Landing Craft Crew List.
We aim to gather together information on WW2
landing craft crew members from existing websites, annotated photographs,
official records and any other plausible sources. If you possess any
material likely to be of interest, or know where information on landing
craft crews is available, please let us know using
this link.
All information, no matter how small, will be gratefully
received. The craft are listed in alphabetical order and then by the
pennant number. The source of the information appears last.
Abbreviations Used [Assume HM craft unless
otherwise stated.]
LCA - Landing Craft Assault;
LCF - Landing Craft Flak;
LCI(L) - Landing Craft
Infantry (Large); LCI (S) - Landing Craft Infantry (Small);
LCS(M) - Landing Craft Support (Medium);
LCQ - Landing Craft Administration;
LCT - Landing Craft
Tank; LCV(P) - Landing Craft Vehicle (Personnel),
LCT (R) -Landing Craft Tank (Rocket);
LST - Landing Ship Tank.
Landing Craft (vessel details
unknown); William Magrath – Royal Marines; Stanley Place – RN
Combined Ops. The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
557 LCA Flotilla;
Sidney Styles; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LBE 60; John
Wilfred Jopling;
North East War Memorials Project.
LBV 23; Joe Delacoe;
The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCA 522;
Leading Seaman A Skelton;
AB R Holgraves;
AB
H Bazley; Stoker
C Scott. 513 Flotilla, Juno Beach.
LCA 589 (RM);
Fred Temple; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCA 713; L/S
J Robinson; S/M S Issacs;
A/B F Dent; Soker
J Garvie. 513 Flotilla.
LCA 717; A/B
B Singleton; A/B
S Rainnec; A/B
G Stott; Stoker
R Broggan. 513 Flotilla.
LCA 817; L/S
H Taylor; A/B
H Giddings; A/B
E Shaw; Stoker T Rayson.
513 Flotilla.
LCA 820; L/S
J Taylor; A/B
N Peach; A/B T Harrop;
Stoker T Mallerl??. 513 Flotilla.
LCA 821; A/B
J Basson; A/B
C Lawrence; A/B
T Gogay; Stoker J Winter.
513 Flotila
LCA 1010;
Bob
Gale; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCA 1026;
Don Murray; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCF 1;
17/08/44;
The Wreck Website;
More...
LCF 15;
17/06/44;
The Wreck Website;
More...
LCF 20;
From Iain Foreman who purchased a sailor's service book off EBay.
More...
LCF 38; Able Seaman
Oscar Metcalf.
North East War Memorials Project.
LCF 60;
Corporal Reginald Farnes, Royal Marine. Deployed mainly in
the Mediterranean around Sicily, North Africa and the Adriatic from
1942 onwards. Provided by his daughter, Patricia.
LCG (L) 15; Edward Jack Derrick;
Edward Hindmarsh;
North East War Memorials Project.
LCG (L) 16; Edward Blakeley;
John Thomas Williams;
Charles Ellis Hawthorne;
North East War Memorials Project.
LCH 317;
Kenneth Bright;
The Normandy
Wall at the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCI(L) 113;
1942/43;
From Sandra Ward whose father served on LCI(L) 113. The photo shows the
crew of LCI(L) 113 in Hingham (Boston), Massachusetts. The photo is
very battered, but her dad helpfully listed the crew names on the
reverse! They are: Arnell, Blackwell,
Taylor, Muir (?),
Garland,
Doherty, McGinnes,
Ashdown, Ward,
Young, Perkins,
Miles, Aston and
Oliver(?). More...
LCI (L) 172;
Robert Smith;
The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCI (L) 375;
1944; Alf White (Corby),
George Eady (Boston)
on D Day. Roger Ward &
Benny Wallace at an earlier time. From
correspondence exchanged amongst LCI(L) 375 crew members following the
'D-Day 50' Commemorations in Portsmouth 1994.
LCI (S) 519;
Rupert Curtis; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCM 154; Frederick Holmes –
The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCM
434 Flotilla; D Richardson (left in photo), Royal Marine; provided
by his son John.
LCM 1162; Ted Turner –
The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCQ 381; Malcolm Maxwell Strachan; February 1945; 3rd
officer; provided by his daughter, Venessa.
LCQ 390;
Peter Bailey;
The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth. Since LCA was already taken these Landing Craft
Administration were allocated the Q designation. These craft operated
in the Far East post D Day.
LCS (L) 256;
Frederick Davison Hopkins;
North East War Memorials Project.
LCS (M)s 78, 109 and 112; June 1944; Testimony of
Marine HR (Lofty) Whitting.
The crew of ONE of the
Landing Craft Support (Medium)
craft [LCS(M)s] listed here comprised officer,
Lt Richard Hill,
Corporal
Powell, Coxswain Andrews,
Stoker Rowbotham,
Marine Martin in charge of
the CSA Smoke-Laying equipment, Gun Loader Jock Smith,
Signalman Crispen, Smoke Mortar men
Green and Howe and finally, Lewis gunners
Pugh and Marine
HR ‘Lofty’ Whitting - 11 in total. Corporal Powell
manned the twin 0.5 inch Lewis gun in the Boulton Turret.
Source here.
LCS (M) 101;
George Lancaster; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 119;
Jonny Johnson; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 380;
A/B Rodney Victor
Warren took part in the landings on Pantelleria, Sicily,
Salarno, Anzio and Southern France. Afloat since June 1941. Was aboard
LCT 380 until 2/10/1945.
