Roy Popple
Service number
P/JX753831
Military unit
HMS Cossack Royal Navy
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Date of birth
Date of death
08 Nov 1939 (18 years old)
Place of birth
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Employment, education or hobbies
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Family history
He was the son of Clara Popple of Radford Nottingham
Military history
On the night of 7–8 November 1939, HMS Cossack was conducting a routine wartime patrol and convoy escort in the North Sea. In pitch-black conditions dictated by wartime blackout regulations, HMS Cossack collided heavily with the British cargo ship Borthwick off the coast of Scotland. The impact caused severe structural damage to the destroyer, sparking fires and flooding sections of the ship. Ordinary Seaman Popple was killed as a direct result of the collision.
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