| WILLIAM MINCHIN PEARCE 1900 ~ 1941 |
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| Father ~ James Pearce 1868~1956 Mother ~ Annie Lucy Baker Born ~ 1900 Surrey England Died ~ 25 November 1941 Aboard HMS Barham Age 41yrs ~ He has no grave but the sea Husband of Mabel Annie Pearce of Walsall Staffordshire England Rank ~ RN Leading Signalman Service No ~ P/J 54653 Grave / Memorial Ref ~ Panel 52 - Column 1 - Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
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| For more information on HMS Barham follow the links below |
| HMS Barham Association Website Includes Photo's ~ Survivors Accounts and information on how HMS Barham was sunk |
| HMS Barham was hit by 3 Torpedoes fired by a German U Boat, on 25 November 1941 in the Mediterranean. Of her 1260 man crew ~ 862 lost their lives when she sank |
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| The sinking of HMS Barham and more By Mike Lynd. Lots of Photos & News Clippings |
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| They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
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| Maritime Graphic By Leaves of Time |
| Boarders & Buttons By Shaznki |