESS ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY Orkney Plot P, Row 2, Grave 4
MURRAY*	Donald Frederick	Able Seaman	C/J81418	4th February 1940	37	Son of Frederic and Harriet Murray; husband of Alexandra Wilgress Murray, of Otley, Suffolk	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 11
NICHOLLS*	Anthony Holbech	Lieutenant (Navigating Officer) Mentioned in Despatches	-	4th February 1940	26	Son of the Revd Canon Reginald Morton Nicholls M.A. and Phyllis Nicholls, of Wendover, Buckinghamshire	CHATHAM Panel 34, Column 1
NICKELLS	Cecil Alfred	Stoker 1st Class	C/K 62212	4th February 1940	37	Son of Alfred and Ethel Nickells; husband of Grace Ethel Nickells, of Brighton, Sussex	CHATHAM Panel 38, Column 3
POULSON*	Clifford Warren	Writer Mentioned in Despatches	C/MX51565	4th February 1940	26	Son of Sidney Herbert and Lily Poulson, of Hounslow, Middlesex	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 1
RALLS*	Harry	Ordnance Artificer 1st Class	C/M 35339	4th February 1940	35	Son of William Pewsey Ralls and Annie Ralls; husband of Anne Beatrice Ralls, of North End, Portsmouth, Hampshire.  Represented England at Rugby Football	CHATHAM Panel 39, Column 1
REGAN*	John Henry	Steward Mentioned in Despatches	C/LX 22743	4th February 1940	34	Son of John and Ellen Regan, of East Molesey, Surrey	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 14
ROFFEY	Henry William John	Stoker 1st Class	C/KX 96207	4th February 1940	20	Son of John G W Roffey and Ruby L Roffey, of Streatham, London	LYNESS ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY Orkney. Plot P, Row 2, Grave 2
RUTHEN	Bert Frederick	Leading Stoker	C/KX 86866	3rd February 1940	-	Son of Bert Edmund and Alice E  Ruthen, of Lowestoft, Suffolk	CHATHAM Panel 38, Column 1
RYALL	Ronald	Ordinary Seaman	C/SSX 29226	4th February 1940	18	Son of George and Rose Ryall, of Friern Barnet, Middlesex	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 10
SKIGGS	Leslie Arthur Sidney	Able Seaman	C/JX 148335	3rd February 1940	19	Son of Albert Edward and Mary Skiggs, of Southend-on-Sea, Essex	CHATHAM Panel 36, Column 1
SMITH	Norhan	Ordinary Seaman	C/SSX 29551	4th February 1940	19	Son of William Edward and Susanah Smith	CHATHAM Panel 36, Column 3
SMITH	Thomas Andrew	Petty Officer Stoker	C/KX 75331	4th February 1940	35	Son of Mr and Mrs Walter Smith; husband of Ivy Smith, of Gillingham, Kent	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 3
SMITH	William Walter Henry	Petty Officer Stoker	C/K 63153	4th February 1940	36	Son of Steven William and Mercy Eliza Smith; husband of Doris May Smith, of Birchington, Kent	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 3
SNOOK	Frederick	Petty Officer Stoker	C/K 64452	3rd February 1940	34	Son of William Warden Snook and Rose Caroline Snook, of Folkestone	HAWKINGE CEMETERY, Kent Plot BB, Section B, Grave 770
STIMPSON	Frederick Victor	Leading Cook (O)	C/L 14079	4th February 1940	37	Son of Frederick and Ada Stimpson; husband of Winifred Helen Stimpson, of Dunfermline, Fife	CHATHAM Panel 39, Column 2
SURGEON	James Brown	Stoker 1st Class	C/KX 85039	3rd February 1940	25	Son of Isabella Surgeon, of Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire	CHATHAM Panel 38, Column 3
TAYLOR*	John Robert Newton	Commander	-	3rd February 1940	42	Son of Lieut-Colonel Charles Newton Taylor and Helena Taylor; husband of Joyce Mary Taylor, of Drayton, Somerset	CHATHAM Panel 34, Column 1
TAYLOR	Robert	Leading Stoker	C/KX 80708	4th February 1940	31	Son of Thomas and Margaret Taylor of Gateshead, Co. Durham	CHATHAM Panel 50, Column 1
UPSALL	Kenneth	Stoker 2nd Class	C/KX 95972	4th February 1940	22	Son of John Fredrick and Bertha Maria Upsall, of Witham Bank, Boston, Lincolnshire	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 11
WALSH	Ernest Frederick	Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class	C/M 38791	4th February 1940	31	Son of Frederick F and Florence E Walsh, of Forest Hill, London	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 3
