HMS Skipjack - Crew Halcyon Class Minesweeper

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.

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Lt.Cdr. Francis Babington Proudfoot, RN	15 June 1939	1 June 1940

Crew Members who lost their lives while serving on HMS Skipjack
LAST NAME	FIRST NAMES	RANK	SERVICE NUMBER	DATE OF DEATH	AGE	FAMILY DETAILS	COMMEMORATION DETAILS
BLAXALL	Henry John	Stoker 1st Class	C/KX 76947	1st June 1940	33	Son of Alfred F J and Amelia Caroline Blaxall; husband of Ivy Frances Edna Blaxall, of Fordwich, Kent	CHATHAM Panel 38, Column 2
CHAPMAN	James Philip Sidney	Petty Officer Steward	C/L 6129	1st June 1940	43	Son of Horace Burdett Chapman and Elizabeth Alice Chapman; husband of Rose Ethel Rebecca Chapman, of Ipswich, Suffolk	CHATHAM Panel 39, Column 2
CHAPMAN	Harry Milliner	Able Seaman	C/SS 8944	1st June 1940	40	Son of William John and Frances Ann Chapman; husband of Ivy May Chapman, of Gravesend, Kent	CHATHAM Panel 35, Column 1
CHILD	Alexander	Able Seaman	C/J 99718	1st June 1940	35	Son of Henry and Alice Child; husband of Amelia Elizabeth Child, of Walthamstow, Essex	CHATHAM Panel 35, Column 1
COWLEY	Ralph Alexander	Sub-Lieutenant	-	1st June 1940	-	-	CHATHAM Panel 40, Column 2
CRAINE	Douglas Herbert	Leading Cook	C/MX50146	1st June 1940	-	-	CHATHAM Panel 39, Column 2
DAVISON	John	Leading Stoker	C/KX 75304	14th November 1939	33	Son of William and Elizabeth Davison; husband of Katherine Davison, of Walker-on-Tyne, Northumberland	GRIMSBY (SCARTHO ROAD) CEMETERY Section 116, Row I, Grave 2
GAME	Thomas Charles	Telegraphist	C/J 77633	1st June 1940	39	I have just come across your website - which I have found very interesting. I am the granddaughter of Thomas Charles Game, who lost his life on HMS Skipjack in 1940. Here is some information about Thomas that may be useful: Thomas was the husband of Maud. They had three young children at the time of his death; my father Charles Edward, Bessie Maureen and Maud Ethel. Thomas's parents were Charles and Elizabeth. Thomas had two brothers, Leonard and Arthur and a sister, Ethel. Thomas Charles Game was from London, he was 3 months old at the time of the 1901 census, which I believe makes him 39 at the time of his death. Amanda Brittany (nee Game)	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 2
GORE	Alfred	Chief Stoker	C/K 27348	1st June 1940	44	Son of Elizabeth Gore; husband of Lydia Nora Gore, of Bobbing, Kent	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 3
GRAY	Ernest William	Stoker 1st Class	C/KX 83864	1st June 1940	-	No relatives listed. London Gazette 29th July 1955 shows the Admiralty still held £4-4-0 balance of pay. See link for family details	CHATHAM Panel 38, Column 2
GREEN	Alfred John	Assistant Cook (O)	C/MX 59592	1st June 1940	20	Son of Alfred Green; husband of Amy Margaret Elizabeth Green, of Walthamstow, Essex	CHATHAM Panel 39, Column 2
HAMMOND	Alfred Thomas Chitral	Able Seaman	C/JX 129286	1st June 1940	28	Son of Alfred and Fannie Louise Hammond, of Sheerness, Kent	LONGUENESSE (ST Plot 10, Row B, Grave 25
HORNE	Thomas Alfred	Petty Officer Stoker	C/K 18545	1st June 1940	-	-	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 3
KNIGHT	Arthur William George	Petty Officer Stoker	C/K 4505	1st June 1940	-	-	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 3
LEE	Ernest Arthur	Leading Telegraphist	C/J 30309	1st June 1940	42	Son of Minnie Lee; husband of Frances Irene Lee, of Gillingham, Kent	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 1
MATTOCKS	Edwin Thomas	Engine Room Artificer 1st Class	C/M 7949	1st June 1940	41	Son of Harry and Mary Ann Mattocks; husband of Lilian May Mattocks, of Niles, Ohio, U.S.A.	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 2
STEPHENSON	William Graham	Stoker 1st Class	C/KX 76795	1st June 1940	37	Son of Matthew Stephenson; husband of Edna Stephenson, of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire	CHATHAM Panel 38, Column 3
THOMPSON	Harry Oscar	Engine Room Artificer 4th Class	C/MX 48926	1st June 1940	24	Son of Oscar Thomas and Dora Olive Thompson, of Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 3
THOROGOOD	Albert Daniel	Engine Room Artificer 5th Class	C/MX 64429	1st June 1940	-	Son of Charles Daniel and Amy Thorogood, of Tottenham, Middlesex	CHATHAM Panel 37, Column 3
WILLMOTT	Samuel George	Able Seaman	C/SS 7360	1st June 1940	40	Son of Alfred and Jane Louise Willmott; husband of Alice Willmott, of Palmer's Green, Middlesex	CHATHAM Panel 36, Column 2

