HDML 1019
Burn, Wroxham, Norfolk 30/3/41
Known Crew
TLt Reginald Norman Harris SANF Served in HMS Cornwall (Cruiser) before commissioning. Commanding Officer HDML 1019 1/9/41 – 5/3/43 based at Lagos. Commanding Officer of HDML 1198 based at Durban South Africa 4/43 – 8/43 and ML 854 based at Simonstown, South Africa 8/43 – 2/44 and then in Ceylon until 5/45. HMAS Whang Pu (Repair Ship in New Guinea) and HMS Adamant (Submarine Depot Ship at Freemantle, Australia) in 7/45. DSC in ML 854 for operations off the Arakan coast 11/44 – 3/45. Born 18/5/19 in Port Elizabeth, died 20/03/73 in Capetown- TSLt G R Goodwin SANF(V) TSLt 11/3/43 104th ML Flotilla Based at Freetown, Sierra Leone Commanding Officer HDML 1019 24/3/43 Commanding Officer HDML 1457 10/9/44 HDML 1400 30/11/44 TLt 11/3/45 Commanding Officer ML 863 6/5/45
- TSLt J R Moore RNVR 104th ML Flotilla Based at Freetown, Sierra Leone Commanding Officer HDML 1019 2/5/44 TSLt 10/7/44
Wartime Activities
- 1/7/41 104th ML Flotilla
Based at Greenock to be freighted to Freetown, Sierra Leone
ML 1006, ML 1014, ML 1016, ML 1018, ML 1019, ML 1041, ML 1042 and ML 1052 - 1/42 104th ML Flotilla
Based at Freetown, Sierra Leone
ML 1006, ML 1016 and ML 1052 are at Freetown
ML 1014, ML 1018, ML 1019 and ML 1042 are at Lagos
ML 1041 is at Takoradi - 5/11/42 ML 285, ML 1019, ML 244, ML 1041, ML 1209, HMS Bengali sailed to search for submarine reported by Catalina aircraft in position 17 miles 140 degrees from Takoradi, whilst on passage Lagos to Bathurst. Negative result
- 7/11/42 ML 1006, ML 1019, ML 285, ML 278, ML 244, ML 263, ML 272 and H.M.S. Bengali arrived in Takoradi
- 10/11/42 Anti submarine trawler HMS Copinsay, ML 1052, ML 1019 sailed from Takoradi for Lagos escorting
- 11/11/42 Anti submarine trawler HMS Copinsay and ML 1019 and ML 1052 arrived in Lagos from Takoradi
- 7/44 Damaged by fire off Freetown, Sierra Leone
- 6/45 For disposal
