Letters from those who died in the war G-Sh Home
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F/Eng. HP Gardiner (RAF) 21 July Harold Gardiner 11 May 1949
Anthony Gillett (Merchant Navy) 12 March 1943 Anthony Gillett 12 March 1943 Anthony Gillett 12 May Anthony Gillett 14 June 1946
Sgt Norman Hornsey (RAF) 6 Jan 1942 Hornsey 24 May 1949
Sgt Howard (RAF) N.Africa 18 Oct 1943 Sgt Robert Howard 11 Dec 1944 Sgt Robert Howard 26 Apr 1949
Edwin Hudson (RNVR) 14 Jan 1943
Raymond Kimber 1971 In Memoriam Overview
Lieut Norman Sharpe (Army Northants Yeomanry) After Jun 1944
F/Eng. HP Gardiner (RAF) 21 July
Anthony Gillett (Merchant Navy) 16 MAr 1943
Anthony Gillett (Merchant Navy) 12 March 1943
Anthony Gillett (Merchant Navy) 12 May
Anthony Gillett (Merchant Navy) 14 June 1946
Sgt Norman Hornsey (RAF) 6 Jan 1942
Sgt Robert Howard (RAF) NAfrica 11 Dec 1944
Sgt Robert Howard (RAF) NAfrica 26 April 1949
Edwin Hudson (RNVR) 14 Jan 1943
Raymond Kimber Raymond died 1971
Information below primarily from emails by Norman Kimber, Dave Percival, Pedro Howes and John Cook
Raymond left WGS to join the Royal Navy and became a Chief Ordinance Artificer. Raymond was killed on September 29, 1971 in an explosion onboard the submarine, HMS Alliance.
Raymond was a Chief Petty Officer and had been since he was in his early 20's. EA, OA, etc., refers to specific trades not ranks. By trade, Raymond was an OA or Ordinance Artificer. At the time of his death he had just finished re-training to become a submarine's Chief Electrical Officer (CEO). The word 'officer' in CEO refers to a position/job in the boat (submarine) and not his rank.
As a matter of interest (and maybe repetition) did you know that HMS/M Alliance, the submarine Raymond was killed on, is now the centre piece for the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, Hants., and the director of the museum is Commander Jeff Tall, OBE RN. Not> exactly stuff of "Ripley's Believe it or Not" but interesting.
Lieut Norman Sharpe (Army Northants Yeomanry)
