Crew List of HMS Mahratta

ROY GRIFFITHS: D/JX 567391 

Ordinary Seaman.

Age 18.

Son of _____ and _____ Griffiths, from _____.

JOHN HARRISON: D/MX 111259 

Sick Berth Attendant.

Age 19.

Son of _____ and ____ Harrison, from _____.

KENNETH HAUGHTON: D/MX 66253 

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class.

Age 26.

Son of Edward and Hannah Haughton, from Wigan, Lancashire.

CHARLTON HOLLAND: D/J 81779  (Photo No 43 and Group photo No 20)

Able Seaman.

Age 43.

Son of John and Rose Holland, from Tyneham, Dorset.

CLARENCE JONES: D/JX 134756 

Leading Seaman.

Age 29 ?.

Son of Thomas and Louisa Jones, from ______.

Son of Joseph and Clara Jones, from Willenhall, Staffordshire.

Son of Samuel Edward and Rebecca Amelia Jones, from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Son of Nellie Jones, from Kingsbury, Middlesex.

Son of John Henry and Winifred Jones and husband of F. M. Jones, from Plymouth.

Son of David and Annie Keag, from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Son of Peter and Constance Eva Kelly, from West Hartlepool, Co. Durham.

JOHN KELLY: D/JX 194992 

Able Seaman.

Age 33.

Son of ____ and ____ Kelly, from _______.

Son of William and Elizabeth Kelly, from Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire.

Son of Edward and Matilda Kerr, from Glasgow.

(Maybe) Son of Herbert William Keyes and Alice Hannah Keyes from Newport Monmouthshire.

(Maybe) Son of William S J Kingcombe and Elsie L Kingcombe from Plymouth.

Son of Lieut. Comdr. A. E. Lacey, R.N., and Mrs. W. A. Lacey, from West Moors, Dorsetshire.

Son of George Lane and Edith Annie Lane, from Leicester.

Son of William Laverack and Maud Laverack, from Withernsea, Yorkshire.

HAROLD LEADBETTER: D/JX 288198 

Able Seaman.

Age 22.

Son of Harold Leadbetter and Ellen Leadbetter, from Fleetwood, Lancashire.

Son of Morgan John Lewis and Mary Lewis, from Treorchy, Glamorgan.

Son of Hugh Lloyd and Jane Lloyd, from Bangor, North Wales.

Son of Charles Harold Loades and Ethel Jessie Loades, from Loughborough, Leicestershire.

JAMES LOCKHART: D/JX 402873 

Ordinary Seaman.

Age 41.

Son of David Lockhart and Janet F. Lockhart, from _____.

Son of Harold Maccoy and Grace Maccoy, from Itchenor, Sussex.

Son of James Mainey and Elizabeth Mainey, from Seaforth, Lancashire and husband of Cathrine Mary Mainey, from Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Republic of Ireland.

Son of Arthur Marriott and Elizabeth Marriott and husband of Eileen Marriott, from Balby, Doncaster, Yorkshire.

Husband of Jean Hay Marshall, from Shawlands, Glasgow.

Son of Thomas Martin and Marie Martin, from Coulsdon, Surrey.

Son of Sidney Thomas Mason and Maud Mary Mason, from Maisemore, Gloucestershire.

Son of James Mather and Rhoda Mather and husband of Vera Grace Elizabeth Mather, from Wembury, Devon.

Son of ____ and _____ Matthews, from (Maybe) Stow on the wold, Gloucestershire / Worcestershire.

Son of John Cecil Matthews and Lily Rose Matthews, from Mold, Flintshire. His brother, John Hadland Matthews, also died on service.

Son of Mrs. E. M. Mawdsley, from Waterloo, Lancashire.

Son of John McAdam and Annie Gondie McAdam, from Irvine, Ayrshire.

Son of William McCullagh and Eva McCullagh and husband of Marita Winifred McCullagh, from Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa.

Son of Samuel McEwan and Isabella McEwan, from Glasgow.

Son of David McIlravie and C. R. McIlravie, from Kirkcaldy, Fife.

Son of Benjamin McIntosh and Mary McIntosh, from Beith, Ayrshire.

Son of David McKinlay and Catherine S. G. McKinlay, from Greenock, Renfrewshire.

EDWARD McLAREN: D/MX 56602 

Leading Cook (S).

Age 24.

Son of ____ and ____ McLaren, from________.

Son of Sydney Spencer Redgrave Moverley and Sophie Moverley McRae. M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. from _______, Somerset.

(Dr. Foster Moverley ('Peter') McRae who played 25 matches for Somerset between 1936 and 1939.)

