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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

HMS Drake



   HMS Drake is the main naval barracks at Devonport and an RN accounting base.

HMS Drake or Drake I, II III or IV appears on sailors records as their home base, they may not have physically been at Devonport between the dates shown as any time they are not allocated to another ship's crew, they revert to HMS Drake, this may happen while they are port awaiting their next ship or in transit on another ship but not part of the ship's crew.

 


If you can provide any additional information, please add it here.



Those known to have sailed in

HMS Drake

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Adams Andrew Alexander.
  • Adams George Henry. PO./Cook
  • Baddick Arthur John. L/Sea
  • Barlow Harold. L/Sea.
  • Bassett John Charles. Ord Sig.
  • Bennett Richard Edward. Able Sea
  • Bixby Walter F. Ord.Sea. (d.21st April 1941)
  • Breden Archibald.
  • Broadley Herbert. A/ERA4.
  • Brown Robert Wilfred. A.B.
  • Burns Robert Gillespie. Sea.
  • Carpenter Allan George.
  • Chard Albert Edward. Skr
  • Chick Robert Henry. Tel.
  • Chisholm John George. Ord.Sea. (d.31st Mar 1941)
  • Clark John Thomas. PO,
  • Clark Stanley. Ord.Tel.
  • Clough Jeannie. Ldg Wren.
  • Clynch Christopher. Able Sea.
  • Collingwood Frank. Sea.
  • Curry John. SO1 (d.17th May 1946)
  • Darnbrough Albert.
  • Dart Reginald James. L.Stkr. (d.9th May 1941)
  • Davies MID. Gerald Ellis. Sub.Lt.
  • Davies John Alan. Stkr.
  • Davies BEM. LLewelyn Price. P/O. (d.16th Aug 1945)
  • Derbyshire Robert. Able Sea.
  • Douglas Francis Bruce. Able Sea.
  • Emerson Thomas Benjamin . AB.
  • Eyres Thomas. Able Sea.
  • Farrington John. A/Lt.
  • Fletcher Thomas Dixon. Ord.Sea. (d.18th October 1944)
  • Frost Spencer William John. CPO.
  • Gibson Ronald. Ord.Sig.
  • Gilbert Thomas Joseph.
  • Graham Kenneth James. CPO.
  • Green Sydney. Ch. Stoker (d.18th Jan 1944)
  • Hall George. LSA(TY)
  • Hardwick Allan Robert.
  • Hardy Arthur.
  • Harfitt MiD. James. Mech.1
  • Harris Raymond Clifford.
  • Hart James Henry. A/Sgt.
  • Hawke Mervyn.
  • Hicks Joseph Thomas Leslie. PO/Stoker (d.30th Apr 1941)
  • Holbrook Joan Marie. Wren.
  • Hopkins Hugh. Ld.Sea
  • Houghton Charles Henry. Sea.
  • Howard Lewis Tom. PO.
  • Howie Alexander George. (d.17th Apr 1943)
  • Hughes Herbert. A/AB
  • Jiggins Ernest James Lorne. AB RFR
  • Jolly Reginald William. StKr1.
  • Jones Stanley. Ord.Sea.
  • Jones Thomas John. PO.
  • Jones Trevor Rees. Telegr.
  • Karn Malcom Sidney. Asst.Swt. (d.21st Apr 1941)
  • Kreyling Joseph William Paul.
  • Lees Lily. Ldg.Wren.
  • Lenihan John James. Stkr./1
  • Lewis Roland Reginald Frederick. Ldg.Tel.
  • Linsey Percy Raymond. Stwd. (d.7th Nov 1944)
  • Lomax MID. Frank. Able.Sea.
  • Mann John Edward. PO.
  • Mcpherson Richard Davidson. Steward
  • Metcalfe J. OS (d.5th May 1941)
  • Miller Norman.
  • Miller William Alfred. PO. (d.21st Apr 1941)
  • Mitchell Samuel Howard.
  • Morris Robert Gillespie. Stkr2. (d.13th January 1940)
  • Morris Ronald Henry.
  • Neill John. CPO. (d.21st Apr 1941)
  • O'Brien Patrick. L.Sto. (d.10th Jan 1944)
  • Pardoe Leonard Thomas. AB.
  • Parnell William John. Mid seaman
  • Parnell William John. Mid.Ship.
  • Parry Gwilym. LSBA.
  • Paterson Alexander Grant. Ldg.Sea. (d.1st Jan 1944)
  • Patton George. Able Sea. (d.21st Apr 1941)
  • Payne Harry George. Telegr.
  • Pemberton Thomas Herbert. Sto
  • Pickersgill Robert. PO. (d.17th Dec 1942)
  • Poland Joseph Gerrard. A/Able Sea.
  • Poyner Cyril William. Tel
  • Ratcliffe Gerald. A.B.
  • Rayment William Henry. PO. (d.29th July 1943)
  • Reynolds Albert William. Stkr1.
  • Richardson Roy. Skr 2nd Class
  • Robertson John Richard. Coder
  • Robertson William. SPO.
  • Robins Ernest William. PO (d.21st April 1941)
  • Rogers Samuel Whitmore. PO. (d.21st Apr 1941)
  • Rutledge John Patrick. Stkr 1st Cl.
  • Shallcross George. PO.
  • Starbuck Leslie Walter. OS
  • Sutton William J.. SPO.
  • Taylor Arthur. AB.
  • Tinsley Ronald Ward.
  • Turner MID. Terence Arthur James.
  • Walker Melita Joan. Wren.
  • Walker Patricia May. Wren.
  • Ward Edmund. ERA4.
  • Warwick William Eldon. Lt.
  • Watson OBE. Albert William. PO.
  • Weaving Ernest Edward. Chief Stokr.
  • Welsh Raymond Thomas. AbleSea.
  • White Victor Noel. PO.
  • Wicklow Thomas James. Stok. (d.13th Aug 1942)
  • Wilding William Ronald. Stkr.
  • Williams Wilfred George. AB.
  • Winter Ivor Anthony. SBPO.
  • Wright Alan Trevor Hurd. Wireless.Mec.
  • Wright Edward John. Able Sea.

