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HMS Prince of Wales Crew members - A B C |
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| Crew members are listed alphabetically, select the first letter of the crewman's surname |
| (Click on any underlined name for their biography page) (Captains or Admirals are listed in this shade of green) |
| Names listed in capital letters were aboard during the sinking, names in red died, names in black survived |
| Names listed in Navy Blue were known to have died after the sinking of Force Z or were prisoners of war under the Japanese (POW L - lived; POW F - Fatality) |
| Name | Rank | Comments |
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| ABBOT - ROBERT | A B | D SSX 22114 |
| ADAMS - FRANCIS HERBERT ROBERT | Writer | C/MX 86652 |
| ADDON - S M D E | Sub Lt | SP BR R N V R |
| AHURST - HERBERT H | A B | D 213659 |
| AINSCOUGH - JACK | L Tel | D/JX 134179 |
| AINSWORTH - W O GEORGE | P O Tel | D JX 133537 |
| AINSWORTH - THOMAS | St 2C | Survived POW sinking but lost in HMS Exeter on 1st March 1942 |
| AISH - IVOR D | O S | D JX 164041 |
| AITKEN - JAMES S | S B A | D JX 190455 |
| Aitken - Norman Frederick K | O S | D JX 162406 |
| ALBISTON - JOSEPH | A B | P 13252 |
| ALDERSON - STANLEY | A B | D/SSX 17215 Survived POW sinking. Died during the evacuation of Singapore on 31st March 1942 |
| ALDRED - JOSEPH | A B | D SSX 24598 |
| ALEXANDER - WILLIAM | Marine | PLY X 3121 |
| ALLEN - GRAEME PHILIP | Mid R I N | HMS EXETER POW L |
| Allen - Herbert James | Marine | PO 3791 but lost in HMS Anking on 4th March 1942 |
| ALLEN - ROYSTON FREDERICK | Boy | D JX 183693 |
| AMBURY - EDWARD THOMAS JOHN | Tel | D JX 179581 HMS SULTAN POW F |
| ANDERSON - ARCHIBALD DICKIE | Marine | PLY X 1565 Listed as missing, presumed killed during the evacuation of Singapore on 16th February 1942 |
| ANDERSON - STANLEY | A B | D SSX 17215 31 03 42 MIA |
| ANDREW - STANLEY | A B | SSX 25316 |
| ANDREWS - WALTER GRAHAM | L S | D/JX 147668 Died at the Battle of the Denmark Strait (Bismarck) |
| ANSON - PETER | Mid | HMS EXETER POW L |
| ARMITAGE - BENJAMIN RHODES | Lt | R N V R |
| ARMSTRONG - ALFRED | Boy 1C | D JX 179091 |
| ARMSTRONG - SIDNEY | A B | D JX 144541 |
| ARROWSMITH - C | A B | |
| ASH - ALBERT JOHN | Stew | D/LX 26601 |
| ASH - ALFRED | Boy | D JX 163197 |
| ASHCROFT - ALAN | A B | D M DX 2597 |
| ASHTON - EDWIN CHARLES | Boy 1C | D/JX 170910 |
| ASHTON - JOHN | St 2C | D/KX 127078 |
| ASHWORTH - FRANK | St 1C | D X 109441 |
| ASHWORTH - HARRY | St 1C | D KX 107032 |
| ATHERTON - JOHN | Cook | D M 64422 |
| ATKINS - J | Writer | D MX 68126 |
