COMMANDING OFFICERS	FROM	TO
Cdr. Reginald Cecil Haskett-Smith, RN	5 January 1939	21 February 1940
Cdr. Richard Cyril Vesey Ross, RN DSO awarded on 7 June 1940	21 February 1940	October 1940
Lt.Cdr. Alan David Hastings Jay, RN	October 1940	21 July 1941
Lt.Cdr. Thomas Crosbie Crease, RN	21 July 1941	24 July 1942

Crew Members who lost their lives while serving on HMS Gossamer
LAST NAME	FIRST NAMES	RANK	SERVICE NUMBER	DATE OF DEATH	AGE	FAMILY DETAILS	COMMEMORATION DETAILS
ADDISON	Robert	Leading Cook (S)	P/MX54868	24th June 1942	-	-	PORTSMOUTH             Panel 69, Column 3
ARNOLD	Derek	Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	P/MX 468	24th June 1942	-	-	PORTSMOUTH             Panel 67, Column 2
BARRATT	Douglas Legh	Lieutenant	-	24th June 1942	41	Husband of Concert pianist Eileen Joyce	PORTSMOUTH             Panel 71, Column 1 http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ozartsreview/Books/joyce.html
BROOKER	Alfred Frederick	Able Seaman	P/SSX33828	24th June 1942	22	Son of Alfred and Ellen Brooker; husband of Mabel Brooker, of Catford, London	PORTSMOUTH            Panel 63, Column 2
BRYDON	William James Alexander	Leading Steward	P/LX 22888	24th June 1942	21	Son of James William and Jennie V Brydon, of Southsea, Hampshire	PORTSMOUTH             Panel 70, Column 1
CASE	Jack Francis	Petty Officer Mentioned in Despatches	P/JX137794	25th June 1942	25	Adopted son of Arthur James Erwood and Ada Erwood, of Christchurch, Hampshire	MURMANSK RUSSIAN CEMETERY EXTENSION South side, Grave 26
EVERITT	Walter	Able Seaman Mentioned in Despatches	P/J 100186	24th June 1942	36	-	PORTSMOUTH            Panel 63, Column 3
GRAHAM	Hugh Mcauley	Able Seaman	P/SSX23980	24th June 1942	24	Son of David and Elizabeth Graham, of Ruchill, Glasgow	PORTSMOUTH             Panel 63, Column 3
GREGORY	Donald Alfred	Able Seaman	P/JX165354	24th June 1942	23	Son of Harry Walter James and Lily Rose Gregory, of Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire	PORTSMOUTH              Panel 63, Column 3
GROGAN	John	Leading Stoker	P/KX 92520	24th June 1942	-	Son of John and Ellen Grogan, of Shanagarry, Co.Cork, Republic of Ireland	PORTSMOUTH              Panel 68, Column 5
HACKETT	Robert	Petty Officer Mentioned in Despatches	P/JX142880	24th June 1942	22	Son of Harry and Edith Mary Hackett, of Lichfield, Staffordshire	PORTSMOUTH             Panel 62, Column 2
HANKINS	Cyril Arthur	Stoker 1st Class	P/KX116480	24th June 1942	29	Son of Mr and Mrs Arthur James Hankins, of Ash Vale, Aldershot	PORTSMOUTH            Panel 68, Column 2
HOOK	Harry William Robert	Petty Officer Stoker	C/KX 75635	29th May 1940	33	Son of William Robert and Florence Mary Hook; husband of Alice Ellen Mary Ann Hook, of Lowestoft, Suffolk	CHATHAM                    Panel 37, Column 3
HOWARD	Arthur James Donald	Steward	P/LX 22305	24th June 1942	24	Son of James and Lilian Howard; husband of Olive Howard, of Caynham, Shropshire	PORTSMOUTH              Panel 70, Column 1
KEENE	George William	Leading Steward	P/L 14329	24th June 1942	-	-	PORTSMOUTH              Panel 70, Column 1
KENYON	Gerald Benjamin	Lieutenant	-	24th June 1942	-	-	PORTSMOUTH          Panel 71, Column 1
MASON	Aubrey Edward	Warrant Engineer		24th June 1942	40	Son of Lieut-Commander Walter Mason, R.N., and Ada Ellen Mason	PORTSMOUTH             Panel 62, Column 2
McARTHUR	Hugh	Leading Seaman	C/JX152463	24th June 1942	36	Son of Arthur and Elizabeth McArthur; husband of Cornelia McArthur, of Gillingham, Kent	CHATHAM                    Panel 52, Column 2
OSBORN	Albert James	Ordinary Seaman	P/JX174185	5th October 1940	22	Son of Lilian Alice Plummer, of Lee, London	GRIMSBY (SCARTHO ROAD) CEMETERY Section 116, Row I, Grave 3
PERRY	John Francis	Petty Officer Mentioned in Despatches	P/J 12661	24th June 1942	48	Son of Henry Windsor Perry and Martha Ann Perry; husband of Annie Lilian Perry, of Tipner, Portsmouth	PORTSMOUTH             Panel 62, Column 2
PLANT	Thomas	Stoker 2nd Class	P/KX119112	24th June 1942	28	Son of Horace and Eliza Plant, of Barnsley, Yorkshire	PORTSMOUTH              Panel 69, Column 1
PRICE	William John	Able Seaman	P/JX174186	6th February 1941	22	Son of William and Mary Louisa Price, of Blaengwynfi, Glamorgan	SHOTLEY ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY Suffolk Plot 1, Row D, Grave 2
SAMPSON	Frederick	Leading Stoker	P/K 17625	24th June 1942	49	Son of Thomas and Letitia Sampson	PORTSMOUTH              Panel 68, Column 1
STANTON	Albert Victor George	Stoker 1st Class	P/KX104042	24th June 1942	27	Son of Albert and Elizabeth Stanton; husband of Norah V K Stanton, of Moulton, Northamptonshire	PORTSMOUTH             Panel 68, Column 3
STONE	Cecil James	Officer's Cook 2nd Class	P/L12294	11th February 1945	43	Son of James Henry Edward and Daisy Stone, of Southsea; husband of Evelyn Violet Louisa Stone, of Southsea	PORTSMOUTH (MILTON)  CEMETERY Plot Z 2, Row 4, Grave 4
THOMAS	George Herbert Alfred	Steward	P/SR 71522	24th June 1942	23	Son of Harold Victor and Eliza Thomas, of Birkenhead, Cheshire	PORTSMOUTH             Panel 70, Column 1
WADE	Charles William	Petty Officer Stoker	P/KX 80298	24th June 1942	30	Son of Charles William and Rosetta Wade, of Birtley, Co Durham	PORTSMOUTH               Panel 67, Column 3
WOODWARD	Henry James	Able Seaman DSM	P/J 104237	24th June 1942	37	Son of Harry and Ellen Woodward; husband of V M Woodward, of Shepherd's Bush, London	PORTSMOUTH           Panel 65, Column 2
YOUNG	James Roland Ivor	Able Seaman	P/JX235855	25th August 1942	19	Son of James and Violet Ivy Young, of Hamworthy, Poole, Dorsetshire	PORTSMOUTH             Panel 65, Column 2

