Ire fortiter quo nemo ante iit.

 
Remembering
Anthony Attard Able Seaman RFA Petrella died 4th of february 1941
Last Post

At Historical RFA we have, so far, only reported those who have died in service

and have entered those in our RFA Roll of Honour.


‘Last Post’ lists RFA veterans who have crossed the bar so that their memory will be forever with us.

 

 


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Forename

Surname

Date

Rank

Robert Rose 21 January 2012 Stores Officer Grade D
Sidney Charles Westcott 31 December 2011 Electrical Officer
Henry William Phillips 17 December 2011 Captain
Terry Tanner 13 December 2011 Chief Petter Officer (D)
Hugh Reginald Hurley 28 November 2011 Captain (E)
Joe Nixon 19 November 2011 Chief Petty Officer (E)
Frank Armiger 21 August 2011 Petty Officer (Deck)
Peter D Homan 10 August 2011 1st Officer
Srikrishna (Kris) Awati 13 July 2011 Captain (E)
Arthur Edmund Brewster 8 May 2011 Chief Petty Officer (Plumber)
Thomas Edward (Taff) Wright 8 April 2011 Signalman
Louis Grima 1 March 2011 Deck Storekeeper
John (Joe) Davis 27 February 2011 Captain (E)
Kenneth Lacy 17 January 2011 Commodore (E)
Michael Kitchen 14 January 2011 Chief Officer (E)
Paul Andrews 14 January 2011 Purser
Ken Robinson 31 December 2010 Captain (E)
Owen Doran 28 December 2010 SG1A
Brian Hooper December 2010 Petty Officer (Cook)
Griffiths Ithel Roberts MChOrth, FRCS 22 November 2010 Surgeon Chief Officer
Adam Lees B.Th., M.Div., I. Eng., M.I. Mar. E. 14 November 2010 Engineer Officer
David Ellis 2 November 2010 Senior Electrical Officer
David Richard Thompson 16 September 2010 Captain (X)
Geoffrey Newman 19 September 2010 2nd Officer (SE)(L)
James Brian (Donkey) Bray 28 August 2010 SG1A
Derek  A Reynolds 3 July 2010 Captain (X)
Martyn Glanville 25 June 2010 1st Officer (SE)
William Harrison Parkin 19 June 2010 Petty Officer (SA)
Brian Hooper 10 June 2010 Assistant Cook
John Walton 2 May 2010 Radio Officer
Eric 'Reg' Barker 28 April 2010 Steward
Nigel Mallabone 25 April 2010 LH(D)
Brian Douglas Hillon 16 April 2010 Steward
George Cooke 6 March 2010 Radio Officer
Allan Mitchell 5 March 2010 2nd Officer (L)
Thomas 'Les' Morton 17 January 2010 Captain (E)
Nigel Jonathan James 3 January 2010 3rd Officer (E)
Colin Johnson 2 January 2010 Captain (E)
Derek Reid 9 December 2009 CPO (Yeoman)
Philip John Burman RD 26 November 2009 1st Officer (X)
Peter Riddick 24 November 2009 Ships Writer
Stephen Joyce 13 November 2009 Steward
Ken Douglas 2 November 2009 Chief Officer (E)
Jack Ditchburn CBE 1 November 2009 Captain (X)
Colin Plomer 1 November 2009 Senior Radio Officer
George Robert Green DSC 29 October 2009 Captain (X)
John Desmond Fisher CBE 30 September 2009 Captain (X)
Dave Mackey August 2009 Leading Hand (D)
Terry Shaw 25 July 2009 1st Officer (Supply)
Howden Haugh 25 July 2009 2nd Officer (SE)
Bob Jones 4 July 2009 Chief Officer
Frank Jubber 20 June 2009 CPO (Carpenter)
Keith Jinxie Johnson 10 June 2009
David A MacKenzie 16 May 2009 Senior Radio Officer
Barry Gaunt 11 April 2009 4th Engineer Officer
John Grubb ? April 2009 Able Seaman
John Alexander Erskine Clark 30 March 2009 Surgeon
John Berry 20 March 2009 2nd Engineer Officer
Tarcisio Mifsud 15 March 2009 Fireman
Sid Cox 4 March 2009 Senior Radio Officer
Jim Burt ? February 2009 Chief Engineer Officer
Tom Humphrey ? February 2009 Commodore (E)
Doug Cunningham 18 January 2009 Senior Radio Officer
Maurice Vincent 7 January 2009
John Moullin Davies 20 December 2008 Surgeon
David Morris BEM 11 December 2008 Signalman
John Williams 18 November 2008 Electrical Officer
Archibald Maurice Telfer 17 July 2008 Captain (X)
Samuel Clark Dunlop CBE DSO 17 July 2008 Commodore
Alan Lloyd 30 June 2008
Nanathai (Nana) Karsondas 7 June 2008 Captain (E)
David Thompson 2 June 2008 CPO (Yeoman)
David Weedall 6 May 2008 Purser
Peter Broyd 28 April 2008 Purser
Simon Tudor-Jones 11 April 2008 Radio Officer
David Wyn Davies 2 April 2008 Senior Radio Officer
Constant (Connie) Constantine 17 January 2008 Chief Engineer Officer
James (Jimmy) Masters 8 January 2008
Robert Thomas 5 December 2007
Barney Conlon 2 December 2007
Harold Percy 22 November 2007 Senior Radio Officer
Leonard (Lenny) Campey 14 November 2007 Seaman
Christopher Smith QGM 7 October 2007 Captain
Andy McDougal 12 July 2007 CPO (Cook)
Joseph Ellul 29 March 2007 Deckhand
Ian Douglas 26 January 2007 Radio Officer
Michael Gregory Price 6 January 2007 Surgeon
Sydney E Clench 6 December 2006 Captain
Desmond Eric Miles 4 November 2006 Chief Engineer Officer
Tom Cox 27 August 2006
Barry Kelvin Guy Cridge 18 August 2006 Radio Officer
Francis John Ansdell 7 May 2006
Michael Grima 11 April 2006 Deckhand
Jack Gambrill 10 April 2006
Trevor White 17 February 2006 Motorman 1
David Samuel Smith 4 February 2006 Radio Officer
John Talfryn Griffiths 4 January 2006 STO(N) staff
Frederick William Cains 31 December 2005 Quartermaster
Wardley Frederick Newby 12 December 2005 Radio Officer
Andrew William Sinclair 5 December 2005
Archbold Proudlock 20 October 2005 Captain
Brian George Lannin 9 August 2005 Chief Engineer Officer
Francis William Grant 1 June 2005
Albert Charles Bertie Hawke 15 May 2005 Commodore (E)
Emmanuel Portelli 14 May 2005 Donkeyman
Jeremy Robin Brooks 20 March 2005 Chief Officer (X)
Stuart Harvey 31 January 2005 Captain
Colin Grant Dawson Barker 29 January 2005 Captain
Michael Corner 13 December 2004 Captain
Frank Kenny 27 September 2004
Kenneth WIlloughby Letby 16 July 2004 Chief Officer (X)
Christopher John 24 November 2003 Purser
Stephen Joyce 13 November 2003 Steward
Anthony William George Esmond 13 October 2003 1st Officer
Joseph (Joe) Smith 5 September 2003 Catering Officer
William McDermott 4 September 2003 Chief Officer (E)
William (Jumper) George Collings BEM 26 August 2003 CPO (Bosun)
Douglas Albert Richard Rosario 12 August 2003 2nd Engineer Officer
James Caine Foster 17 July 2003 Captain
George Foulds 8 June 2003 Captain
George Edward Farrar 21 May 2003 Captain
Jacob (Jack) Myers 25 March 2003 3rd Engineer Officer
David Sydney Gordon 14 March 2003 Surgeon
James William Young 14 March 2003
Tom Anderson 13 March 2003 Surgeon
David Ian Roberts 3 March 2003 Chief Petty Officer
Malcolm Edward Davy 23 January 2003 Senior Radio Officer
John Armstrong 6 December 2002 Captain
Angel Vella ISM 30 November 2002 Seaman
William (Bill) Walker 13 October 2002 Captain
James G M  Coull 23 September 2002 Commodore

