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15th November 1942On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Brew Sydney. Act. Sub Lt (E) (d.15th November 1942)
- Clayton Alan Harvey. Sgt. (d.15th November 1942)
- Day Len Joseph. L/Cpl.
- Duncan John George. Sgt. (d.15th November 1942)
- English Matthew. Able Sea. (d.15th Nov 1942)
- Ferguson Francis. Sgt. (d.15th November 1942)
- Mackender Hugh Laurence John. Flt.Sgt. (d.15th November 1942)
- Perry John James. Flt.Sgt. (d.15th November 1942)
- Perry John James. Sgt. (d.15th November 1942)
- Pike William Jordan. Able Sea. (d.15th Nov 1942)
- Stamp John Herbert. AM1. (d.15th Nov 1942)
- Wotton Vivien James. P/O. (d.15th November 1942)
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Stories from 15th November 1942
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L/Cpl. Len Joseph Day. British Army, 7th Btn. York and Lancaster Regment. My father Len Day served with the 7th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. I have a photo of a memorial in Rangoon Burma which I found after my mother died recently it shows seven men: Captain C Smith, Sgt. Jones E.J, Pte. F Darley, Pte. Doyle, Pte Milner, Pte. Stoyles, Pte. Stride lost whilst on active service at sea on 15th November 1942. My father never spoke about this whilst he was alive. I believe he was in this action because he once said to me "I felt the ship was going to sink so I released my rounds of ammo and was able to swim to relative safety" that was the only thing ever he told me about.I think they were on a mission to put out various Japanese machine gun positions but I am not sure. My father never claimed his medals and very rarely spoke about the war, never went to reunions or anything like that.Brian Day
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Able Sea. Matthew English. Royal Navy, HMS Avenger. (d.15th Nov 1942) Matthew English was killed in action on 15th Nov 1942, aged 22. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial in Kent.
He was the son of Joseph and Grace English, husband of Olive English, of Ferryhill, Co. Durham, England.
S. Flynn
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Able Sea. William Jordan Pike. Royal Navy, HMS Ajax. (d.15th Nov 1942) My relative, Bill Pike served on the HMS Ajax, HMS Warspite and lost his life on the HMS Avenger in November 1942. He spent time at the Chatham Naval Barracks. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Chelsea Collings
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Act. Sub Lt (E) Sydney Brew. Royal Navy Volunter Reserve, HMS Avenger. (d.15th November 1942) My father's cousin, John Sidney Brew, died on HMS Avenger in November 1942.Steve
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Sgt. John George Duncan. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 150 Squadron. (d.15th November 1942) John Duncan was my uncle and came from Aberdeenshire. Like many of their generation the tragedy was seldom referred to by his brother and sisters. He had left after home leave and on returning to his base must have gone straight out on his final mission almost immediately if not that day. The period was so short the family initially thought he had been killed on his way back to his base. Apparently during a visit to the cemetery in 1947, they were advised that the plane had been blown up in the air while on route to bomb submarine pens. The following is a list of the bomber crew from 150 Squadron who were shot down on 15th of November 1942 and are interred at Dinard English Cemetery, France. - Alan Harvey Clayton, United Kingdom Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 150 Sqdn. Service No: 1376606 A.4.
- John George Duncan United Kingdom Sergeant (Obs.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 150 Sqdn. Age: 21 Service No: 1346350 A.2.
- Francis Ferguson United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 150 Sqdn. Service No: 1370437 A.5.
- Hugh Laurence John Mackender United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 150 Sqdn. Age: 25 Service No: 924909 A.3.
- John James Perry United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 150 Sqdn. Age: 27 Service No: 1261701 A.1.
- Vivien James Wotton United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Bomb Aimer) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age: 20 Service No: 126963 A.6.
John Rennie
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Sgt. Alan Harvey Clayton. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 150 Squadron. (d.15th November 1942) John Duncan was my uncle and came from Aberdeenshire. Like many of their generation the tragedy was seldom referred to by his brother and sisters. He had left after home leave and on returning to his base must have gone straight out on his final mission almost immediately if not that day. The period was so short the family initially thought he had been killed on his way back to his base. Apparently during a visit to the cemetery in 1947, they were advised that the plane had been blown up in the air while on route to bomb submarine pens. The following is a list of the bomber crew from 150 Squadron who were shot down on 15th of November 1942 and are interred at Dinard Cemetery: - Alan Harvey Clayton, Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 1376606
- John George Duncan Sergeant (Obs.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Age 21 1346350
- Francis Ferguson Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 1370437.
- Hugh Laurence John Mackender, Flight Sergeant (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Age 25. 924909
- John James Perry Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 150 Sqdn. Age 27. 1261701
- Vivien James Wotton Pilot Officer (Bomb Aimer) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Age 20, 126963.
John Rennie
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AM1. John Herbert Stamp. Fleet Air Arm, HMS Avenger. (d.15th Nov 1942) Over the past year I have been researching my family history and came across John Stamp, 1st cousin 1 x removed, who was an only child of Herbert and Betsy (nee Hymer) Stamp and husband to Vera.
My aim is to record for posterity my relations where applicable on designated websites where they have a place for their part in serving the country.
John is remembered on the Lee-on-the-Solent Memorial at Gosport in Hampshire.
Michael Hymer
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