206120 Chief Petty Officer Cubert William Franklin Royal Navy HMS Forfar from:Bishop Stortford (d.2nd Dec 1940) Cubert Franklin was a much loved uncle to my mother and it seemed such a shame that he is only marked by his name. At the time of his death he was married to Violet and had a daughter Shirley Ann. I never knew any of these people, but the way he lost his life was told to me by my mother which came to her via her father, his brother.
They were told that after the ship was sunk, he was found swimming and appeared to have an injury, but insisted that the rescue boat helped others first. When they came back for him he had gone. The chaplain said that he must have been badly injured because he was known to be an exceptionally strong swimmer.
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