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John William Lomas | |||
Rank: | A.Seaman | Number: | D/JX311216 |
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | Royal Navy | ||
Name of Rgt or Ship: | H.M.S. President II | ||
Died: | 10/10/1942 | Age: | 35 |
Country of burial: | Lost at Sea | ||
Cemetery or Memorial: | Plymouth Naval Memorial | ||
Town Memorial: | Knutsford | ||
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Born during the December quarter 1907 in the Congleton R.D. - ref: 8a/267, the son of James & Gertrude Lomas (nee Millward). 1911 Census - Chapel Houses, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. Son - aged: 3 - born: Holmes Chapel. Head of household - James Lomas - Married - aged: 29 - occ: Waggoner - born: Holmes Chapel. Gertrude Lomas - Wife - aged: 32 - born: Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. Plus 1 elder sister and 2 younger brothers - all born at Holmes Chapel. President II was a shore based establishment of the Royal Naval Reserve situated on the northern bank of the River Thames near to Tower Bridge. Serving with Atlas Steamship DEMS [Defensively Equiped Merchant Ships]. This branch of the Royal Navy was developed out of necessity in assisting in the protection of merchant ships at sea during WWII. Each merchant ship had a contingent of these men on board to man the armourments ie. depth charges, 4” deck Gun and AA batteries (inc Oerliken and Bofors Anti-Aircraft guns). It was an Admiralty Trade Division program established in June 1939, to arm 5,500 British merchant ships with an adequate defence against enemy submarines and aircraft. The acronym DEMS was used to describe the ships carrying the guns, the guns aboard the ships, the military personnel manning the guns, and the shore establishment supporting the system. I know of only two ships lost on the 10th October 1942 - the "Duches of Athol" and the "Orcades". Perhaps there were others? |
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