World War 2 Casualties

List of World War 2 Casualties from the plaque outside the Wardroom in the ground floor corridor of HMS FLYING FOX.

WW2 Roll of Honour
Plaque under WW2 Roll of Honour

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Bristol Division RNVR WW2 Casualties

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Surg Lt Cdr T G Evans RNVR

AB J Hamblin and LS D Atherton

Seven RNVR Ratings were killed when HMS ARDENT was sunk on 8th June 1940 whilst escorting HMS GLORIOUS.

Five of the ratings are Ord Sea R Bolton RNVR, Ord Sea A Crabb RNVR, Ord Sea R J Cooksley RNVR, Ord Sea G V Farley RNVR and Ord Sea E J Holme RNVR. The other two are believed to be Ord Sea A C Chalmers RNVR and Ord Sea R D Hanley RNVR. (From The HMS Glorious, Ardent & Acasta Association (GLARAC) website).

HMS ARDENT

Information provided by Simon Cottam.

The Honour Board lists 39 casualties. Searching the CWGC database reveals a total list of 44 casualties, 24 listed with Bristol addresses, the remainder from various addresses from Cornwall to Buckinghamshire or no address listed.

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CWGC WW2 list of Bristol RNVR Casualties