VICTORIA CROSS HOLDERS BURIED AT SEA

Flying Officer Lloyd Trigg VC DFC - Royal New Zealand Air Force ( att'd 200 Squadron, Royal Air Force )

HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS :
BURIED AT SEA or LOST AT SEA

Name Hugh Talbot,
BURGOYNE John Henry,
CARLESS George,
CHICKEN Thomas,
CRISP

Rank Captain Ordinary Seaman Mr Skipper

Force Royal Navy ( HMS 'Swallow' ) Royal Navy ( HMS 'Caledon' ) ( Volunteer ), Naval Brigade ( Indian ) Armed Smack 'Nelson', RNVR

VC won Sea of Azoff, Crimea,
29 May 1855 Off Heligoland, North Sea,
17 November 1917 Suhednee, Indian Mutiny,
27 September 1858 Jim Howe Bank, North Sea,
15 August 1917

London Gaz 24 February 1857 17 May 1918 27 April 1860 2 November 1917

Born Dublin,
17 July 1833 Walsall, Staffordshire,
11 November 1896 Howden Pans, Northumberland,
2 March 1833 Lowestoft, Suffolk,
28 April 1876

Died 7 September 1870.
When HMS 'Captain' capsized 17 November 1917,
On board HMS 'Caledon' * May 1860,
On board Schooner 'Emily' 15 August 1917,
On board Armed Smack 'Nelson'

Grave Bay of Biscay Buried at sea, North Sea.
Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial All hands lost when 'Emily' sank in a storm, Bay of Bengal Went down with 'Nelson', North Sea.
Name on Chatham Naval Memorial

Location
of VC Not publicly held Walsall Council, West Midlands Official Unawarded VC: Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum
Official Duplicate VC: Not publicly held Waveney District Council, Lowestoft

Remarks None * During the Battle of Heligoland None DSC
Killed during his VC action

Name	Hugh Talbot, BURGOYNE	John Henry, CARLESS	George, CHICKEN	Thomas, CRISP
Rank	Captain	Ordinary Seaman	Mr	Skipper
Force	Royal Navy ( HMS 'Swallow' )	Royal Navy ( HMS 'Caledon' )	( Volunteer ), Naval Brigade ( Indian )	Armed Smack 'Nelson', RNVR
VC won	Sea of Azoff, Crimea, 29 May 1855	Off Heligoland, North Sea, 17 November 1917	Suhednee, Indian Mutiny, 27 September 1858	Jim Howe Bank, North Sea, 15 August 1917
London Gaz	24 February 1857	17 May 1918	27 April 1860	2 November 1917
Born	Dublin, 17 July 1833	Walsall, Staffordshire, 11 November 1896	Howden Pans, Northumberland, 2 March 1833	Lowestoft, Suffolk, 28 April 1876
Died	7 September 1870. When HMS 'Captain' capsized	17 November 1917, On board HMS 'Caledon' *	May 1860, On board Schooner 'Emily'	15 August 1917, On board Armed Smack 'Nelson'
Grave	Bay of Biscay	Buried at sea, North Sea. Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial	All hands lost when 'Emily' sank in a storm, Bay of Bengal	Went down with 'Nelson', North Sea. Name on Chatham Naval Memorial
Location of VC	Not publicly held	Walsall Council, West Midlands	Official Unawarded VC: Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum Official Duplicate VC: Not publicly held	Waveney District Council, Lowestoft
Remarks	None	* During the Battle of Heligoland	None	DSC Killed during his VC action

BURIED AT SEA or LOST AT SEA

Name Sir Howard Craufurd,
ELPHINSTONE Edward, Stephen Fogarty,
FEGEN Robert Hampton,
GRAY Francis John William,
HARVEY

Rank Major General Captain Lieutenant Major

Force Corps of Royal Engineers Royal Navy ( Armed Merchant Ship 'Jervis Bay' ) Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve,
att'd 841 Sqdn, Fleet Air Arm Royal Marine Light Infantry

VC won Sebastopol, Crimea,
18 June 1855 Mid Atlantic Ocean,
5 November 1940 Onagawa Wan, Japan,
9 August 1945 Battle of Jutland, North Sea,
31 May 1916

