Reginald Arthur Thompson
Service number
P/JX 160083
Military unit
HMS Puckeridge Royal Navy
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Date of birth
Date of death
13 Dec 1941 (19 years old)
Place of birth
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Family history
Son of John Edgar and Alma Beatrice Thompson of 11, Saxon Place, Alfred Street North, St Ann's, Nottingham
Military history
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 49 Column 3
HMS Puckeridge
HMS Puckeridge was a Type II HUNT Class Escort Destroyer ordered under the 1939 Emergency War Programme and launched on 17th October 1940. On December 13th 1941, off the Pembroke coast, Puckeridge was hit on the Quarterdeck by a bomb which caused an explosion in the aft 4” magazine. 18 ratings were killed including Able Seaman Arthur Thompson from Nottingham. 20 men were injured. Following a U boat attack, Puckeridge was abandoned off Morocco 11/9/1943. (naval-history.net)
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