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12th February 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Clark Reginald Albert Edward. OM4. (d.12th February 1944)
- Cooper Edgar Roy. Pte. (d.12th Feb 1944)
- Diamond Bryan Leslie. Stok1. (d.12th Feb 1944)
- Donlan Patrick Michael. Sto2. (d.12th Feb 1944)
- Ewing Stirling. Stokr2. (d.12th Feb 1944)
- Godfrey William Alexander. Shipw4. (d.12th Feb 1944)
- Hanshaw Ronald James. AbleSea. (d.12th Feb 1944)
- Hillman Ronald Walter. Mtr.Mech. (d.12th Feb 1944)
- Noble Leslie. Stok2. (d.12th Feb 1944)
- Pirie Barbara. Sister (d.12th Feb 1944)
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Stories from 12th February 1944
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Pte. Edgar Roy "Roy" Cooper. British Army, Royal Army Service Corps. (d.12th Feb 1944) Roy Cooper was always known by his middle name and he was one of the soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940. His family were desperately worried about him and when they heard no word from him they began to fear the worst. His mother sat by the window night after night hoping that he'd come home safe and sound. One night, just when they'd given up hope, Roy came swinging down the road with nothing but the clothes he stood up in. I don't know how he got home but when his mother asked why he hadn't contacted them to let them know he was safe he said he didn't have any money to make a phone call. I remember my mother saying, 'The silly boy, anyone would have given him sixpence to contact his family.'
On 12th February 1944 Roy was in Foggia in Italy with his unit. He was walking down the road with friends when he was struck by a lorry and killed. The army said they would make a full investigation into the accident but I have no record of the outcome.
Roy was my step uncle. I never met him but I have some of his letters and I treasure them to this day. Pat May
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Stok1. Bryan Leslie Diamond. Royal Navy, HMS Lanka. (d.12th Feb 1944) Bryan Diamond was my great uncle who was lost at sea, his brother was also in the Royal Navy, he died the following year when his ship sank on the Arctic Convoys. Catherine Diamond
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Stok2. Leslie Noble. Royal Navy, HMS Lanka. (d.12th Feb 1944) Leslie Noble died at sea on the 12th of February 1944.Patricia Wolfe
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Shipw4. William Alexander Godfrey. Royal Navy, HMS Lanka. (d.12th Feb 1944) This brave man, William Godfrey, was married to one of my relatives at the time of his death on 12th of February 1944. He served with the Royal Navy in WW2. While searching on my ancestry tree I found the information regarding his tragic death on the RMS Lanka.
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OM4. Reginald Albert Edward Clark. Royal Navy, HMS Lanka. (d.12th February 1944) Reginald Clark is a distant relative of my husband. He was 31 years old, the son of Sydney and Phoebe Clark of Leicestershire, England. He was married to Kate M. A. Clark for only 4 years and left two sons, Philip and Albert.
During WW2 Reginald served with the Royal Navy serving aboard HMS Lanka (also known as SS Khedive Ismail). He died 12th of February 1944 when HMS Lanka was sunk by a Japanese submarine. He was aged 31 years and is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Janice Bragg
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Stokr2. Stirling Ewing. Royal Navy, HMS Lanka. (d.12th Feb 1944) Stirling Ewing served on the HMS Lanka as a stoker. He was my uncle.
He was on the troop carrier, Khedive Ismail, when it was torpedoed and sunk on 12th of February 1944. He did not survive. He was only 19 years old.
Geoff Bunn
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Mtr.Mech. Ronald Walter Hillman. Royal Navy, HMS Lanka. (d.12th Feb 1944) Ronald Hillman was born 26 November 1898 to William John Martin Hillman and his wife Rosetta Harriet Hillman, and is commemorated at Chatham War Memorial.Jenny Roberts
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