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Chief Skipper Samuel Melhuish Aldred

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Chief Skipper Samuel Melhuish Aldred

Birth
Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England
Death
23 Feb 1940 (aged 42)
At Sea
Burial
Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England Add to Map
Plot
Sec. E. Grave C.20.
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H.M. Trawler 'Benvolio', a minesweeper, was sunk by a German mine whilst patrolling off Spurn Head, near the River Humber. Ten Royal Navy seamen perished in the explosion. They were:-
Chief Skipper Samuel Melhuish ALDRED,
Ordinary Telegraphist Ronald John HADDON,
Able Seaman Herbert Stephen HOWLAND,
Seaman William JOHNSON,
Seaman Kenneth Frank MEGSON,
Seaman John MORRISON,
Second Hand Thomas REID,
Seaman Richard James RIPLEY,
Seaman John ROBERTSON and
Seaman George Henry THOMAS.

Military Service-
Rank: Chief Skipper
Age: 42
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
Division: H.M. Trawler 'Benvolio'

Husband of Gladys E. Aldred of Scartho, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.
H.M. Trawler 'Benvolio', a minesweeper, was sunk by a German mine whilst patrolling off Spurn Head, near the River Humber. Ten Royal Navy seamen perished in the explosion. They were:-
Chief Skipper Samuel Melhuish ALDRED,
Ordinary Telegraphist Ronald John HADDON,
Able Seaman Herbert Stephen HOWLAND,
Seaman William JOHNSON,
Seaman Kenneth Frank MEGSON,
Seaman John MORRISON,
Second Hand Thomas REID,
Seaman Richard James RIPLEY,
Seaman John ROBERTSON and
Seaman George Henry THOMAS.

Military Service-
Rank: Chief Skipper
Age: 42
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
Division: H.M. Trawler 'Benvolio'

Husband of Gladys E. Aldred of Scartho, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.

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AT THE GOING DOWN
OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

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