Thomas Creighton

McDonald 14 September 2002 Electrical Officer
Stuart Leslie Read 20 August 2002 Captain
David Pursall 6 August 2002 Captain
Gerrard (Gerry) Stewart 19 June 2002 Radio Officer
John (Snake) H Williams 7 May 2002 SRO
James Ross 22 April 2002 Chief Engineer Officer
Marty Ward March 2002 L/H (E)
John McCulloch 10 December 2001 Captain
Edwin (Ted) Arthur Wallace 29 November 2001 1st Officer (L)
Ron Forrester 6 November 2001 CPO (Yeoman)
Rodney George Pym 17 October 2001 2nd Officer
Hamish Johnston 19 September 2001 Captain
Clement V Kelly 3 September 2001 Surgeon
John Ritchie 18 January 2001 Chief Engineer Officer
Brian Walsh 14 January 2001 MM1
Paul Borg 16 August 2000 Donkeygreaser
Hubert George Carkeet CBE 3 August 2000 Chief Marine Superintendent
Francis Meilak 7 July 2000 Deckhand
John Jocelyn Grimwood 1 July 2000 1st Officer

 

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Forename

Surname

Date

Rank

Stephen Welch 12 June 1999 MM1A
Nick (Timberwolf) Miller 6 June 1999 MM1
David A Johnson 1 June 1999 Surgeon
Anthony (Tony) Preston 18 May 1999 Chief Petty Officer (Cook)
Angus Lyle Paterson September 1998 Captain
Philip Wolff September 1998 Catering Superintendent
Stan Dobney 6 August 1998 Chief Engineer Officer
Arthur Webb 14 July 1998 CTS
Jack R Warne March 1998 Commodore Chief Engineer Officer
John Peter Gould March 1998 Captain
Angelo Meilak 28 May 1997 Deckhand
Harry Wilson Jackinson 9 March 1997
George Robson CBE 9 September 1996 Commodore
Peter James M Clarke 30 July 1996 Surgeon
John Matthews Humphrey OBE DSC February 1996 Captain (X)
Malcolm (Calum) Maclean 20 January 1996 Able Seaman
Charles Sumner 1 January 1996 Captain (X)
Rees Evans Davies 28 December 1995 Chief Officer (E)
David Lindley Smith Hood DSC 4 November 1993 Chief Engineer Officer
George Edgar 21 August 1991 CTS
Paul Griffiths 26 April 1991 Petty Officer (MM)
Gordon McGregor Ritchie 29 March 1991 2nd Engineer Officer
Edward James Tweed 7 February 1991 3rd Engineer Officer
Sidney Thomas Dunster OBE February 1991 Captain (X)
Eddy Smeaton 23 January 1991 Chief Engineer Officer
James A Bailey 25 November 1990 Captain (X)
Sidney Patrick Sheridan 12 October 1990 Seaman
William (Bill) Frederick Kalis 31 August 1990 SSAO
Patrick Joseph Kelly 3 May 1990 Surgeon
Joseph Muscat 12 March 1990 Pumpman
George Day January 1990 Assistant Cook
William Ernest (Bill) Young 11 November 1989 Commodore Chief Engineer
Robert Stewart Duff 16 June 1989 Surgeon
John Moullin Davies 20 December 1988 Surgeon
Declan Marcus Lynch 12 December 1988 Surgeon
Alan ("TK") King 27 November 1988 Engineroom Store Keeper
Alan Stanley 16 October 1988 Captain
Andrew Lauder 4 April 1988 Chief Engineer Officer
