Ordinary Seaman LT/JX301704 Cyril WILLIAMS
Royal Naval Patrol Service H.M.S. Europa.
13 Jan 1942 aged 19
Cheadle And Gatley Cemetery, Sec. 16. Grave 125.
Son of Edward and Sarah Williams, of Cheadle Heath, Stockport
Cyril served with the Royal Naval Patrol Service based at H.M.S. Europa in Lowestoft. H.M.S. Europa known locally as the 'Sparrow's Nest', was the central depot/base ashore for the R.N.P.S. which manned minesweeping and anti-submarine trawlers in home waters although many were also deployed abroad.
On 13 Jan 1942 at around 16:30 a Dornier 217 of 9/KG.2 and piloted by Oberleutnant Ernst Walbaum, dropped 2 High Explosive bombs on the center of Lowestoft. 71 civilians and service personnel were killed, with another 116 injured.
Grave of Cyril WILLIAMS (photo by Chris Gleave)
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