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  Posted by adnil (U13922856) on Wednesday, 1st December 2010

  Hello,
  I am new to this so please bear with me.
  I know my uncle William Alfred Nelson born in Hull 1914 died on a submarine in 1942. I would like to find out the name of the submarine. Can anyone please help me as to where to look for this information.
  Any help appreciated.
  Adnil

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  Posted by Triceratops (U3420301) on Wednesday, 1st December 2010

  Adnil,
  
  There is a WA Nelson from Hull on the CWGC site,but he is listed as being killed on the trawler Lord Stamp in 1940;
  
  

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  Posted by Pete- Weatherman (U14670985) on Thursday, 2nd December 2010

  Have you got or can you get his servise number, ( you can find this in any of his sevice papers you might have or around the edge of any of his medels) With this and /or as much info as you can about him apply for his service record and it should say what boat he was on when he died ( Sub are Boats not Ships) You will have to go throu the records office to find out how to go about this.
  Any other info on his service life you can post here will help us look for you.

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  Posted by Pete- Weatherman (U14670985) on Thursday, 2nd December 2010

  As far as I know these are all the Subs lost in 1942.
  Olympus
  Pandora
  Triumph
  Talisman
  Tempest
  Thorn
  Travller
  Unbeaten
  Unique
  Upholder
  Urge
  Utmost
  All these are prefixed by a P
  222
  36
  38
  39
  551/Jastrzab
  514
  48
  

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  Posted by Stepney Boy (U1760040) on Sunday, 5th December 2010

  Hi Pete,
  
  We have a Memorial wall at the Alliance submarine museum here in Gosport. I will call in there on Tuesday and find out what I can for you.
  
  If you have anymore information about your Nelaso i.e rank, branch and official number I will also have a wortd with our archivist for any records of him and the boat that he served on.
  
  Regards
  Spike
  
  PS. The is a webb site for the Alliance submarine museum.

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  Posted by Stepney Boy (U1760040) on Sunday, 5th December 2010

  Hi Pete,
  
  If you know his parents names this may answer your question.
  
  Name: NELSON, WILLIAM ALFRED
  Initials: W A
  Nationality: United Kingdom
  Rank: Seaman
  Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service)
  Unit Text: H.M. Trawler Lord Stamp.
  Date of Death: 14/10/1940
  Service No: LT/X 21019A
  Additional information: Son of William Alfred and Maude Alice Nelson, of Hull; husband of Sarad Nelson, of Hull.
  Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
  Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 2, Column 3.
  Memorial: LOWESTOFT NAVAL MEMORIAL
  
  Regards
  Spike

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  Posted by MB (U177470) on Sunday, 5th December 2010

  Have a look here, all naval casualties called Nelson are listed there.
  
  
  
  You can also do a more detailed search here than possible on the CWGC website
  
  
  
  It's quite possible that the name has been recorded incorrectly, it does happen.
  
  If you find that he did die during WWII and not recorded by the CWGC (it does happen) then you can request recognition as a war casualty through here.
  
  
  
  MB

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  Posted by MB (U177470) on Sunday, 5th December 2010

  I have had a look through the Naval medal lists but can't see any likely matches.
  
  MB

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  Posted by Pete- Weatherman (U14670985) on Monday, 6th December 2010

  I think you are looking for the boat HMS Traveller as there was a Nelson on borad her when she whent down. And its the only match I can make at the moment.

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  Posted by Pete- Weatherman (U14670985) on Tuesday, 7th December 2010

  Re Above HMS Lord Stamp
  W A Nelson LT/X21019A 14th Oct 1940
  The Lord Stamp was a trawler converted as an Anti-Sub craft lost in Lyme bay
  
  the only other two Nelsons that might be him are
  
  William Nelson P/JX363050. HMS Fidelity (P57) lost mid Atlantic 30th Dec 1942. She was an SSV (Special service vessel) Attacked by 3 U Boats the 225, 615 and Sunk by U 435. of the 379 crew only 10 servived.
  
  The only Sub sunk that year with a Nelson in the crew was HMS Traveller
  Thou this Nelson was a Louis his No was D/JX238548 lost to a mine(?) of the coast of Spain some time between the 4th-12th Dec 1942

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