Bernard Aubrey Read
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He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Read, of Nottingham; husband of Elizabeth Read, of Radford, Nottingham.
NOTTINGHAM CHURCH CEMETERY Church Extn. Grave 11488.
While his military unit is officially associated with the shore establishment HMS Victory for administrative tracking, his operational casualty listing records that he Died of Wounds (DOW) sustained at sea aboard the Dido-class light cruiser HMS Bonaventure.
In late March 1941, HMS Bonaventure was heavily engaged in the Mediterranean theater, escorting a vital military convoy (Operation MC9) from Alexandria to Greece. On the night of 30–31 March 1941, just south of Crete, the cruiser was ambushed and torpedoed by the Italian submarine Ambra. The ship sustained catastrophic hull damage and quickly sank, claiming the lives of 139 crewmen. Able Seaman Read succumbed to the severe wounds he suffered during the attack.
Unlike many of his shipmates who were lost at sea, his body was successfully recovered. He was returned to his hometown and buried at the Nottingham Church Cemetery (Church Extension.
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