| ATKINSON - EDWARD W | O S | D JX 170911 |
| AXALL - WILLIAM | Cppk | D MX 68599 |
| AYLWIN - CLAUDE DEREK LAWRENCE | Capt | CO RM POW L |
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| Name | Rank | Comments |
| B | ||
| BACK - PERCY GEORGE EDWARD | Marine | PLY 21505 Died 25 10 43 |
| Backhouse - 'Tich' | Signal Boy | Mentioned in Ralph Robson's memoirs |
| BAILEY - ERNEST J | A B | P JX 235192 |
| BAKER - JACK J T | O A1C | D MX 65721 |
| BALL - JOHN | Marine | C H X 1133 |
| BALLARD - EDWARD | A B | D SSX 19458 |
| BAMFYLDER - REGINALD WILLIAM | O A | D MX 53207 |
| BANFIELD - TERANCE | O A | D MX 64419 |
| BANISTER - NORMAN CASSON | A B | P/JX 239189 |
| BANKS - ROBERT HENRY | Boy 1C | D/JX 166666 |
| BARAGGWINTH - WALTER J | D MX 80772 | |
| BARCLAY - JOHN CLARK N | A B | D SSX 17415 |
| BARKER - JOSEPH | A B | D JX 156127 |
| BARLOW - HAROLD | O S | P/JX 243001 Died at the Battle of the Denmark Strait (Bismarck) |
| BARNES - VICTOR THOMAS | Marine | PLY X 100152 POW L |
| Barraclough - Herman | A B | Survived POW sinking, but lost in HMS Anking in March 1942 |
| BARRETT - WILFRED WILLIAM | P O | D/J 106857 |
| BARRITT - JOHN ROBERT GARDINER | E R A | D/MX. 74373 |
| BARROW - STEPHEN | O S | D JX 175876 |
| BARTLETT - HARRY GORDON | A B | D SSX 18353 |
| BARTON - RONALD A | P O | C MX 57205 |
| BASCOMBE - JOHN GORDON | Lt Pay A | R N R |
| BASTABLE - CLAUDE | A B | D/J 107806 |
| BATCHELOR - FRANK | A B | D JX 113250 |
| BATEMAN - CLEMENT RICHARD | Lt (P) | |
| BATEMAN - SIDNEY J | P O Cook | D MX 54936 |
| BATTERSBY - WILLIAM | Boy Tel | D JX 180606 |
| BATTI? - GEORGE | Boy | D JX 180537 |
| BATTRICK - R | St | MX 127036 |
| BAXTER - THOMAS | St 1C | |
| BAYLISS - RONALD PERCY L | St 2C | D KX 83055 |
| Beal - Andrew Thomas | P O St | D/K 19726 |
| BEALEY - ROYSTON H | St 2C | D JX 118357 |
| BEARDSHEY - F A S | ? JX 190307 | |
| BEARE - STANLEY LAWRENCE | L S | D JX 142625 |
| BEARDSWORTH - STANLEY THOMAS | Captain (S) | |
| BEBETT - FREDERICK K W | A B | D SSX 22387 |
| BECKETT - JAMES | O S | D J 155374 |
| BECKWITH - RICHARD CHICHESTER | Lt (g) | 10 12 41 WIA |
| BEER - CYRIL | C E R A | D/M 37072 |
| Bell - Charles | A B | D JX 209981 |
| BELL - LEONARD HAMMERSLEY | Captain | CAPT RN |
| Bell - Thomas William | A B | D JX 213698 - Died 11th November 2006 |
| BELLWOOD - NOEL PAGE | Marine | PO 103455 POW F |
| BELLWOOD - RICHARD | Marine | PLY X 1081 |
| Belmont - Fred (Bronco) | A B | D SSX 26846 |
| BENSON - JAMES ALAN | Marine | PLY X 100147 21 09 44 POW F |
| BENTLEY - FREDERICK | A B | D J 44626 |
| BERRY - DONALD RIDGE | Sig Boy | D/JX 175962 |
