TERRY/SIMONS/COLLEY Chart 0108

This is a Chart for Herbert T J Terry, Ellen Pitman, May M Burke, Charles William Simons and Bertram J Colley

first husband of 
Ellen PITMAN 		married1)
 June quarter 1942 Bermondsey District, London 		first wife of 
Herbert T J TERRY 		(2)married (1)
March quarter
1944 
Bermondsey district
 London
possibly
divorced 		second husband of 
Ellen PITMAN

(2)married 
March quarter
1953
Stepney district
London

second wife of 
Herbert T J TERRY		 (3)possibly
married 
 June quarter
1949 Bermondsey district 
London 		 third husband of 
Ellen PITMAN
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CHARLES WILLIAM SIMONS
born about
December quarter
1903
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
military
1942
 Merchant Navy
Fireman and Trimmer
died
 9th October 1942
WWII
ss Pennington Court (London) 
Age 36 
memorial 
Panel 80 
Tower Hill Memorial
London 		2
ELLEN
PITMAN
born
9th October
1923
registered
  December quarter
  1923 
St Olave District,
London
died
 December quarter
1978 
Chatham District, Kent
 (possible death)

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HERBERT T J TERRY
born
 September quarter
1925
  St Olave district
London 
possibly died
2004
Jersey
Channel Island

  

4
MAY M BURKE
possibly
born about
 June quarter 1932 
Uxbridge district, Middlesex

5
BERTRAM J
COLLEY
born
 27th November 1915 
West Ham District, Essex
 (only possible birth, registered
 March quarter 1915) 
(Someone could have given wrong year when registering the death)
 died 
 March 1979 Canterbury District, Kent
 (possible death)
6
William C
 SIMONS 