WEBSTER	Ernest Arthur	Steward	C/LX 22427	4th February 1940	18	-	LYNESS ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY, Orkney. Plot P, Row 2, Grave 3
WENTWORTH*	George Edward	Able Seaman Mentioned in Despatches	C/JX 156232	4th February 1940	18	Son of Thomas J Wentworth and Edith M Wentworth, of Charlton, London	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 14
WHEELER	Harry Nathaniel	Leading Steward	C/L 13711	4th February 1940	35	Son of Albert and Eliza Richardson Wheeler; husband of Janet Kier Wheeler, of Rosyth, Fife	CHATHAM Panel 39, Column 2
WOOD	Dennis Arthur George	Signalman Mention in Despatches	C/JX 147608	4th February 1940	-	-	CHATHAM Panel 36, Column 3
WOOD	William John	Ordinary Seaman	C/SSX 29519	4th February 1940	-	Son of Archibald James and Susan Jean Wood, of Edson, Alberta, Canada	CHATHAM Panel 36, Column 3
WOOLTORTON	William	Ordinary Signalman	C/JX 152600	4th February 1940	19	Son of Frederick and Winifred Wooltorton, of Little Ormesby, Norfolk	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Section O, Coll Grave 7
YORKSTONE	William Gordon	Petty Officer Steward	C/L 13751	4th February 1940	36	Son of William and Alice Yorkstone; husband of Charlotte Morran Yorkstone, of Edinburgh	CHATHAM Panel 39, Column 2
TESSIER*	Albert Louis	Lieutenant	-	4th February 1940	50	Son of Eugene Louis Tessier and Elizabeth McKnight Tessier; husband of Minnie (Major) Tessier of Ferring, Sussex. Mentioned in Despatches 1914-18 War.	WICK CEMETERY CAITHNESSHIRE Sec. O. Coll. grave 13.

Other Members of the Crew of HMS Sphinx
LAST NAME	FIRST NAMES	RANK	SERVICE NUMBER	DATE	AGE	SOURCE
Amery Parkes	Guy Beresford	Cdr		7.39 - 8.39		(CO) http://www.unithistories.com
Ashby		Chief ERA		Feb 40		ADM 1/10785
Bell	Norman	PO		3.11.39 - 4.2.40	34	My father was petty officer Norman Bell. He joined the Sphinx on the 3rd of November 1939 until it was attacked 4th February 1940. Fortunately he survived and was posted as a Chief Petty officer to the Pembroke. Invalided out on the 10th May 1943 as a result of an injury he had received  in 1940. Went on to train sea cadets as a hobby and died age 72 in 1977 being age 39 when he joined HMS Sphinx. Married to Ruby  with 2 children all of whom lived in Newcastle upon Tyne. Source: Doreen Jackson, daughter
Bellars	Anthony Gerald William	Sub Lt		15.10.39		Navy List for Dec 1939. Awarded MBE (London Gazette No 34868 of 7th June 1940)
Blackburn		Sto		Feb 40		ADM 1/10785
Caple	R L	Lt		7.2.39		Navy List for Dec 1939
Dow	J	Surg Lt		June 39		Navy List for Dec 1939
Fedarb	Arthur Stanley	PO  (Chief Boatswain’s Mate)	C/JX128670	Feb 40		ADM 1/10785. Awarded BEM (London Gazette No 34868 of 7th June 1940)
Heathcote	Dennis Willoughby Day	Paymaster Sub Lt		Feb 40		ADM 1/10785 Mention in Despatches (London Gazette No 34868 of 7th June 1940)
Panton		AB		Feb 40		ADM 1/10785
Parsons	N R	Tempy Lt		8.11.39		Navy List for Dec 1939
Poore		AB		Feb 40		ADM 1/10785
Walls	James	Chief Shipwright	M38469	27.7.39 - 4.2.40		ADM 1/10785 My father, who was one of the survivors of the sinking of the Sphinx in 1940. He always said he was the last to be picked up alive from the water. He was Chief Shipwright James Walls, Official Number M 38469. According to his naval record, he served on the Sphinx from 27th July 1939 to February 4th 1940, when she went down. He returned to service at HMS Pembroke (Chatham) immediately afterwards, and then to HMS Pelican for the next couple of years. In 1945, shortly before the war ended he was considered physically unfit for further service and was granted a disability pension, a result, he maintained, of the time he spent in the freezing water.  After the war and his recovery from illness, he returned to light duties in Chatham Dockyard. He passed various exams, and subsequently had a successful career in the Admiralty. He died in 1982 at the age of 73 Source: Angela Sheahan, daughter
Yallop	Charles Frederick	Acting Yeoman of Signals	C/J 73977	Feb 40		ADM 1/10785. Awarded BEM (London Gazette No 34868 of 7th June 1940)