Family & Friends

Crew Member	Contact	Relationship	Information
W A Bromley	Peter Bromley	Nephew	I just found this site yesterday by chance. I had long given up that there would be much on HMS Jason on the internet. Great news for you and I hope it will be of help, my uncle William Arthur Bromley, RCN, served in the Jason in 1942, as a stoker I believe. Dates (other than just “1942”) I am not sure of as of yet but I know that after surviving the sinking of HMS Broadwater, October 18, 1941, he went on leave then on his return Jason became his 2^nd ship. Uncle Art went on to HMS Limbourne in 1943, went on leave 1 week before it was torpedoes and served to Dec 1945 in the HMCS Milltown. Uncle Art passed away in 1997, I inherited his service medals, some memorabilia, and his naval photo album. This is where you come in, in that album are at least 4 photos that actually are captioned “Jason”, 1 is of the ship but the other 3 show crew – 1 of Art alone on the deck, another with all the stokers on the deck , and the last one 2 crew member friends with names shown. There are also about 6 other photos of sailors (named) but at HMS Davenport (I think), these photos are in the same area of the album as Jason but have no way of confirming what ship assigned to at that time. Just a short email to mention that I have shown my Dad the web site for the HMS Jason (and other ships of course), he was very pleased to see Uncle Art’s picture there. Dad thought that the web site was very good, my sentiments exactly. He mentioned that in recent conversation with an English relative on Uncle Art’s war time experiences that during convoy duty to Murmansk, the Russians would not let them leave the ship.
Robert Sowerbutts	Diane Sowerbutts	Daughter	Hi, my dad "Robert Sowerbutts" served on the HMS Jason from 1943-45 he was a stoker (class 1 ). I think he may have been the drunken one referred to on 24/4/44. I have his 1945 diary and this refers to a few other cases of being on report, or having pay stopped, he was in court in Ipswich 28/6/45 and fined 6 pounds.He was from Hanley, Stoke on Trent, and his number was P/KX 161208. I would love to see my dads name on the crew list.
Robert Bacchus	Mark Bacchus	Son	My father Robert Bacchus served on HMS Jason, but does not appear on the crew list I have a number of photographs which show members of the crew on board. I believe my father served his apprenticeship Vospers as he was an engineer. I know he was on leave and was in the Cafe de Paris the night it was bombed 8th March 1941. The photographs are now on a CD, I would be happy for them to go on the web site. Please send a copy to Peter Bromley. Mark Bacchus Aug 2007
Ted Samuels	Brian Jason Samuels	Son	My father served as crew on HMS Jason and was mentioned by Thomas Jackson as Ted...(see HMS Jason, August 1944). His name is Ted Samuels and was a signaller. Went through the war and has a hurt certificate when playing football in Archangel. He was Jason's goalkeeper. He read his own discharge signal at wars end and when I was born he named me Brian Jason Samuels in honour of his ship. I joined the Andrew in 1961 as a boy in HMS Ganges and am the Queensland State Rep of the HMS Ganges Association in Australia His Official no. JX 331125 Joined Jason on 12 DEC 42-1 may 45 left navy 6 July 46 Granted hurt cert 21 Sept 43 full name Arthur Edwin Samuels He and Tom Jackson became life friends Aug 2007
Jack O'Shaughnessey	John O'Shaughnessey	Son	See separate page for details
Jim Gerrell	Richard Gerrell	Son	My father James "Jim" Gerrell served on HMS Jason from august or September 1944 until November 46 he has fond memories of Jason and is alive and well and was 83 recently (2008) He was an OC coder and we may be able to identify a couple of other people and remember some others. Ralph Bog dec'd , radar operator Dave Morgan ,? living in Wales Tenby OC coder Willie Waters , from Manchester area , there were also two brothers on the ship Peter and "Ted" Wright possibly RT operators went to Murmansk. We think my father is in the picture of signallers bottom left my dad played football for the ship in the forward line up but later than the photograph. Nov 2008
Leslie Leonard	Christine Riley	Daughter	My father, Leslie F Leonard, is listed as being one of the crew on HMS Jason & I was showing him the site last week. He says he was actually Leading Wireman MS & served on the Jason from January 1943, joining the ship when it was doing sea trials in Leith Docks. Prior to this he was on the Margaret Hyde Minesweeping trawler where he remembers having his 21st birthday! He has only spoken about his experiences to me in recent years and was very pleased to see all the information, particularly about the devastating incident in Aug 1944. Christine Riley August 2008
Edmund Froggatt	Rory Stapleton	Nephew	My uncle chief petty officer Edmund Froggatt was aboard the Jason during the friendly fire episode. he died in the 90's but my mother has been filling me in on family events and she remembers Eddie talking off the event when back home. Rory Stapleton August 2008