Harry Hickling
He was a driller.
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He was the son of Frank and Lizzie Hickling, of 34, Mitchell Street, Radford, Nottinghamshire
Portsmouth Naval Memorial Panel 78, Column 1
HMS Beverley
USS Branch (DD-197) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy that entered service in 1920. After a short active life, Branch was placed in reserve in 1922. The ship was activated again for World War II before being transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940.
Renamed HMS Beverley, the destroyer served in the Battle of the Atlantic as a convoy escort.
Beverley was assigned to Escort Group B-4 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force for convoys ON 140, ON 161, ON 169, HX 229 and ON 176. On 9 April while escorting Convoy ON 176, she collided with the steamship Cairnvolona in bad weather and had her anti-submarine and degaussing gear put out of action.
Two days later Beverley was torpedoed by U-188 commanded by Kapitänleutnant Siegfried Lüdden at 52°19′N 40°28′W, and sank with the loss of 139 members of her crew, including her commanding officer and Stoker 1st Class Harry Hickling from Radford, Nottingham. (Wikipedia)
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