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Able.Sea. Ralph Lawrence Pretoria Carpenter

Royal Navy HMS Daffodil IV

from:Whitchurch, Hants

(d.23rd Apr 1918)

In 1918, Daffodil was a Mersey ferry which was requisitioned for war service and became HMS Daffodil. She was towed to Zeebrugge to take part in a raid to made by a demolition party. As the attack began, Daffodil was hit in the engine room by two shells, but was able to maintain her position. One member of the ship's crew died during the raid. This was AB. Ralph Carpenter.



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