HMS Defender Crew List
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Battle of Jutland Crew Lists
The table below contains a full list of names that are currently being researched for HMS Defender.
The "Sta" column is the status of the entry that can be defined as follows:
G = Confirmed at the battle
B = Not a known survivor or casualty. Or difficult to determine the ship (two possible destroyers)
O = Included as a note. Not on ship at battle
Navy List = THE NAVY LIST - HMS DEFENDER
For the most updated crew list it is recommended to visit:
H.M.S. DEFENDER
which is updated in real time.
Photo gallery: HMS Defender Crew List (Photographs)
Last Updated:
Thursday, 14 January 2021, 17:04:23
| Name | Birth | Death | Rank/Rate at Jutland |
From | To | ON | Comments | Sta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, William John | 30/11/1894 | 06/05/1917 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J9825 | g | |
| Agerskow, Jens Christian Walter | 04/11/1888 | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | M1691 | g | ||
| Bartlett, John Edmund | 12/05/1896 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 05/11/1916 | J20835 | g | ||
| Battye, Tom | 25/11/1874 | Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 268688 | g | ||
| Blake , George | 28/07/1881 | Stoker Petty Officer | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 296025 | g | ||
| Blick, Robert Edward Valentine | 14/02/1882 | Stoker Petty Officer | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 302862 | g | ||
| Booth, Edward | 19/11/1882 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS531 | g | ||
| Bottrill, John | 20/05/1886 | Leading Stoker | 01/10/1915 | 25/10/1916 | K1995 | g | ||
| Brettell, Albert Henry | 13/01/1885 | Acting Gunner (T) | 09/03/1916 | 26/10/1916 | Navy List | g | ||
| Broughton, Ralph Armitage | 29/07/1893 | Lieutenant | 08/03/1916 | 09/09/1916 | Navy List | g | ||
| Brown, Charles | 06/08/1870 | 31/05/1916 | Petty Officer Stoker | 11/03/1916 | 31/05/1916 | 173640 | g | |
| Cockram, Henry | 15/04/1895 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | K19490 | g | ||
| Coucill, William | 23/06/1894 | Stoker 1st Class | 28/04/1916 | 30/06/1916 | SS112762 | g | ||
| Deare, Nigel Bellairs | 04/12/1894 | Sub-Lieutenant | c Apr 1916 | Navy List | g | |||
| Dyer, Frank Alan | 11/01/1880 | 29/04/1955 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 184235 | Actual date of birth is 15th March 1879 |
g |
| Eckersley, Ernest W | Chief Artificer Engineer | 13/02/1916 | Navy List | g | ||||
| Fegen, Richard Hogarty | 03/01/1896 | Sub-Lietenant | 12/04/1916 | 20/10/1916 | Navy List | g | ||
| Fletcher, Wilson Scott | 16/05/1894 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J13938 | g | ||
| Francis, Bertie | 17/03/1895 | Able Seaman | 02/03/1915 | 05/06/1916 | J11370 | g | ||
| Gilpin, Sydney Gover | 18/12/1887 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 229770 | g | ||
| Glover, Edward | 04/08/1895 | Leading Telegraphist | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J14375 | g | ||
| Grebbell, Cyril Wilkinson | 29/10/1890 | Leading Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 236776 | Photo | g | |
| Hall, Harold | 03/06/1896 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 18/08/1916 | J21184 | g | ||
| Hall, Thomas | 14/09/1892 | Officer's Steward 2nd Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | L2013 | g | ||
| Hamilton, John | 01/07/1896 | 01/03/1917 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J29355 | g | |
| Harding, Harry Charles | 19/04/1889 | Leading Cook's Mate | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | M1838 | g | ||
| Harris, Frederick George | 19/03/1890 | Stoker Petty Officer | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | K21607 | g | ||
| Hodges, Albert Edward | 20/03/1884 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 10/08/1916 | 301627 | g | ||
| Howard, Reginald George | 05/02/1894 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS4038 | g | ||
