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Ship's crew of HMS Iris II
Ship's crew of HMS Iris II
This is a list of the men who crewed her during the raid on Zeebrugge, led by Commander Valentine Francis Gibbs. These men are separate to the Seamen Storming Party, of whom 50 were aboard, as they reported to Lieutenant Commander George Bradford. This listing of HMS Iris II crew men was sourced from: ADM 116/1656 Operations against Zeebrugge Casualties Vol. 2 It can be seen from the men's individual service records that they are stamped "Participated in the ballot for VC granted for operations against Zeebrugge..."
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Born 1893
Died 1940
Royal Navy Acting Lieutenant HMS Iris II (Victory X)
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Born 1890
Royal Navy M3166
Royal Navy M/3166 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)
Royal Navy M/3166 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)
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More about Stanley George Odam -
Born 1893
Royal Navy SS112887 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)
Royal Navy SS112887 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire
Royal Navy SS112887 Stoker 1st Class HMS Temeraire
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Born 1892
Royal Navy K37214 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)
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Born 1892
Royal Navy K16596
Royal Navy K/16596 acting Leading Stoker Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)
Royal Navy K/16596 acting Leading Stoker Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)
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More about Charles John Taylor -
Born 1888
Royal Navy M15439 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)
Royal Navy M15439 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)
More about Frank David Mckechnie -
Born 1886
Royal Navy K28559 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)
More about James Frank Lawrence -
Born 1889
Royal Navy K1043
Royal Navy K/1043 Petty Officer Stoker Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)
Royal Navy K/1043 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Iris II (Victory X)
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More about Henry Mabb -
Born 1887
Royal Navy 225904 Petty Officer Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)
Royal Navy 225904 Petty Officer HMS Cochrane
Royal Navy 225904 Petty Officer HMS Iris II (Victory X)
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More about David Percy Smith -
Born 1896
Died 1918
Royal Navy J22432 Able Seaman HMS Hardy paid via HMS Apollo, depot ship to the 4th Destroyer Flotilla
Royal Navy J22432 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)
Royal Navy J22432 Able Seaman HMS Hardy paid via HMS Hecla, depot ship to the 4th Destroyer Flotilla
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More about Reginald Bult -
Born 1893
Royal Navy J7967
Royal Navy J/7967 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)
Royal Navy J/7967 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)
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More about Henry Charles Hann -
Born 1892
Royal Navy M2979
Royal Navy M/2979 Cook's Mate Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)
Royal Navy M/2979 Cook's Mate Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)
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More about Charley Pengelly -
Born 1883
Royal Navy 210167 Able Seaman HMS Iris II (Victory X) Included in the VC ballot for Zeebrugge / Ostend
More about Charles Jarvis -
Born 1891
Royal Navy Commander
Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Rival
Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Iris II (Victory X)
More about Oscar Henderson -
Born 1892
Royal Navy K10719 Leading Stoker HMS Collingwood
Royal Navy K10719 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Collingwood
Royal Navy K10719 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Iris II (Victory X)
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Born 1897
Died 1918
Royal Navy J56456 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cullist
Royal Navy J56456 Able Seaman HMS Cullist
Royal Navy J/56456 Able Seaman HMS Iris II (Victory X)
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Born 1886
Died 1918
Royal Navy 214950 Boy 2nd Class HMS Black Prince
Royal Navy 214950 Boy 1st Class HMS Black Prince
Royal Navy 214950 Ordinary Seaman HMS Drake
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More about William Rowlands Dibben -
Born 1893
Died 1920
Royal Navy J4130
Royal Navy J/4130 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)
Royal Navy J/4130 Able Seaman HMS Colleen
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More about David William Whyte Cunningham -
Born 1893
Royal Navy K26645 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)
More about George Wilson -
Born 1881
Died 1918
Royal Navy Naval Cadet
Royal Navy Midshipman
Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant
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