Appendix A

The Kronstadt Raid (Personnel)

An extensive search by staff at the National Archives, the National Maritime Museum and the Imperial War Museum failed to discover a full list of the names of personnel who took part in ‘Operation R.K.’ (The Kronstadt Raid). Many of the relevant documents (including service records) appear to have been destroyed in a fire. It is possible that such a list may yet be found, but in the meantime the following is as complete a list as can be compiled from existing sources.

Royal Navy

Coastal Motor Boats

First team

1. CMB79A (sunk)	Lt William ‘Bill’ H. Bremner RN (wounded and prisoner). Sub Lt Thomas. R. G. Usborne RN (killed in action). Chief Motor Mechanic Henry J. Dunkley RNVR MB2714 (wounded and prisoner). Chief Motor Mechanic Francis E. Stephens RNVR (killed in action). Able Seaman William G. Smith RN (killed in action). One torpedo.
2. CMB31	Commander Claude ‘Dobbie’ C. Dobson RN DSO. Lt Russell ‘Beans’ H. McBean RN. Sub Lt John J. C. Boldero RN. Chief Motor Mechanic Ernest Yeomans. Huva – Finnish contraband pilot. + one unnamed personnel Two torpedoes.
3. CMB88BD	Lt Archibald ‘Mossy’ Dayrell-Reed RN DSO (killed in action). Lt Gordon C. Steele RN. Sub Lt Norman E. Morley RN. + two unnamed personnel Two torpedoes.
Second team
4. CMB62BD (sunk)	Acting Lt Commander Frank Brade RNR (killed in action). Sub Lt Hector F. Maclean RN (killed in action). Chief Motor Mechanic Francis L. H. Thatcher RNVR (killed in action). Stoker Petty Officer Samuel McVeigh RN(wounded and prisoner). Leading Seaman Sidney D. Holmes RN (killed in action). Two torpedoes.
5. CMB86	Sub Lt Francis W. Howard RNR. Sub Lt R. L. Wight RN. Eng Lt Commander Francis B.Yates. + two unnamed personnel Two torpedoes.
6. CMB72	Sub Lt Edward R. Bodley RNR. Sub Lt Ronald Hunter-Blair RN. + two or three unnamed personnel One torpedo.
Attack on Gavriil
7. CMB24A (sunk)	Lt Laurence E. S. Napier RN (prisoner). Lt Osman C. H. Giddy RN (wounded [back, shell splinters] + prisoner). Chief Motor Mechanic Benjamin Reynish RNVR (prisoner). Chief Motor Mechanic William Eric Whyte RNVR (prisoner). Leading Seaman Herbert J. Bowles (prisoner). Able Seaman Charles A. Harvey (wounded [right arm, severe] + prisoner). One torpedo.
Attack on patrol vessels
8. CMB7	Lt Augustus W. S. Agar RN VC DSO. Sub Lt Edgar R. Sindall RNR. Midshipman Richard N. O. Marshall RNVR. Chief Motor Mechanic Hugh Beeley. ‘Veroline’ – Finnish contraband pilot. One torpedo.
Royal Air Force Short Seaplanes (4):
N9056	Major David Grahame Donald. Pl Off (Obs) Louis James Chandler.
N5049	Fl Lt Colin Boumphrey. Pl Off (Obs) Lionel James Booth.
N9030	Fl Lt Albert William Fletcher. Pl Off (Obs) Frank Clifford Jenner.
N9055	Cpt Acland. Pl Off (Obs)Alexander Rees.
Sopwith Camel (1):
N6638	Cpt Randall.
Sopwith Strutters (2):
N5988	Cpt Williams.
N5997	Fl Off Eric Brewerton.
Sopwith Griffin (1):
N101	Fl Off James MacGregor Fairbrother. Pl Off (Obs) Samuel Walne.

All aircraft returned safely.