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10th September 1943On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Dawkes Timothy. 2nd Lt. (d.10th Sep 1943)
- Oakford Eric Leonard. Able Sea. (d.10th Sept 1943)
- Shelley George. Pte. (d.10th September 1943)
- Watson Joseph. Pte. (d.10th Sep 1943)
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Able Sea. Eric Leonard Oakford. Royal Navy, HMS Abdiel. (d.10th Sept 1943) Eric Oakford would have been my uncle if he had survived the WW2. I do not have any photographs of him or much information but would like to hear from any other members that had relatives who served on the ship and who may have more information.
Garry Oakford
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Pte. Joseph Watson. British Army, 10th Battalion Parachute Regiment. (d.10th Sep 1943) My Uncle, Joseph Watson, took part in the amphibious landings at Taranto Harbour, Italy in September 1943. He was on board the Minelayer HMS Abdiel. Unfortunately, two ground mines detonated beneath the ship and caused it to sink within 3 minutes. My uncle lost his life, aged 20, at sea on the 10th September 1943. He was among 58 from The 1st Airborne Division who unfortunately lost their lives during Operation Slapstick.
My grandparents were devastated by the loss of their son and I don't think my Grandma ever really got over her loss. My Mum, lost her only brother, who she had some fond memories of and loved dearly. I never knew my Uncle Joe, but am very proud of him as we all are. I am trying to gather together as much information as I can about his time serving in the British Army and if anyone has information, I would be very grateful if you could share it with me. He attended Parachute Training at RAF Ringway 5th April to 16th April 1943 (course number 59), previously serving with the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
RIP Uncle Joe, we are immensely proud of you and how you served your country. Diane Jackson
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2nd Lt. Timothy Dawkes. MiD. British Army, 2/5th Btn. Queens Royal Regiment . (d.10th Sep 1943) Timothy Dawkes joined the Middlesex Regiment in 1938 as a private. He proceeded to France in 1939. He escaped from Dunkirk in 1940 by being tied to a rope attached to a small boat and being pulled across the Channel. He served in North Africa in 1942 and fought at Alamein where he was Mentioned in Despatches. Commissioned and transferred to the Queens Royal Regiment, he was killed at Salerno. His body was not recovered and his name is on a slab located in the War Graves Cemetery at Cassino.
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Pte. George Shelley. British Army, 6th Battalion Parachute Regiment. (d.10th September 1943) George Shelly drowned when HMS Abdiel was sunk in Taranto harbour. I believe he would have been part of Operation Slapstick.
The gausing equipment was turned off so as not to disturb the men's sleep. An American ship that was going to berth in the harbour moved off. HMS Abdiel took its place with the subsequent explosion as a result of German ships laying mines in the harbour. George, like so many others of the war was very young, aged 24 when he died. He is buried in Bari Cemetery in Italy. David Shelley
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