Lt R.A.M. Hennessy RN with the crew of MTB 07 in 1939
- Lt R.A.M. Hennessy R.N.; C.O. 07 Sept 38-Mar 40.
- A/B Kenneth Holmes is front row right
- Lt Hennesay went on as Senior Officer of the 7th MTB Flotilla [MTB 59] from mid 1942 to May 1943.
- From there he went as S.O. of the 8th MTB Flotilla
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Lt R R W Ashby HKRNVR with acting P.O.
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Mechanic S J [Buddy] Hide onboard MTB 07
Lt Laurence D Kilbee HKRNVR onboard MTB 08
The Crew of MTB 08 with mascots on the conning tower 1941 Front row: [Left to Right] A/B ?, Lt.L.D.Kilbee, Sub Lt. Lewis Bush, A/B McGinnis. Mid Row: Tel. jack Hughieson, Coxswain. P.O. Mitchell, Mechanic Acting P.O.Elliott
Back row: A/B ?, A/B ?. Lt Alexander Kennedy [Late Sub Lt of MTB 10] Sub Lt ? Coxswain ? Telegraphist ? Menchanic ?
Mechanic ?
Able Seaman Francis Penny [2nd from right, back row] Able Seaman ? Able Seaman ? The Crew of MTB 09 at Waichow on 30th December 1941 MTB 09 Crew at Waichow, photo by Lt Ashby Back Row: A/B; Penny, A/B; Leslie [Lofty] Gurd, Tel; Harold.P. Hill, A/B Robert Hempenstall Middle Row: Stoker Charles Foster, L/S; Coxswain William Schillemore,"Mentioned in Despatches" St/ P.O. Ronald J.C. (Jez) Priestley, "Mentioned in Despatches" Front Row: Sub-Lt; Tommy Brewer, Lt; Alexander Kennedy [CO] "Mentioned in Despatches"
The Crew of MTB 09 at Kowloon on 21st December 1940
Lt A. Kennedy & crew of MTB 09 at Waichow on 29th December 1941
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A/B Les Barker MTB 11
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Cap band from the 2nd MTB Flotilla
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and his service medals
Lt R R W Ashby was awarded the DSC for his action on 19th December 1941 Lieutenant-Commander Gerard Horace Gandy, Lt Alexander Kennedy, L/S Coxswain William Schillemore, Leading Stoker P.O. Ronald J.C. Priestley, PO John William Prest, and A/PO Stoker Buddy Hide, with Telegraphist Tom Greenwood Duckworth (Posthumous) were Mentioned in Dispatches for their actions on 19th December 1941 in
Kowloon Harbour. 31 members arrived in Glasgow on Friday 22nd May.
Sub Lt Tommy Brewer came back via a different route, and was killed in a motor
accident on the A1 on 28th July 1942 during the blackout at the start of his leave. He is
buried in Gillingham,
Kent.
By an amazing coincidence Lt Kennedy's wife came in on the same tide,
after escaping from Hong Kong on the last liner to leave, he went West, she East via
Australia.
Click here to see the CREW of MTB 07 in 1941
Caudae Spiculum Caveo (Beware the sting in the tail)
Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
The MTB Crest
