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It was a little after midnight on the 19th November 1942, a convoy was making slow progress through the English Channel and were close to the Eddystone Lighthouse when they came under attack by a pack of fast
speeding 'E' boats armed with torpedoes which resulted in the following cargo ships bound for South Wales being torpedoed and sunk:

BIRGITTE - 1595 tons (MOWT) and
YEW FOREST - 815 tons (J.Stewart @ Co.)

also the Royal Naval Patrol Service Trawler HMS Ullswater. The following is a Crew List of HMS Ullswater.

HMS ULLSWATER - CREW LIST

It is believed all the crew perished with their ship and their names are commemorated on the Royal Naval Patrol Service War Memorial at Sparrow's Nest, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

BLACKMORE Richard John No LT?MX 85405. RNPS. Age 30. Cook. Husband of Ethel Rosina Beatrice Blackmore of Coxside, Plymouth.

BURROUGHS Sidney Charles No LT/JX 177061. RNPS. Age 28. Second hand. Son of Bertie Alfred and Harriet Anna Burroughs of Aldeby, Norfolk. Husband of Blanche Burroughs of Aldeby, Norfolk.

BUSHEN Reginald Charles James No LT/JX 242112. RNPS. Age 30. Seaman. Son of William Edwin and Helen Bushen of Minehead, Somerset.

CAMSELL John Edwin No LT/MX 87346. RNPS. Age 25. Cook Son of John Edwin and Martha Ellen Camsell of Heeley, Sheffield.

DAVIDSON William Keddie No LT/KX 103400. RNPS. Age 23. Stoker. Son of William and Margaret Davidson of Tullibody, Clackmannanshire. Scotland

EWAN William Anderson No LT/JX 265129. RNPS. Age ?. Seaman. Son of David and Janet Ewan of Kirkaldy, Scotland.

FISH Enoch Brown DSM. No LT/JXX 174588. RNPS. Age 43. Leading Seaman. Son of John and Hannah Fish of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. Husband of Emma Fish of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire

FISHER George Henry No LT/JX 190035 RNPS. Age 28. Seaman. Son of Frederick and Annie Fisher of King's Lynn, Norfolk.

GAFFNEY Frank Jarman No LT/JX 223308. RNPS. Age 25. Seaman. Son of Lawrence and Ethel Gaffney. Husband of Eunice Ethel Gaffney of Levenshulme, Manchester.

HALLAM George Victor No LT/JX 240920. RNPS. Age 22. Seaman Son of John Henry and Alice Mary Hallam. Husband of Elsie Hallam of Bilsthorpe, Nottingham.

KUMM Dennis William. No LT/JX 175055. RNPS. Age 22. Seaman. Son of Charles Ernest and Annie Kumm of Worthing, Sussex.

LOUKES Ronald Thomas No LT/JX 110041. RNPS. Age 22. Engineman. Son of Arthur and Gertrude Mary Loukes of Grimsby.

MILLER George William No LT/JX 206455. RNPS. Age 22. Seaman. Husband of Ethel May Miller of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

MOORE William Arthur No. LT/JX 195686 RNPS.

MOSS Thomas Frederick John. Sub Lieut. RNVR

O'NEILL Edward No LT/JX 145055. RNPS. Age 20. Stoker. Son of James and Elizabeth O'Neill of Blyth, Northumberland.

PARNWELL Thomas No LT/JX 131841. RNPS. Age 29. Stoker. Son of Horace and Emily Parnwell. Husband of Ethel Marjorie Lena Parnwell of Tavistock, Devon.

PLUMLEY Leonard Percy No LT/JX 288273. RNPS. Age 21. Seaman. Son of Alfred K and Mary M Plumley of Tottenham. Mdsx. Husband of Violet Lillian Plumley of Tottenham, Mdsx.

PRAGNELL George Alexander No LT/JX 131793. Age 35. Stoker. Son of Mr and Mrs G A. Pragnell. Husband of Mrs F Pragnell of Southampton.

QUIRKE Patrick No LT/JX 205662. RNPS. Age 23. Seaman. Son of Maurice and Hannah Quirke of Dingle, Co Kerry, Republic of Ireland.

ROSS Neil Black Cameron. Lieut. RNR. Age 29. Son of William and Isobel Ross of Glasgow.

ROSS William Lipp No LT/JX 105174. RNPS. Age 43. Engineman. Son of Martin and Williamina Ross of Aberdeen, Scotland. Husband of Rose Annie Pirie Ross of Torry, Aberdeen.

ROUSE William Henry No LT/JX 30069. RNPS. Age 29. Leading Steward.
Husband of Christina Elizabeth Rouse of Lowestoft, Suffolk.

SHAW No LT/JX 243053. RNPS. Seaman. Son of Wilfred and Hannah Shaw of Lockwood.

STOAKES Charles George No LT/X 270 EU RNR. RNPS. Age 43. Chief Engineman. Husband of Bessie.

WHALL Reginald Arthur Frederick No LT/JX 189094 RNPS. Seaman. Son of George and Alice May Whall of Huntingdon.

Rest in Peace

Georgina Rayner (nee Stoakes) daughter of Charles George Stoakes. December 2005.

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