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John Henry Reginald Perrot | |||
Rank: | Corporal | Number: | 88234 |
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | 01st Div. Petrol Coy | ||
Name of Rgt or Ship: | Royal Army Service Corps | ||
Died: | 29/05/1940 | Age: | 24 |
How Died: | Killed at Sea | ||
Country of burial: | France | ||
Cemetery or Memorial: | Dunkirk Memorial | ||
Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
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Born during the June quarter 1915 in the Birmingham R.D. - ref: 6d/404, the son of Henri Alfred & May Perrot. Married Muriel Elaine Walker during the December quarter 1935 in the Newcastle Under Lyme R.D. - ref: 6b/180. Died during the evacuation from Dunkirk. There is some conflicting evidence over John's demise. One source states that he died when the ship he had got onto was dive bombed ? Another states that he was killed onboard HMS Wakeful on the 29th May 1940. Approximatelt 600 crew and embarked soldiers died on this vessel in position 13 miles N of Niewport - 51.22N, 02.43E. It was returning to Dover from Bray Beach. Member of "WW2TALK" - "Drew 5233" - states:- At 0036hrs HMS Wakeful is approaching the Kwinte Whistle Bouy. The ships commander, Commander Ralph L. Fisher has just called for 20 knots from 12 knots after passing through the Noord Pass and has commenced zig zagging when he spots two torpedo tracks in the water 150 meters off the starboard bow. "Good God ! Hard to Port !" as he orders evasive manouevre's. The S.30's first torpedo passes just off the bow but the second strikes the ship in the area of her forward boiler room which breaks the destroyer in half. The two portions of HMS Wakeful sank within 15 seconds, each portion was remained upright with the bow and stern floating some 60 foot above the water. All the evacuated troops are asleep below decks and all perish with the exception of one soldier. The ships company losses included three officers, one petty officer, the ship's surgeon, one NAFFI worker and 92 ratings. Most of the gun crews floated clear, 30 ratings and an officer remained on the stern portion of the ship. The ship's Captain floated clear of the bridge. The commander of S.30, Oberleutnant zur See Wilhelm Zimmerman had fired her two torpedoes from around 600 metres away and she withdrew from the area to reload. |
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