Remembering Today Petty Officer Reginald William Slatter | War Casualty Details D/JX 139197 | CWGC Petty Officer REGINALD WILLIAM SLATTER D/JX 139197, H.M.S. Repulse, Royal Navy who died age 25 on 10 December 1941 Son of William F. and Ethel E. Slatter; husband of Joan Marjorie Slatter, of Plymouth. Remembered with honour PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Memorial Reference: Panel 45, Column 3.
While returning to Singapore on 10 December 1941, Repulse and Prince of Wales were attacked by Japanese high-level bombers and torpedo planes. Repulse (Capt. Sir William George Tennant, CB, RN) was moderately damaged by bombs early in the action and was later hit by several torpedoes. After receiving this heavy underwater damage, she sank rapidly in position 03º34'N, 104º26'E, followed less than an hour later by the Prince of Wales. Allied Warships of WWII - Battlecruiser HMS Repulse - uboat.net http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Repulse_(1916) British Navy Ships--HMS Prince of Wales (1941-1941)
