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Stickland, John Robert Antony, son of George Cuthbert Stickland, Egyptian Education Service, and Kathleen Mary, d. of J. A. Fossick of Gloucester; b. 17 June 1921; adm. Sept. 1934 (H); left July 1939; Cadet RN 1939, Sub-Lieut. RNVR June 1942, Lieut. Dec. 1943; killed in action Mar. 1944 in the loss of HMS Gould.

John Robert Antony Stickland was born at Fulham, London on the 17th of June 1921 the only son of George Cuthbert Stickland, Egyptian Education Service, and Kathleen Mary (nee Fossick) Stickland of “Sydenham”, Lewdown in Devon. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Homeboarders from September 1934 to July 1939. He was a member of the Photographic Society and was elected as Secretary of the Natural History Society in 1938.
On leaving school he entered the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as a Special Entry Cadet on the 1st of September 1939 and was appointed as a Midshipman on the 31st of October 1940. He was commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant in June 1942 and was promoted to Lieutenant in December 1943. He was posted to the frigate HMS Gould (K476).
On the 29th of February 1944, HMS Gould, under the command of Lieutenant Daniel William Ungoed RN, was on convoy escort duty when she was one of four frigates which located the U Boat U-358, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Rolf Manke, when some 450 miles to the north, north east of the Azores. In a series of attacks on the U Boat, which lasted throughout the night, the four ships dropped a total of 104 depth charges. The next day two of the frigates left for Gibraltar leaving HMS Gould and the frigate HMS Affleck (K362) to continue the pursuit of the enemy submarine. After 38 hours underwater and having been under continuous depth charge attacks, U-358 was forced to the surface at 7.20pm where she managed to fire a G7e “Gnat” torpedo from her rear tube which struck HMS Gould in the aft motor room at 7.21pm. The explosion broke her in two, with the stern section sinking very quickly. The forward section capsized and sank twenty five minutes later following a heavy list to starboard. Seven officers and one hundred and sixteen ratings were killed in the attack.
HMS Affleck closed with the U Boat at full speed and with all guns firing, scoring hits on the conning tower and on the hull of the enemy submarine. She then attacked with depth charges at close range and, after an explosion which broke the back of the U Boat, it sank at 7.39pm with only one survivor from its crew being picked up and taken prisoner. The frigate then rescued three officers and thirty two ratings from HMS Gould before taking them to Gibraltar. One rating died from his wounds during the journey and was buried at sea the following day.
His parents received the following telegram: - “From Admiralty. Deeply regret to inform you that your son Lieutenant J.R.A. Stickland RNVR has been reported missing presumed killed on active service. Letter follows shortly.”
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Lewdown.
He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 92, Column 3.

STEWART, WILLIAM; b.; adm. (aged 9) Jul 1723; left 1727.

STEWART, WALTER, eldest son of Arthur Stewart, Collector of Customs, Cork, Ireland, and Mary, younger dau. of Spencer Madan (adm. 1770, qv); b. 13 Jul 1841; adm. Jun 1854 (G); left Aug 1854; entered Royal Navy 13 Sep 1854; Sub-Lieut., 12 Sep 1860; Lieut., 10 Dec 1861; Cdr., 13 May 1869; Capt., 9 Jan 1878; Rear-Adm. 1 Jan 1893; served in Black Sea during Crimean War 1854-6, China 1862-4, and in Sudan campaign 1884-5; ADC to Queen Victoria 1 Aug 1891 – 31 Dec 1892; one of nautical assessors to House of Lords; CB 30 May 1891; d. 26 Oct 1896.

Stewart, Terence Harvey, son of Maj. Charles Harvey Stewart IA, of Rushden, Herts, and Hilda Caroline Gwenda, d. of Capt. Frederick Thomas Verschoyle of Kingstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland; b. 9 Mar. 1934; adm. Sept. 1947 (G); left July 1952; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1953, BA 1956, MA 1961; an investment consult. in Cambridge; partner, Investment Research Cambridge 1956-88; d. 11 Oct. 2002.

STEWART, HON. RICHARD, third son of William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mountjoy (I), Master-Gen. of the Ordnance (I), and Hon. Mary Coote, dau. of Richard Coote, 1st Baron Coloony (I) [check]; b.; adm.; KS 1692; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1695, matr. 2 Jul 1695, aged 18, Westminster Student 30 Dec 1695 – void 1709; BA (Christ Church Act Book) 1699; LLD Trinity Coll. Dublin 1714; MP (I) Co. Tyrone 1702-14, Strabane 1715-27, Co. Tyrone from 1727; Capt. of the Battleaxe Guards (I); d. unm. 4 Aug 1728.

STEWART, JAMES; b.; adm. (aged 13) Mar 1731/2; left 1733.

STEWART, JAMES; b.; adm. (aged 13) Nov 1720; in under school list 1724.

STEWART, GEORGE, 8TH EARL OF GALLOWAY (S), second son of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway (S) KT, Lord of the Bedchamber, and his second wife Anne, dau. of Sir James Dashwood, Bart., MP; b. 24 Mar 1768; styled Lord Garlies 1773 (?) -1806; adm. 19 Jan 1780; in school list Oct 1780; entered Royal Navy Mar 1780, as Midshipman on HMS Berwick; Lieut., 8 Aug 1789; Cdr., 19 Nov 1790; Capt., 30 Apr 1793; Rear-Adm., 31 Jul 1810; Vice-Adm. 12 Aug 1819; Adm. 22 Jul 1830; served under Lord Hood in 1793; commanded HMS Lively at battle of Copenhagen; MP Saltash 1790 – Feb 1795, Cockermouth 22 Jul 1805-6, Haslemere 1806 – 13 Nov 1806; a Lord of the Admiralty 2 May 1805 – Feb 1806; succ. father as 8th Earl of Galloway (S) 13 Nov 1806; Lord Lieut. Kirkcudbright Stewartry 26 Dec 1794 - Mar 1807, Wigtownshire 28 Mar 1807 – Jul 1828, Kirkcudbright Stewartry 15 Jun 1820 – Jul 1828; KT 23 May 1814; m. 18 Apr 1797 Lady Jane Paget, sister of Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey (qv); d. 27 Mar 1834.

STEWART, SIR GEORGE, BART., eldest son of Sir John Stewart, Bart., Grandtully, Perthshire, and Clementina, dau. of Charles Steuart, Ballechin, Perthshire; b. 17 Oct 1750; in school lists 1764; KS 1765; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1769, matr. 24 May 1769, Westminster Student 23 Dec 1769 – void 27 Jun 1780; BA 1773; MA 1777; adm. advocate 3 Aug 1776; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 5 Nov 1776; succ. as 5th baronet 6 Oct 1797; of Grandtully and Murthly, Perthshire; m. 16 Apr 1792 Catherine, eldest dau. of John Drummond, Logiealmond, Perthshire; d. 9 Dec 1827.