Caribbean Naval Bases - Page 3

Jerome · #51 (**permalink**) October 17th, 2009, 02:25 PM

The crew of the Reliant that crashed on 25 Jan 1945 were:

ALGAR, ROBERT HENLEY Initials: R H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A) Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: H.M.S. Goshawk. Age: 21 Date of Death: 25/01/1945 Additional information: Son of James William and Doris Victoria Algar (nee Hillsdon), of Coulsdon, London. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Western Portion. Grave 88. Cemetery: PORT OF SPAIN (ST. JAMES) MILITARY CEMETERY

GREGORY, MAURICE WILLIAM Initials: M W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Leading Airman Regiment/Service: Royal Navy Unit Text: H.M.S. Goshawk. Age: 21 Date of Death: 25/01/1945 Service No: FX/582022 Additional information: Son of Albert Butterworth and Violet Louise Gregory, of South Harrow, London. A.M.J.Inst. E. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Western Portion. Grave 90. Cemetery: PORT OF SPAIN (ST. JAMES) MILITARY CEMETERY

THOMSON, JAMES Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A) Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: H.M.S. Goshawk. Age: 20 Date of Death: 25/01/1945 Additional information: Son of Alexander A. and Isabella B. Thomson, of Dumfermline, Fife. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Western Portion. Grave 91. Cemetery: PORT OF SPAIN (ST. JAMES) MILITARY CEMETERY

WHITFORD, ALAN Initials: A Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Petty Officer Airman Regiment/Service: Royal Navy Unit Text: H.M.S. Goshawk. Age: 24 Date of Death: 25/01/1945 Service No: FX/77269 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Western Portion. Grave 89. Cemetery: PORT OF SPAIN (ST. JAMES) MILITARY CEMETERY

And of course there were 4 not 3 as I stated.

Altogether, a total of 171 personnel died from HMS Goshawk, with 102 dying when their ship, the steamer Almeda Star en-route to Trinidad, was torpedoed by U 96 on 17 Jan 1941, killing all crew and passengers, and these are commemorated on the Lee-On-Solent Memorial

Stinson AT19 · #52 (**permalink**) October 18th, 2009, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerome

Lat/Long for Belle Vue, Ste Madeleine, San Fernando = 10.16.18N/61.25.50W
Brasso seco Village - 10.44.33N/ 61.15.28W.
A Museum search team visited Brasso seco in the early 90's and located the remains of a small aircraft (3 seats and engine). We were never able to confirm that it was a Reliant and I was not on that trip, hence my lack of memory.
Gaylord has just handed me the BBC Radio 4 Documentary on HMS Goshawk - will listen to it this pm and it is dated Jan 2005

Hi Jerome,
This is a long shot....but did they perhaps take any pictures of those seats and engine? If by slim chance they did I might be able to identify them if they were Reliant seats. The standard reliant at the time was a 3 seat airplane and they were somewhat unusual compared to others of the period.

Stinson AT19 · #53 (**permalink**) October 18th, 2009, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerome

The crew of the Reliant that crashed on 25 Jan 1945 were:

ALGAR, ROBERT HENLEY Initials: R H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A) Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: H.M.S. Goshawk. Age: 21 Date of Death: 25/01/1945 Additional information: Son of James William and Doris Victoria Algar (nee Hillsdon), of Coulsdon, London. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Western Portion. Grave 88. Cemetery: PORT OF SPAIN (ST. JAMES) MILITARY CEMETERY

GREGORY, MAURICE WILLIAM Initials: M W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Leading Airman Regiment/Service: Royal Navy Unit Text: H.M.S. Goshawk. Age: 21 Date of Death: 25/01/1945 Service No: FX/582022 Additional information: Son of Albert Butterworth and Violet Louise Gregory, of South Harrow, London. A.M.J.Inst. E. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Western Portion. Grave 90. Cemetery: PORT OF SPAIN (ST. JAMES) MILITARY CEMETERY

THOMSON, JAMES Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A) Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: H.M.S. Goshawk. Age: 20 Date of Death: 25/01/1945 Additional information: Son of Alexander A. and Isabella B. Thomson, of Dumfermline, Fife. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Western Portion. Grave 91. Cemetery: PORT OF SPAIN (ST. JAMES) MILITARY CEMETERY

WHITFORD, ALAN Initials: A Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Petty Officer Airman Regiment/Service: Royal Navy Unit Text: H.M.S. Goshawk. Age: 24 Date of Death: 25/01/1945 Service No: FX/77269 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Western Portion. Grave 89. Cemetery: PORT OF SPAIN (ST. JAMES) MILITARY CEMETERY

And of course there were 4 not 3 as I stated.

Altogether, a total of 171 personnel died from HMS Goshawk, with 102 dying when their ship, the steamer Almeda Star en-route to Trinidad, was torpedoed by U 96 on 17 Jan 1941, killing all crew and passengers, and these are commemorated on the Lee-On-Solent Memorial

Wow, very interesting. 4 people on board. I have only seen a few Reliants modified to a 4 or 5 seat variant. I know some that went to India were modified but this is the first I've seen of the Trinidad airplanes.