Frank Wilson 14 January 1988 Deck Store Keeper
Peter J F Knight 19 October 1987 MMiA
Bob Duncan BEM 15 October 1987 CPO (Bosun)
D G  Wells 20 July 1987 Chief Engineer Officer
Stan Leat 28 April 1987 Refrigeration Engineer Officer
A T J  Hinks April 1987 CPO (Carpenter)
Mark Hurley January 1987 3rd Officer (X)
Arthur Reginald Winter 24 November 1986 Radio Officer
George Parker November 1986 Senior Radio Officer
Derek Harbord 16 October 1986 Surgeon
Robert Douglas Almond 4 October 1986 Captain
Joe Washington 14 April 1986 Surgeon
George Robert Hesketh Wrangham MRCS LRCP 9 January 1986 Surgeon
Eric Payne CBE 4 January 1986 Commodore
Tony Johnson 20 December 1985 Senior Radio Officer
Paul McLaughlin 31 October 1985 2LO
Carl Ogilvie Marr 9 October 1985 Surgeon
George Frederick  Rutter OBE RD 17 September 1985 Captain
Robert (Bob) McIlvride 16 August 1985 1st Electrical Officer
Arthur James D Gosney 18 May 1985 Captain
David Bennet May 1985 Petty Officer (MM)
A V (Bim) Barton February 1985 Captain
Charles Stuart Bonshaw Irwin DSO DSC RD February 1985 Captain
David Peter Kindersley 17 December 1984 Captain
J Kernick 1 October 1984 Captain (X)
Albert Edward Curtain OBE 10 September 1984 Captain (X)
James Murray Hendrie 18 June 1984 Purser
Philip Leyden Hughes 6 May 1984 Chief Officer
Eddie T Atkinson 6 April 1984 Senior Purser
Alec Leonard Horton 4 December 1983 Surgeon
Henry G May 9 September 1983 Captain (E)
Michael Fenton Verwoerd 27 June 1983 3rd Engineer Officer
Mark James Nolan 10 May 1983 Cadet (E)
Philip Leyden Hughes 6 May 1984 Chief Officer
Walter Gibb MBE 26 April 1983 Captain (X)
R M Miller 18 April 1983 Captain (X)
Alec Leonard Horton MB CHB DMRD 4 December 1982 Surgeon
J B D Payne 31 October 1982 Captain (E)
B W Edwards 30 October 1982 Captain (E)
L W Milligan October 1982 1st Electrical Officer
Richard Victor John Thorne 21 September 1982 CPO (Cook)
John Henry Forbes Crawford MB, CHB, MRCGP, LM 2 September 1982 Surgeon
Reginald James Weeble 18 August 1982 1st Electrical Officer
Ronald Higgins 4 August 1982 1st Electrical Officer
Robert Henry Venning 27 June 1982 Captain
John Gulesserian June 1982 Captain
Charles Eric C Phipps 17 May 1982 Captain
F A Shaw OBE 9 May 1982 Captain
James Paton OBE 10 February 1982 Chief Engineer Officer
D N J Williams 30 December 1981 Captain
Alistair Gibson 6 December 1981 Captain
Ciriaco McFadzean 31 October 1981 Chief Engineer Officer
Ronald Victor Warren DSC 15 October 1981 Captain
Stephen Martin Ellenger 29 July 1981 2nd Officer
William Robert Parker 8 December 1980 Captain
Arthur Jackson OBE 2 December 1980 Captain
George McBain 18 August 1980 Chief Engineer Officer
David Charles Leathley OBE 22 February 1980 Commodore (E)

