Jack Grimmer
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Son of John and Gladys May Grimmer, of 56 Nursery Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
Siblings: Sidney (1915), Muriel (1922), Gladys (1923), Derrick (1925), Granville (1926), Edward (1930-32) Frank (1931), and Robert (1934).
HMS Glorious, an aircraft carrier.
On the 8th June 1940 the Glorious, HMS Ardent and HMS Acosta (destroyer escorts) were sunk while returning home from Norway by the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. In total 1519 men were lost from the 3 ships. It is not known why the Glorious had only 2 escort ships and why she wasn't with the main convoy.
The salvo from the Scharnhorst hit the forward flight deck in the upper hanger starting a large fire. The shell destroyed 2 Swordfish aircraft being prepared for flight, (as an aircraft mechnic Jack may have been working on these planes). The Scharnhorst carried on the attack leaving the Glorious disabled and sinking. 1207 men died in the sinking, only 38 survived.
The Royal Navy were not aware that she had been sunk until the German's announced it on the radio.
Remembered on the Lee-On-Solent Memorial, bay 1 panel 5.
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