| BETHELL - JOSEPH | L Writer | D/MX 61054 |
| BEVAN - CECIL | Marine | PLY X 3127 POW L |
| BIDEWELL - STANLEY | O S | D JX 227412 |
| BIDWELL - ARTHUR | A B | D JX 209982 |
| BIGMORE - WALTER G | P O | D JX 135295 |
| BINDING - ALFRED CHARLES | St 1C | D/KX 111715 |
| BINGHAM - JOSEPH | L S | D SSX 24290 Listed as missing, presumed killed during the evacuation of Singapore on 16th February 1942 |
| BIRCH - JOSEPH J | O Tel | C JX 258890 |
| BIRCH - SYDNEY L | St | R FR 16730 |
| BIRCHALL - NORMAN | St 1C | D KX 15228 |
| BIRD - THOMAS FREDERICK | Wireman | |
| BIRKETT - DONALD CRAIG | Boy 1C | D/JX 175849 |
| BLACK - GEORGE | Marine | C H X 1482 |
| BLACKAH - DOUGLAS A | O S | D JX 272306 |
| BLACKBURN - J G | Pay Sub Lt | R N V R |
| BLACKMAN - KENNETH C | A B | D JX 154523 |
| BLACKMAN - REGINALD | A B | D SSX 15091 |
| BLACKMORE - C | O S | D JX 284174 |
| BLAKE - LESLIE JOHN | Marine | PLY X 2532 |
| BLATCHFORD - FREDERICK JOSEPH | P O Cook | D/MX 49668 |
| BLOCKLEY - JOHN HERBERT | P O | D J 110775 |
| BLOHM - ROBERT HENRY | PLY/X 10030 Listed as missing, presumed killed at Bukit Panjang on 10th February 1942 | |
| BLUNDELL - CHARLES H | St | D KX 93510 |
| BLUNT - JOHN IRVIN | A B | D/JX 213708 |
| BLUNT - WALTER TERENCE | Pay Lt | Captains Secretary |
| BOFFEY - EDWARD JOHN | W T Eng | |
| BOLT - ARTHUR H | St P O | D K 64199 |
| BOND - ALFRED GEORGE | A B | D/J 100810 |
| BOND - FREDERICK | C S T O | D K 61545 |
| BOND - JOHN ROBERT | L S | D/J 55341 |
| BOOTH - DOUGLAS | A B | D/JX 152777 |
| BOOTH - GEORGE | A B | D/SSX 17026 |
| Bootherstone - George Edward | O S - Gunner | D/JX 267916 |
| Boothroyd - Philip | Musician | R MBX 1477 |
| BOULTER - WILLIAM | O S | D JX 161019 |
| BOULTON - ALBERT ARTHUR | A B | |
| BOVEY - JOSEPH | D JX 149772 | |
| BOWDEN - ERIC SIDNEY JAMES | Marine | PLY X 100188 |
| BOWEN - REGINALD A | St | D KX 111956 |
| BOWIE - ANDREW MALCOLM PETER | Marine | PLY X 3800 |
| BOWN - EDGAR GEORGE | P O Supply | D/MX 49037 |
| BOY - GERALD W J | Boy | D JX 183665 |
| BOYCE - DAVID G | Musician | R MBX 1060 |
| Boyd - David Wilson | Marine | PLY X 3052 Listed as missing, presumed killed during the evacuation of Singapore on 16th February 1942 |
| BRAGA - LEONARD | Musician | R MBX 1537 |
| BRANES - VICTOR T | Marine | PLY X 100152 |
| BRANWOOD - JOSEPH | St 2C | D/KX 127033 |
| BRASH - JOHN THOMAS | O Tel | D JX 162910 21 08 45 POW F |
| BRASTOW - GEORGE H | A B | D JX 201740 |
| BRATT - HAROLD W | St 1C | D KX 105124 |
| BRAY - STEWART | O S | D JX 160074 |
| BRAY - WILLIAM GEORGE | Yeo of the Sigs | D J 123325 PENS |
| BREWER | Pay Sub Lt | R N V R |
