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Casualties of HMS India

Below is a list of the men who died when HMS India was torpedoed.  I have included as much information as I could find but am always happy to add more.  Please go to my contact page if you can help me out with more information.

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Aers, Frank Ernest (1872-1915) Able Seaman C.G PO142921.  Buried in Narvik leaving wife Edith and children Dorothy, William and Frederick.  Body recovered and landed by Trawler Saxon.

Allison, Thomas (1881-1915) Greaser M.M.R 781351.  Buried at sea leaving wife Minnie.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Anthony, Thomas Robert (1887-1915) Storekeeper M.M.R 243701.  Buried at sea leaving wife Elizabeth.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Barrell, James William (1889-1915) Leading Signalman Chatham 237068.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Barrett, Charles Reginald (1897-1915) Private Chatham19075.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Barry, James (1884-1915) Trimmer.  Buried at sea. Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Bethell, Edwin (1867-1915) Chief Engineer.  Buried in Lodingen.  Body washed up on shore.

Boyle, William (-1915) Trimmer.  Buried at sea leaving wife Laetitia. Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Brooks, Albert Ernest (1883-1915) Able Seaman Chatham 201160.  Buried at sea. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Brooman, William W (1871-1915) Leading Seaman 138931.  Buried at sea leaving wife Lily.  Remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

Butler, William (1890-1915) Stoker, 1st class SS/107934.  Buried at sea leaving wife Irene.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Brown, John (-1915) Steward.  Buried at sea.

Bungard, William Albert (-1915) Leading Seaman M.M.R796977.  Buried at sea. Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Cairns, John (-1915) Fireman.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Carey, Herbert (1883-1915).  Able Seaman 212125.  Buried in Narvik leaving wife Ethel.  Body recovered and landed by SS Gotaland.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Chandler, William Richard (1889-1915) Leading Seaman London 10/2698.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Charles, William Alfred (1894-1915) Fireman.  Buried Bodø cemetery.

Church, Frederick (-1915) Donkeyman.  Buried at sea leaving wife Margaret.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Clark, Sydney Broford (1884-1915) Lieutenant.  Buried at sea leaving wife Annie.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Clarke, Charles.  Trimmer.  Buried at sea.

Clarke, Felix W (1878-1915) Able Seaman Chatham B5010 or 184591.  Buried Frederikstad Military Cemetery (moved from Lodingen Churchyard) leaving wife Emily.

Cook, George (1877-1915) Able Seaman 178504/R.F.R 4789.  Buried at Bodø Cemetery leaving wife Mary.  Body recovered and landed by Norwegian war ship Jaurez.  Photo of deceased in files at National Archives.

Cotton, William (1889-1915) Fireman. Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Crowley, Desmond Joseph (1891-1915) Able Seaman London 4/2958.  Buried at sea.   Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Culhane, Patrick (1872-1915) Petty Officer 1st Class 146034.  Buried at sea leaving wife Kate.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Daubney, Lionel Harry (1892-1915) Steward.  Buried at sea. Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Davies, Norris (-1915) Fireman 794343. Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Dennison, James (1876-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea leaving wife Agnes.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Dent, Walter (1873-1915) Greaser.  Buried at Bodø Cemetery leaving wife Rosina.   Body recovered and landed by SS Ardeneas.

Devine, John (1867-1915) Fireman M.M.R735685.  Buried at sea leaving daughter Annie.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Dickson, Andrew Ferguson (1890-1915) Sub-Lieutenant.  Buried at sea. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Dipple, Henry (1885-1915) Fireman MMR747471.  Buried at sea leaving pregnant wife Alice.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Divine, William Marshall (1888-1915) Seaman R.N.R 7913A.  Buried at sea. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Doggett, Michael (1888-1915) Greaser M.M.R 398917.  Buried at sea leaving sister Annie.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Duncan, James (1865-1915) Donkeyman.  Buried at sea leaving sister Elizabeth. Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Dunn, Robert (-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea. 

Farrier, Walter James (1885-1915) Trimmer 801188.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Fisher, John Henry Lawson (1895-1915) Trimmer M.M.R 790066.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Flegg, Joseph (1888-1915) Trimmer M.M.R 679132.  Buried at sea leaving wife Mary. Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Freeman, Thomas (1886-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea leaving wife Emily.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Fry, Thomas (1886-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Fryer, Henry William Joseph (1891-1915) Able Seaman SS/2901.  Buried at sea leaving wife Annie Maria.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Gallagher, Neal (-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Gibson, Charles (1897-1915) Private Chatham 19088.  Buried at sea. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Gibson, George William (1869-1915) Greaser.  Buried in Narvik after dying in hospital in Narvik. 

Gilbert, John (1874-1915) Stoker 1st class 174381.  Buried at sea leaving wife Emma.

Gladwell, Charles (1879-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea leaving wife Alice.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Goodwin, Charles William (1882-1915) Able Seaman 206685.  Buried at sea leaving wife Annie. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Gunn, William (1884-1915) Private Chatham 14409.  Buried at sea.

