John Raymond Heath
Service number
D/JX 272252
Military unit
HMS Tynedale Royal Navy
Address
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Date of birth
Date of death
12 Dec 1943 (23 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
He attended the West Retford School and the Grammar School.
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Family history
Son of John Henry and Daisy Heath, of Retford, Nottinghamshire
Military history
Commemorated by name on the Plymouth Naval MemorialHe also survived the sinking of H.M.S. Prince of Wales by Japanese Bombers. H.M.S. Prince of Wales and H.M.S. Repulse weresunk on 10th December 1941 by Japanese warplanes, about 50 miles from the coast of Kuantan in Malaya. The loss of life was the greatest ever experienced by the Royal Navy in one incident; over 840 officers and men died. (Courtsey of Michael and Elizabeth Szarelis)
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Photographs
John Raymond Heath commemorated on family grave
Courtesy of Michael and Elizabeth Szarelis