| BREWER - EDWIN ERNEST | Plumber 1C | D/MX 45024 |
| BRICH - ERNEST | P O | D JX 131757 |
| BRIERLEY - GEORGE | O S | D/JX 284005 |
| BRITTON - WILLIAM S | O S | D BDX 1640 |
| BROADBENT - HAROLD | St 2C | D KX 132009 |
| BRODIE - JOHN | A B | P JX 213502 |
| BRODIE - PUGH F | A B | |
| BROKENSHIRE - ARTHUR | P O | D J 110880 |
| BROMFIELD - THOMAS WILLIAM | Marine | PLY X 878 |
| BROOKE - GEOFFREY ARTHUR GEORGE | Sub Lt | |
| BROOKE - RALPH | Boy | D JX 180642 |
| BROOKES - BEN | L S | D/SSX 23510 |
| BROOKES - FRANK | A B | D SSX 32133 |
| BROOKS - FREDERICK | Marine | PLY X 100123 |
| Brooks - Terence Charles Frederick | Sgt Marine | PLY X 1209 Turret Captain. POW L |
| Bromley - William Henry | C P O Tel | D J 43934 |
| BROWN - CYRIL CHARLES JOHN | Marine | PLY X 2584 19 02 42 KIA |
| BROWN - DONALD STANLEY | Marine | PLY X 3807 |
| BROWN - HENRY NORMAN SCOTT | Cmdr | |
| BROWN - JACK | Asst Stew | C LX 27410 |
| BROWN - JOSEPH HENRY | C P O Writer | C/M 39634 |
| BROWN - JOHN | Cpl | PLY X 2140 POW F |
| BROWN - JOHN ROBERT HERNAMAN | L S | D/JX 147184 |
| BROWN - ROBERT S | E R A 5C | C MX 76710 |
| Brown - Robert William Charles | Marine | PLY X 3812 POW L |
| BROWNING - P A | O S | D 170943 |
| Browning - Robert | St P O | D K 63072 POW L |
| BRUCE - JAMES | Canteen Asst | |
| BRUCE - WILLIAM | A B | D JX 209991 |
| BUCK - JAMES | Marine | PLY X 101186 |
| BUDGEN - HARRY | St 2C | D KX 138539 |
| BURCHELL - LEONARD | Boy | D JX 177445 |
| BURKE - WILLIAM J | A B | D 1104747 |
| BURN - JOSEPH | L S | D/SSX 17673 |
| Burns - Donald | St | Survived the sinking |
| BURRELL - ERIC | L S | D/JX 153460 |
| BURROWS - GEOFFREY | Marine | PLY X 3103 HMS SULTAN POW F |
| BUSH - ROBERT ARCHIBALD | Marine | PLY X 3811 |
| BUTTERWORTH - WILLIAM GEORGE DUNN | St 1C | D/KX 96317 |
| BUXTON - MICHAEL AURIO | Lt | R N V R |
| Byrne - Kenneth L. | Boy 1C | D JX 180530 Ken died in 2005 Former POWRSA Secretary |
| BYRNE - PATRICK | Cook | D MK 6193 |
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| Name | Rank | Comments |
| C | ||
| CAIRNS - THOMAS CECIL | St 2C | D/KX 122422 |
| Cake - Wallace V | A B | D JX 211542 POW L |
| CALDWELL - ERIC DICK | Surg Lt Cmdr | |
| CALLON - ALBERT | St P O | D K 10761 PENS 23549 |
| Calvert - Joseph N | C S T O | K 61013 - later HMS STRONGHOLD POW L |
| CAMPBELL - ROBERT H | Boy | D JX 180681 |
| CAMPTON - ARTHUR | Marine | PLY X 100431 POW F |
| CAPP - JOHN ARTHUR | L Cook (O) | C/SR 8649 |
| CARELY - ERNEST W M | St 1C | D KX 112288 |
| CARNE - GEORGE V | O Cook | D MX 65891 |
| CARPENTER - ALBERT G | P O | D JX 132015 |
