HMS LEOPARD The following list comprises the full ship's company of HMS Leopard in her first commission in The Royal Navy 1958-1960 on the South Atlantic Station, and has been extracted from the published book on her first commission. The ship, a Type 41 Anti-Aircraft Frigate was built at HM Dockyard Portsmouth and was launched by Her Highnes Princess Mary Louise on 23rd May 1955. During the commission the ship visited Ascension Island, St Helena, Rio de Janeiro, Calabar, Lagos & Port Harcourt, Simonstown, East London, Durban, Seychelles Islands, Mauritius, Rodriguez, Madagascar, Falklands Islands, Punta Arenas, Mar Del Plata, Belem, Obidos, Manaos, Gibraltar. NAME. RANK POST or DEPARTMENT ----- ---- ------------------ R. ALLAN R.O.2 Radio Operator P.M. ALLERTON ERA1 Eng Room C.R. ANDREWS R.E.M.1 Radio Elect R.W. ANDREWS PO M.S. ASHLEY S/Lieutenant M.R, AUSTIN J.M(E) Eng Room M.K. BAILEY M(E)1 Eng Room R. BAILLIE A.B. D. BARNES E.M.1 Elect Mech B.D. BARNHAM TO2 E.C. BARTON L/Sea F.D. BATCHELOR CPO L.A. BATCHELOR M(E)1 Eng Room D.W.BEALE LM(E) Eng Room C. BEARD TO2 E.R. BEBBINGTON L/Cook F. BEDSON M(E)1 Eng Room W.L. BENNETT AB D.S. BIGGS M(E)1 Eng Room P.R. BLACKWELL A/PO R El Radio Dept A.P. BOAK LM(E) Eng Room A.H. BOOTH Ord Seaman F.R.P. BOULTON L/Coder C. BOURNE L.M(E) Eng Room M.G. BOWDITCH M(E)2 Eng Room J BOWHILL RO2 Radio Operator W.H. BROOKER AB P.F. BROOKS AB A.J. BROOKSHAW AB T. BROWN P.O. R El Radio Elect R.N. BROOKS Chief Yeoman J.J.H. BUNN C.O.A. Ordnance Dept J.W. BURGESS TO3 A.T.C. BUTTON M(E)1 Eng Room J. CALAM P.O. R. CANNON ERA1 Eng Room D.J. CANNY AB J. CARR Steward K. CARR M(E)1 Eng Room J. CARTWRIGHT L/Sea W.J. CATHCART A/P.O. R.F. CHAMBERLAIN M(E)1 Eng Room R.F. CHANCE AB J.T. CHASE L/Sea A. CHATFIELD L/Cook E.E. CHEETHAM Ord Seaman K.J. CHILD L.M.(E) Eng Room J COATES L/Sea A. COATSWORTH Shipwright1 Carpenter J.E.F. COOK Chief R.E.A. Radio Elect T.W. CORMACK Steward P. COSFORD TO3 K.H.D. COUZINS Chief E.A. Elect Dept D.C. COYNE AB A.D. CREED M(E)1 Eng Room G. CROOKES L/Sea A.Gordon F. CROSBIE Lieut Cdr 1st Lieut G.E. CURWOOD M(E)1 Eng Room L. DAVIES AB E.S. DAVIS P.O. J.A. DAVIS SA(V) Stores Dept T.D. DAYER REM1 Radio Elect J. DODDS Cook R. DORLING L.E.M. Elect Dept N.R. DOWDELL CPO E. DUGAN L.M.(E) Eng Room A.R. EAVES A/L.E.M. Elect Dept A.S.J. EDDY A/L/Sea E. ELLERY AB V.A. ELLIOTT RO2 Radio Operator J.L.H. ELLIS AB P.D. ELLSON Ord Seaman J.J. EMBERSON SA(S) Stores Assistant M. FENNELL Ord Seaman J. FERRIS AB J. FIRBANK RO2 Radio Operator J.E. FISHER A/LREM Radio Elect G.E. FLEET EM1 Elect Mech C.R. FLUX EM1 Elect Mech C.R. FOOT AB G.E. FORD SBA Sick Berth Attnt R.F. FRANCIS Ch M (E) Chief Stoker R.C. FRANCIS-JONES S/Lieutenant Captain's Sec Tobias T. FRERE S/Lieutenant A. GALBRAITH Ord Seaman J. GARSIDE L/Cook D. GATTRELL SCPO(S) Stores Chief A.V. GAUL M(E)1 Eng Room Robert G. GAUNT Commander Captain E. GAUNTLETT P.O. Robert W.F. GERKEN Lieutenant Novigation Off J. GIFFORD M(E)1 Eng Room J. GILL M(E)1 Eng Room P. GILLATT M(E)1 Eng Room K.A. GLOSTER ERA1 Eng Room T.R.Y. GRIFFITHS M(E)1 Eng Room R. GROOM AB J. GUNSTONE P.O. R.E. GUYATT Ord Seaman V.E. HALL L/Sea J.I. HAMILTON ERA1 Eng Room R.H.W. HANAGHAN M(E)1 Eng Room J.A. HARGATE AB G. HAWKINS AB D. HAYCOCK P.O. Cook G. HENDERSON P.O. Cook W. HEPTINSTALL SPO(V) Stores Dept P. HERBERT M(E)1 Eng Room R. HIGH AB G.W. HIGHSMITH AB R. HILL AB V.A. HINE AB G.H. HOBBS AB J.B. HOOLEY RO2 Radio Operator N.O. HOSKINSON L/Sea W.A. HOWELL Chief Elect Elect Dept R. HOWLAND L/Steward Capt's Steward H.J. HUGHES AB Hugh HUGHES Surg Lieut Medical Officer H.S. HUSSEY LREM Radio Elect D. HUTCHINSON Cook L. HYNES L.M.