Remembered on the Church Stretton War Memorial,Shropshire. HMS Excellent II (accounting base, Bournemouth) (missing, presumed killed in an air crash in a Sunderland aircraft [W6016/X], probably lost over Biscay Bay) Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 -- B Excellent, air crash BROCK, Christopher de S, Commander, Rtd, missing Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, November 1942 Commander BROCK, CHRISTOPHER DE SAUMAREZ Died 29/11/1942 Aged 43 H.M.S. Excellent II. Royal Navy Son of Lancelot De Saumarez Brock and Katherine Brock; husband of Dora Ruth Brock, of Langley Burrell, Wiltshire. Awarded Order of the Redeemer, Greek Medal of Military Merit. Casualty
Christopher de Saumarez Brock Birth: abt 1899 - Chippenham, Wiltshire, England Death: 29 Nov 1942 Marriage: Dec 1938 - Chippenham, Wiltshire, England Spouse: Dora Ruth Larmour F: Lancelot de Saumarez Brock M: Katherine Turner https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56688258 There are a few more files but they dont really add anything, unless you require more detail [some are TNA files] TD From the above and the newspaper article - what is the connection to 'Salop'?
I think our RAF experts may be able to provide more info on the crash. In addition to Cdr Brock the crash also included Cdr(S) Rudolph I C Behr, RN, both travelling as passengers together with 11 or 12 man RAF crew. Tim