Stoker 2nd Class D/KX 179142 Arthur BLACK.
Royal Navy H.M.S. Lapwing (U62).
20 Mar 1945.
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Panel 94, Column 3.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Black, of Stockport, Cheshire.
Gunner John Arthur GOODGER
Royal Navy H.M.S. Lapwing (U62).
20 Mar 1945 aged 30.
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Panel 93, Column 3.
Son of Frederick William and Clara Goodger.
Husband of Ethel Ruth Goodger, of Tivington Heights, Somerset.
In the afternoon of 20 Mar 1945, Type VIIC U-968 (Oberleutnant Otto Westphalen) attacked Arctic convoy JW-65 north of Murmansk. H.M.S. Lapwing (Commander J.A. Binnie) was hit amidships by a T5 homing torpedo at 13:25 and broke in two, with the stern section remaining afloat for about 20 minutes. There were 158 killed and with 61 survivors who were rescued by H.M.S. Savage.
H.M.S.Lapwing (Photo from Imperial War Museum, FL-9971)
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