London Gaz 2 June 1858 22 November 1940 13 November 1945 15 September 1916

Born Sunzel, Lithuania,
12 December 1829 Southsea, Hampshire,
8 October 1891 Trail, British Columbia,
2 November 1917 Sydenham, Kent,
19 April 1873

Died 8 March 1890,
Accidentily fell overboard 5 November 1940,
On board HM Armed Merchant Ship "Jervis Bay' 9 August 1945,
Shot down over Onagawa Bay, Japan 31 May 1916,
On board HMS 'Lion', Battle of Jutland

Grave Bay of Biscay Went down with 'Jervis Bay', Atlantic Ocean.
Name on Chatham Naval Memorial Onagawa Bay, Japan
Name on Halifax Naval Memorial, Nova Scotia Buried at sea, North Sea.
Name on Chatham Naval Memorial

Location
of VC Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Not publicly held Not publicly held Royal Marines Museum, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Remarks KCB, CMG, CB Killed during his VC action DSC Killed during his VC action

Name	Sir Howard Craufurd, ELPHINSTONE	Edward, Stephen Fogarty, FEGEN	Robert Hampton, GRAY	Francis John William, HARVEY
Rank	Major General	Captain	Lieutenant	Major
Force	Corps of Royal Engineers	Royal Navy ( Armed Merchant Ship 'Jervis Bay' )	Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, att'd 841 Sqdn, Fleet Air Arm	Royal Marine Light Infantry
VC won	Sebastopol, Crimea, 18 June 1855	Mid Atlantic Ocean, 5 November 1940	Onagawa Wan, Japan, 9 August 1945	Battle of Jutland, North Sea, 31 May 1916
London Gaz	2 June 1858	22 November 1940	13 November 1945	15 September 1916
Born	Sunzel, Lithuania, 12 December 1829	Southsea, Hampshire, 8 October 1891	Trail, British Columbia, 2 November 1917	Sydenham, Kent, 19 April 1873
Died	8 March 1890, Accidentily fell overboard	5 November 1940, On board HM Armed Merchant Ship "Jervis Bay'	9 August 1945, Shot down over Onagawa Bay, Japan	31 May 1916, On board HMS 'Lion', Battle of Jutland
Grave	Bay of Biscay	Went down with 'Jervis Bay', Atlantic Ocean. Name on Chatham Naval Memorial	Onagawa Bay, Japan Name on Halifax Naval Memorial, Nova Scotia	Buried at sea, North Sea. Name on Chatham Naval Memorial
Location of VC	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Not publicly held	Not publicly held	Royal Marines Museum, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Remarks	KCB, CMG, CB	Killed during his VC action	DSC	Killed during his VC action

BURIED AT SEA or LOST AT SEA

Name George,
INGOUVILLE William,
JOHNSTONE John Wallace,
LINTON John Dering,
NETTLETON

Rank Captain of the Mast Cook Commander Wing Commander

Force Royal Navy Royal Navy Royal Navy 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force

VC won Fort of Viborg, Gulf of Finland,
13 July 1855 Baltic Sea,
9 August 1854 Royal Navy
( HM Submarine 'Turbulent' ) Over Augsberg, Germany,
17 April 1942

London Gaz 24 February 1857 24 February 1857 25 May 1943 28 April 1942

Born St Saviour, Jersey,
7 October 1826 Not known,
6 August 1823 Malpas, Gwent,
15 October 1905 Nongoma, Natal,
28 June 1917

Died 13 January 1869.
At sea, circumstances unknown 20 August 1857.
On board HMS 'Brunswick' 23 March 1943,
On board HM Submarine 'Turbulent' 13 July 1943.
Shot down over Bay of Biscay

Grave Presumably buried at sea Buried at sea, St Vincent Passage, West India Off Maddelina Harbour, Sardinia
Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial Bay of Biscay
Name on RAF Runnymede Memorial

Location
of VC Maritime Museum, St Helier, Jersey Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, USA Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Not publicly held

