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HMS Cossack F03 was a Destroyer of the Tribal class. Cossack was built by Vickers Armstrong and launched on the 8th of June 1937

HMS Cossack was lost on the 24th October 1941 having left Gibraltar escorting a convoy to England. Cossack was at the rear of the convoy on the 23rd Oct when a torpedo from U-563 hit just forward of the bridge killing Captain Berthon and 158 of his officers and men. A further 29 were injured. The crew were rescued by other ships of the convoy. HMS Cossack did not sink as a result of the torpedo, but was lost in bad weather as an attempt was made to tow her back to Gibraltar.





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List of those who served on this Ship

  • A.b. Stanley Cowan (d. 8 nov 1939 )
  • Stoker Alan d. Abery (d. 13 apr 1940 )
  • Writer Ronald w.h. Adams (d. 13 apr 1940 )
  • L/steward Joseph Aquilina (d. 12 nov 1940 )
  • Chief stoker James Atherton (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker p.o Arthur h. Attfield (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker Lawrence s. Avory (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O/telegraphist Edward f. Baker (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Leonard Barton (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker p.o. James Baxter (d. 13 apr 1940 )
  • Capt. E.L. Berthon, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN (d. 23 Oct 1941)
  • O.d. Leslie j. Mck. Bodle (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker Charles e. Bond (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Roy g. Bonner (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d., rnsr Herbert Boucher (d. 13 apr 1940 )
  • Stoker 2c John d. Briggs (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/l/signalman William g. Brighton (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Arthur Broxham (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker Lawrence Butler (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Boy 1c Leslie Call (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. William t. Cave (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Canteen asst, Andrew h. Clark (d. 13 apr 1940 )
  • O.d. William h. Clarke (d. 8 nov 1939 )
  • Supply p.o. James f.s. Clarke (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. John w. Clarkson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/stoker p.o. Ronald c. Coggins (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/l/stoker Patrick Collins (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Signalman, rnvr Alexander b. Colthart (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/l/stoker John Connelly (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Thomas Cook (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O/telegraphist Percy Corry (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Telegraphist Desmond p.l. Costello (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Yeoman of signals Leonard c. Cranham (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 2c James w. Creighton (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • E.r.a. 5c Charles Cullen (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • P.o. telegraphist Alfred e. Curry (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b., rfr Francis a. Dauviin (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Vivian m. Davies (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Sidney r. Dawson (d. 14 apr 1940 )
  • Boy William Day (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 1c Cecil w.o. Delara (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/l/telegraphist James a. Dilks (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • P.o. Frederick c. Doe (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/p.o.telegraphist Richard f. Dorricott (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/l/stoker Cyril h. Downs (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 1c George Duncan (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Signalman Edward Earl (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Robert c. Earle (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. William a. Edinborough (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • L/telegraphist Ronald r. Elms (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/yeoman of sigs Alfred g. Emmens (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Telegraphist Eric Farmer (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Ralph m. Forbes (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. George r. Ford (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Boy 1c James j. Fox (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • L/seaman Alfred b. Fox (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Boy 1c Mervyn g. Fradley (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Chief stoker Douglas m Gammack (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Samuel g. Gates (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Writer Alfred Goble (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Charles h. Good (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 2c Walter h. Green (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • E.r.a. George a. Griffiths (d. 13 apr 1940 )
  • O/coder John g. Hamlet (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Boy 1c James Hannah (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O/coder John Hargreaves (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Boy Dennis Harvey (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O/signalman, rnvr Stanley s. Hawes (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Jack Heather (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Joseph f. Heatherley (d. 8 nov 1939 )
  • O.d. Charles l. Hewitson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Frank p. Higson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O/signalman Harold Hill (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Stanley Hilton (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Electrical 4c Norman Hirst (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O/signalman Alan n. Hodgkinson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Watson Horseman (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d., ranr. Frederick w. Howell (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b., rnvr John g. Howison (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Charles c. Howman (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Prby supply asst John a. Hughes (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Alfred Hunter (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • P.o. Leslie j. Hutchins (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 1c George Illingworth (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Lt Max f. Isaac (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • C/electrical Geoffrey h. Jackson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/l/seaman John h.w. James (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Claude w. Jenkins (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker p.o. Hubert i. Jenkinson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Alan b. Johnson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/yeoman of signals Alfred e. Jones (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Frederick s. Keenes (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/l/signalman Harold b. Key (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Cecil h. Knight (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O/signalman Herbert Knight (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/l/seaman Cyril f. Lambe (d. 24 oct 1941 )
