Remarks: W/Man. P/MX 69728. Torpedoman. (Survivor discharged to HMS Victory taking passage onboard HMS Rodney)

Remarks: Signalman. October 1939 to March 1940? Transferred temporally from the AFRIDI while she was in refit. Joined the RN as a Boy at GANGES in 1936 becoming a Signal Boy in May 1938 when he joined IRON DUKE. Three months later he was drafted to BARNHAM for 16 months and become an Ordinary Seaman. June 1939 saw him in AFRIDI and apart from the short draft to L03 remained with the AFRIDI until she was sunk by German aircraft NW of Trondheim, Norway on 3 May 1940. July 1940 saw him onboard a French torpedo boat L’INCOMPRISE which had been “captured” from the French Navy at Portsmouth on 3 April 1940. He was rated Acting Leading Seaman before being drafted to PACKENHAM. 6 months later he was rated Acting Yeoman of Signals (Temporary). PACKENHAM was severely damaged 6 months later in a battle with Italian torpedo boats at night off Maretimo. The ship was taken in tow by the PALLADIN but was bombed the next day by Italian aircraft and had to be sunk by the PALAIDIN. Harold survived and carried on serving until June 1952 leaving as a full Yeoman of Signals. Died 26th July 2009. He was 88 years old.

Remarks: Transferred temporally from the AFRIDI while she was in refit.
Joined the RN as a Boy at GANGES in 1936 becoming a Signal Boy in May 1938 when he joined IRON DUKE. Three months later he was drafted to BARNHAM for 16 months and become an Ordinary Seaman.
June 1939 saw him in AFRIDI and apart from the short draft to L03 remained with the AFRIDI until she was sunk by German aircraft NW of Trondheim, Norway on 3 May 1940.
July 1940 saw him onboard a French torpedo boat L’INCOMPRISE which had been “captured” from the French Navy at Portsmouth on 3 April 1940.
He was rated Acting Leading Seaman before being drafted to PACKENHAM. 6 months later he was rated Acting Yeoman of Signals (Temporary). PACKENHAM was severely damaged 6months later in a battle with Italian torpedo boats at night off Maretimo. The ship was taken in tow by the PALLADIN but was bombed the next day by Italian aircraft and had to be sunk by the PALAIDIN. Harold survived and carried on serving until June 1952 leaving as a full Yeoman of Signals.
Died 26th July 2009.
He was 88 years old.

Remarks: Able Seaman. P/J 30883. (Missing presumed Killed 23.10.41) Age 42 (married for seven years to Ivy Frances of Kathleen Road Sholing, Hampshire) Son of Thomas and Alice Knight. Served 26 yeas in the RN which he joined aged 15 in May 1914. He was at the battle of Jutland onboard HMS King George V and was later engaged on minesweeping work. Soon after the First World War his ship HMS Myrtle was sunk by a floating mine. He was rescued and taken to Copenhagen. Between wars he saw service on the China station, South American Station and in the Mediterranean. His ships included the Iron Duke, the Effingham (sunk during the war), the Durban, the Delight and the Glasgow. Whilst in the latter ship he helped to transport refugees from Spain during the Spanish War. He left the Navy for a few months in 1938 but rejoined in June 1939. At the beginning of the war he was in HMS Suffolk and later transferred to Cossack. Born in Bitterne he was possessor of four medals including the 1914 –18 “Mine Clearance Service Badge”

Remarks: Ordinary Signalman. P/JX 223263. (Missing presumed Killed 23.10.41) Age 26 (single) Son of Edward and Alice Knight of Morden, Surrey

Remarks: Boy Seaman/Able Seaman. P/JX 157321. Onboard at October 1939. (Survivor discharged to HMS Victory)

Remarks: ERA. October 1939 to March 1940?

Remarks: Ordinary Seaman. P/JX 237049. Joined RN at COLLINGWOOD January 1941. Joined COSSACK July 1941 (At BISMARCK action) (Survivor discharged to HMS Victory taking passage in HMS Rodney).Went to EXCELLENT for training then joined QUORN as an Able Seaman (3). Also served on MAGPIE and EXMOOR before leaving the RN in January 1946. Worked in a local paper mill followed by a fruit and veg shop. This was followed by combined fruit and veg shop and a wet fish shop. Later ventures saw him in a fish and chip shop and a mobile fish and chip van working both sides of the Medway

Died 26 December 2005 age 90.

Remarks: (Surname in National Archive file but no details)