Son of William James Meredith and Violet Meredith, from Abercynon, Glamorgan.

Son of William Monaghan and Esther Monaghan, from Stevenson Aryshire Scotland, and husband of Mary P. Monaghan, from Aberfan, Glamorgan.

Son of Leonard Miller Monks and Elizabeth Monks, from Lancaster.

Son of Evan Morgan and Mary Ann Morgan and husband of Blodwen Ann Morgan, from Caerau, Maesteg Glamorgan.

ARTHUR WILLIAM MORRIS: D/KX 132400 

Stoker 1st Class.

Age 22.

Son of ____ and ____ Morris, from ________.

Son of John Morrison and Mary J. Morrison and husband of Mary G. Morrison, from Edinburgh.

EDWARD MORTON: D/SSX 23393 

Able Seaman.

Age 23.

Son of Edward Morton and Francis Morton, from ________.

(Maybe) Son of Frank  Mundy and Elizabeth Mundy from Llanelli, South Wales.

Son of Robert Murphy and Ellen Murphy, from Glasgow.

Son of Joseph B Neilly and Martha Neilly, from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Son of William Edwin Percy Newberry and Beatrice Newberry, from Leicester.

Son of Albert Victor Oakes and Rebecca Oakes, from Dudley, Worcestershire.

Son of Albert Oatley and Nellie E. Oatley, from Bath, Somerset.

Son of John Henry O'Carroll and Mary Emily O'Carroll, from Stretford Manchester. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew O'Rourke, from Bootle, Lancashire.

PETER ROBERT OWEN: D/JX 650234 

Ordinary Seaman.

Age ??.

Son of _____ and ______ Owen, from _________.

Son of Harold Frederick Parpworth and husband of Thelma Parpworth, from Redruth, Cornwall.

Son of Abner Pearson and Lily Pearson and husband of Amy Pearson, from Golcar, Yorkshire.

Son of William Henry Penton and Martha Eliza Penton, from Coalpit Heath, Gloucestershire.

JOHN THOMAS PETERS: D/JX 366084 

Able Seaman.

Age 31.

Son of _____ and _____ Peters, from __________.

Son of William Phillips and Florence Phillips, from Newport, Monmouthshire.

Son of William Phillips and Ernestine Phillips and husband of Joan Louise Phillips, from Stonebridge, Middlesex.

RICHARD PRICE: D/KX 112970 

Stoker 1st Class.

Age 24.

Son of _____ and _____ Price, from ___________.

Son of Edward Humphrey Pring and Sarah Jane Pring and husband of Gwendoline Pring, from Newport, Monmouthshire.

Son of Major. Frank Atkinson Prosser and Olive Prosser (Maybe) from Prescot.

Son of Francis Edgar Purdom and Dorothy Edith Purdom, from Carshalton, Surrey.

Son of Frederick Oliver Ramplin and Margaret Ellen Ramplin, from Hutton Henry, Co. Durham.

Son of Frank Durham Randell and Ethel Margaret Randell, from St. Thomas, Swansea.

Son of Gwyn Thomas Rees and Edlina Rees, from Tumble, Carmarthenshire.

(Maybe) Son of William S Retallick and Claudia Retallick, from Newport Monmouthshire.

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rice, from Newport, Monmouthshire.

Son of Timothy Richards and Ada Richards and husband of Mary Novello Richards, from Bryncethin, Glamorgan.

JOHN RICKARD: D/SKX 67

Acting Leading Stoker.

Age 21.

Son of Cyril Rickard and Lilian May Rickard, from ________.

WILLIAM HUBERT RICKARD: D/MX 53424 

Ordnance Artificer 2nd Class.

Age 29.

(Maybe) Son of William H and Hilda Rickard, from Plymouth.

or Son of William and Jane Rickard, from St Austell.

(Maybe) Son of William J.W Rigg and Mary E. Rigg, (Maybe) from Ulverston, Lancashire.

Son of Evan Roberts and Henrietta Roberts, from West Kirby Merseyside.

Son of George Oliver Roberts and Bessie Roberts, from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.

GEOFFREY ROBINSON: D/JX 418190 

Ordinary Seaman.

Age 18.

Son of James Robinson and Dora Robinson, from Stockport, Cheshire.

Son of Bertram Fraser Rowan and Annie Rowan, from Sutton, Surrey.

(His BEM was gazetted on 28th September 1943, for his leadership and resource in the engine room, when HMS Avon Vale was seriously damaged on 23rd January 1943, his award was sent to next of kin as he lost his life on HMS Mahratta before the award came through).

FREDERICK ROYCROFT: D/J 93960   (Photo No 48)

Leading Seaman.

