Newport Merchant Navy SWW (N-R)

The following men with connections to Newport died while serving with the Merchant Navy in the Second World War.
Second World War surnames N-R

  • Nagi, A, 42, 4th May 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Harperley (London), Greaser. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Nagi, Siffia, 50, 25th February 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Castlemoor, Fireman and Trimmer. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Nash, Richard, Merchant Navy. Died in Second World War.
  • Nasir, Mohammed, 44, 21st June 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Brinkburn, Donkeyman. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Neagle, Harold, 43, 20th August 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Turakina, Chief Officer, King's Commendation for Brave Conduct. Husband of Elizabeth Catherine Neagle, of Swansea. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Newey, John Thomas, 22, 5th March 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Empire Tower (London), Fireman and Trimmer. Son of John Thomas Newey and Ada Isabel Newey; husband of Audrey Edith Newey, of Risca. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Nicholls, Charles Stanley, 37, 22nd February 1942, Merchant Navy, MV Adellen, Steward. Son of William and Mary Nicholls. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Nightingale, Hubert Spencer, 46, 29th March 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Empire Whale, Boatswain. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Noor, Jama, 30, 19th July 1944, Merchant Navy, SS King Frederick, Fireman and Trimmer. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Oates, Harold, 45, 23rd June 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Pandias, Third Engineer Officer. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • O'Brien, William Charles, 33, 30th August 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Mill Hill, Cook. Son of William Charles and Emily O'Brien. Tower Hill Memorial. Commemorated locally on family grave at St Woolos Cemetery and St Mary's RC Church.
  • Ohlsson, Carl Oscar, 46, 2nd October 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Kayeson (London). Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Oldfield, Thomas, 41, 22nd February 1942, Merchant Navy, MV Adellen (London), Greaser. Son of William and Elizabeth Oldfield. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Olmetti, John, 26, 23rd November 1942, Merchant Navy, SS Goolistan (Newcastle-on-Tyne), Fireman and Trimmer. Son of Vincent and Annie Olmetti. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Olsen, James Patrick, 33, 5th March 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Empire Tower, Able Seaman. Husband of D. Olsen. Tower Hill Memorial. Commemorated locally at Stewart and Lloyds (Lysaghts Memorial).
  • O'Neil, James, 48, 23rd February 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Castlemoor, Able Seaman. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Orde, Allen, 23, 15th October 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Empire Heron, Able Seaman. Son of Harry Porter Orde and Gertrude Mary Orde, of Blaina. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Owbridge, Frederick, 53, 23rd November 1942, Merchant Navy, SS Goolistan, Donkeyman. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Owen, Melvyn, 18, 28th December 1942, Merchant Navy, SS Melmore Head, Fireman. Son of William J. and Beatrice M. Owen. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Palmer, Dennis Cornelius, 20, 27th May 1944, Merchant Navy, 2nd Electrical Officer. Commemorated locally at St Mary's RC Church.
  • Parrott, James William, 36, 28th March 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Koranton, Second Officer. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Paynter, Clifford Alan Benjamin, 24, 19th October 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Sulaco, Fourth Engineer Officer. Son of John LloynPaynter and Mary Paynter; husband of Ruth Paynter, of Bishopston, Bristol. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Pearce, William Reuben, 20, 21st October 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Treverbyn, Fireman and Trimmer. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Perez, Silvester, 53, 7th December 1939, Merchant Navy, SS Thomas Walton, Steward. Husband of Elizabeth Perez. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Perkins, Francis, 30, 26th April 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Empire Morn, Donkeyman. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Perkins, James Albert, 29, 26th February 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Lanwern. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Pernakowski, George, 56, August/September 1944, Merchant Navy, Bosun.
  • Pero, Frederick William, 43, 24th March 1944, Merchant Navy, MV Empire Onyx, Donkeyman. Son of Fredrick William and Beatrice Maud Pero. Newport (St Woolos) Cemetery.
  • Peters, Thomas, 50, 14th May 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Fresno Star, Greaser.
  • Phillips, Emrys Owen, 37, 15th March 1942, Merchant Navy, SS Manaqui, Assistant Steward. Husband of Gwlitnyn Barbara Phillips, of Risca. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Phillips, Herbert Selwood, 49, 20th October 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Whitford Point, Second Engineer Officer. Husband of A. C. Phillips. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Phillips, Thomas William, 28, 10th February 1942, Merchant Navy, SS Lieutenant Robert Moray, Fireman and Trimmer. Husband of M. M. Phillips, of Barry, Glamorgan. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Phillips, William John, 19, 29th March 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Empire Whale, Fireman and Trimmer. Son of Albert George Phillips, and of Leah Phillips, of Blaenavon. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Pirie, Charles John, 54, 2nd December 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Grelhead, Master, Order of Naval Merit, First Class (Spain). Husband of D. Pirie. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Poupalos, Mikes, 44, 2nd October 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Kayeson, Boatswain. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Powell, John Henry, 34, 22nd August 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Alva, Fireman and Trimmer. Husband of Dora Marie Powell. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Pratt, William Henry, 24, 21st October 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Treverbyn, Fireman and Trimmer. Husband of Harriet Emma Pratt. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Prest, Cecil, 50, 3rd February 1943, Merchant Navy, MV Inverilen, Second Engineer Officer. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Price, Leonard John, 19, 29th March 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Empire Whale, Ordinary Seaman. Son of Reuben and Clarice Edna Price, of Abergavenny. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Price, Wilfred, 31, 29th March 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Empire Whale, Fireman and Trimmer. Son of Edwin John and Agnes Price. Tower Hill Memorial
  • Price, William, 20, 2nd June 1943, Merchant Navy, SS British Tradition, Fireman.
