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HMS President
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Those known to have sailed in HMS President during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Abraham Cyril Ernest. (d.19th June 1944)
- Allenby George Thomas. A.B. (d.9th Feb 1943)
- Barron Charles Paton. Ld. Radio Mech. (d.26th April 1943)
- Bott William Arthur Kenneth. Able Sea. (d.19th Oct 1945)
- Cade John Ewart Douglas. Ldg.Sea. (d.26th February 1944)
- Chinnick Frederick Jellicoe. Gnr.
- Drewett George Victor . Ldg Sea. (d.9th Feb 1942)
- Drewett George Victor. LS (d.9th Feb 1942)
- Elliott Albert Edward. Marine. (d.29th Sep 1940)
- Eyres Ernest Henry. Able Sea. (d.10th April 1945)
- Fidling Harry Bernard. (d.15th Oct 1942)
- Fishlock Hubert. Able,Sea. (d.8th March 1943)
- Flowerday Frank Leslie. Able Sea. (d.23rd May 1944)
- Fruen Thomas Albert. Ord.Sea.
- Glover Herbert Frank. CPO (d.8th June 1942)
- Greenaway Frank Stanley Horace. Cmdr.
- Hart James Henry. A/Sgt.
- Hazell Harry. LSea. (d.22nd September 1942)
- Heywood Thomas. Ldg.Sig. (d.23rd Mar 1942)
- Jones Arthur Henry. Gnr. (d.18th Apr 1945)
- Kingham Alfred Herbert. Able Sea. (d.15th November 1944)
- Kingham Alfred Herbert. AbleSea. (d.15th November 1944)
- Lacey Arthur Thomas. A/AB.
- Maples James.
- Martin Frank. Gnr.
- Morton Douglas. Able Sea. (d.4th Aug 1941)
- Robb George Thomas. AB. (d.3rd March 1941)
- Ross Robert. Able Sea. (d.7th Dec 1941)
- Row Edward William. AbleSea.
- Smith Richard. Able Sea. (d.7th Dec 1941)
- Steer Frederick Arthur. Able Sea. (d.12th January 1942)
- Tansey Dennis. Able Sea. (d.22nd Apr 1943)
- Taylor Fletcher Clare. Marine. (d.26th May 1940)
- Taylor Ryall William. Able Sea. (d.12th Sep 1941)
- Tye William. Gnr.
- Widdowson William. Able Sea. (d.5th Nov 1942)
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Able Sea. Frank Leslie Flowerday HMS President III (d.23rd May 1944) Frank Flowerday lost his life aged 20 and is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. He was the son of Edward William Flowerday and Maud Harriett Flowerday of Islington, London
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Cmdr. Frank Stanley Horace "Raffles" Greenaway HMS Kestrel Frank Greenaway was known as Raffles. Born 3rd of May 1915 in London and died 2002. Frank served in the Royal Navy during WW2.
This is his service history:
Frank was Executive Officer to Peter Ingledew when he became Commanding Officer of Cardiff Division at its inception in 1947, and was acting in command following Ingledew's health difficulties. He started up the newly formed South Wales Division RNVR (HMS Cambria) as Executive Officer and was in command of the motor minesweeper; HMS St David, divisional training ship; Commanding Officer for Divisional contingent & guard at the Coronation; Senior Reserve Commander, HM Coronation Review, Spithead; 1955 Senior Commander and Divisional Guard Commander at Royal Naval Reserve Forces Silver Jubilee Review, Horseguards Parade.
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A/Sgt. James Henry Hart HMS President III My Father James joined the Navy on 17th of July 1940 and was discharged 4th of March 1946.
His first ship was HMS Raleigh as an Ord. Sea. and left that ship on the 23rd of September 1940. He was then assigned to HMS Drake as an Ord. Sea. from 24th of September 1940 to 5th of May 1941, his rating then changed to Act/AB with a non-substantive rating of Act S.G. from 6th of May 1941 until 20th of August 1941.
He was then assigned to the HMS President III 21st of August 1941 until 4th of March 1946 as an Act S.G. His Rating changed during that period from Act S.G to what looks like Act Gtn this was from July 42 until the end of the war.
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Gnr. Arthur Henry Jones SS Empire Gold (d.18th Apr 1945) Arthur Jones was a crew member at HMS President III and was a Gunner on SS Empire Gold, part of Convoy HX348, which was 70 miles west of Brest when it was sunk by a U-boat U1107. 47 people were on board, 4 survived, but all the gunners were lost.
Arthur is my late Uncle, who I never met.
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Gnr. Frank Martin HMS Wellesley Frank Martin born 1924 served as a gunner on board the HMS Wellesley.
We also found references to President, Glendower and Victory and think at least some of these were training to handle the guns used to protect the Merchant ships that we know he was on.
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Marine. Fletcher Clare Taylor HMS President III Royal Marines (d.26th May 1940) Fletcher Taylor died by drowning in Pictou Harbour, details are from his death certificate.
He is buried in Seaview Cemetery, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Able Sea. Douglas Morton HMS President 111 (d.4th Aug 1941) Douglas Morton was my uncle, his name is on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
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A/AB. Arthur Thomas Lacey HMS President 111 My dad, Arthur Lacey served in the Royal Navy as a gunner
from 9th of May 1942 until 2nd of February 1946.
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Able Sea. Ryall William Taylor HMS President III (d.12th Sep 1941) Ryall Taylor's War Grave is in Acklam Cemetery, Middlesbrough.
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Able,Sea. Hubert Fishlock HMS President III (d.8th March 1943) I came across Hubert Fishlock during my family history research and thought I would find out more about his ship and what happened. As an ex Portsmouth Dockyard apprentice ships are of interest to me.
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Ldg.Sea. John Ewart Douglas Cade M.V. Sutlej (d.26th February 1944) John Cade was the son of Charles James and Rose Annie Cade, he was torpedoed in the Indian Ocean.
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Ord.Sea. Thomas Albert Fruen HMS Glendower My dad was Thomas Fruen. According to naval papers that my mum still has my dad served in HMS Glendower from 22nd September 1942 to 11th December 1942. He would have been just 19 years old. Dad served in President III from 16th January 1943 to 18th April 1945.
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AbleSea. Alfred Herbert Kingham HMS President 111 (d.15th November 1944) Mum's brother, Alf Kingham, was killed on convoy duty during WW2, he served on Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships. The photo was taken in Marshfield before 1944. He was awarded the Atlantic Star.
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