Haggerty, George (-1915) Trimmer.  Buried in Narvik after body recovered.  Body recovered and landed by SS Gotaland.

Haigh, Louis (-1915) Fireman MMR47850.  Buried at sea. Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Halliday, George (-1915) Trimmer.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Harding, Samuel Arthur (1899-1915) Boy 1st class J/34328.  Buried Narvik Cemetery.  Body recovered and landed by SS Gotaland.

Hawkes, Albert Edward (1896-1915) Private Chatham 19204.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Hodges, Cyril Shirley (1897-1915) Seaman 8400A.  Buried at sea. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Holloway, Leonard (1879-1915) Able Seaman 183337.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

James, Albert Marcus (1875-1915) Petty Officer 1st Class 156090.  Buried at sea leaving wife Helen.  Remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

Jellis, Charles William (1872-1915) Private Chatham14274.  Buried at sea leaving wife Ada.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Jennings, Stanley John (-1915) Steward.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Jones, Herbert Owen (1882-1915) Asst Paymaster.  Buried Narvik Cemetery.

Kingdon, James John (1869-1915) Petty officer Portsmouth 128972.   Buried Narvik Cemetery leaving wife Elizabeth.

Leach, Dick (-1915) Steward.  Buried in Lodingen after body washing up on shore, leaving wife Beatrice.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Logic, Daniel (-1915) Steward.  Buried at sea.

Lovett, Frederick John (1889-1915) Warrant Telegraphist.   Buried in Narvik Cemetery.  Body recovered and landed on Trawler Saxon.

Madden, J (-1915)  Fireman.  Died at sea.

Maloney, Maurice (1885-1915) Died at sea leaving wife Edith.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Marks, Lewis (1869-1915) Private Chatham 5339.  Buried in Bodø.  Body recovered and landed by SS Ardeneas.

Mathews, Henry John Joseph (1880-1915) Head Steward.  Buried at sea leaving wife Edith. 

McRitchie/MacRitchie, Roderick (1877-1915) Leading Seaman 3398B.  Buried at sea leaving wife Catherine.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

McCarty, Duncan (-1915) Boatswain.  Buried at sea.

McKay, Duncan (-1915) Fireman.  Buried in Narvik Cemetery.  Body recovered and landed by Trawler Saxon.

McKeever, Thomas (-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Moffat, Frederick James (1881-1915) Able Seaman 194815.  Buried in Narvik Cemetery leaving wife Elizabeth.  Body recovered and landed by Trawler Saxon.

Neill, William (-1915) Fireman 559895.  Buried at sea leaving wife Elizabeth.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Nelson, Robert (1887-1915) Lieutenant.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Nightingale, William (-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea. Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Noble, Edward James (1884-1915) Carpenter.  Buried Narvik Cemetery.  Body recovered and landed by SS Gotaland. 

Oiller, William Richard (1884-1915) Leading Seaman 219400.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

Osborne, Henry Walter (1884-1915) Able Seaman 218175.  Buried at sea leaving wife Louisa.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Owen-Jones, H (1905-1915) Asst Paymaster.  Buried in Narvik.  Body recovered and landed on Trawler Saxon.

Patterson, John B (1876-1915) Able Seaman 165672.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Pattison, Thomas (1876-1915) Able Seaman 172668.  Buried at sea leaving wife Charlotte.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Peacock, John William (1878-1915) Able Seaman 178585.  Buried at sea leaving wife Isabel.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Pengelly, James (1883-1915) Leading Seaman 205236.  Buried at sea leaving wife Leah.  Remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

Pollard, Charles Edward Livermore (1892-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Potter, Percival Barber (1896-1915) Midshipman.  Buried at sea. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Prior, John Henry (1870-1915) Petty Officer 1st class/Private 137246.   Buried Bodø Cemetery leaving wife Elizabeth.  Body recovered and landed by SS Ardeneas.

Radley, William (-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Rayner, Alfred Herbert (1880-1915) Able Seaman 196193.  Buried at sea leaving wife Maud. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Reveley, Frank (1894-1915) Able Seaman 204690.  Buried at sea leaving wife Edith.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Ring, Andrew (-1915) Fireman M.M.R 767798.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Robbins, Edward William (1886-1915) Fireman M.M.R624597.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Roberts, Henry (-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea leaving wife Alice.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Robinson, Sidney (1884-1915) Able Seaman Chatham B5098/205032.  Buried at Lødingen Cemetery, Narvik leaving wife Florence.

Rouse, Bert (1891-1915) Fireman M.M.R731142.  Buried at sea leaving wife Martha.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Salter, Edwin Charles (1880-1915) Able Seaman 187300.  Buried at sea leaving wife Florence.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Saunders, Wilfred Arthur (1894-1915) Corporal Chatham 17005.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Scott, Charles H (-1915) Trimmer.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Seddon, William Charles Joseph (1894-1915) Leading Seaman Z/453.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Shackell, Frederick (1874-1915) Butchers Mate.  Buried Frederikstad Military Cemetery after being moved from Moskenes Churchyard in 1961.

