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Eternal Patrol • Royal Navy Submarine Service
WO1 Arthur Taff Jenkins
1944 - 2020 • HMS Onyx
"The finest Coxswain any diesel boat could wish for. Fair, firm, and deeply respected by all rates."
— Captain R. Evans RN
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Service Record & Tribute
Warrant Officer Arthur 'Taff' Jenkins served thirty years in the Royal Navy Submarine Service. As Coxswain on HMS Onyx during the Falklands War, he ensured boat discipline and morale remained rock-solid in hazardous waters.
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:"
"Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn."
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We Will Remember Them.
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Submarine Record
Primary Vessel
HMS Onyx
All Boats Served
HMS Onyx (S21), HMS Onyx (Falklands), HMS Courageous (S50)
Years of Service
1965 - 1995
Service Number
W018492J
Crossed the Bar
14 May 2020