Frank Edmund Bland
Notts Archive DD 2091/4/2: F Bland, RN, Piece Good's Dept.
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Son of John and Gertrude emma Bland of 63 Hunloke Road, Holmwood.
Siblings Joseph (1911), John (1913) and Robert (1921).
Married Elsie Day in 1941.
In his will he left £126 to Elsie of 6 Searston Avenue, Holmwood.
SS Nailsea Court was built in 1936. She was part of the North Atlantic Convoy Escourt when she was torpedoed by U-229 on 30th Oct 1943. Some men managed to get into a lifeboat but they did not make landfall until 13th March by which time only 7 men were still alive. The lifeboat was overcrowded and capsised leaving the men hanging onto the keel. Many men were washed away and drowned.
Frank was an able seaman/gunner.
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