  • Prince, John Gwilliam, 39, 3rd December 1940, Merchant Navy, SS W. Hendrick (Newcastle-on-Tyne), Fourth Engineer Officer. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Pring, Cornelious James, 21, 15th October 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Empire Heron, Sailor. Tower Hill Memorial. Commemorated locally at St Michael's RC Church.
  • Pritchard, Claude Henry, 15th September 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Newbury (London), Second Engineer Officer. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Prosser, Kenneth John, 24, 2nd December 1940, Merchant Navy, MV Lady Glanely, Third Officer. Son of Arthur and Gertrude Prosser, of Fleur-de-Lis. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Prothero, Cyril William Arthur, 27, 2nd October 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Kayeson (London), Cook, William Arthur and Mabel Elizabeth Prothero. Tower Hill Memorial. Commemorated locally at St Julian's High School.
  • Prowse, Ivor James, 19, 28th December 1942, Merchant Navy, SS Melmore Head, Assistant Steward. Son of Frederick W. and A. D. Prowse. Tower Hill Memorial. Brother of William Frederic, below.
  • Prowse, William Frederick, 18, 21st August 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Anglo Saxon. Son of Frederick W. and A. D. Prowse, His brother Ivor James also fell. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Pumford, William Henry, 28, 17th May 1942, Merchant Navy, SS Fort Qu' Appelle, Fireman and Trimmer. Son of Mr and Mrs W. H. Pumford; husband of Teresa Pumford. Tower Hill Memorial. Commemorated locally at St Mark’s Church.
  • Purnell, Courtney Thomas, 19, 25th February 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Stockport, Fireman and Trimmer. Son of Godfrey James Purnell and Annie Ellen Purnell, of Cross Keys. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Purton, Samuel Thomas, 50, 8th February 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Canford Chine, Third Engineer Officer. Husband of Emma Jane Purton. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Purvis, John, Merchant Navy. Died in Second World War.
  • Radmore, Edwin, 18, 30th April 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Empire Endurance, Mess Room Boy. Son of Colin and Florrie Radmore, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Rasmussen, Lars Christian, 53, 21st August 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Anglo Saxon, Fireman and Trimmer. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Rawlings, Jack, 29, 25th March 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Fort Augustus, Able Seaman.
  • Rea, William, 45, 26th April 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Empire Morn, Fireman and Trimmer. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Richards, David Geraint Owen, 20, 6th June 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Tregarthen, Apprentice. Son of the Rev John Harris Richards and Mary Jane Richards, of Llanfyllin. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Richards, Evan Edward, 41, 1st March 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Pacific, Chief Officer. Husband of Florence Jeanette Richards, of Ferndale, Glamorgan. Master Mariner, Merchant Navy. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Roberts, Leon Frederick, 23, 24th July 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Fort Chilcotin, Greaser. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Roberts, Malcom Myles, 23, 15th March 1942, Merchant Navy, SS Manaqui, Steward. Son of Dr. R. Ellis Roberts, M.B., and of Elvira Roberts. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Roberts, Raymond Charles, 21, 5th November 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Haig Rose, Mate. Son of William John and Mary Nicholas Roberts, of Penrhiwceiber. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Roberts, Robert Henry, 54, 19th August 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Ciscar, Fireman and Trimmer. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Robins, Edgar Irving, 25, 15th February 1940, Merchant Navy, SS Rossington Court, 3rd Mate. Died from severe head injuries after becoming entangled in deck cargo of timber that shifted in a heavy gale, east of Sunset Beach, North Carolina.
  • Rodrigues, Esterao Francisco, 54, 12th May 1943, Merchant Navy, SS Fort Concord, Steward. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Rosser, Walter Ivor, 30, 14th March 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Stanleigh, Second Engineer Officer. Husband of Elizabeth Rosser, of Paignton, Devon. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Rowland, Stephen Archibald, 47, 16th December 1942, Merchant Navy, SS East Wales, Master. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Rowlands, Frederick Henry, 36, 27th March 1942, Merchant Navy, SS Bateau, Fireman and Trimmer. Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Rowlands; husband of Dorothy Rowlands, of Canning Town, Essex. Tower Hill Memorial.
  • Rowlands, Job, 49, 26th February 1941, Merchant Navy, SS Llanwern, Second Engineer Officer. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Rowlands. Also served in the RFC and RAF. Tower Hill Memorial.