Liverpool sailors H.M.S. Glorious

H.M.S. Glorious was a Courageous class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy . During June 1940 ,Glorious was taking part in Operation Alphabet ,  the evacuation from Norway . On 8 June 1940 Glorious with Ardent and Acasta detached from Vice Admiral Lionel Wells' carrier squadron to head home. At around 1540 hrs Glorious was seen by the Scharnhorst , and Gneisenau . Scharnhorst opened fire on Glorious hitting the hangar deck preventing any aircraft to be launched . After a fight lasting about two hours all three ships were sunk . Scharnhorst and Gneisenau did not pick up any survivors , and the German authorities failed to mention the sinking until the next day. Three days later Norwegian fishing boats rescued 40 men from lifeboats . The total losses were 1,519 sailors and marines from the three ships .

H.M.S. Glorious 

A/B Frederick Godfrey D/SX150019 k.i.a.  8/6/1940 H.M.S. Glorious aged 21 he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 37 Column 3

Marine Ernest Godfrey PLY/X1648 k.i.a. 8/6/1940  H.M.S. Glorious aged 20 he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 43 Column 2  his brother was Fred Godfrey 

A/B John Henry Davitt D/MD/X 2441 k.i.a. 8/6/1940  H.M.S. Glorious aged 21 he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 44 Column 1

A/B Richard Catterall D/JX 151416 k.i.a. 8/6/1940 H.M.S. Glorious aged 20  he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 37 Column 2

A/B James Walter Robinson D/MD/X 2754 k.i.a. 8/6/1940  H.M.S. Glorious aged 22 he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 44 Column 1

O/S Edward Fay D/JX 154445  k.i.a. 8/6/1940  H.M.S. Glorious  aged 18 he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel38 Column 3

A/B William Unsworth D/MD/X 2548 k.i.a 8/6/1940  H.M.S. Glorious aged 26 he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 44 Column 1

A/B Edward Brown D/MD/X 2790  k.i.a. 8/6/1940  H.M.S. Glorious aged 22 he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 44 Column 1

A/B Michael Joseph Daley D/MD/X 2573  k.i.a. 8/6/1940  H.M.S. Glorious aged 26 he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial  Panel 44 Column 1

A/B/ R D Stuart D/MD/X 2410  k.i.a. 8/6/1940  H.M.S. Glorious aged 24 he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 44 Column 1

O/S J T Cooper P/JX 172347  k.i.a. 8/6/1940  H.M.S. Glorious he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 38 Column 3

A/B Joseph Maher  D/SSX 16188 k.i.a. 8/6/1940 H.M.S. Glorious aged 25  he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 44 Column 3

A/B/ Arthur Bernard Pover D/SSX 25026  k.i.a. 8/6/1940  H.M.S. Glorious aged 20 he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial  Panel 38 Column 2

A/B J Cartwright D/SSX 23036  k.i.a. 8/6/1940  H.M.S. Glorious  aged 21  he is remembered at the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 37 Column 2