(E) Eng Room W.J. INGS AB J. IRVINE AB G.F. JAMES AB Stuart W. JOHN Lieut Cdr Elect Off A.J. JOHNS M(E)1 Eng Room B. JONES ERA1 Eng Room D. JONES L/Steward B.J. KELLY OA2 Ordnance Dept R.J. KELLY P.O.M(E) Eng Room A. KERLE AB C.B. KETT M(E)1 Eng Room M.W. KIMBREY OA2 Ordnance Dept D. KING AB R. KNIGHT A/PO M(E) Engrs Writer C.C. LAMONT ERA1 Eng Room A.W. LAWLOR M(E)1 Eng Room R,J, LAWRENCE ERA1 Eng Room Ian B. LENNOX Leiutenant Gunnery Officer R.S. LEWIS AB A. LINDSAY M(E)1 Eng Room J.T. LINDSAY AB N.R. LINTOTT PO Stwd G. LOCK AB B.J. LOCKE L.M.(E) Eng Room R.I. LOVATT M(E)2 Eng Room V. LUDLOW Ldg Coder D.P. MACDONALD P.O. M. MACKENZIE L.R.O. Radio Operator K.J. MALTBY Ord Seaman W. MARCH AB W.P. MARTIN Ldg Steward R.L. McCLUNG Ord Seaman A.P. McFARLANE M(E)1 Eng Room J.R. McHALE Ldg Writer I.M. MCRAE RS J. McWILLIAMS AB F. MECHEN AB S. MERCER P.O. Joseph L. MICHIE Lieut Cdr Elect Off. D. MILES EM1 Elect Mechanic A. MITCHELL AB M.A. MITCHELL M(E)1 Eng Room A.M. MOORE P.O. H.E. MORLEY M(E)1 Eng Room A. MORRIS A/LREM Radio Elect D.G.MORRIS ERA1 Eng Room B. NEWMAN A/P.O.Elect Elect Dept N. NORMAN P.O.M(E) Eng Room P. OATES AB T. OLIVER L.E.M. Elect Dept J.E. PAGE M(E)1 Eng Room W.T. PENNIFOLD P.O.M(E) Eng Room B. PERKINS EA2 Elect Dept G.J. PERRETT AB J. PINE AB H.G. PINGRAM M(E)1 Eng Room E.F. PRESTRIDGE EA1 Elect Dept B.L. PROBERT EM1 Elect Mechanic D.J. PUDNER AB N.H. PURSELL AB B. PYNER OA1 Ordnance Dept W. QUINT AB W.G. RAYDEN Ord Seaman Stuart RAYNER Lieutenant Ordnance Officer K. REID L.E.M. Elect Dept Sir Michael RICHARDSON-BUNBURYLieut Cdr Supply Off. D. RIGLEY RO2 Radio Operator K. ROBINSON OA3 Ordnance Dept R.J. ROWLEY AB T.D. RUSBATCH L/Sea B.A. RUTHERFORD Lieutenant K.J. SCOTT L/Seaman D.F. SHAW AB N. SHERRIFF AB G.W.F. SKINNER REA2 Radio Dept P. SKITT L/Seaman Anthony N.G. SMITH Lieutenant B. SMITH P.O. G.E. SMITH Cook A.W. SPEED L.M.(E) Eng Room C.W. STARKEY AB J. STEPHEN P.O. Elect P.C. STEVENS AB A.F. STIDWELL EA2 Elect Dept E.F. STILL CERA Eng Room F. STIRK AB M.J. STOCKWELL-CROWTHER M(E)1 Eng Room B.E. STONE P.O. Elect Elect Dept J.H. STUART-JARVIS Lieutenant L.S.C. STURMAN Cook J.E. SWIFT M(E)2 Eng Room N.S. TANNER TO2 F.G. TAYLOR SPO(S) Stores Dept P. THOMPSON OA1 Ordnance Dept S.R. TOOBY AB A. TOWNEND SPO(S) Stores Dept W.E. TUPPER P.O.M(E) Eng Room F.E. TURNER Ch, Mech Eng Room J. TURNER Mech2 Eng Room W. WAITE L.M.(E) Eng Room R. WARRENER L.M.(E) Engrs Writer G. WATMOUGH M(E)1 Eng Room A. WEBBER AB H.C. WELLER M(E)1 Eng Room A. WHARTON M(E)1 Eng Room G.P. WHITE AB D. WHITEHEAD L/Cook P.H. WHITTAKER M(E)1 Eng Room Edward Adams WILDY Lieut Cdr Engineer Off. P.D. WILKIE Writer John K. WILKINSON S/Lieutenant Gunner P.A. WILKINSON AB J. WILLIAMS M(E)1 Eng Room R. WILLIAMS AB R. WILSON L.M.(E) Eng Room E.J. WITHERS L/Seaman G.F.A. WRAY TO3 A.J. WRIGHT AB C,M. WRIGHT L/Steward L.A. YOULDEN LREM Radio Elect T. YOUNG AB Died of Polio