 

Source: http://www.wolverhamptonwarmemorials.org.uk/memorial_pages/Church/st_bartholomews_penn.htm

WOLVERHAMPTON WAR MEMORIALS

St. Bartholomew's Church Penn

Two memorials hang in the church. A memorial to the men of the parish who paid the supreme sacrifice during the First World War and one to the memory of the men of H.M.S. Gossamer killed in action June 24th 1942.

This is the Second World War Memorial. Inscribed on it are the words "H.M.S. Gossamer Association. In Memory of Shipmates Killed on H.M.S. Gossamer by Enemy Action in Arctic Waters June 24th 1942." It records the names of twenty four men.

Minesweeper HMS Gossamer was bombed by JU87 bombers operating against shipping in the Kola Inlet and sank within 8 minutes of being hit.

It also records the names of four men who have died since the founding of the association

Crease T.C Commander D.S.O (Ship's Captain)
Barkes J. Coder.
Jackson J. A B
Page C. A.S.D.I.C

Shipwreck survivors meet up Old salts who survived a Second World War shipwreck in the icy waters of the Arctic got together in Wolverhampton today for the first time in 47 years. The emotional gathering was organised by 72 year old grandfather Eric Morris - a wireless operator on the ill fated minesweeper HMS Gossamer. Twelve former shipmates travelled from as far afield as North Scotland and Devon to meet up again at the Roebuck Inn in Penn Road. And Mr Morris, who now lives in Whitely Bay, Tyne and Wear, said: "It was absolutely marvellous seeing everyone again." The minesweeper was sunk during a German dive bomber attack in 1942. Only 30 of the 178 crew survived. [Note; figures incorrect] Mr Morris, who lived in Wells Road, Penn, was rescued by a fishing boat.

Photo and press cutting from 1989(?) supplied by Mark Page, son of 'Jock' Page