Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Alderney
Town
St Anne
County
Channel Islands
Country
Channel Islands
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16 April 2012
    Attended by: Martin Allen, the son of an Affray crew member who fortunately left the boat before the tragedy.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62927

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Description
Bronze plaque with three columns of names on natural stone plinth. The Affray was lost on a training exercise on 16-17 April 1951, and lies 7.5 miles NW of Alderney. On 16 April 2013 a similar memorial (WMR 96745) was unveiled on Gosport Esplanade by Mary Henry, the widow of Lieut Derek Foster (her 1st husband) - one of those lost. At that date she was one of only 3 surviving widows.
Inscription
HM SUBMARINE "AFFRAY" / Sunk 16th April 1951 / In respectful remembrance of the 75 souls whose names are given here and have no grave but the sea / [names in 3 columns] / Erected by The Affray Submarine Memorial Trust, 16th April 2012 Guernsey Registered Charity No. CH 389
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Osborn
Alston, James
Andrews, Trevor
Ashley, George
Barlow, James
Bartup, Denis
Beddoes, David
Bennington, David
Bilton, Wiliam
Blackburn, John
See details for all 75 names
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 75
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 75
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, Surname, Rank
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plinth
    Measurements: height 1600mm
    Materials: Stone
Condition
History
A time capsule was placed in the base of the stone plinth before the unveiling.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Westmorland Gazette 12 January 2012 page 3 for more information about John Treleaven, one of the crew
  • The Names List- Osborn ALLEN, Lieutenant (Engineer) James ALSTON, Lieutenant (Engineer) Trevor ANDREWS, Sergeant, Royal Marines George ASHLEY, Leading Stoker Mechanic James BARLOW, Leading Steward Denis BARTUP, Engineering Mechanic 1st class David BEDDOES, Steward David BENNINGTON, ERA 2nd class William BILTON, Senior Commissioned Engineer John BLACKBURN, DSC, Lieutenant Oliver BRIDGES, Stoker Mechanic Alfred BURBERRY, Acting/CPO Robert CARDNO, Stoker Mechanic Michael COLE-ADAMS, Lieutenant (E) George COOK, Acting/Leading Seaman John COOPER, Petty Officer Roy CURRY, Stoker Mechanic Frederick DENNY, Acting Electrician Frederick DRURY, Stoker Mechanic Derrick FOSTER, Lieutenant Anthony FREW, Sub Lieutenant Alan GARWOOD, Sub Lieutenant Harold GITTINS, Telegraphist Bernard GOSTLING, Stoker Mechanic Walter GREEN, Temp./Leading Stoker Mechanic Jeffrey GREENWOOD, Lieutenant William HARKNESS, Petty Officer Leonard HARRIS, Stoker Mechanic Roy HILES, Stoker Mechanic John HODGES, Stoker Mechanic Alfred HOOPER, Marine, Royal Marines Eric HORWELL, Engineering Mechanic Richard HOWARD-JOHNSTON, Sub Lieutenant Alan IRVEN, Telegraphist Dennis JARVIS, Marine, Royal Marines William KIRKWOOD, Lieutenant Gordon LARTER, Stoker Mechanic Russell LANSBERRY, Lieutenant, RNVR George LEAKEY, Able Seaman Norman LEES, ERA 3rd class William LEWIS, Stoker Mechanic William LINTON, Sub Lieutenant William LONGSTAFF, Sub Lieutenant Colin MACKENZIE, Sub Lieutenant Roderick MACKENZIE-EDWARDS, Sub Lieutenant John MCKENZIE, Chief Engine Room Artificer James MILLER, Acting/Leading Stoker Mechanic Hugh NICKALLS, Sub Lieutenant Richard NORTH, Sub Lieutenant Peter PANE, Able Seaman George PARKER, Engine Room Artificer 2nd class Dennis PEARSON, Acting/Petty Officer Robin PRESTON, Sub Lieutenant Alan RAMPLIN, Stoker Mechanic Anthony REWCASTLE, Sub Lieutenant Jack RUTTER, Acting/Radio Electrician Frederick SHAW, Lieutenant (Engineer) Edward SHERGOLD, Corporal, Royal Marines Francis SMITH, Cook John SMITH, Stoker Mechanic Ronald SMITH, Leading Seaman Anthony STEWART, Able Seaman John STRACHAN, Sub Lieutenant Maurice TAYLOR, ERA 3rd class Norman TEMPLE, Stoker Mechanic John THIRKETTLE, Acting Petty Officer John TRELEAVEN, Lieutenant (Engineer) Victor TRIMBY, Acting/Leading Stoker Mechanic Robin TUGMAN, Sub Lieutenant Roy VINCENT, Steward Albert WELCH, Lieutenant (Engineer) Reginald WHITBREAD, CPO (Stoker Mechanic) Herbert WOOD, Leading Electricians Mate Frederick WOODS, Petty Officer Telegraphist Benjamin WORSFOLD, Acting/Leading Telegraphist
  • Images- www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/135608/
  • Other website www.hmsaffray.co.uk/
  • HMS Affray memorial unveiled in Alderney www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-17729401
  • HMS Affray submarine disaster to be marked off Alderney www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-13088521
  • rnsubs.co.uk/boats/subs/amphion-class/affray.html
  • Film of the unveiling on U-Tube; www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvorziA4IFU & www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqEJRW0AgTg

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