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EASON, DENNIS BERTRAM Marine CH/X 104339
Royal Marines H.M.S. Arethusa.
Died 18-November-1942 aged 21 Son of Edwin Brindley Eason and Alice Elizabeth Eason nee Hollett who married in 1915 in Camberwell. They lived at ‘Polglaze’ Sandersfield Rd Banstead. Dennis followed in his father's footsteps and worked as a draughtsman (sanitation and heating).
On the 18th, 450 miles from port, she was torpedoed by low flying enemy aircraft, the explosion and resulting fire took the lives of 156 men from the ship's complement of approximately 500. Arethusa was the only casualty of "Operation Stoneage" and the arrival of the 4 merchant ships of convoy MW-13 effectively marked the end of the siege of Malta. The ship was badly damaged but managed, after a gallant struggle by her crew, to get back to Alexandria. Experts who examined her later in dry dock stated that it was a miracle she didn't sink. Memorial Reference: 65, 2. CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL Source : Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Barbara Rough - Telephone Directory search - Edwin B Eason (b 1892) appears in the phone book from 1932 to 1940. Hms-arethusa.co.uk This excellent site is dedicated to HMS Arethusa and contains many photographs and personal memories of the ship, as well as official reports relating to the incident on the 18th November 1942 when Dennis was killed. Photograph - HMS Arethusa (26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 1939 register for occupation. Last updated: 15 August 2020. .......................................................................................................................... Back to WWII panels |
EVERETT, ARTHUR HENRY Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Last update 16 Jan 07 (family history)
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