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During the Great War (1914-1918) the British Submarine Service suffered the highest casualty rate in the Royal Navy. Several Canadians served in British submarines. The following list is simply a list of names, but is intended to make people more aware of this little known aspect of Canada's Military Past.

Royal Navy Submarines in which Canadians Served,1914-1923

SUB # SURNAME INITIALS POSITION FROM UNTIL DEPOT-OPS NOTES
C18 Edwards J.G. CO 01/12/18 01/01/19 Thames,Perisher
D1 M-Dougall W.M. CO 12/09/17 10/11/18 Thames,OPS
D3 Johnson B.L. CO 12/04/16 11/11/17 East Coast&Ireland
D3 M-Dougall W.M. 1st LT 05/05/16 11/9/17 East Coast&Ireland
D3 M-Dougall W.M. CO 12/11/17 12/03/18 VI Flot.Channel (lost)
D4 Wood R.W. 3rd 01/02/17 01/01/18 Platypus,N.Atlantic
E2 Watson R.C. 1st LT 25/09/17 28/01/18 Adamant,Med&Adriatic
E11 Watson R.C. 1st L.T. 11/05/17 25/09/17 Adamant,Med&Adriatic
E11 Watson R.C. 1st L.T. 13/06/18 10/09/18 Adamant,Med&Aegean
E38 Wood R.W. 1st L.T. 01/04/18 01/10/19 Platypus, N.Atlantic
E54 Johnson B.L. CO 22/11/17 27/05/18 Ambrose, N.Atlantic
E55 Edwards J.G. 1st L.T. 01/11/17 12/10/18 Maidstone, N.Sea
H2 Watson R.C. 1st L.T. 01/10/16 01/01/17 Med&Special Service
H8 Johnson B.L. CO 07/05/15 26/03/16 N.Sea,Mined,Paid-off
H9 Beech W.J.R. 1st L.T. 01/02/17 01/03/18 Maidstone,N.Sea
H10 M-Dougall W.M. 3rd 24/06/15 04/05/16 Maidstone,N.Sea
H10 Lawson R.F. 1st L.T. 05/06/16 01/08/17 Maidstone,N.Sea
H15 Johnson B.L. CO ?/06/18 ?/12/18 USA,to_Bermuda_only
H27 Wood R.W. 1st L.T. 24/09/19 01/11/19 Dolphin
H27 Godfrey V.S. 1st L.T. 01/11/19 18/05/20 Dolphin
H30 Oland R.H. 1st L.T. 01/09/19 18/06/20 Vulcan
H34 Oland R.H. 1st L.T. 18/08/20 15/09/22 Maidstone
H44 Watson R.C. CO 18/02/20 12/05/20 Rosyth
H51 Oland R.H. 1st L.T. 18/06/20 08/08/20 Vulcan
K6 Donald C.D. 4th 04/10/22 31/08/23 Rosyth
K9 Godfrey V.S. 4th 01/02/19 01/07/19 Rosyth
K22 Donald C.D. 4th 28/07/20 18/08/21 Rosyth
L1 Beech W.J.R. 1st L.T. 23/06/19 26/09/20 Titania,China Station
L1 Beech W.J.R. A/CO 26/09/20 31/12/21 Titania,China Station
L7 Edwards J.G. 1st L.T. 01/01/19 01/06/19 Ambrose
L8 Beech W.J.R. 1st L.T. 01/03/18 01/03/19 Dolphin,Atlantic
M1 Godfrey V.S. Jun.O 17/08/20 17/08/20 Inconstant,Rosyth
M2 Godfrey V.S. Jun.O 18/05/20 17/08/20 Inconstant,Rosyth
R1 Edwards J.G. CO 01/06/19 07/11/19 Dolphin
R2 Watson R.C. CO 01/06/19 01/11/19 Dolphin
R8 Watson R.C. 1st L.T. 01/01/19 01/04/19 Dolphin
R8 Oland R.H. 1st L.T. 01/04/19 01/09/19 Dolphin
V3 Watson R.C. CO 12/10/18 01/01/19 Thames,Perisher
Further Reading
Canadian
The Canadian Military Experience:1867-1995,A Bibliography by O.A. Cooke
Canada's Submarineers:1914-1923 by Dave Perkins
The Naval Service of Canada by Gilbert N. Tucker
Through a Canadian Periscope: Cdn Sub Service by Julie H. Ferguson

Other
Britain's Cladestine Submarines, 1914-1915 by Gaddis Smith
The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1914-1918 by Paul G. Halpern
Submarine Boats by Richard Compton-Hall

 

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