Jack Grimmer
Service number
P/FX 75428
Military unit
HMS Glorious Royal Navy
Address
56 Nursery Street, Mansfield.
Date of birth
21 Apr 1919
Date of death
08 Jun 1940 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies
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Family history
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).
Military history
HMS Glorious, an aircraft carrier.
On the 8th June 1944 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 known why the Glorious had only 2 escort ships and why she wasn't with the main convoy.
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