Other Members of the Crew of HMS Skipjack
LAST NAME	FIRST NAMES	RANK	SERVICE NUMBER	DATE	AGE	SOURCE
Edmond	Arthur James	CERA				My father Arthur James Edmond was the C.E.R.A on the Skipjack at Dunkirk, I understand that he was picked up by a small craft which was also sunk and then picked up again. He was landed at Ramsgate with little more on than his name tags. He then went to sea again other ships and was part of a naval party in North Africa where he was awarded a Mention in dispatches, I have never heard what this was for. By this time he had been promoted to W.O.. He left the service after the war but died of lung cancer in at the age of 54 Glyn Edmond
Harris	Leonard			30.10.34-13.1.37		Boy Seaman Leonard Harris 1923 http://www.hmsgangesassoc.org/lharris.html See 'Skipjack Pre War' page for an account of his time on HMS Skipjack
Healey	A	Lt		1.6.39		Navy List for Dec 1939
Henwood	C A	Lt		8.6.39		Navy List for Dec 1939
Hines	George	Able Seaman				My grandfather (mother's side) George Hines was an Able Seaman on board the HMS Skipjack Minesweeper when it was sunk on 1st June 1940. George found himself in the sea surrounded by burning fuel oil, he was taken to the Devonport hospital for treatment. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/08/a2261008.shtml
Hobbs	Jack	Ldg Seaman				Jack Hobbs, had served with me aboard Curlew when we were both able seamen. Source: Leonard Harris
Hodge	Jack	Ldg Seaman				Jack Hodge had only served with me in barracks, a one time messmate in the field gun mess. Source: Leonard Harris
Lee	George Edward		K58314			Born 2nd Oct 1901. Survived sinking. (Source: Rob Brown)
MacLeod	Murdo	Ldg Seaman	5849D	5.40 - 1.6.40		DSM for good services in the withdrawal of the Allied Armies from the beaches of Dunkirk. Supp to Gazette of 16.8.40 No. 34925
McGrum	A G	Sub Lt		15.6.39		Navy List for Dec 1939
Proudfoot	Francis Babbington	Lt Cdr		15.6.39 - 6.40		Navy List for Dec 1939 http://www.unithistories.com/
Silby	John E (Bill)	Torpedoman	LD5036			Early war service was as AA Gunner attached to merchant ships. He served onboard the Skipjack and manned the ships' boat at Dunkirk ferrying troops from the beach. He survived her sinking at Dunkirk (12 hours in water before being picked up) and returned to the beaches on commercial vessel as part of a makeshift crew. (My Grandad ended up in the water for 12 hours before being picked up himself by a destroyer returning to England. He was 1 of 8 of the Skipjack's crew that survived. On disembarking a RN Petty Officer checked the soldiers names and units. On seeing my Grandad in his Royal Navy jersey he inquired "Where do think you're going?" to which my Grandad replied "I'm a survivor!", "No you're not. Go a stand over there!". A rag tag crew was assembled out of the displaced sailors and sent straight back to the beaches crewing a civilian vessel. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/64/a2320264.shtml ) He was later a member of the crew of HMS Sharpshooter when she rammed and sunk a U-boat. Time away from the Halcyon flotilla was spent on X-Craft Submarines and Torpedo Boats. He died 1998. A wife, 2 daughters, 3 grandsons survived him. Source: Clive Howe (Grandson)
White	Hugh Robert	Lt		8.5.34 - 2.36		http://www.unithistories.com

Boy Seaman Leonard Harris 1923