Age 40.

Son of Edward Roycroft and Sarah Roycroft, from Schull, Cork, Ireland.

Plymouth War Memorial Panel 87 Column 2.

Son of Alfred John Sargent and Jessie Sargent, from Bloxwich, Staffordshire.

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scott and husband of Hilda May Scott, from Lenton, Nottingham.

Son of Charles Joseph Seston and Ellen Annie Seston, from Birmingham.

Son of Thomas Walter Smith and Pheobe Jane Smith, from Hornchurch, Essex.

Son of George Horace Smith and Florence Smith, from Nottingham.

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Smith, from Bow, London.

Son of Harry Speakman and Elsie Speakman, from Astley, Lancashire.

Son of Hugh Starkey and Jane Starkey, from Clydebank, Scotland. 

IAN LEONARD STONEHOUSE: C/NX 607432 

Canteen Assistant.

Age 18.

Son of George K Stonehouse and Christina Stonehouse, from ________.

ALBERT SULLIVAN: D/SMX 703408 

Ordanance Mechanic 4th Class.

Age 30.

Son of ______ and _____ Sullivan, from ________.

Son of Richard Edwin Talboys and Alice Talboys and husband of Audrey Lilian Talboys, from Weymouth, Dorsetshire.

Son of Hubert Henry Tallis and Nancy Victoria Tallis, from Stratford-on-Avon.

Son of Harry Taylor and Gertrude Taylor and husband of Marjorie Harriet Taylor, from Old Trafford, Lancashire.

Son of Stanley James Taylor and Eliza Alice Taylor, from Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire.

Son of Ernest Arthur Taylor and Mary Elizabeth Taylor from Kingston. (Middlesex / Surrey)

(maybe)Son of Noel F Thatcher and Doris A Thatcher, from the Bristol area.

Son of Charles Thompson and Ella Thompson and husband of Phyllis May Thompson, from Taunton Somerset.

Son of Edward Thorne and Lily Thorne, from Bristol.

Son of Harold Thornton and Nellie Thornton, from Runcorn, Cheshire.

Son of George Thorpe and Florance Thorpe and husband of Annie Thorpe, from Holborn, London.

Son of Henry James Titmus and Irene Titmus, from Wembley, Middlesex.

Son of Frederick S Tokell and Mary E. Tokell, of Whitley Bay, Northumberland.

Portsmouth Navel War Memorial Panel 84.3.

Son of Harold George Underwood and Florence Elizabeth Underwood, from South Yardley, Warwickshire.

JOHN WILLIAM WADDELL: D/KX 81347  (Photo No 45 and Group photo 21)

Leading Stoker.

Age 33.

Son of William Waddell and Agnes Smith Waddel, from Galashiels Scotland.

CYRIL JOHN WAIT: D/JX 397706 

Ordinary Seaman.

Age 20.

Son of Arthur Edgar Wait and Bertha Wait, from Cleeve, Somerset.

Son of Sidney Herbert Waite and Anne Waite, from Trealaw, Glamorgan.

Son of Sydney Wakem and Winifred Wakem, from Liskeard, Cornwall.

Son of William Watson and Mary Watson, from Evenwood Nr Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, and Husband of Betty Watson, from Keyham, Devonport.

Son of Archibald William Webb and Elsie Kate Webb, from Dursley, Gloucestershire.

Son of George Welch and Gladys Stevens Welch, from Manchester.

Son of George Thomas Wenham  and Mary Wenham, from Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire.

Son of Ernest Wenn and Eliza Ann Wenn, from Withernsea, Yorkshire.

Son of Thomas Henry West and Elizabeth Mary West,fromf Coventry.

Son of John Wheatley and Thirza Wheatley, from Nottingham.

Son of William Whyles and Nelly Whyles, from Manton, Worksop, Nottinghamshire.

(Maybe) Son of Maurice F Williams and Henrietta Williams, from Devonport

Son of Moses Williams and Sarah Williams, from (Maybe) from North Wales Area. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Williams, from Falmouth, Cornwall.

Son of James Wilson and Ann Fraser Wilson, from Newmains, Lanarkshire.

JAMES WOLSTENHOLME: D/KX 100477 

Leading Stoker.

Age 25.

Son of _____ and _____ Wolstenholme, from _________. 

Son of Thomas Frederick Wright and Henrietta Wright, from Kirkdale, Liverpool.

Son of John William Wright and Harriet Wright and husband of Winifred Blanch Wright, from Swindon, Wiltshire.

Son of George Augustus Wyld and Phyllis Mary Wyld, from Whaley Bridge, Cheshire.

Names of the Survivors from the sinking in 1944.