On 9th April 1942, aircraft carrier HMS Hermes went down off the coast of Ceylon. At least 6 seamen with connections to Northern Ireland died as a result.
HMS Hermes
John Houston Bell
Able Seaman | D/JX 239782
Able Seaman John Houston Bell of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 8th April 1942 when aircraft carrier HMS Hermes went down after a Japanese aerial attack.
David Smyth Caughey
Engine Room Artificer | D/MX 59143
Engine Room Artificer David Smyth Caughey of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 8th April 1942 when aircraft carrier HMS Hermes came under attack off Ceylon.
Alfred Moore
Seaman | D/X 18007A
Seaman Alfred Moore of Ballymartin, Co. Down died on 8th April 1942 when aircraft carrier HMS Hermes went down after an aerial bombing raid by the Japanese.
Vincent Quinn
Able Seaman | D/JX 156549
Able Seaman Vincent Quinn of Whitehouse, Co. Antrim died on 8th April 1942 when aircraft carrier HMS Hermes went down after a Japanese aerial attack.
Alfred Warne
Leading Stoker | D/KX 98520
Leading Stoker Alfred Warne of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 8th April 1942 when aircraft carrier HMS Hermes went down after an aerial attack by the Japanese.
Thomas Wilson
Leading Cook | D/MX 61660
Leading Cook Thomas Wilson of Comber, Co. Down died on 8th April 1942 when aircraft carrier HMS Hermes went down after an aerial attack by the Japanese.
Remembering the Fallen
Hugh Erin Reid
Driver | 1893526
Driver Hugh Erin Reid of Newtownards, Co. Down died as a result of an accident on 9th April 1940 while serving with the Royal Engineers in York, England.