Simmendinger, William (1879-1915) Able Seaman 188747.  Buried at sea leaving wife Alicia. Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Smith, Harold George (1880-1915) Able Seaman 192680.  Buried at sea leaving wife Isabella.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Stampton, Henry (1871-1915) Chief Petty Officer 143378.  Buried at sea leaving wife Harriet.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Stanley, Robert (1881-1915) Able Seaman 190580.  Buried at sea leaving wife Mary.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Staples, Thomas (1889-1915) Leading Seaman Z/62.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Stenson, Joseph (1897-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Stone, Robert Benjamin (1875-1915) Engine room Artificer 121EC.  Buried at sea leaving wife Margaret.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Sullivan, Patrick (1895-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea. Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Thackara, Roy Arthur (1890-1915) Assistant Engineer.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Townrow, Wilfred James John (1868-1915) Canteen steward 682556.  Buried at sea leaving wife Minnie.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Trounson, Samuel Percival (1892-1915) Assistant engineer.  Buried Narvik Cemetery.  Body recovered and landed by Trawler Saxon.

Walsh, James Patrick (-1915) Fireman M.M.R 397759.  Buried at sea leaving wife Eleanor.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Ward, Henry Albert (-1915) Fireman.  Buried at sea leaving wife Alice.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

West, Arthur Henry (1879-1915) Able Seaman 181486.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Whatley, Frank (1884-1915) Stoker 1st class 300924.  Buried at sea leaving wife Ellen.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

White, James (-1915) Writer.  Buried Narvik Cemetery.  Body recovered and landed by Trawler Saxon.

Wigley, Albert Patrick (1889-1915) Trimmer.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Wood, Eli Arthur (1874-1915) Petty officer 2nd class 151369.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Wood, Fred (1881-1915) Able Seaman 195048.  Buried at sea. 

Wood, George Douglas Harry (1897-1915) Midshipman.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Woodstock, Robert J (-1915) Refrigerating mechanic.  Buried at sea leaving wife Beatrice.  Remembered at Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Wooldridge, Walter (1897-1915) Private Chatham 19097.  Buried at sea.  Remembered at Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

Wren, Ernest Frederick (1897-1915) Private Chatham 192559. Buried at sea.  Remembered at Chatham Naval Memorial.

Abbreviations and roles explained

R.N = Royal Navy

R.N.R = Royal Navy Reserve

R.N.V.R = Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve

R.F.R = Royal Fleet Reserve

R.M.L.I = Royal Marine Light Infantry

C.G = Coastguard

Able Seaman = A seaman with more than two years’ experience

Acting Sub-Lieutenant = Subordinate officer who had gained role be order not commission

Blacksmith’s mate = Responsible for all welding and forging – repairing chains and parts

Boy = a cadet

Bugler = Made short calls on the bugle to pass orders

Ch. Arm (Pens) = Chief armourer pensioner = has been pensioned off but recalled in wartime

Chief Armourer = Responsible for maintaining and repairing small arms and weapon systems

Chief Gunner = worked with artillery

Colour Sargeant = Protected the ensigns and flags

Cooper = Made and repaired barrels, casks and buckets

Corporal = Most senior of the junior ratings in the Royal Navy

Engine Room Artificer = Able to read and write, fitter and turner, boilermaker, coppersmith or enginesmith.

Donkeyman = In charge of the donkey engine – a small engine that was used to propel the coal into the primary engine.  Also in charge of the small engines on board.

Engineer = Responsible for management and upkeep of onboard machinery

Fireman = Responsible for keeping the fires going

Greaser = Responsible for oiling machinery

Jun R.A = Junior radio artificer

Lieutenant = A commissioned officer.  The most senior role in the junior ranks

Leading Seaman = Senior to Able Seaman but junior to a Petty Officer

M.A.A = Master at Arms.  A senior officer in charge of discipline. 

Midshipman = Lowest ranking officer (if proby preceding, it is a probational role)

Ordinary Seaman = Between 1-2 years’ experience at sea

Ordinary Signalman = Responsible for transmitting, receiving, encoding, decoding and distributing messages

Petty Officer = senior to the seaman and responsible for the day-to-day supervision of them

Private = a professional soldier/sailor

Shipwright = Responsible for building and repairs

Steward = Maintain standards of service the equal of a hotel for senior officers

Stoker = Specialized in engine room duties – shifted coal

Storekeeper = Maintaining ship supply stores

Surgeon = Ship’s doctor (with Tempy proceeding it the role was for wartime only)

Trimmer = Position in engineering department of a coal fired ship – involved coal handling tasks

Warrant Telegraphist = Responsible for all elements of wireless communications

Writer = Clerical work and responsible for human resources

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