 

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Forename

Surname

Date

Rank

Robert Barr MacGregor CMG., M.B., MRCP.Ed 9 November 1979 Surgeon
Dan de Vere Moulds 10 September 1979 Captain
Alistair McKinnon Dempster 9 September 1979 Assistant Steward
Allistoun Mace MacQuire-Samson 29 July 1979 Captain
William Fulton Curlett 24 June 1979 Captain
Norman Richard McLeod CBE 19 June 1979 Chief Marine Superintendent
Andrew Murray Collins 15 May 1979 Signalman
Henry S Edwards 7 March 1979 Chief Engineer Officer
Eric James Gordon Wallace MB, CHB, DPH 9 January 1979 Surgeon
William David Hawthorne 2 January 1979 Able Seaman
Peter Earle 13 December 1978 Pumpman
Samuel Thomas OBE 22 November 1978 Captain
James Thomas Salthouse 16 November 1978 4th Engineer Officer
Evelyn David Evans 14 October 1978 Captain
Alexander (Sandy) S Mitchell 2 October 1978 Chief Cook
William Brunswick Browne OBE 19 September 1978 Commodore
Thomas Stevenson April 1978 Carpenter
Herbert Alistair Shacklock 28 April 1978 Captain
Henry Dawe 6 April 1978 Chief Engineer Officer
John Davison 16 March 1978 2nd Officer (X)
Alfie Cousins 12 March 1978 Deputy Marine Engineering Superintendent
John Edge 22 February 1978 Chief Engineer Officer
Thomas Herbert Card OBE 22 January 1978 Commodore
W Frost MBE December 1977 Captain
A H Tarr October 1977 Captain
George Grieve 3 October 1977 Quartermaster
Frederick E Langer OBE 8 July 1977 Marine Engineering Superintendent
Alfred W Camamile DSC 3 July 1977 Captain
Reginald W D Gilbertson 10 June 1977 Captain
Carlos Vella 10 June 1977 Stoker
Reginald W D Gilbertson 10 June 1977 Captain
J G Denning 4 November 1976 Purser
P A Hartnett 31 July 1976 1st Officer (X)
A Spencer 29 June 1976 Captain
H J Gribbens 17 April 1976 4th Engineer Officer
G J Matthews OBE 21 March 1976 Marine Engineering superintendent
J Lumsden 16 March 1976 Chief Engineer Officer
R G Bright 21 February 1976 Electrical Officer
Robert Jones 23 January 1976 Fireman/Trimmer
G B A Livesay 11 October 1975 Captain
B Smith 9 October 1975 Captain
F E Paice 10 September 1975 2nd Engineer Officer
D J Trollope 21 August 1975 Signalman
C A Evans 12 June 1975 Writer
T J  Crowley 8 June 1975 Surgeon
Owen 3 May 1975 Yeoman of Signals
T Price 20 April 1975 EDH
J R Speed 11 April 1975 Chief Engineer Officer
A Hewitt March 1975 Captain
R H A Davies 16 March 1975 Captain
I W Mewha 1 February 1975 3rd Engineer Officer
B H Russell 9 December 1974 2nd Officer
W D Shannon 6 December 1974 Senior Refrigeration Engineer
M J Merin 3 December 1974 Able Seaman
W H G Hine 12 November 1974 Captain
H R  Bullimore 5 June 1974 Chief Engineer Officer
George Edgar Church CBE 14 January 1974 Surgeon
Jones November 1973 Surgeon
L Davidson 8 October 1973 Able Seaman
George Edward Reay 27 August 1973 Chief Engineer Officer
P G Hatch September 1973 3rd Engineer
J G Simpson 21 July 1973 Chief Engineer Officer
E G May DSC 7 June 1973 Captain
H Kitching 26 April 1973 Signalman
Goodyear 25 January 1973 Junior Electrical Officer
Cyril Alexander DSC 26 October 1972 Captain
R J King 10 September 1972 Junior Engineer Officer
G W Webster 23 August 1972 Captain
A J Daniel 5 May 1972 Chief Engineer Officer
G Granton 19 April 1972 Surgeon
B P Seex 2 March 1972 2nd Engineer Officer
Willie Brown 5 April 1970 Boatswain
Howard Douglas Gausden DSO OBE 4 October 1968 Captain
Stanley Turner 18 December 1967 Chief Engineer Officer
Edmund Walter Nation 6 June 1965
J Chalmers 23 May 1965 3rd Engineer Officer
George Norman                    Elliott  MBE                     Lloyds War Medal for Bravery 4 November 1964 Chief Officer
Percival Skone-Rees 27 October 1964 Captain
Roy Jessop Seccombe 22 June 1964 Chief Officer
J A J Jones 11 June 1964 Chief Officer
R G Edwards 12 March 1964 Captain
Herbert Walter Flint 11 March 1964 Captain
John MacAngus 2 November 1963 Captain
J D Nutter 21 July 1963 2nd Officer
Charles Henry Noel OBE 12 March 1962 Captain
Ronald Norman Foster 6 February 1961 Chief Engineer Officer
Edward James Burns 13 December 1958 Captain
Robert Grimer 12 April 1958 Captain
John Birnie 14 June 1954 Chief Engineer Officer
Charles Albert Smith 11 October 1952  Chief Engineer Officer
John Edward Loveluck 30 January 1947 Captain
Lewis Marsh 11 July 1946 Able Seaman
David E A Jones 12 January 1945 Captain
F C Plater 13 July 1944 Captain
Alexander Holmes Hardy 30 April 1943 Captain
David Thomas Wadhams 4 November 1942 Able Seaman Signalman
Thomas Herbert Patrick  Shaw 22 October 1941
William Alfred Payne 28 December 1938 Chief Engineer Officer
John Thomas Allan AM 29 December 1936 Donkeyman
Thomas Aitken Mitchell 2 November 1935 2nd Officer (X)

 

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