The Wartime Memories Project - HMS Dasher

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Information. HMS Dasher was an Avenger Class Escot Carrier. She was built at Sun Shipbuilding, Chester. Pennsylvania. USA, as mercantile Rio de Janeiro. She was converted to an aircraft carrier and re-named BAVG-5, being transferred to the Royal Navy on completion and commissioned on the 1st of July 1942. HMS Dasher saw action in the North African landings, Operation Torch in November 1942, carrying the Sea Hurricanes of 835 squadron. She also saw action in the Russian covoys to Murmansk On March 27th 1943 HMS Dasher, mysteriously exploded in the Clyde. She sank within eight minutes with the loss of 379 lives, only 149 of those on board survived. Two small coastal vessels Gragsman and Lithium, and the radar training ship, Isle of Sark, along with the French La Capricieuse managed to rescue survivors from the blazing oil covered sea. In 1993 memorial to the men who lost their lives was dedicated at Ardrossan. Fleet Air Arm Squadrons based on HMS Dasher: 804 Sqd. Oct-Nov 1942 Sea Hurricane IIc 837 Sqd. Jan-Feb 1943 Swordfish I 891 Sqd. Jan-Feb 1943 Sea Hurricane IIc 816 Sqd. Feb-March 1943 Swordfish II During the War I served the Navy and I was on leave in my hometown of Ardrishaig when we heard the news about The Dasher. The "Dasher" was an American ship, which had been taken over by the British as an Aircraft Carrier, and it had been heading down the Clyde. It was between the Isle of Arran and Ardrossan when for some unknown reason it exploded. I remember being on leave in Ardrishaig in 1943.1 was sitting in the local cinema watching a film when word came that Navy personnel were being asked to return to Ardrossan to help look for survivors but sadly all the men on board were lost. The site is now an official war grave. Dougie Sinclair Photographs If you have any Photographs you would like to share please get in touch. List of those who served on this Ship Cyril J Abrahams. Air Mechanic 2nd Class. (d. 23 March 1943) Frank A G Acott. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) William F Allan. Steward (d. 23 March 1943) Act Lt Cdr William Lothian Allan. (d. 23 March 1943) Arthur E Allen. Telegraphist (d. 23 March 1943) Bernard Allen. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Eric Almond. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Alexander Anderson. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) George S Anderson. Air Mechanic 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) David R Anstruther.Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Frederick J Arslett. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Charles E Atherton. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Stanley Ayers. Carpenter’s Mate (d. 23 March 1943) John W Bailey. Signalman (d. 23 March 1943) Valentine J Baker. Yeoman Signals. RFR. (d. 23 March 1943) Sub Lt Maurice James Banister. (d. 23 March 1943) Sub Lt Frank Ernest Joseph Barker (d. 23 March 1943) William Barnes. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Ernest S Bartley. Ordinary Telegraphist (d. 23 March 1943) John H Barwise. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Jack H Batchelor. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Michael V Baylis. Signalman (d. 23 March 1943) Jack D Bennett. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Gordon A Bevin. Ordinary Coder (d. 23 March 1943) George C Bingham. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Ivan H Bland.Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Leonard W Bloomfield. Ldg Radio Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Dennis P Boag-Jones. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Douglas A Bond. Ordinary Signalman (d. 23 March 1943) Captain L.A.K. Boswell Norman D Botton. Leading Supply Assistant (d. 23 March 1943) Cuthbert L Bottril. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) George B Bowles. Scullion (d. 23 March 1943) Horace E Bowman. Ldg Radio Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Francis Boyle. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Edward L Bramhall. Diesel Greaser (d. 23 March 1943) Reginald R Bramwell. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) James Brandreth. Assistant Cook (d. 23 March 1943) Thomas F Bretherton. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Dennis G Brett. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Alexander M Brown. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Clifford T B Brown. Leading Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) John H Brown. Air Fitter (d. 23 March 1943) Robert B Brown. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Daniel W Bryant. Ldg Telegraphist (d. 23 March 1943) Frank C Burls. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Albert E Burness. Acting Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Graham Bursey. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) John R Bush. Leading Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Peter E V Buswell. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) William A Butler. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Joseph N Butterfield. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Sub Lieutenant Trevor Buxton David E Byrne. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Robert Caldow. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Act Sub-Lt Angus Cameron. (d. 23 March 1943) John C Campbell. Acting Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) William Candlish. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Chief Petty Officer Joseph A Capstick. Telegraphist (d. 23 March 1943) Walter Carra. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Harold O Carter. Yeoman of Signals (d. 23 March 1943) William E A Casson. Acting Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Rex Castle. Assistant Steward (d. 23 March 1943) Chief Petty Officer George W B Chaplin. (d. 23 March 1943) Ronald A Chappel. Assistant Steward (d. 23 March 1943) Arthur S Clark. Air Mechanic 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) William E Clark. Leading Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) William D Clauson. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) James Clayton. Leading Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Kenneth G Clements. Leading Steward (d. 23 March 1943) William G Cluett. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Leslie H Cockerell. Acting Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Alfred J Combe. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Frederick J Combstock. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Noel C E Congdon. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Reginald D Cooley. Ldg Radio Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Noel L Corral. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) George V T Coulson. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) David Cowen. Canteen Manager (d. 23 March 1943) Frederick J Cox. Assistant Steward (d. 23 March 1943) Ivor E Crooks. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Lieutenant Philip Culmer Albert Cunningham. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) John Nicholas Cuthbert. Schoolmaster RN (d. 23 March 1943) Edwin J Dando. Acting Leading Airman (d. 23 March 1943) Lt Kenneth William Davies. RNR (d. 23 March 1943) Stanley Davis. Leading Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Edward H Davison. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Albert J B Dawson. Leading Air Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Tom Dawson Frederick G W Day. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) John Devlin. Carpenter’s Mate (d. 23 March 1943) William Dickson. Leading Steward (d. 23 March 1943) John H Diggins. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Sydney T Donoghue. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Petty Officer Thomas A Dowd. (d. 23 March 1943) Augustus Edwards. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) John T Fahey. Acting Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Lesley L Falla. Ordinary Telegraphist (d. 23 March 1943) William G Farley. Assistant Cook (d. 23 March 1943) Ronald A Farthing. Assistant Cook (d. 23 March 1943) Wilfred Ferneyhough. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Sub Lieutenant John Ferrier Albert S Fisher. Electrical Artificer (d. 23 March 1943) Anthony Fitzgerald. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Dennis Flanagan. Diesel Greaser (d. 23 March 1943) Acting Petty Officer Kenneth H Flower. (d. 23 March 1943) George E Fox. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) William E P French. Stoker 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Henry C Fulker. Air Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Petty Officer Patrick R Furrell (d. 23 March 1943) John M Gamble. Ldg Radio Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) John A Gibson. Carpenter’s Mate (d. 23 March 1943) Roy Gibson. Acting Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) James W Gilbert. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) James Gilroy. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Richard F Goswell. (d. 23 March 1943) Archibald Gray. Boatswain (d. 23 March 1943) Flight Sergeant Alexander Grieve. (d. 23 March 1943) Bertie W Griffin. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Charles W Griffiths. Diesel Greaser (d. 23 March 1943) William R Griffiths. Air Fitter (d. 23 March 1943) Frederick J Gunner. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) George A Habgood. Butcher 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Robert F Hambrook. Chief Yeoman of Signals (d. 23 March 1943) Thom F Hampton. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Donald C Handley.Ldg Radio Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) John G Handley. Acting Ldg Air Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Petty Officer Ernest H Handy. (d. 23 March 1943) Thomas Harrop. Air Fitter (d. 23 March 1943) Henry Hart. Donkeyman (d. 23 March 1943) Horace Hartill. Naval Airman 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) Clayton W A Harvey. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) William J Harvey. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) James A Haskayne. Ldg Radio Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Lt Cdr Patrick Howard Havers. RN (d. 23 March 1943) Joseph Hicks. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) James O T Hill. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Joseph Hill. Ship’s Cook (d. 23 March 1943) Bert J Hind. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Joseph F Hobbs. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Percy C Hodkinson. Telegraphist (d. 23 March 1943) Peter Hodkinson. Ldg Radio Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) John R Horne. Sick Berth Attendant (d. 23 March 1943) Sylvester R A J Horne. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Leslie G T Howse. Photographer (d. 23 March 1943) Laurence Hoyle. Leading Air Fitter (d. 23 March 1943) Lt John Hughes. (d. 23 March 1943) Albert Humphreys. Leading Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Frederick M Hurst. Ship’s Cook (d. 23 March 1943) Act Sub Lt Robert Hutchinson. (d. 23 March 1943) Joseph Inglesfield. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Dennis A Ingram. Assistant Steward (d. 23 March 1943) George B Irvine. Supply Assistant (d. 23 March 1943) Henry R Jackson. Leading Airman (d. 23 March 1943) Leonard Jackson. Acting Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Stephen Jackson. Baker 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Andrew Jeffrey. Diesel Greaser (d. 23 March 1943) Nelson P Jennings. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Harold W Johnson. Ordinary Signalman (d. 23 March 1943) Sub Lt Owen Temple Johnston. (d. 23 March 1943) Edwin G Joy. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Petty Officer Oscar C Kemp. (d. 23 March 1943) John E Kenah. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) William Kennedy. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Acting Petty Officer Richard H J Keverne. Air Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) William Kilburn. Chief Steward 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Samuel J Kilpatrick. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Frank Knowles. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Charles Mc Kyle. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Lieutenant Commander E.W.E. Lane Sub Lt John Robert Langley. RNVR (d. 23 March 1943) Enos J Langston. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Sgt Roger Leonard (d. 23 March 1943) Roy E Levick. Acting Ldg Air Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Alan W G Lewis. Assistant Steward (d. 23 March 1943) James A Lightwing Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Lt Albert Harry Lincoln (d. 23 March 1943) William S L Linfield. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) William Loade. Steward (d. 23 March 1943) Sub Lt William Keith Lockwood. (d. 23 March 1943) Cyril Lonsdale. Air Mechanic 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) Arthur Luffingham. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Arthur Lumby. Ldg Radio Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Hugh MacAulay. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) James T Mahon. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) William Mahon. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Edward J Mahoney. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Walter J Maidment. Diesel Greaser (d. 23 March 1943) James S Mainland. Acting Ldg Air Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) William Marson. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Henry C Marston. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Henry S Mason. Telegraphist (d. 23 March 1943) William C Mason. Leading Supply Assistant (d. 23 March 1943) Jack Maxted. Assistant Cook (d. 23 March 1943) Robert Maxwell. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Joseph McCann. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Daniel McCarthy. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Victor D McCarthy. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Peter W McCracken. Naval Airman 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) Sub Lieutenant John McFarlane. Walter McLean. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) John McLellan. Air Mechanic 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) John P McMurray. Naval Airman 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) James M McSwain. Leading Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) John Melville. (d. 23 March 1943) Read his story William H Milsted. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) David J Mitchell. Leading Supply Assistant (d. 23 March 1943) Frank Mitchell Read his Story Henry G Mollett. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Sub Lt Newton Lee Ponting Monks. (d. 23 March 1943) George E Moody. Leading Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Joseph H Moody. Acting Leading Airman (d. 23 March 1943) John R Moore. Air Mechanic 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) Sub Lt Thomas J A Moore. (d. 23 March 1943) Frederick A Morgan. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) John J Morgan. Leading Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Walter Mosey. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Alexander M Moss. Saloon Steward (d. 23 March 1943) John H L Mouland. Acting Ldg Air Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Horace H Mudd. Acting Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) James Mullins. Air Mechanic 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) Petty Officer Norman Murton. Sick Berth (d. 23 March 1943) Thomas H Neighbour. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Henry E Nethercott. Steward (d. 23 March 1943) Wilfred J Nichol. Carpenter’s Mate (d. 23 March 1943) Albert J Nicholson. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Frank Norman. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) John B Norton. Signalman (d. 23 March 1943) Arthur D Nunn. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Arnold O’Brien. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Francis J O’Connnor. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) John O’Donnel. (d. 23 March 1943) Charles E O’Malley. (d. 23 March 1943) John O’Neil. Fireman (d. 23 March 1943) Stanley Oakman. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) William A Oxford. Fireman (d. 23 March 1943) Sub Lt Richard Paden. (d. 23 March 1943) Reginal E Paice. Air Mechanic 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) Donald Parkinson. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Cpl. Stanley Muirson Parks. (d. 23 March 1943) James R Paterson. Assistant Baker (d. 23 March 1943) George W Paxton. Leading Air Fitter (d. 23 March 1943) Joseph D O Peet. Air Fitter (d. 23 March 1943) Fred Pell. Leading Airman (d. 23 March 1943) Charles J Petty. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Harry C Phillibrown. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Charles F Pigden. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Petty Officer Stephen G Pile. (d. 23 March 1943) Peter E V Pitman. 1st Writer (d. 23 March 1943) Percy H Plant. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Cyril E Playford. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Lawrence Potter. Assistant Steward (d. 23 March 1943) Percy D Price. Stoker 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Clifford Rayward.Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Robert Reed. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Petty Officer John Reeves. Air Fitter (d. 23 March 1943) Allan Reid. (d. 23 March 1943) Petty Officer George T Richardson. Air Fitter (d. 23 March 1943) Harry Richardson. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) William Richardson. Storekeeper 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Jack Richer. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Richard D Rix. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Dennis Roberts. Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Geoffrey Roberts. Air Fitter (d. 23 March 1943) Peter Roberts. Leading Telegraphist (d. 23 March 1943) William J Robinson. Saloon Steward (d. 23 March 1943) James Robson. Acting Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) John Rockliff. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Harry Rodway. Air Mechanic 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) Norman J Rogerson. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Alfred J Rolph. Stoker 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Henry Ross. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Henry Ross. Painter (d. 23 March 1943) Acting Petty Officer Harold G Routley. Air Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) John T Salmon. Leading Steward (d. 23 March 1943) Samuel J Salter. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Thomas Scanlon. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Joseph R Schooling. Acting Ldg Air Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Lt Cdr. John William Scotchmoor. (d. 23 March 1943) William H Scott. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Francis H Scragg. Acting Air Artificer 4th Class (d. 23 March 1943) Leslie A Seward. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) William C Sharpe. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) James D Shearer. Canteen Assistant (d. 23 March 1943) Horace V Sheldon. Sick Berth Attendent (d. 23 March 1943) John A Sheppard. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Edward W Shirley. Leading Air Fitter (d. 23 March 1943) George W Shuttlewort. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Arthur S Simmonds. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Dennis W Simpson. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Leslie R Skinner. Leading Telegraphist (d. 23 March 1943) John Slade. Diesel Greaser (d. 23 March 1943) Ernest F Smith. Photographer (d. 23 March 1943) Leslie D Smith. Ordnance Artificer 4th Class (d. 23 March 1943) William B Sneddon. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Ivan Snell. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) William A Speirs. Signalman (d. 23 March 1943) Alexander P M Spence. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Albert V H Sporton. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Rodney N Spratt. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Lt. Ralph Carnac Baker Stallard-Penoyre. (d. 23 March 1943) Petty Officer John A Stamp. (d. 23 March 1943) Roy L Stanton. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Wilfred Stead. Ldg Radio Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) Albert J Stockford. Air Mechanic 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) Lt Thomas Pollard Storey, DSC. Surgeon (d. 23 March 1943) Thomas Sullivan. Electrical Artificer 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) Act Sub-Lt William Arthur Swan. (d. 23 March 1943) Cuthbert B Sweetnam. Supply Assistant (d. 23 March 1943) Richard J Tallack. Air Artificer 4th Class (d. 23 March 1943) Cyril G Taylor. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Frederick J Taylor. Greaser (d. 23 March 1943) Herbert W Tennant. Assistant Storekeeper (d. 23 March 1943) Petty Officer Cyril J Terrey. Telegraphist (d. 23 March 1943) Act Sub-Lt Frank Tetlow. (d. 23 March 1943) Cyril R Thistle. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) James Thompson. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Alexander M A Thomson. Naval Airman 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) Raymond Thornhill. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Acting Petty Officer William T Tickner. Radio. (d. 23 March 1943) Robert Timmis. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Leslie G Tinto. Scullion (d. 23 March 1943) William J R Tomblin. Coder (d. 23 March 1943) Dennis A Tordoff. Carpenter’s Mate (d. 23 March 1943) William Tosh. Assistant Steward (d. 23 March 1943) William Travis. Storekeeper (d. 23 March 1943) Eric R Turner. Air Mechanic 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) Frank O Turner. Leading Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Jack Varcoe. Assistant Steward (d. 23 March 1943) George Vaughan. Assistant Cook (d. 23 March 1943) Petty Officer Jack Verlaque Stanley C Voice. Leading Air Fitter (d. 23 March 1943) George W Wain. Leading Air Mechanic (d. 23 March 1943) John C Walker. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Sub Lt John Russel Walker. (d. 23 March 1943) Thomas Walsh. Assistant Steward (d. 23 March 1943) Joseph H Webb. Naval Airman 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) Victor Webb. Leading Canteen Assistant (d. 23 March 1943) Richard A Whittington. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Dennis R Williams. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Robert Williams. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Howard Willis. Air Mechanic 2nd Class (d. 23 March 1943) George Wood. Fireman (d. 23 March 1943) Claude Woodward. Air Mechanic 1st Class (d. 23 March 1943) Chief Petty Officer Henry G Woolley. (d. 23 March 1943) Albert C Worsdell. Ordinary Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Act Lt John Sandford Wrathall. (d. 23 March 1943) Thomas Yates. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) Petty Officer Albert J Young. Airman (d. 23 March 1943) Cecil A Young. Able Seaman (d. 23 March 1943) If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed, please get in touch. If you have a story which you would like to share, or a website dedicated to a ship or sailor, please get in touch. Send an E-mail to Links The Tragedy of H.M.S. Dasher H.M.S. Dasher Ships Index Website and ALL Material © Copyright MMII - All Rights Reserved