Location
On the south wall of the Navy Aisle (see Cathedral Plan).
Description
The brass plaque measures 375mms wide x 170mms high.
Memorial
Inscription
HMS COSSACK
1938-1941
This plaque was presented by
Survivors and members of the
HMS COSSACK ASSOCIATION
23 October 1994.
In memory of
Captain E.L.Berthon and 158
Officers and ratings of the
ship's company who died as
a result of enemy action on
23 October 1941.
1938-1941
This plaque was presented by
Survivors and members of the
HMS COSSACK ASSOCIATION
23 October 1994.
In memory of
Captain E.L.Berthon and 158
Officers and ratings of the
ship's company who died as
a result of enemy action on
23 October 1941.
Further Information
In October 1941 Cossack was one of the escorts for a convoy from Gibraltar to the U.K. when, on the night of the 21st she was struck by a torpedo from a German U-boat. The explosion just forward of her bridge blew off her bows and about a third of the forward section of the ship killing 159 officers and ratings. Survivors were picked up by two other escorts, the Legion and the Carnation, the latter staying close to the hulk of the ship whilst it remained afloat.
This is taken directly from www.hmscossack.org where full details of this and other ships of the same name can be found.
The names of those lost are:-
| ATHERTON, JAMES | CHIEF STOKER | P/KX 75862 |
| ATTFIELD, ARTHUR | STOKER P.O | P/KX 81653 |
| AVORY, LAWRENCE S. | STOKER | P/KX 111951 |
| BAKER, EDWARD F. | O/TELEGRAPHIST | P/SSX 33088 |
| BARTON, LEONARD | A.B. | P/J 114893 |
| BERTHON, EDWARD L. | CAPTAIN RN | |
| BODLE, LESLIE J. | O.D. | P/JX 212451 |
| BOND, CHARLES E. | STOKER | P/SKX 288 |
| BONNER, ROY G. | A.B. | P/JX 152608 |
| BRIGGS, JOHN D. | STOKER 2c | P/KX 199351 |
| BRIGHTON, WILLIAM G. | A/L/SIGNALMAN | P/SSX 18484 |
| BROXHAM, ARTHUR | A.B. | P/SSX 27K619 |
| BUTLER, LAWRENCE | STOKER | P/KX 106415 |
| CALL, LESLIE | BOY 1c | P/JX 184676 |
| CAVE, WILLIAM T. | A.B. | P/JX 127747 |
| CLARKE, JAMES F.S. | SUPPLY P.O. | P/MX 46911 |
| CLARKSON, JOHN W. | A.B. | P/J 32392 |
| COGGINS, RONALD C. | A/STOKER P.O. | P/KX 81996 |
| COLLINS, PATRICK | A/L/STOKER | P/KX 85558 |
| COLTHART, ALEXANDER B. | SIGNALMAN, RNVR | P/ESD/X 1441 |
| CONNELLY, JOHN | A/L/STOKER | P/KX 79098 |
| COOK, THOMAS | O.D. | P/JX 274408 |
| CORRY, PERCY | O/TELEGRAPHIST | P/SSX 31378 |
| COSTELLO, DESMOND P.L. | TELEGRAPHIST | P/SSX 31073 |
| CRANHAM, LEONARD C. | YEOMAN OF SIGNALS | P/JX 131492 |
| CREIGHTON, JAMES W. | STOKER 2c | P/KX 110833 |
| CULLEN, CHARLES | E.R.A. 5c | P/MX 78628 |
| CURRY, ALFRED E. | P.O. TELEGRAPHIST | P/JX 134082 |
| DAUVIIN, FRANCIS A. | A.B., RFR | P/J 94056 |
| DAVIES, VIVIAN M. | A.B. | P/SSX 15190 |
| DAY, WILLIAM | BOY | P/JX 171766 |
| DELARA, CECIL W.O. | STOKER 1c | P/KX 95357 |
| DILKS, JAMES A. | A/L/TELEGRAPHIST | P/JX 138187 |
