Remembering Today 18/2/44 Charles Chant, Royal Marines

Discussion in 'Commandos & Royal Marines' started by La-de-da-Gunner Graham, Feb 18, 2013.

  1. La-de-da-Gunner Graham

    La-de-da-Gunner Graham Senior Member

    Remembering today:
    Charles Alfred Chant
    Marine PO/X100312
    Royal Marines, HMS Penelope
    Died: 18/2/1944
    Commemorated: Portsmouth Naval Memorial
    Son of Florence Chant; husband of May Chant, of Bently Heath, Warwickshire.

    :poppy: Remembered with honour
    Casualty
     
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  2. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    HMS Penelope, British light cruiser, WW2

    February Military support role in continuation with ships of Force X.

    8th Carried out five bombardments in support of military operations at Anzio beachhead.

    17th During passage to Naples to replenish ammunition hit by acoustic torpedo (T5) fired from U410 35 miles west of Naples off Cape Circe.

    Sank 10 minutes after further torpedo attack by U410 which caused major explosion.

    415 of the ships’ company were lost with 250 survivors rescued by landing craft.


    List of casualties -

    Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, February 1944
     
  3. La-de-da-Gunner Graham

    La-de-da-Gunner Graham Senior Member

    Many thanks, Dave.

    Keith
     

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