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19th December 1941On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Angove Frederick Norman. Able Sea. (d.19th Dec 1941)
- Finch Stanley Francis. ERA. (d.19th December 1941)
- Osborn John Robert. Sgt.Major (d.December 19 1941)
- Osborn John Robert. WO. (d.19th Dec 1941)
- Whitehead Albert Charles. Stoker/PO (d.19th December 1941)
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Want to know more about the 19th of December 1941? There are:8 items tagged 19th of December 1941 available in our Library
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Able Sea. Frederick Norman Angove. Royal Navy, HMS Stanley. (d.19th Dec 1941) Able Seaman Frederick Angove served with the Royal Navy during WW2 and was killed in action on the 19th December 1941 aged 21. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial in Plymouth and was the son of Mr & Mrs Angove of Camelford Cornwall.
An extract taken from the Cornish and Devon Post dated 31/01/1942:
"Notification has been received from the Admiralty to the effect that Seaman-Gunner Frederick Norman Angove, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Angove of Moorgate, Advent, Camelford is missing believed killed. Twenty one years of age, Norman joined the Navy in November 1938. Mr. and Mrs. Angove’s eldest son is serving in the D.C.L.I."
S Flynn
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WO. John Robert Osborn. VC. Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, Winnipeg Grenadiers. (d.19th Dec 1941) John Osborn is commemorated on the Sai Wan Memorial in Hong Kong.
He was the son of John Robert and Harriet Sussana Osborn and husband of Margaret Elizabeth Osborn of St Vital, Manitoba, Canada.
His citation was published in the London Gazette: "At Hong Kong, on 19th December, 1941, a company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers became divided in an attack on Mount Butler. A part of the company led by C.S.M. Osborn captured the hill at bayonet point, but after three hours owing to the superior numbers of the enemy the position became untenable. C.S.M. Osborn and a small group covered the withdrawal and when their turn came to fall back he single-handed engaged the enemy, exposing himself to heavy enemy fire to cover their retirement. Later the Company was cut off and completely surrounded. Several enemy grenades were thrown which C.S.M. Osborn picked up and threw back. When one landed in a position where it was impossible to pick it up, he threw himself upon it and was instantly killed. His self-sacrifice undoubtedly saved the lives of many of his comrades. C.S.M. Osborn was an inspiring example to all throughout the defence, and in his death he displayed the highest qualities of heroism and self-sacrifice."
S. Flynn
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Stoker/PO Albert Charles Whitehead. Royal Navy, HMS Stanley. (d.19th December 1941) Albert Whitehead (an uncle I never met) was lost when HMS Stanley was torpedoed and sunk 330 miles off Portugal on 19th December 1941 (there were only 25 survivors).
His name is recorded on the Naval Memorial on Plymouth Hoe. Chistopher Dean
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ERA. Stanley Francis Finch. MID. Royal Navy, HMS Stanley. (d.19th December 1941) Stanley Finch was born in Senglea, Malta, in 1897, while his father was posted to the RN Dockyard there, from their home base in Devonport.
During WW1 he was apprenticed as a Fitter in Rogers Ship Builders in Cremyll, near Devonport, following which in April 1918 he joined the RN, for 12 years, during which he spent time both at sea (in HMS Tiger, HMS Columbine and HMS Frobisher) and in shore establishments, notably Vivid 11 in Devonport.
In 1929 he signed on for a further 12 years, then in April 1940 for a further 3, firstly as a Chief Engine Room Artificer, then from July 1940 as Acting Warrant Engineer.
He served protecting Atlantic convoys in the Destroyer HMS Stanley, until she was sunk by torpedo on 19th of December 1941. Stanley Finch was one of 10 officers, out of 125 crew who died. There were 29 survivors. He is remembered on the huge war memorial on Plymouth Hoe.
Sadly, Stanley was one of 3 brothers who all died within a 4 year period. His elder brother Leonard died while employed in Portsmouth dockyard in 1943, and the eldest brother William Finch MBE died in 1945 while en route to the Yalta conference as part of Churchill's team. Andrew Finch
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