| DOE , FREDERICK C. | P.O. | P/J 109361 |
| DORRICOTT, RICHARD F. | A/P.O. TELEGRAPHIST | P/JX 143121 |
| DOWNS, CYRIL H. | A/L/STOKER | P/KX 86615 |
| DUNCAN, GEORGE | STOKER 1c | P/KX 107340 |
| EARL, EDWARD | SIGNALMAN | P/JX 152760 |
| EARLE, ROBERT C. | A.B. | P/JX 188879 |
| EDINBOROUGH, WILLIAM A. | O.D. | P/JX 274223 |
| ELMS, RONALD R. | L/TELEGRAPHIST | P/SSX 28762 |
| EMMENS, ALFRED G. | A/YEOMAN OF SIGS | P/JX 130917 |
| FARMER, ERIC | TELEGRAPHIST | P/SSX 28764 |
| FORBES, RALPH M. | A.B. | P/JX 188884 |
| FORD, GEORGE R. | A.B. | P/JX 150916 |
| FOX, ALFRED B. | L/SEAMAN | P/JX 164423 |
| FOX, JAMES J. | BOY 1c | P/JX 188575 |
| FRADLEY, MERVYN G. | BOY 1c | P/JX 194790 |
| GAMMACK, DOUGLAS M | CHIEF STOKER | P/K 61629 |
| GATES, SAMUEL G. | A.B. | P/J 77381 |
| GOBLE, ALFRED | WRITER | P/SMX 332 23 |
| GOOD, CHARLES H. | A.B. | P/JX 137014 |
| GREEN, WALTER H. | STOKER 2c | P/FX 76200 |
| HAMLET, JOHN G. | O/CODER | P/JX 229763 |
| HANNAH, JAMES | BOY 1c | P/JX 166844 |
| HARGREAVES, JOHN | O/CODER | P/JX 229764 |
| HARVEY, DENNIS | BOY | P/JX 171859 |
| HAWES, STANLEY S. | O/SIGNALMAN, RNVR | P/LD/X 4757 |
| HEATHER, JACK | O.D. | P/SSX 35678 |
| HEWITSON, CHARLES L. | O.D. | P/SSX 35569 |
| HIGSON, FRANK P. | A.B. | P/SSX 19318 |
| HILL, HAROLD | O/SIGNALMAN | P/JX 213840 |
| HILTON, STANLEY | O.D. | P/JX 164211 |
| HIRST, NORMAN | ELECtrICAL 4c | P/MX 60332 |
| HODGKINSON, ALAN N. | O/SIGNALMAN | P/JX 211970 |
| HORSEMAN, WATSON | O.D. | P/JX 236666 |
| HOWELL, FREDERICK W. | O.D., RANR. | S 5001 |
| HOWISON, JOHN G. | A.B., RNVR | P/ESD/X1624 |
| HOWMAN, CHARLES C. | A.B. | P/J 99474 |
| HUGHES, JOHN A. | PRBY SUPPLY ASST | P/MX 67998 |
| HUNTER, ALFRED | A.B. | P/SSX 21603 |
| HUTCHINS, LESLIE J. | P.O. | P/J 98386 |
| ILLINGWORTH, GEORGE | STOKER 1c | P/KX 79723 |
| ISAAC, MAX F. | LT | |
| JACKSON, GEOFFREY H. | C/ELECtrICAL | P/M 38438 |
| JAMES, JOHN H.W. | A/L/SEAMAN | P/JX 147419 |
| JENKINS, CLAUDE W. | A.B. | P/JX 195460 |
| JENKINSON, HUBERT I. | STOKER P.O. | P/KX 83767 |
| JOHNSON, ALAN B. | O.D. | P/JX 273770 |
| JONES, ALFRED E. | A/YEOMAN OF SIGNALS | P/J 48940 |
| KEENES, FREDERICK S. | A.B. | P/J 92997 |
| KEY, HAROLD B. | A/L/SIGNALMAN | P/JX 144806 |
| KNIGHT, CECIL H. | A.B. | P/J 30883 |
| KNIGHT, HERBERT | O/SIGNALMAN | P/JX 223263 |
| LANDER, ERNEST | SEAMAN, RNR | P/X 9603 B |
| LAWRENCE, REGINALD A. | BOY | P/JX 160620 |
| LISTON, MATTHEW M. | E.R.A. 3c., RNR | P/X 971 EB |
| LOWE, ALFRED A.C. | STOKER | P/K 65997 |
| MACDONALD, ROBERT L. | O.D. | P/JX 274481 |
| MACLEOD, JOHN N. | A/L/SEAMAN | P/SSX 29742 |
| MARSHALL, ALBERT W. | A/L/SEAMAN | P/JX 140520 |
| MAYES, JOHN A. | P.O. COOK | P/M 38951 |
| MCGOWAN, ALBERT | STOKER 2c | P/KX 126599 |
| MILLARD, ANTHONY W. | O.D. | P/JX 235487 |
| MITCHELL, CYRIL F. | O.D. | P/JX 212267 |
| MUMFORD, WILLIAM P. | TELEGRAPHIST | P/SSX 20818 |
