Trafford

Born John Rogers during the December quarter 1913 in the Bucklow R.D. -
ref: 8a/365, the son of Alice Rogers.   Alice married George Henry Coulburn
in 1916 and he adopted the Coulburn name.

The CWGC record him as being 38 years of age which would mean he was born
in 1903.  The CWGC record is wrong - he was actually aged: 28 at the time
of his death in 1941, NOT 38.  A simple error.  There were no John
Coulburns born in 1903, the nearest being 1909.

Alice Rogers born -1890, was the sister to three of the Rogers men killed
in WW1.  See "Sale WW1" database.

H.M.S. "Diamond" along with H.M.S. "Wryneck" had, between them, just a few
hours earlier, rescued 700 troops from the Dutch Liner "Slamat" when they
were both sunk by German air attack at 13.15hrs on the 27/04/41 south of
Nauplia, in position 36.30N 11.10E.    Only 50 survivors were found from
all three ships - none from H.M.S. "Diamond".    It was a 'D' Class
Destroyer (of which 9 were built between 1930 & 1931).  They had a
displacement of 1,375 tons and a complement of 145 personnel.