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Want to know more about HMS Drake?


There are:0 items tagged HMS Drake available in our Library

  These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.


Andrew Alexander Adams HMS Drake

A.A Adams was my grandfather, in the Royal Navy from 1936 to 1947. I am interested in finding information about a ship that he served on quite a number of times in his service, HMS Drake. On the service record it has in brackets, after the ship name HMS Drake, a few different things for different times of service: for service in May 1941 it has M.L. 1048; for service from April to June 1944 it has LST(2) 425; for April to end of June 1945 it has T.F.36. If anyone is able to help me with the smallest amount of information about this ship or about A.A. Adams it would be most appreciated, thank-you.

Shona Ogilvy



A.B. Robert Wilfred "Buster" Brown HMS Wakeful

Wilf Brown, Buster served in the Royal Navy from 1936 to 1948. He was on HMS Drake and HMS Wakeful when it sank on 29th of May 1940 at Dunkirk. He also served on HMS Royal Sovereign, HMS Eaglet, HMS Dido, and LST 373. Wilf was a Freeman of the City of Durham.

Dennis Brown



L/Sea. Harold Barlow HMS Galatea

Harold Barlow joined the Royal Navy as a Boy in 1933 and served on the following ships during WW2, HMS Drake, HMS Nile, HMS Pembroke, HMS Galatea and HMS Highflyer.

Jeff Barlow



PO. George Shallcross HMS Drake

My father, George Shallcross served in the Royal Navy. I recently discovered his medals - one of which apparently was for long service and good conduct. Father rarely, if ever, spoke of the war but I do know he was aboard S.S. Karanja when it was bombed, torpedoed and sunk somewhere off North Africa.