Remarks None None DSO, DSC
'Turbulent' believed to have hit a mine None

Name	George, INGOUVILLE	William, JOHNSTONE	John Wallace, LINTON	John Dering, NETTLETON
Rank	Captain of the Mast	Cook	Commander	Wing Commander
Force	Royal Navy	Royal Navy	Royal Navy	44 Squadron, Royal Air Force
VC won	Fort of Viborg, Gulf of Finland, 13 July 1855	Baltic Sea, 9 August 1854	Royal Navy ( HM Submarine 'Turbulent' )	Over Augsberg, Germany, 17 April 1942
London Gaz	24 February 1857	24 February 1857	25 May 1943	28 April 1942
Born	St Saviour, Jersey, 7 October 1826	Not known, 6 August 1823	Malpas, Gwent, 15 October 1905	Nongoma, Natal, 28 June 1917
Died	13 January 1869. At sea, circumstances unknown	20 August 1857. On board HMS 'Brunswick'	23 March 1943, On board HM Submarine 'Turbulent'	13 July 1943. Shot down over Bay of Biscay
Grave	Presumably buried at sea	Buried at sea, St Vincent Passage, West India	Off Maddelina Harbour, Sardinia Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial	Bay of Biscay Name on RAF Runnymede Memorial
Location of VC	Maritime Museum, St Helier, Jersey	Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, USA	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Not publicly held
Remarks	None	None	DSO, DSC 'Turbulent' believed to have hit a mine	None

BURIED AT SEA or LOST AT SEA

Name Frederick Thornton,
PETERS Gerard Broadmead,
ROOPE Matthew,
ROSAMUND

Rank Captain Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant

Force Royal Navy ( HMS 'Walney' ) Royal Navy ( HMS 'Glowworm' ) 37th Bengal Native Infantry

VC won Oran Harbour, Algeria, ( * )
8 November 1942 West Fjord, Norwegian Sea,
8 April 1940 Benares, Indian Mutiny,
4 June 1857

London Gaz 18 May 1943 10 July 1945 23 August 1858

Born Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,
17 September 1889 Taunton, Somerset,
13 March 1905 St Neots, Huntingdonshire,
13 July 1823

Died 13 November 1942,
Killed in a plane crash off Plymouth 8 April 1940,
On board HMS 'Glowworm' 14 July 1866,
Red Sea

Grave Near Plymouth Sound breakwater
Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial Went down with 'Glowworm', Norwegian Sea
Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial Presumably buried at sea, Red Sea

Location
of VC Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Not publicly held Not publicly held

Remarks DSO, DSC & Bar
( * ) for action against the Vichy French fleet None None

Name	Frederick Thornton, PETERS	Gerard Broadmead, ROOPE	Matthew, ROSAMUND
Rank	Captain	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant
Force	Royal Navy ( HMS 'Walney' )	Royal Navy ( HMS 'Glowworm' )	37th Bengal Native Infantry
VC won	Oran Harbour, Algeria, ( * ) 8 November 1942	West Fjord, Norwegian Sea, 8 April 1940	Benares, Indian Mutiny, 4 June 1857
London Gaz	18 May 1943	10 July 1945	23 August 1858
Born	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 17 September 1889	Taunton, Somerset, 13 March 1905	St Neots, Huntingdonshire, 13 July 1823
Died	13 November 1942, Killed in a plane crash off Plymouth	8 April 1940, On board HMS 'Glowworm'	14 July 1866, Red Sea
Grave	Near Plymouth Sound breakwater Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial	Went down with 'Glowworm', Norwegian Sea Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial	Presumably buried at sea, Red Sea
Location of VC	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Not publicly held	Not publicly held
Remarks	DSO, DSC & Bar ( * ) for action against the Vichy French fleet	None	None

BURIED AT SEA or LOST AT SEA

Name William Edward,
SANDERS Ferdnand Christian,
SCHIESS Mark,
SCHOLEFIELD Alfred Edward,
SEPHTON

Rank Lieutenant Commander Corporal Petty Officer Petty Officer

Force Royal Naval Reserve ( HMS 'Prize' ) Natal Native Contingent, South African Forces Royal Navy ( Naval Brigade ) Royal Navy ( HMS 'Coventry' )

VC won Atlantic Ocean,
30 April 1917 Rorke's Drift, Zululand,
22 / 23 January 1879 Inkermann, Crimea,
5 November 1854 Off Crete,
18 May 1941