  • Seaman, rnr Ernest Lander (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Boy Reginald a. Lawrence (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • E.r.a. 3c., rnr Matthew m. Liston (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker Alfred a.c. Lowe (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Robert l. Macdonald (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/l/seaman John n. Macleod (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/l/seaman Albert w. Marshall (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker Stanley a. Marshall (d. 13 apr 1940 )
  • P.o. cook John a. Mayes (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 2c Albert Mcgowan (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • P.o. Frederick a. Miles (d. 10 nov 1940 )
  • O.d. Anthony w. Millard (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Cyril f. Mitchell (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Telegraphist William p. Mumford (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • L/stoker Francis Nee (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 1c Wallace p.g. Newman (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/e.r.a. 4c Thomas Nimmons (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/cook, rnsr Robert O'hara (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Cecil h. Patterson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. John w. Pattinson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 1c Leonard Pawsey (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • L/telegraphist John Payton (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • C/ordnance George e. Perryer (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Robert k. Piper (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Roy Popple (d. 8 nov 1939 )
  • O/coder Arthur l. Proctor (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O/signalman Thomas r. Rainford (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • L/stoker Eric Ray (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 1c Abraham Readey (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Surgeon-Lieut. Ranyl Rhydwen R.N.V.R. Read his story
  • A/p.o.telegraphist Edward g. Riall (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Thomas c. Richmond (d. 8 nov 1939 )
  • A.b. Alan Rimmer (d. 10 nov 1940 )
  • L/seaman Charles w. Robinson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Shipwright 4c John s. Rodger (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Lt Hugh w.m. Rose (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/l/telegraphist Donald Ross (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • L/s.b.a. Eric g.h. Rumsey (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Arthur w. Salter (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O/telegraphist Stanley w. Saunders (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • P.o. Arthur g.a. Saunders (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 2c Eric Savory (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Boy Frank Shaw (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Boy Geoffrey f. Simmons (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Dennis f. Smith (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/stoker p.o. John h. Smith (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Telegraphist John Smith (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O/telegraphist Kenneth Southworth (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 1c, rfr Henry J. Springall (d. 27 oct 1941 )
  • C.p.o.telegraphist George w. Starkiss (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Chief yeo. Of signals Sidney w.p. Stone (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 1c Harold v. Sutton (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. David c.r. Swabey (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Boy 1c James t. Tanner (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Ernest l. Taylor (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/ord.art. 4c Arthur Taylor (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Frank h. Taylor (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. John Taylor (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 2c John Taylor (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker p.o. Joseph e. Templeman (d. 13 apr 1940 )
  • Stoker 1c John Thomas (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Philip Thompson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Peter a. Thomson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Alexander Tischler (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/l/stoker John h. Tribe (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Herbert g. Turk (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Reginald f. Turner (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Thomas h.c. Tyrell (d. 13 apr 1940 )
  • Signalman Cyril w. Venning (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Cook Arthur r. Walker (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A.b. Reginald t.g. Wallace (d. 3 nov 1941 )
  • O.d. David Wallace (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Herbert w. Ward (d. 13 apr 1940 )
  • Boy 1c Douglas c. Weaver (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Boy 1c Richard a. Wesson (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Lt, ran William g. Wheeler (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 1c David Whitehall (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Canteen mgr Jack a. Williams (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • A/p.o. John a. Wood (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Canteen asst John Wood (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. Malcolm Wornell (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • O.d. John a. Yarhan (d. 23 oct 1941 )
  • Stoker 1c Harold Yates (d. 23 oct 1941 )

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