Roger Shallcross



Sub.Lt. Gerald Ellis Davies MID. HMS King Alfred

Gerald Davies served in HMS Royal Arthur, Wellesley, Drake, Lanka, Sheba, Drake IV and King Alfred. He was twice Mentioned in Despatches.

Timothy Tofts



Ldg.Wren. Lily Lees

Lily Lees was a Leading Wren in the Royal Navy. She completed her training at Mill Hill and after finishing her first posting achieved her rank of Leading Wren. She spoke often of her postings, the friends she made and her role as a writer having served in a number of Royal Navy posts including:HMS Bruce, HMS Drake2, HMS Ferret, HMS Jackdaw and HMS Pembroke.

At the date of writing, Lily Lees is 93 years old, but sadly very ill in a nursing home. Personal effects covering Lily's naval career have been recently re-discovered and the information shared.

Heather McDonald



AB. Arthur Taylor HMS Trelawn

My father, Arthur Taylor, served on the Pembroke from 12/09/39 until 18th. 14/05/41 to 20/06/41. 25/06/41 to 14/12/41. 20/08/43 to 2/10/43. 30/10/43 to 31/10/43. 12/12/44 to 27/03/45. 25/11/45 to 31/01/46. In between these dates he served on Salopian, Osprey, Trelawney, Drake IV and Begum.

Audrey Ward



Stkr./1 John James Lenihan HMS Drake

262518_John James Lenihan_HMS Duke of York_certificate of service

262518_John James Lenihan_HMS Duke of York_his Pacific Star medal

262518_John James Lenihan_HMS Duke of York_his Atlantic Star medal

This was my grandfather, who served at HMS Drake from 1943 to his discharge in 1946. He was on HMS Duke of York when the Japanese surrendered. We have a lot of documents and medals. My son is working on a family history.




Norman Miller HMS Drake

My grandad, Norman Miller served on HMS Drake for several periods as a steward.

Nigel Harrison



PO/Stoker Joseph Thomas Leslie Hicks HMS Drake (d.30th Apr 1941)

Joseph Hicks was the son of Thomas and Mabel Hicks, and husband of Hilda Hicks, of Mansfield. He is buried at Mansfield (Nottingham Road) Cemetery.




Telegr. Trevor Rees Jones HMS Royal Arthur

My father-in-law, Trevor Jones, served in the Royal Navy as a telegrapher from 16 December 1943 to 2 June 1946. He started his training at HMS Royal Arthur (16-22 Dec 1943) - does anyone have a record of the Class Number for this date? He then moved to HMS Valkyrie II (23 Dec 1943 - 21 Jun 1944), then transferred briefly to HMS Drake (Devonport). His first active service was on HMCS Qu'Apelle (re-named from HMS Foxhound) in July 1944. In late 1944 he sailed in a flotilla of landing craft via the Med to Ceylon, before taking part in landings in Malaysia in August 1945. After guarding Japanese POWs on Rempang Island he eventually returned to UK in June 1946.

Peter Watson



Ldg.Tel. Roland Reginald Frederick Lewis HMS Drake

To the Memory of my father, Ron Lewis.

Details taken from the original Certificate of Service

  • Ordinary Coder - 19 Nov 1943 to 22 Dec 1943
  • Ordinary Coder - 20 Jan 1944 to 18 Aug 1944

Marian White



Ronald Ward Tinsley

Ronald served on:
  • HMS Drake
  • HMS Seaborn
  • HMS Devonshire
  • HMS Marlborough
  • HMS Rutherford

Martin Tinsley



Stok. Thomas James Wicklow HMS Drake (d.13th Aug 1942)

I was looking at graves in Seafield, Edinburgh. I looked up James Wicklow and he was not on the WW2 list for HMS Drake. Thought he should be.

Gary McCabe







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