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1914 - 1942 (28 years)
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Name |
Vernon Alfred Dando |
Birth |
1914 |
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
1942 |
Petty Officer Cook - Royal Navy |
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Death |
31 Dec 1942 |
150 miles North of Norway in the Barents Sea |
- On 30 December 1942 the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper attacked convoy JW.51B and was held at bay by the British destroyers HMS Onslow, HMS Obedient, HMS Obdurate and HMS Orwell. When renewing her attack she was engaged by the British cruisers HMS Sheffield and HMS Jamaica and was badly damaged them. The only success of the operation was the sinking of the destroyer HMS Achates and the minesweeper HMS Bramble, the destroyers HMS Onslow, HMS Obedient, HMS Obdurate and HMS Orwell were damaged in the action.
Vernon Alfred Dando died aboard HMS Onslow and is commemorated at the Plymouth Naval Memorial (Panel 71 Column 3)
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Burial |
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
Address: Cathays Cemetery, Cathays Terrace, Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wa |
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Person ID |
I8793 |
Lasbury Family |
Last Modified |
26 Apr 2024 |
Father |
Watkin William Dando b. 26 Sep 1882, Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales, UK d. 29 Oct 1941, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK (Age 59 years) |
Mother |
Hester Summers b. 21 Dec 1887, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK d. 28 Jun 1974, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK (Age 86 years) |
Marriage |
24 Dec 1905 |
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
Address: St. John the Evangelist Church, St. Johns Crescent, Canton, Card |
Family ID |
F2402 |
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| Birth - 1914 - Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
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| Death - 31 Dec 1942 - 150 miles North of Norway in the Barents Sea |
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| Burial - Address: Cathays Cemetery, Cathays Terrace, Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wa - - Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
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