Clifford Howard
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Son of Frederick and Searah Elizabeth Howard brother of Vera and Gwendoline Howard. 1939 lodging in Nottingham qualified pharmacist. Family at 164, Carlton Road Worksop.
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 38, Column 3.
HMS Wren
HMS Wren (D88/I88) was an Admiralty modified W class destroyer built for the Royal Navy. She was ordered in April 1918 from Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited under the 13th Order for Destroyers of the Emergency War Program of 1918–19. She was the third Royal Navy ship to carry the name, which was introduced in 1653.
On 27 July 1940 Wren, alongside Montrose, was providing anti-aircraft protection for minesweeping operations off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She came under heavy and sustained dive bombing attack by 15 Junkers Ju 87 aircraft and was damaged by several near misses which holed her below the waterline. Collapsed bulkheads caused heavy flooding which led her to sink quickly, killing 37 of her crew, including Clifford Howard. Wren's survivors were rescued by the minesweepers.
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