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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 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 1886
Royal Navy K28559 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)
More about James Frank Lawrence -
Born 1892
Royal Navy K37214 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)
More about Lawrence Frank Barnes -
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
Died 1918
Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Iris II
Royal Navy Midshipman
Royal Navy Sublieutenant
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More about George Spencer -
Born 1893
Royal Navy K37353 Stoker 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)
More about Walter Barnabas Cornell -
Born 1884
Died 1962
Royal Navy Artificer Engineer (Warrant Officer) HMS Iris II
Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant HMAS Australia
More about William Henry Vaughan Edgar -
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
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 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 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 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 1891
Died 1983
Royal Navy M6544
Royal Navy M/6544 Shipwright 1st Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)
Royal Navy M/6544 Shipwright 1st Class Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)
More about Reginald John Tribbeck -
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 1895
Died 1958
Royal Navy L4547
Royal Navy L/4547 Officer's Steward 2nd Class Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)
Royal Navy L/4547 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Iris II (Victory X)
More about William Goldsworthy -
Born 1899
Royal Navy J32522
Royal Navy J/32522 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)
Royal Navy J/32522 Able Seaman HMS Iris II (Victory X)
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More about Albert Charles Jones -
Born 1886
Royal Navy 227412 Leading Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)
Royal Navy 227412 Leading Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)
Royal Navy 227412 Leading Seaman HMS Iris II (Victory X)
More about William Edwin Bassett -
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 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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