| CARR - JACK | A B | D SSX 22612 |
| CARRINGTON - A G | Sub Lt | SP BR R N V R |
| Carroll - William Peter | P O | D JX 129521 Survived POW sinking, but lost in HMS Hermes in April 1942 |
| CARRUTHERS - JOHN | L Writer | C/MX 66414 |
| CARTER - CHARLES | St 1C | D/KX 109399 |
| Carter - Robert | O S | Served on Prince of Wales from her commission until just after the Atlantic Charter meeting. |
| CARTER - STANLEY | St 2C | D/KX 121023 |
| CASBY - KENNETH FREDERICK | L Supp Asst | D/MX 63611 |
| CASEMENT - ROY SAMUEL | Lt Cmdr | |
| CATLING - GEORGE C | A B | D JX 213597 |
| CATTELL - ROY | P O | C JX 153516 |
| CAUGHEY - E S | O S | D JX 170163 |
| CAUNT - BERNARD | St 2C | |
| CAWLEY - THOMAS J | O S | D JX 256029 |
| CAWTHRA - ARTHUR JAMES | Lt (E) | |
| CHALLINOR - JOSEPH | St | D 121866 |
| CHALMERS - DAVID | L Writer | C MX 708050 |
| CHAMBERLAIN - GEORGE | A B | D SSX 16415 |
| Chambers - William Robert | Cpl | PLY X 2212 |
| CHANDLER - ALFRED | Marine | PLY X 3387 POW L |
| CHANNON - EDWARD J | NA F FX 75252 | |
| CHAPMAN - ALBERT LEONARD | Marine | C H X 24461 |
| CHAPPELL - BENJAMIN | Marine | PLY X 2888 |
| CHARD - CYRIL JAMES | O A 1C | D MX 30170 |
| CHECKETTS - HAROLD J | A B | D JX 229994 |
| CHEW - JOSEPH BERNARD | L Air Mech | S FX 86 |
| CHICK - ROBERT HENRY | St 1C | K 64201 |
| CHILD - FREDERICK D | Musician | R MBX 1490 |
| CHRIMES - NORMAN | A B | D/JX 213670 |
| CLADINGBOWL - FRED | St | D KX 111321 |
| CLANCEY - JAMES ALFRED GEORGE | Marine | PLY X 484 |
| CLARK - DONALD | A B | D JX 191256 |
| CLARK - KEITH HOOD FERGUSSON | Mid | HMS EXETER POW L |
| CLARK - WILLIAM | Boy 1C | D JX 180650 |
| CLARKE - CLIFFORD | St 2C | D KX 117085 |
| Clarke - Francis | A B | D JX 213657 |
| CLAYTON - FREDERICK VICTOR | Tel | D/JX 216065 |
| CLEARY - GEORGE | Marine | PLY X 2589 POW L |
| CLEAVES - SAMUEL | A B | D JX 218896 Brother of A B Thomas Henry Cleaves of HMS Repulse |
| CLEMENTS - SAMUEL | St 1C | D KX 111906 |
| CLEMENTS - THOMAS CHARLES | O A 1C | D/MX 45854 |
| CLERKE - ARTHUR ROY | O S | D/JX 239035 |
| CLIFT - MAURICE W M | E A 3C | D MX 51943 |
| CLOSE - H | St 2C | D KX 118230 |
| COAKER - REGINALD S F | O A 4C | D MX 53212 |
| COATES - CYRIL HENRY | P O | D J 106924 |
| COATES - JACK | St 1C | D/KX 109400 |
| COBB - ROY W | P O Cook | D MX 80267 |
| COBB - STERLING R | St | D KX 121550 |
| COBBCROFT - JOHN | St 1C | D KX 120696 |
| COCKBURN - GORDON WILLIAM | Boy | D JX 175921 |
| COCKBURN - JAMES | O S | D JX 272247 |
| COLBROOK - E | E R A | D MX 6999 |
| COLE - CHARLES | Cook S | D MX 61661 |
| COLE - DANIEL CHARLES REX | Sig | D J 46239 |
| COLE - JAMES | L St | D K 10346 |
