During the 2nd WW the ship was adopted by Beckenham, Kent. As the sister of Lt Cmdr P Vian (Later Admiral) – Marian Vian had a school in Beckenham named after her. Reg Morrison passed the 11 plus whilst attending in 1942. A plaque marking the adoption was put up in the town hall. This building was demolished in 1991 to make way for a supermarket. The area is now under the London Borough of Bromley.

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Parry J M
Rank: Lt Cdr. (Gunnery)

Remarks: Lt Cdr. (Gunnery) 22.5.40
Believed to have left with Captain Vian according to Don Yell

Rank: Stoker Petty Office

Remarks: Stoker Petty Office. October 1939 to March 1940?

Pay Book Number: P/J 97929
Rank: Able Seaman
Relation: (married to Elsie of North End, Portsmouth – son Brian who died 2 Feb 2012) Son of Frederick Thomas and Kate Elizabeth Patterson

Remarks: Able Seaman. P/J 97929 Onboard 8 July 1938 to sinking. (QM at wheel in the collision with SS Borthwick 7.11.39. No blame attached). (Missing presumed Killed 23.10.41) Age 38 (married to Elsie of North End, Portsmouth – son Brian who died 2 Feb 2012) Son of Frederick Thomas and Kate Elizabeth Patterson

Pay Book Number: P/JX 178824
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Relation: Son of Jacob and Margaret Pattinson of Slough. Bucks. Had a sister and two nephews.

Remarks: Ordinary Seaman. P/JX 178824. (Missing presumed Killed 23.10.41) Age 22 (single) Son of Jacob and Margaret Pattinson of Slough. Bucks. Had a sister and two nephews.

Pay Book Number: P/KX 107376
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Relation: Son of Samuel and Maud M. Pawsey of Gorton, Manchester

Remarks: Stoker 1st Class. P/KX 107376. (Missing presumed Killed 23.10.41) (single) Son of Samuel and Maud M. Pawsey of Gorton, Manchester

Rank: Schoolmaster B.Sc.

Remarks: Schoolmaster B.Sc. Appointed to Cossack 10 May 1940. Accommodated in MAORI

Pay Book Number: P/JX 142541
Rank: Leading Telegraphist
Relation: (married to Ada of Rawtenstall, Lancashire) son of Joseph Patrick and Maria Payton. He had three children – Bernard, Theresa and Patricia.

Remarks: Leading Telegraphist. P/JX 142541. Originally from Salford he was onboard at January 1939. (Missing presumed Killed 23.10.41) In the RN for 24 years. Age 41. In ships concert party playing the banjo and singing comic songs) (married to Ada of Rawtenstall, Lancashire) son of Joseph Patrick and Maria Payton. He had three children – Bernard, Theresa and Patricia. He was the correspondent with Layton Hill Convent School, Blackpool. (Now St Mary’s Catholic College) A prize known as the COSSACK History Prize was presented in his honour by his sister Mrs Nicol. It was last presented in 1949 to Zosia Gertler.
His niece Mary Nicol became a junior boarder in 1943.

Rank: Acting Petty Officer

Remarks: Acting Petty Officer. Survivor. (The Times 11.11.41) Lived in Havant.

Pay Book Number: P/K 63516
Rank: Chief Stoker

Remarks: Chief Stoker. DSM P/K 63516. Onboard at October 1939 (Wounded 23.10.41 and discharged to military hospital and HMS Cormorant)

Rank: ERA

Remarks: ERA. October 1939 to March 1940?

Hidden Gems

The HMS Cossack 1938-1941 was accepted on 10 June 1938 and dented, whilst coming alongside the jetty in Portsmouth on 12 June 1938.

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1806-1816

This is the account of the first vessel named HMS Cossack, a title that would be passed on to five later ships and commemorated by the Royal Navy in the Cossack Building at HMS Raleigh.

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1854-1875

The second Cossack was originally ordered by Russia for the Black Sea Fleet in December 1852 at a cost of 290,000 silver roubles. However, when relations between Britain and Russia deteriorated, Russia sold the vessels to the Hamburg trading firm Henry Mersk & Co.

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1886-1905

This account covers the third vessel named HMS Cossack. Launched on 3 June 1886 and in service until 1905, she spent the majority of her career in the Far East, calling at India, Aden, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and other ports.

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1907-1919

The fourth HMS Cossack received the first Battle Honour for participating in operations along the Belgian coast from 17 October to 8 November 1914. This section contains copies of the original construction contract and detailed plans showing her launch, deck arrangements, and machinery.

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1938-1941

Credited with battle honours including Baltic 1855, Witu 1890, Dover Patrol 1914–1919, Narvik 1940, Norway 1940, Atlantic 1940–1941, the Bismarck Action 1941, and the Malta Convoys 1941, the HMS Cossack in service from 1938 to 1941 was a formidable presence.

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1944-1960

During Warship Week in February 1942, the town of Esher raised £1,192,211, contributing to the construction of the warship HMS Cossack. The funds were collected by the public depositing money into a rubber-type float in a pool. Remarkably, the surplus was enough to fund a submarine as well. The story continues.

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