| NEE, FRANCIS | L/STOKER | P/KX 80332 |
| NEWMAN, WALLACE P.G. | STOKER 1c | P/KX 97836 |
| NIMMONS, THOMAS | A/E.R.A. 4c | P/MX 63555 |
| O'HARA, ROBERT | A/COOK, RNSR | P/SR 51740 |
| PATTERSON, CECIL H. | A.B. | P/J 97929 |
| PATTINSON, JOHN W. | O.D. | P/JX 178824 |
| PAWSEY, LEONARD | STOKER 1c | P/KX 107376 |
| PAYTON, JOHN | L/TELEGRAPHIST | P/JX 142541 |
| PERRYER, GEORGE E. | C/ORDNANCE | P/MX 47093 |
| PIPER, ROBERT K. | A.B. | P/JX 179175 |
| PROCTOR, ARTHUR L. | O/CODER | P/JX 231173 |
| RAINFORD, THOMAS R. | O/SIGNALMAN | P/JX 196494 |
| RAY, ERIC | L/STOKER | P/K 66552 |
| READEY, ABRAHAM | STOKER 1c | P/KX 108666 |
| RIALL, EDWARD G. | A/P.O.TELEGRAPHIST | P/JX 138459 |
| ROBINSON, CHARLES W. | L/SEAMAN | P/JX 193609 |
| RODGER, JOHN S. | SHIPWRIGHT 4c | P/MX 63594 |
| ROSE, HUGH W.M. | LT | |
| ROSS, DONALD | A/L/TELEGRAPHIST | P/JX 137328 |
| RUMSEY, ERIC G.H. | L/S.B.A. | P/MX 58359 |
| SALTER, ARTHUR W. | A.B. | P/JX 174135 |
| SAUNDERS, ARTHUR G.A. | P.O. | P/J 107482 |
| SAUNDERS, STANLEY W. | O/TELEGRAPHIST | P/SSX 32674 |
| SAVORY, ERIC | STOKER 2c | P/KX 119241 |
| SHAW, FRANK | BOY | P/SSX 31275 |
| SIMMONS, GEOFFREY F. | BOY | P/JX 177274 |
| SMITH, DENNIS F. | A.B. | P/JX 156300 |
| SMITH, JOHN | TELEGRAPHIST | P/JX 136854 |
| SMITH, JOHN H. | A/STOKER P.O. | P/KX 79618 |
| SOUTHWORTH, KENNETH | O/TELEGRAPHIST | P/SSX 31451 |
| STARKISS, GEORGE W. | C.P.O.TELEGRAPHIST | P/J 53278 |
| STONE, SIDNEY W.P. | CHIEF YEO. OF SIGNALS | P/J 96595 |
| SUTTON, HAROLD V. | STOKER 1c | P/KX 103596 |
| SWABEY, DAVID C.R. | O.D. | P/JX 282465 |
| TANNER, JAMES T. | BOY 1c | P/JX 188525 |
| TAYLOR, ARTHUR | A/ORD.ART. 4c | P/MX 60329 |
| TAYLOR, ERNEST L. | A.B. | P/JX 168205 |
| TAYLOR, FRANK H. | O.D. | P/JX 155696 |
| TAYLOR, JOHN | STOKER 2c | P/KX 130601 |
| TAYLOR, JOHN | O.D. | P/JX 161658 |
| THOMAS, JOHN | STOKER 1c | P/KX 107399 |
| THOMPSON, PHILIP | O.D. | P/JX 262841 |
| THOMSON, PETER A. | O.D. | P/JX 218045 |
| TISCHLER, ALEXANDER | A.B. | R/JX 181050 |
| TRIBE, JOHN H. | A/L/STOKER | P/KX 95157 |
| TURK, HERBERT G. | O.D. | P/JX 159504 |
| TURNER, REGINALD F. | O.D. | P/JX 160608 |
| VENNING, CYRIL W. | SIGNALMAN | P/SSX 31494 |
| WALKER, ARTHUR R. | COOK | P/MX 63187 |
| WALLACE, DAVID | O.D. | P/JX 274425 |
| WEAVER, DOUGLAS C. | BOY 1c | P/JX 177365 |
| WESSON, RICHARD A. | BOY 1c | P/JX 188572 |
| WHEELER, WILLIAM G. | LT, RAN | |
| WHITEHALL, DAVID | STOKER 1c | P/KX 97193 |
| WILLIAMS, JACK A. | CANTEEN MGR | NAAFI |
| WOOD, JOHN | CANTEEN ASST | NAAFI |
| WOOD, JOHN A. | A/P.O. | P/JX 141760 |
| WORNELL, MALCOLM | O.D. | P/JX 212462 |
| YARHAN, JOHN A. | O.D. | P/JX 274217 |
| YATES, HAROLD | STOKER 1c | P/KX 107420 |
| LAMBE, CYRIL F. | A/L/SEAMAN | P/JX 146508 |
| SPRINGALL, HENRY J. | STOKER 1c, RFR | P/SS 125711 |
| WALLACE, REGINALD T.G. | A.B. | P/JX 153368 |