| COLE - RICHARD | P O | D J 107695 |
| COLES - ALBERT G | A B | D JX 219158 |
| Coles - Henry James | P O L S | D JX 133052 |
| COLES - WILLIAM CHARLES | L Sig | C J 61135 |
| COLLIER - HARRY | A B | D JK 191157 |
| COLLIER - JAMES | Musician | R MBX 187 |
| COLLIER - WILLIAM A | L S | D J 101138 |
| COLLINS - FREDERICK R H | O S | P JX 163062 |
| COLLINS - JOHN | St 1C | D/KX 91846 |
| COLLOM - SAMUEL RICHARD | L St | D/K 16991 |
| COLVILL - EDWARD | L Writer | C MX 60888 |
| COMPTON | Pay Sub Lt | R N V R |
| CONDON - CHARLES JOHN | L Cook | D J M 7879 |
| CONNOLLY - STEPHEN | A B | D M DX 2487 |
| Cook - James | A B | D JX 191520 |
| COOK - PERCY | E A 1C | D MX 46763 |
| COOMBES - ROWLAND V | P JX 246875 | |
| COOPER - GERALD H | O S | D JX 272235 |
| COOPER - KENNETH | O S | D/JX 170153 |
| COOPER - PERCY | A B | D JX 140774 |
| COOPER - PERCY EDWARD | Bandmaster | R MBX 80 |
| COOPER - RONALD HENRY | A B | D/SSX 29776 |
| COPE - THOMAS | O S | D JX 184554 |
| Corbett - Leslie Rawson | Sick Berth Attendant | D MX 63263 Survived POW sinking, but died (MIA) during the evacuation of Singapore 16th February 1942 |
| CORMICK - PERCY E | A B | D JX 202973 |
| CORNEY - CLARENCE HENRY | Marine | PLY X 1870 POW F |
| CORT - HERBERT ROY | Plumber 4C | D MX 64081 |
| Costa - Peter David | Cpl | PLY X 1831 |
| COULSON - JOHN | P O Cook | D MX 48931 |
| COULTHARD - JAMES R | A B | D SSX 14676 |
| Countant | L S | Survived POW sinking, and the sinking of HMS Li Wo |
| COURT - HORACE L | Painter 3C | D MX 54219 |
| COWEN - ROBERT W O | L Tel | D J 103663 |
| COWIN - CHARLES B | A B | D J 113244 |
| COX - CHARLES HENRY | St | D K 59284 |
| COX - JOHN | A B | D JX 174256 26 06 44 POW F |
| Cox - William Henry | L Stew | D LX 22683 |
| COYNE - ERNEST | A B | D SSX 20216 |
| CRAGE - LEONARD G | A B | D JX 130957 |
| CRAGE - ROBERT H | P O | D JX 162351 |
| CRAVEN - DOUGLAS | L S | D/JX 148902 |
| CREE - CRAWFORD ANNESLEY | O Tel | D/JX 166503 |
| CREMER - DAVID GEORGE BRADFORD | Mid | |
| CRIGHTON - JAMES | Boy 1C | D JX 180649 |
| CROMBIE - DOUGLAS JAMES | O S | D/JX 269354 |
| CROMPTON - PEERS | Marine | PLY X 100723 POW L |
| Crosby - Edwin | P O Stew | D LX 21372 |
| CROSLAND - GEORGE FRED | A B | D JX 201757 |
| CROSS - WALTER SYDNEY | Marine | PLY X 100425 |
| CROWDER - DENIS HEATHCOTE | A B | D/JX 213701 |
| Crowder - Harry Gordon | A B | D/SSX 13350 |
| CROWLEY - JAMES | P O | D J 115425 |
| CROWN - GEORGE EDWARD | Sig | C LD 964059 |
| CUMMINS - MELVILLE JAMES | Schoolmaster | |
| CURTIS - RICHARD | A B | D 195267 |
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