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Walter H Harvey. Thalberg Thornber. Victor C Adcock. Robert S Jocelyn. Edward J Howard.

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F039 WALTER HENRY HARVEY. Petty Officer P/J110671 Royal Navy on HMS Jersey (F72). Born 1 July 1908 at Portsmouth, Hampshire. In 1931 he married Innocence Jerome in Portsmouth. Died 2 May 1941 aged 32 years. At rest in Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta Plot F Grave 39
2 May 1941 Jersey struck an Italian aircraft-dropped mine off Malta's Grand Harbour on and sank next to the Grand Harbour breakwater. Thirty-five crew members were killed. When Jersey sank it blocked the entrance to Malta's Grand Harbour, meaning movements into and out of the harbour were impossible for several days. The destroyers Kelly, Kelvin and Jackal were left marooned in the harbour until the wreck was cleared. Some of the ships that rescued the surviving crew had to take passage to Gibraltar. On 5 May the wreck broke into two sections. It was only after 1946 that the after section was cleared from the entrance, in a series of controlled demolitions carried out between 1946 and 1949. Further salvage and clearance work was done in 1968 to make the harbour safe for large vessels

F039 THALBERG THORNBER. Sick Berth Attendant, P/SBR/X7444, Royal Naval Auxiliary Reserve HMS Jersey. Born 6 December 1914 at Burnley to Thalberg and Alice Ann nee Horsfield of Burnley. Died 2nd May 1941. At rest in Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta Plot F Grave 39
2 May 1941 Jersey struck an Italian aircraft-dropped mine off Malta's Grand Harbour on and sank next to the Grand Harbour breakwater. Thirty-five crew members were killed. When Jersey sank it blocked the entrance to Malta's Grand Harbour, meaning movements into and out of the harbour were impossible for several days. The destroyers Kelly, Kelvin and Jackal were left marooned in the harbour until the wreck was cleared. Some of the ships that rescued the surviving crew had to take passage to Gibraltar. On 5 May the wreck broke into two sections. It was only after 1946 that the after section was cleared from the entrance, in a series of controlled demolitions carried out between 1946 and 1949. Further salvage and clearance work was done in 1968 to make the harbour safe for large vessels

F039 VICTOR CHARLES ADCOCK. Petty Officer. D/JX135327 Royal Navy on HMS Cleopatra (33). Born 8 July 1915 at Amesbury, Wiltshire to Charles Henry and Emma Elizabeth Adcock, husband of Mary Joan Adcock, nee Macey of Hope Cove, Devon. Died 16th July 1943 aged 28 years on board his ship. The ship was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Dandolo and was badly damaged. Temporary repairs were made at Malta which lasted until October 1943.

F039 ROBERT STEPHEN JOCELYN. Able Seaman, C/JX 151214 Royal Navy on HMS Cleopatra (33). Born 5 July 1916 at Chestnut, Hampshire to Arthur and Gertrude Mary Jocelyn, nee Linger of Epping, Essex. Died 16th July 1943 aged 27 on board his ship. The ship was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Dandolo and was badly damaged. Temporary repairs were made at Malta which lasted until October 1943.

F039 EDWARD JAMES HOWARD. Acting Leading Stoker C.KX131915 Royal Navy on HMS Cleopatra (33). Born 2 November 1911 at Gravesend, Kent to James Edward and Jessie Howard nee Penney. In 1911 aged three months he was residing with his mother at 2 William Street, Gravesend, Kent. His father for this period was crew on Tug Falcon, occupation fireman. Died 17th July 1943 aged 31 years on board his ship from injuries received in action. The ship was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Dandolo and was badly damaged. Temporary repairs were made at Malta which lasted until October 1943.

All at rest in Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta Plot F Grave 39
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