Frederick Haywood
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He was the son of Ernest and Catherine Haywood of 4, Seymour Street, Sneinton, Nottingham
Portsmouth Naval Memorial Panel 82 Column 2 S
HMS Laforey
HMS Laforey was an L-class destroyer. Shortly after being completed as Flotilla Leader joined Force H at Gibraltar and escorted a Malta convoy. The destroyer took part in most Malta operations in 1941 and 1942. In the spring of 1943, HMS Laforey undertook shore bombardments in Tunisia and participated in the blockade of the Cape Bon area to prevent the escape of the German Army to Sicily. In June 1943, the vessel took part in the bombardment and capture of Pantellaria and Lampedusa and a month later participated in the landings in Sicily. On 23 Jul 1943, the Italian submarine Ascianghi (STV Mario Fiorini) was sunk by depth charges from HMS Laforey and HMS Eclipse near Augusta. In September 1943, the destroyer participated in the landing at Salerno and was hit by a shore battery. The engine room was damaged, but the ship remained on patrol at a reduced speed. Between October 1943 and January 1944, she took part in various bombardments of enemy positions on the west coast of Italy. Able Seaman Charles Reedman from Worksop lost his life during this period.
Laforey deployed for a patrol of the Italian coast on March 28th 1944 and on 29th March she carried out a hunt for U-223 north of Palermo with destroyers Tumult, Tuscan, Urchin, Hambledon and Blencathra. U-223 had been detected during a routine sweep. The search lasted until 30 March, when, after sustaining several hours of depth charge attacks, U-223 surfaced, and was then attacked by the destroyers with gunfire at a range of 1,500 yards. U-223 was able to fire three torpedoes which struck Laforey. She sank quickly with only 66 survivors out of 247. Petty Officer David Allen from New Ollerton, Ordinary Seaman Percival Farnath from New Basford, Able Seaman Frederick Haywood from Nottingham and Stoker 1st Class Frank Yarnold from Mapperley were among those killed. U-223 was sunk soon afterwards, and the survivors from Laforey and U-223 were picked up by Blencathra, Hambledon and Tumult. (Wikipedia & uboat.net)
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