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Stoker 1st Class

Kenneth Radley

Service number P/KX94123
Military unit HMS Hood Royal Navy
Address Unknown
Date of birth 14 May 1919
Date of death 24 May 1941 (22 years old)
Place of birth Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies

He attended Rosemary School and then worked at Raleigh in Nottingham and as a miner at Mansfield Colliery pre-enlistment. He was a keen sportsman and particularly excelled at football, boxing and swimming.

See Kenneth Beresford as served under his birth name.

Family history

He was the son of Herbert and Mabel Radley.His brother Dennis also served in the wartime RN.

He was the son of Mabel Beresford of 54, Titchfield Street, Mansfield. Mabel was unmarried when she had Kenneth and she didn't marry Herbert Radley until 1922.
In 1921 Mabel and Kenneth were living with Mabel's widowed mother, Harriet Brocklehusrt at 54 Titchfield Street, Mansfield. Mabel was working in a jam factory as a packer and she was 21 years old.
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In 1939 Mabel and Herbert were living seperately, Mabel at 81 Ravensdale Road, Mansfield and Herbert at 3, Francis Street, Mansfield. Herbert and Mabel had one son, Dennis born in 1923. Dennis also served in the Royal Navy.

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