- Surnames starting with the letter P. 

John Henry Reginald Perrot

Rank:CorporalNumber:88234
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:01st Div. Petrol Coy
Name of Rgt or Ship:Royal Army Service Corps
Died:29/05/1940Age:24
How Died:Killed at Sea
Country of burial:France
Cemetery or Memorial:Dunkirk Memorial
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
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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