William Douglas Commons
Known as Douglas.
A life long Methodist Douglas was training to be a Methodist lay preacher.
Educated at Broomhill and High Oakham Schools he was employed by Montaque Burtons (tailors) for 6 years.
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Son of Adin and Martha Commons. In 1921 they lived at 54 Abbott Road, Mansfield. In 1939 Martha was a widow and lived at Inverkeiller Thorn Avenue, Mansfield. Adin had died in 1924, he was 20 years older than Martha. His first wife Catherine had died in 1914 and he married Douglas's mother in 1916.
HMS Dunedin: launched 19/11/1918 and sunk 24/11/1941. Torpedoes from U-124 hit and sunk her off St Paul's Rock near Reife, Brazil. Only 4 officers and 63 men out of a crew of 486 survived.
Dunedin had been previously engaged in the capture of the Lothringin and an enigma cipher machine.
Cyril Candy was also a casulty of the sinking of HMS Dunedin
Remembered on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial 6. 2.
Mansfield Chronicle Advertiser: 4/6/1942: Another Young Mansfield Man.
Signaller William Douglas Commons who was serving on the same ship of Cyril Candy, has now been officially reported as having lost his life at sea. He was 23 year old son of the late Mr Adin Commons and Mrs Commons of "Inverkeillor" Thorn Avenue, Mansfield.
Douglas a life long member of the Methodist Church was training to be a lay preacher. On the good example of his father he was actively associated with the church's organisation and was loved and respected by all who knew him.
He was educated at Broomhill School and later at High Oakham Central School. On leaving school he joined the staff of Montaque Burton Ltd where he worked for 6 years earning the goodwill of all.
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