CLOVER, Stanley
No. C/JX131044, Able Seaman, Stanley George CLOVER
Aged 31
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Born in Exning in 1st quarter of 1911 [Newmarket 3b:432] to William and Laura Jane CLOVER (née HEFFER) of Exning. In the 1939 register, at 2 Rose Cottages, North End, Exning were his father William [13-9-1869] farm labourer; his mother Laura J [23-2-1879] and his sister Winifred R [8-1-1912] (later Mrs BATCHELOR). There are 2 closed records |
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"Out of Sollum in position 32.34N and 26.24E in the Mediterranean, Kptlt. Hans-Diedrich Freiherr von Tiesenhausen in his U-331 U-boat of Type VIIC came within
torpedo range of the British 31,100 ton battleship HMS Barham which was out on a sortie from Alexandria. Kptlt. Von Tiesenhausen fired a spread of 4 torpedoes
towards the group, 3 of which hit HMS Barham's port side causing it to list heavily and spread fire towards the ammunition storages. Only 2 and a half minutes passed from the torpedo impact until the ship rolled onto its side and the aft magazine exploded killing 862. There were 396 survivors. |
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