| Howarth, Tom | 08/04/1897 | 01/03/1917 | Ordinary Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 14/07/1916 | J31132 | Photo | g |
| Hughes, Sidney | 03/05/1893 | Leading Stoker | 25/05/1916 | 20/10/1916 | K14174 | g | ||
| Jackson, Samuel | 08/11/1892 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J5287 | g | ||
| Keen, Ernest Albert Norris | 25/11/1883 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 203175 | g | ||
| Kerr, Thomas | 21/11/1881 | Stoker Petty Officer | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 307376 | g | ||
| Leahy, Christopher | 10/05/1884 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 16/08/1916 | 214509 | g | ||
| Lewis, Edgar Hulbert Hugh | 24/07/1894 | Signalman | 26/04/1916 | 30/06/1917 | J9563 | g | ||
| Manfield, Wilson John | 19/08/1895 | Officer's Steward 3rd Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | L7650 | g | ||
| Mcleod, John | 15/10/1886 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 220645 | g | ||
| Mitchell, Thomas Speed | 30/10/1897 | Ordinary Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS6588 | g | ||
| Mooney, John | 16/11/1896 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J20534 | g | ||
| Moreton, Frank | 31/03/1897 | Ordinary Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS6709 | g | ||
| Morfoot, John Henry | 09/06/1875 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 288680 | g | ||
| Mumby, Arthur John | 31/05/1887 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS106019 | g | ||
| Palmer, Laurence Reynolds | 03/05/1885 | Lieutenant-Commander | c Mar 1916 | Navy List | g | |||
| Parnell, Albert Bert | 04/07/1892 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | K23613 | g | ||
| Randall, Joseph | 17/11/1894 | 01/03/1917 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS4355 | g | |
| Rhodes, Arthur Powell | 27/03/1896 | Ordinary Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J49081 | g | ||
| Ritchie, Alexander | Surgeon Probationer R.N.V.R. | 03/12/1915 | Navy List | g | ||||
| Roberts, Benjamin | 03/08/1885 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 307102 | g | ||
| Ryan, Thomas | 05/08/1896 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J27836 | g | ||
| Salter, Hardie | 16/03/1895 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J16370 | g | ||
| Satchell, Francis Albert | 25/11/1898 | Ordinary Telegraphist | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J42187 | g | ||
| Scopes, Harry | 27/06/1878 | Chief Stoker | 25/05/1916 | 25/09/1916 | 288050 | g | ||
| Sell, Wilfred | 24/02/1893 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 04/09/1916 | K14511 | g | ||
| Simmonds, William Joseph | 26/10/1891 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/06/1914 | 29/06/1916 | K4745 | g | ||
| Smyth, William George | 28/08/1891 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 21/07/1916 | K5626 | g | ||
| Stafford, Thomas | 21/08/1897 | 08/11/1917 | Ordinary Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 03/08/1916 | J35704 | g | |
| Suggate, Walter Joseph | 22/12/1896 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | J26326 | g | ||
| Sultan, Harry | 21/02/1893 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 13/07/1916 | J9290 | g | ||
| Talboys, Richard | 28/04/1885 | Signalman | 25/05/1916 | 13/07/1916 | 214301 | g | ||
| Townsend, John | 16/12/1890 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 05/11/1916 | K4395 | g | ||
| Vincent, Gordon | 28/01/1886 | Stoker Petty Officer | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 307125 | g | ||
| Wall, Austin D | Surgeon Probationer R.N.V.R. | 01/04/1916 | Navy List | g | ||||
| White, Charley | 25/03/1891 | Stoker 1st Class | 25/05/1916 | 08/09/1916 | K4185 | g | ||
| Wibberley, Frank | 15/12/1887 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | SS3246 | g | ||
| Woods, Charles George | 12/05/1890 | Able Seaman | 25/05/1916 | 25/10/1916 | 237819 | g |