London Gaz 22 June 1917 29 November 1879 24 February 1857 2 December 1941

Born Auckland,
7 February 1883 Burgdorf, Bern, Switzerland,
7 April 1856 London,
16 April 1828 Warrington, Cheshire,
19 April 1911

Died 14 August 1917,
On board HMS 'Prize' 14 December 1884,
On board SS 'Serapis' 15 February 1858,
On board the sloop 'Acorn' 19 May 1941,
On board HMS 'Coventry'

Grave Went down with 'Prize', Atlantic Ocean
Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial Buried at sea off Angola, Atlantic Ocean Buried at sea, location unknown Buried at sea, off Alexandra
Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Location
of VC Auckland War Memorial Museum National Army Museum, London Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London VC stolen from Coventry Cathedral on 25 September 1990

Remarks HMS 'Prize' later sunk by U.48 None None Killed during his VC action

Name	William Edward, SANDERS	Ferdnand Christian, SCHIESS	Mark, SCHOLEFIELD	Alfred Edward, SEPHTON
Rank	Lieutenant Commander	Corporal	Petty Officer	Petty Officer
Force	Royal Naval Reserve ( HMS 'Prize' )	Natal Native Contingent, South African Forces	Royal Navy ( Naval Brigade )	Royal Navy ( HMS 'Coventry' )
VC won	Atlantic Ocean, 30 April 1917	Rorke's Drift, Zululand, 22 / 23 January 1879	Inkermann, Crimea, 5 November 1854	Off Crete, 18 May 1941
London Gaz	22 June 1917	29 November 1879	24 February 1857	2 December 1941
Born	Auckland, 7 February 1883	Burgdorf, Bern, Switzerland, 7 April 1856	London, 16 April 1828	Warrington, Cheshire, 19 April 1911
Died	14 August 1917, On board HMS 'Prize'	14 December 1884, On board SS 'Serapis'	15 February 1858, On board the sloop 'Acorn'	19 May 1941, On board HMS 'Coventry'
Grave	Went down with 'Prize', Atlantic Ocean Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial	Buried at sea off Angola, Atlantic Ocean	Buried at sea, location unknown	Buried at sea, off Alexandra Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Location of VC	Auckland War Memorial Museum	National Army Museum, London	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	VC stolen from Coventry Cathedral on 25 September 1990
Remarks	HMS 'Prize' later sunk by U.48	None	None	Killed during his VC action

BURIED AT SEA or LOST AT SEA

Name John ( Same ),
SHAW Robert Haydon,
SHEBBEARE Edward,
SHEEAN Archibald Bisset,
SMITH

Rank Corporal Captain Ordinary Seaman Captain ( Lieutenant Royal Navy )

Force 3rd Bn, The Rifle Brigade Corps of Guides P.I.F. ( Infantry )
( ex - 60th Bengal Native Infantry ) Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve Mercantile Marine ( SS 'Otaki' )
( Royal Naval Reserve )

VC won Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
13 June 1858 Delhi, Indian Mutiny,
14 September 1857 Arafura Sea, Netherlands East Indies,
1 December 1942 Mid Atlantic Ocean,
10 March 1917

London Gaz 26 October 1858 21 October 1859
24 May 1919

Born Unknown,
Prestonpans, Lothian London,
13 January 1827 Barrington, Tasmania,
28 December 1923 Cults, Aberdeenshire,
19 December 1878

Died 27 December 1859,
On board ship, en route to England 16 September 1860,
On board SS 'Emau' 1 December 1942,
On board HMAS 'Armidale' 10 March 1917,
On board SS 'Otaki'

Grave Buried at sea, somewhere off India Buried at sea, East China Sea Arafura Sea, Netherlands East Indies
Name on Plymouth Naval Memorial, England Went down with 'Otaki', Atlantic Ocean
Name on Tower Hill Memorial, London

Location
of VC Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester Not publicly held Australian War Memorial, Canberra P & O Heritage Collection, London

Remarks 'Same Shaw' engraved on Victoria Cross None Late award of the 'Victoria Cross for Australia' None

Name	John ( Same ), SHAW	Robert Haydon, SHEBBEARE	Edward, SHEEAN	Archibald Bisset, SMITH
Rank	Corporal	Captain	Ordinary Seaman	Captain ( Lieutenant Royal Navy )
Force	3rd Bn, The Rifle Brigade	Corps of Guides P.I.F. ( Infantry ) ( ex - 60th Bengal Native Infantry )	Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Mercantile Marine ( SS 'Otaki' ) ( Royal Naval Reserve )
VC won	Lucknow, Indian Mutiny, 13 June 1858	Delhi, Indian Mutiny, 14 September 1857	Arafura Sea, Netherlands East Indies, 1 December 1942	Mid Atlantic Ocean, 10 March 1917
London Gaz	26 October 1858	21 October 1859		24 May 1919
Born	Unknown, Prestonpans, Lothian	London, 13 January 1827	Barrington, Tasmania, 28 December 1923	Cults, Aberdeenshire, 19 December 1878
Died	27 December 1859, On board ship, en route to England	16 September 1860, On board SS 'Emau'	1 December 1942, On board HMAS 'Armidale'	10 March 1917, On board SS 'Otaki'
Grave	Buried at sea, somewhere off India	Buried at sea, East China Sea	Arafura Sea, Netherlands East Indies Name on Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Went down with 'Otaki', Atlantic Ocean Name on Tower Hill Memorial, London
Location of VC	Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester	Not publicly held	Australian War Memorial, Canberra	P & O Heritage Collection, London
Remarks	'Same Shaw' engraved on Victoria Cross	None	Late award of the 'Victoria Cross for Australia'	None

BURIED AT SEA or LOST AT SEA

Name Lloyd Allan,
TRIGG Malcolm David,
WANKLYN Thomas,
WILKINSON

Rank Flying Officer Lieutenant Commander Temporary Lieutenant

Force Royal New Zealand Air Force,
att'd 200 Sqdn, Royal Air Force Royal Navy
( HM Submarine 'Upholder' ) Royal Naval Reserve ( HMS 'Li Wo' )

VC won Off W Africa, Atlantic Ocean,
11 August 1943 Off Sicily,
24 May 1941 Malayan Straits, Java Sea,
14 February 1942

London Gaz 2 November 1943 16 December 1941 17 December 1946

Born Houhora, North Auckland,
6 June 1914 Calcutta, India,
28 June 1911 Widnes, Lancashire,
1 August 1898

Died 11 August 1943,
Plane crash off Dakar, Senegal 14 April 1942,
On board HM Submarine 'Upholder' 14 February 1942,
On board HMS 'Li Wo'

Grave Off West Africa, Atlantic Ocean Medeterranean Sea.
Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial Went down with 'Li Wo', Java Sea

Location
of VC Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Not publicly held Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London

Remarks DFC
Killed after sinking U-468 'Upholder' believed lost in the Gulf of Tripoli None

Name	Lloyd Allan, TRIGG	Malcolm David, WANKLYN	Thomas, WILKINSON
Rank	Flying Officer	Lieutenant Commander	Temporary Lieutenant
Force	Royal New Zealand Air Force, att'd 200 Sqdn, Royal Air Force	Royal Navy ( HM Submarine 'Upholder' )	Royal Naval Reserve ( HMS 'Li Wo' )
VC won	Off W Africa, Atlantic Ocean, 11 August 1943	Off Sicily, 24 May 1941	Malayan Straits, Java Sea, 14 February 1942
London Gaz	2 November 1943	16 December 1941	17 December 1946
Born	Houhora, North Auckland, 6 June 1914	Calcutta, India, 28 June 1911	Widnes, Lancashire, 1 August 1898
Died	11 August 1943, Plane crash off Dakar, Senegal	14 April 1942, On board HM Submarine 'Upholder'	14 February 1942, On board HMS 'Li Wo'
Grave	Off West Africa, Atlantic Ocean	Medeterranean Sea. Name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial	Went down with 'Li Wo', Java Sea
Location of VC	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Not publicly held	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London
Remarks	DFC Killed after sinking U-468	'Upholder' believed lost in the Gulf of Tripoli	None

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