LCT 564;
Edward George Wade, Able Seaman on 564 from 16th Feb 1944 - 31st March
1945. Provided by his son, Clive Wade.
USS LCT-613;
Elmer Muth;
On D Day he served as a quartermaster
aboard 613 as part of an Omaha Beach flotilla. Submitted by Barry Green of
Atlanta Art Services, Film & Television. More information at;
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/29/d-day-sheer-size-of-invasion-was-awe-inspiring/9720443/
LCT 673; Donald Smith; RNVR;
The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCT 703;
Les Mortimer;
http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/Mortimer.html#D_Day
(Scroll down to Combined Operations
section).
LCT 709;
Bill Thwaites; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 731;
Hugh Wallace; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 736; William Henry Smith;
North East War Memorials Project.
LCT 795;
Mick
Jennings; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCT
858; 1st
Lt H L
Hurley, Distinguished Service Cross; R Clark. PO;
E Mangnall, A/B;
J P
Murphy, A/B; A J Wiley;
G Savage, Cook; E J Sharp;
R E Wilks. Provided by
H L Hurley's son, Chris, from the back of the wartime photo opposite.
LCT 859; Robert Swinney Elliott
Stafford;
North East War Memorials Project.
LCT 863
Sam
Legg;
PO. MM. Sam joined the navy 1st March 1943. On D-Day, aged 19, he served
as a motor mechanic on LCT 863 transporting US 29th Infantry to
Normandy. In 1945, he was transferred to LCT 4063. He left the Navy on
23rd December 1946. Sam is on the left, back row.
LCT 903;
Frank Howard; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 929;
Sub/Lt Richard Charles Jones, RNVR, CO
of LCT 929 on 03 Jan 1944 from an original certificate for wounds and
hurts witnessed by Sub LT Dyson of LCT 804.
Malcolm Maxwell Strachan; July 1944 to October, as 3rd
officer. His daughter Venessa.
LCT 940;
John Baker; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 947;
Ron
Smith;
The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth. Geoffrey
Edwin Ryeland; His grandson, Tim.
LCT 964;
Ray Tyson; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 979;
Phillips Winkley; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 1015;
William Austin; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LTC 1077;
Malcolm Maxwell
Strachan; late 1944, as 3rd officer; His daughter Venessa.
LCT 1086; Bill Gwyther.
The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCT 1092;
Leading Seaman (Coxswain) Reginald Hiscox D/JX 368724. Coxswain from Nov
1943, when he joined the craft in Alloa, until it was disabled by a mine
in June 1944 (after D Day). The Captain's surname was
Wigley, RNVR. Mike
Hiscox (Son).
LCT 1097;
Eric Fitzgerald; The Normandy Wall at the D
Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCT 1159;
Vic Bignell; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCT 1161;
Skipper Lt. Davis; Sub Lt. Mot Harrison; Signaller Mason; Telegraphist
Mattingley and Seaman Gillespie.
Provided by Telegraphist Philip G Mattingley.
LCT 2011;
Bill Denning; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 2130;
John Ellis,
Leslie Fowler; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 2292;
Edward George Wade, Able Seaman on 2292 from 1st April 1945 - 30th June
1945. Provided by his son, Clive Wade.
LCT 2307;
Leon Aubrey Willmott.
LCT 2337;
Edward Mills; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 2437; Frederick Busby.
The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCT 7006;
Frank Fawcett; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 7012;
Tom Webster; KX107414 Stoker 1st
Class.
October 1944.
LCT 7064;
Arthur-Lon Pullen; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT 7069;
Paul Motte-Harrison;
The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCT 7071; Geoffrey Edwin Ryeland; His
grandson, Tim.
LCT
7074; John Baggott; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
Phillip Stephens; The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCT 7086;
James Timlin; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT(A) 2052;
Samuel Currie; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCT(R) 378; Harold Bevis;
The Normandy
Wall at the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LCT(R)
438;
Roger Ward; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story,
Portsmouth.
LCV(P) 25 (USN);
Paul Kilburn; The Normandy
Wall at the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LST 9;
Jack Daniels; The Normandy
Wall at the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LST 303;
Albert Dyason; The Normandy
Wall at the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LST 322;
John Dennett &
Charlie Barnes.
The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LST 361;
William Wake (Bill). Served from
1/6/1944 till 13/9/1944 as a Sick Berth Attendant. (99 years old in
October 24).
LST 365;
Albert Banger;
The Normandy Wall at
the D Day Story, Portsmouth. Patrick Hosey (3rd from left back row) submitted by his son David.
LST 401;
Jimmy Lumsden;
(LH stoker Italian landings at Sicily and Anzio); Provided by his son, Dan
Lumsden, 1st Officer RFA (Rtd). Further info at
https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160401.htm
LST 406;
John Kenneth
Dobinson, 1st class Stoker. 1st
left in crew photo (link below, photo
1016040605) at Normandy on 7/6/1944. From East
Layton Farm, Richmond, North Yorkshire. https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160406.htm
LST 412;
Tom
Storr; The Normandy Wall at the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
LST 421;
Lt Cdr John Varco Machin,
RNR, Commanding Officer of LST 421. Coxswain
Dudley Charles Settle, JX 134516,
17/01/43 - 18/07/45 (photo far right).
PO (MM) Edward (Ted) Hanafin (MX116182), LST
421 Jan 1943 to Feb 1946 (2nd photo from right). Able Seaman
John Mawdsley, C/JX 355104, KIA 26/01/44 at Anzio. Believed to
be a gunner.
PDF1;
PDF 2; PDF 3. [All information
provided by Dudley Settle's son, Bob.]
LST 535;
Ernest Wheeler; The Normandy
Wall at the D Day Story, Portsmouth.
HMS Royal Ulsterman;
Lt N W Cooper, DSC, RNVR, Flotilla
Officer, 64th LCA Flotilla.
HMS
Suvla L3518; Albert John Cox; 1951
-1952 mainly in the Suez area moving the airborne division to Port Suez.
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