7
John
TERRY
8
Mark P
TERRY
  1. 1939 Not found
    1949 129 Amos Estate, Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, London (London Electoral Roll) At this address Beatrice TERRY, Herbert J TERRY, Herbert T TERRY and Rose TERRY
    1950 129 Amos Estate, Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, London (London Electoral Roll) At this address Beatrice M TERRY, Herbert J TERRY, Herbert T TERRY and Rose G TERRY
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  3. Information from Forces War Records sent by John TERRY 1/11/2014
    First Name: Charles William 
    Initials: C W 
    Surname: SIMONS
    DOB: Circa 1906 
    Age: 36 
    Nationality: British 
    Date of Death: 09/10/1942 
    Rank: Fireman And Trimmer 
    Campaign Medals: 
    War Medal 1939-1945
    As with most Armed Forces Serving Personal during the conflict of World War Two, Charles William SIMONS was entitled to the War Medal 1939-1945. This medal was awarded to all full time service personnel who had completed 28 days service between 3rd September 1939 and the 2nd September 1945. Eligible personnel who had been “Mentioned In Despatches” during the War were entitled to wear a bronze oak leaf emblem on the ribbon. Those eligible for a campaign star, yet who had their service cut short by death, wounds or capture by the enemy, still qualified for this medal. 
    1939-45 Star
    Given the information available to us it is likely that Charles William SIMONS was awarded the 1939-45 Star for operational Service in the Second World War between 3rd September 1939, and 2nd September 1945.
    Charles William SIMONS would have been awarded this star if their service period was terminated by their death or disability due to service. Also the award of a gallantry medal or “Mention In Despatches” also produced the award of this medal, regardless of their service duration.
    Fighter Aircraft Crew who took part in the Battle of Britain (10 July to 31 October 1940) were awarded the "Battle of Britain" bar to this medal. In undress uniform, a silver-gilt rosette was worn on the medal ribbon to denote the award of this clasp. 
    Service: Merchant Navy 
    Regiment: Merchant Navy 
    Battalion: S.S. Pennington Court (London) 
    Commemorated: Britain 
    Collection: The IWGC/CWGC Registers Collection
    Details for the "ss Pennington Court" the Steam Merchant Ship torpedoed by a U-Boat which Charles W SIMON was a crew member
    Name Pennington Court
    Type: Steam merchant
    Tonnage 6,098 tons
    Completed 1924 - Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees 
    Owner Court Line Ltd (Haldin & Philipps Ltd), London 
    Homeport London 
    Date of attack 9 Oct 1942 Nationality: British
    Fate Sunk by U-254 (Odo Loewe)
    Position 58.18N, 27.55W - Grid AK 3589
    Complement 45 (45 dead - no survivors)
    Convoy SC-103 (straggler)
    Route St. John, New Brunswick - Belfast 
    Cargo 8494 tons of grain and trucks as deck cargo 
    History Completed in July 1924 as Rochdale for Rochdale SS Co Ltd (C. Radcliffe & Co), Cardiff. 1927 renamed Pennington Court for Court Line Ltd (Haldin & Philipps Ltd), London. 
    Notes on loss 
    At 21.01 hours on 9 Oct, 1942, the unescorted Pennington Court (Master John Horne), a straggler from convoy SC-103, was hit by two of three torpedoes from U-254 southeast of Cape Farewell. The U-boat had spotted two stragglers from the convoy after they were reported by U-753 (von Mannstein) and subsequently attacked one of them with a spread of three torpedoes of which one was a tube runner. As the ship was still slowly moving after the hits, the U-boat fired its fourth bow torpedo at 21.45 hours, but missed. Five minutes later the stern torpedo was fired which passed underneath the target without detonating. While the crew abandoned ship and sent distress signals, U-254 had to reload the torpedo tubes first because a high swell prevented the use of the deck gun. Pennington Court sank by the bow after being hit amidships by a coup de grāce at 23.10 hours. The U-boat then immediately left without questioning the survivors to unsuccessfully chase the other straggler. However, the lifeboats were never found and the master, 40 crew members and four gunners were lost.
    The crew members were as follows:
    Arthur, Edgar, Merchant Navy 24 Able Seaman Pennington Court 
    Aylesbury, Herbert John, Merchant Navy 61 Boatswain (Bosun) Pennington Court 
    Bowden, Arthur, Merchant Navy 33 Fireman and Trimmer Pennington Court 
    Bracey, Ronald Albert, Merchant Navy 21 Fourth Engineer Officer Pennington Court 
    Burton, George William, Merchant Navy 17 Cabin Boy Pennington Court 
    Butterworth, Alan Rupert Cheadle, Merchant Navy 33 First Radio Officer Pennington Court 
    Childs, Humphrey, RN Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) Pennington Court 
    Code, Patrick, Merchant Navy 36 Fireman and Trimmer Pennington Court 
    Collier, John, Merchant Navy 21 Able Seaman Pennington Court 
    Combe, James Fairburn, Merchant Navy 26 Chief Officer Pennington Court 
    Davis, Herbert George, Merchant Navy 33 Fireman and Trimmer Pennington Court 
    Essex, William Herbert, Merchant Navy 32 Carpenter Pennington Court 
    Fraser, Joseph, Merchant Navy 40 Chief Engineer Officer Pennington Court 
    Gibson, Augustus, Merchant Navy 21 Fireman and Trimmer Pennington Court 
    Gray, Arthur, Merchant Navy 16 Boy Pennington Court 
    Griffiths, Aneurin Loveden Anthony, Merchant Navy 32 Third Radio Officer Pennington Court 
    Haldane, Harold Ellis, RN 21 Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) Pennington Court 
    Hamlett, Harold Winter, Merchant Navy 57 Second Engineer Officer Pennington Court 
    Henderson, Francis, Merchant Navy 20 Assistant Steward Pennington Court 
    Horne, John, Merchant Navy 56 Master Pennington Court 
    Jones, John, Merchant Navy Fireman Pennington Court 
    Jones, Robert Charles, Merchant Navy 19 Third Radio Officer Pennington Court 
    Julien, Johannes William, Merchant Navy 52 Able Seaman Pennington Court 
    Mayes, Frederick William, Merchant Navy 41 Able Seaman Pennington Court 
    McMurchie, John Welsh, Merchant Navy 24 Second Officer Pennington Court 
    Michie, Alfred, Merchant Navy 42 Able Seaman Pennington Court 
    Mulcahy, Richard, Merchant Navy 35 Fireman and Trimmer Pennington Court 
    Murphy, Michael Joseph, Merchant Navy 19 Ordinary Seaman Pennington Court 
    Murphy, William Michael, Merchant Navy 21 Fireman and Trimmer Pennington Court +
    Owens, Leslie, RN Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) Pennington Court 
    Pierce, Raymond, Merchant Navy Deck Boy Pennington Court 
    Pratt, William Emmanuel, Merchant Navy 28 Third Officer Pennington Court 
    Quayle, John Edward, Merchant Navy 62 Greaser Pennington Court 
    Risk, William, Merchant Navy 29 Second Radio Officer Pennington Court 
    Simons, Charles William, Merchant Navy 36 Fireman and Trimmer Pennington Court 
    Simpson, James, Merchant Navy 36 Able Seaman Pennington Court 
    Smith, Herbert, Merchant Navy 35 Greaser Pennington Court 
    Stamatakis, John Stanley, Merchant Navy 16 Cabin Boy Pennington Court 
    Thomas, Wilfred Hilton, RN Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) Pennington Court 
    Tierney, Dennis, Merchant Navy 19 Fireman and Trimmer Pennington Court 
    Turpin, Alan, Merchant Navy 30 Steward Pennington Court 
    Ward, Edward, Merchant Navy 31 Able Seaman Pennington Court 
    Watson, Francis Joseph, Merchant Navy 28 Donkeyman Pennington Court 
    Watts, Gilbert Shirley Joseph, Merchant Navy 19 Boy Pennington Court 
    White, Thomas Nesbitt, Merchant Navy 37 Cook Pennington Court
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