This memorial near the porch of The Collegiate Church of St Mary Stafford It does not list the fallen
http://memorials.emerys.co.uk/perseus.html
H.M.SUBMARINE PERSEUS (War Grave)
Sank 6th December 1941 in Ionian Sea Off Cephelonia Greece, with the exception of 3 men
the remainder died in the submarine
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission have the date of death recorded as the 19th December 1941
One man out of the 61 onboard survived, 31-year old Leading Stoker John Capes, one of two non-crew members hitching a lift to Alexandria to . He and three others escaped from the submarine using the Twill Trunk escape hatch in the engine room and wearing Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus However, only he survived the journey to the surface. The body James William HOLDEN was found and is buried in Greece
Collated with additional information by kind permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
BURFORD, WILLIAM JOSEPH, Able Seaman, P/SSX 28802 died at sea aged 24. Son of William James and Ada Elizabeth Burford. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
BURY, ALFRED, Leading Stoker C/KX 85297, CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
CARPENTER, HENRY JOHN, Leading Stoker C/KX 91062 died at sea aged 22. Son of Henry John Thomas and Margarete Sarah Carpenter, of Nottingham, Kent. Commemorated on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
CASELTON, HERBERT ROBERT, Able Seaman D/JX 200382. Husband of Vera M. Caselton, of Forest Hill, London. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
CHETHAM, PERCY CHARLES HUGH, Leading Seaman P/J 92112 aged 38. Son of Charles and Ruth Chetham; husband of Ethel F. Chetham. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
CODRINGTON, THOMAS MICHAEL GEOFFREY, (D.S.C) Lieutenant, died aged 24. Son of Comdr. and Mrs. George Geoffrey Codrington, of Dalkey, Dublin Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
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CRAIG, THOMAS FRASER, Able Seaman D/SSX 17358 died aged 25 Son of James Fraser Craig and Thomasina Ewen Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
CRAIG, THOMAS HENRY, Able Seaman D/JX 136197 died aged 26. Son of Henry John and Kate Craig, of Culmore, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
CRAW, ANDREW MACKIE, Able Seaman D/SSX 29779 died aged 20. Son of Thomas and Mary M. Craw, of Larkhall, Lanarkshire. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
DEACON, HARRY JEFFREY, Petty Officer C/J 113765 died aged 33. Son of Alfred and Anne Deacon; husband of Emily Jane Deacon, of Ryeford, Herefordshire. Commemorated on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent
DICKERSON, RONALD FREDERICK FRANCIS, Ordinary Telegraphist D/JX 159406 died aged 19. Son of Frederick George Dickerson, and of Maud Dickerson, of Plymouth. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
DICKSON, JOHN MCDONALD, Stoker 1st Class D/KX 89139 died aged 25. Son of Edward Allan Dickson, and of Alice McDonald Dickson, of Glasgow. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
DOBSON, GORDON, Leading Seaman C/JX 127847 died aged 30. Son of Harold and Lucy Dobson, of Edinburgh. Commemorated on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL Kent
DUELL, GEORGE ALBERT, Petty Officer Cook, (S) P/MX 50439 died aged 27. Son of Charles and Ethel Duell; husband of Violet Duell, of Copnor, Portsmouth, Hampshire. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
ENGLAND, GEORGE ARTHUR, Able Seaman D/JX 183994 died aged 22. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
FRANCIS, CLAUDE, Engine Room Artificer 4th Class P/MX 60192 died aged 24. Son of Claude and Lilian Francis; husband of Margaret Francis, of Swindon, Wiltshire. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Hampshire
GILBERT, WILLIAM A E. Leading Seaman P/JX 136821 died aged 25. Son of William and Annie Gilbert; husband of Betty Alice Augusta Gilbert. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
GRIFFIN, JACK STANLEY, Engine Room Artificer 4th Class P/MX 69988 died aged 26. Son of Albert and Emma May Griffin; husband of Mary Ethel Griffin, of Langley, Warwickshire. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
GUNTER, ROBERT FREDERICK, Stoker 1st Class P/KX 112291 died aged 25. Son of Robert J. and Frances Gunter; husband of Dorothy Elizabeth Gunter, of Southall, Middlesex. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
HAMMOND, NORMAN FRANK, Able Seaman P/SSX 28564 died aged 21. Son of Joseph Frank and Bertha May Hammond, of Bognor Regis, Sussex. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
HARTLEY, ALBERT ERNEST, Steward D/LX 23842 died aged 28. Son of Albert Emest and Florence Hartley, of York; husband of Maud Marion Hartley, of York. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
HENDERSON, CRAWFORD, Able Seaman D/JX 143656 died aged 22. Son of John and Mary Henderson; husband of Elsie Henderson, of St. Austell, Cornwall. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
HODSON, RAYMOND EDWARD, Stoker 1st Class D/KX 105140 died aged 20. Son of William and Amy Lillian Hodson, of Fishponds, Gloucestershire. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
HOLDEN, JAMES WILLIAM, Telegraphist C/JX 151775 died aged 23. Buried in PHALERON WAR CEMETERY, Greece
HULL, WILLIAM, Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class P/MX 53813 died aged 26. Son of Thomas Frederick and Mary Jane Hull; husband of Doris May Hull, of Southsea, Hampshire. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
JOHNSON, ALEXANDER, (DSM) Warrant Engineer (No number) died aged 40. Son of James Johnson, and of Dorothy Elinor Johnson, of Whitley Bay, Northumberland. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
JONES, CYRIL, Able Seaman P/SSX 22128 died aged 20. Son of George and Anne Jones, of Branksome, Dorsetshire.
Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
KEAREY, FREDERICK ALBERT, Leading Stoker C/KX 89086 died aged 23. Son of Frederick and Florence Dorothy Kearey, of Tottenham, Middlesex. Commemorated on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent
KING, ROLAND FRANCIS, Leading Stoker D/KX 77851. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
LATTIMORE, STANLEY GEORGE, Petty Officer Stoker P/KX 75890 died aged 33. Son of William and Annie Lattimore; husband of Constance C. Lattimore, of Gosport, Hampshire. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
LAW, ALEXANDER STORRIE, Stoker 2nd Class C/KX 116859. Commemorated on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent
LEHANE, FRANCIS, Leading Stoker C/KX 85218 died Son of Thomas and Annie Lehane, of Carrighfadda, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland aged 27. Commemorated on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent
LILLFORD, CHARLES, Leading Stoker D/KX 88705. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
LLOYD, ABBOT MOORE, Able Seaman C/JX 159457. Commemorated on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent
LUCKHAM, HORACE JOHN, Ordinary Seaman D/JX 208475 died aged 22. Son of Robert John and Irene May Luckham, of Malborough, Devon. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
MAPSTONE, ALISTAIR ARTHUR BERESFORD, Able Seaman P/JX 148951. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
McDONALD, DANIEL, Able Seaman P/JX 131771. Son of Daniel and Jane McDonald, of Kirkcaldy, Fife
Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
MEAD, CHARLES ERNEST, Able Seaman P/SSX 28326 died aged 20. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mead, of Barking, Essex.
Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
MEEK, REGINALD CHARLES FISHER, Petty Officer P/JX 129408. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
NEALE, PETER Thomas, Leading Signalman C/JX143914 died aged 22. Son of Richard and Jessie and husband of Hilda Phyllis of Surlingham. Commemorated on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent
NICOLAY, EDWARD CHRISTIAN FREDERIC, (DSO) Lieutenant Commander. Born 15th February 1901 in India and died aged 34 iIn the Ionian Sea, Greece. Son of Bernard Underwood and Alice Gertrude nee Braddon and husband of Sheila Doris Graham. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon He was also Lt Commander in H.M Submarine Take (N38)
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O'RIORDAN, DENIS, Leading Stoker P/KX 88597 died aged 23. Son of Daniel and Nora O'Riordan; husband of Kathleen Grace O'Riordan, of Bridgwater, Somerset.. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
OLDRIDGE, FREDERICK WILLIAM JOHN, Stoker 1st Class D/KX 90881 died aged 23. Son of Frederick William and Emma Oldridge, of Stonehouse, Plymouth. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
OXLEY, ERIC GEORGE, Petty Officer C/J 110824 died aged 32. Son of Wilfred George and Mathilda Rose Oxley; husband of Lillian Margaret Oxley, of Maidstone, Kent. Commemorated on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent
PEACOCK, CHARLES CRANSTON, Leading Stoker D/KX 86396. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
PLANT, FRANK DOUGLAS, Engine Room Artificer 4th Class P/SMX 22. Son died aged 22. of Mary Jane Plant of 20 Railway Street, Stafford, Staffordshire. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
PREDDY, THOMAS NORMAN, Petty Officer Stoker D/KX 80586 died aged 30. Son of Norman George Preddy and of Sophia Preddy (nee Robinson); husband of Lilian Grace Preddy, of Chelston, Devon. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
REES, THOMAS JOHN, Stoker 1st Class D/KX 85461 died aged 26. Son of Thomas John and Beatrice Mary Rees, of Maghull, Lancashire. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
RENDER, JACK, Telegraphist C/SSX 29326 died aged 21. Son of Walter Render, of Claytonle-Moors, Lancashire. Commemorated on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent
RICHARDSON, CYRIL GEORGE, Leading Seaman C/J 114005, Mentioned in Despatches whilst on board HM Submarine Taku. He died aged 31. Commemorated on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent
ROBERTSON, FRANK SANGSTER, Seaman LT/X 10053B. Commemorated on the LOWESTOFT NAVAL MEMORIAL, Suffolk
ROBERTSON, ANDREW SPENCE, Lieutenant, died aged 23. Son of James Hunter Robertson and Alexanderina Robertson, of Forest Hill, London. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
STANLEY, SIDNEY JAMES, Stoker 2nd Class C/SKX 165 died aged 22. Son of James and Edith Stanley, of Derby.
Commemorated on the CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent
SYMONS, LEONARD HENRY, Leading Seaman D/JX 140715 died aged 23. Son of Joseph James Symons and Nellie Elizabeth Symons, of Harrogate, Yorkshire. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
TAIT, JOSEPH, Lieutenant, died aged 28. Son of John James Tait, and of Blanche Tait, of Dunshelt, Fife. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
WARDROP, HENRY VALLANCE (DSM) Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist, D/J 72812. Husband of M. M. Wardrop, of Plymouth. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
WHALLEY, JOHN, Electrical Artificer 2nd Class D/MX 48772 died aged 32. Son of John and Mabel Whalley, of Halifax. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
WHYTE, ANDREW MOFFAT, Engine Room Artificer 4th Class D/MX 60091 died aged 32. Son of Andrew and Helen Whyte; husband of Ivy Dinah Whyte, of Bury, Lancashire. Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon
WOTHERSPOON, JOHN WILLIAM JACKSON
Engine Room Artificer 1st Class P/MX 45661 died aged 30. Son of James Jackson Wotherspoon and Emily Wotherspoon; husband of Margaret Wotherspoon, of Birkenhead, Cheshire. Commemorated on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire
