KINGS Raymond Harry

  • First Name(s):
    Raymond 
    Harry 
  • Surname:
    KINGS
  • Service Number:
    DJX369342
  • Rank:

    Able Seaman

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Navy
  • Ship:
    HMS Blackwood
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    15th June 1944
  • Age At Death:
    27
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England, Panel 86, Column 3.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Harry and Dorothy Nellie Kings, of Redditch, Worcestershire

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KINGS Raymond Harry Is Named On These Memorials

Redditch St George’s Church WW2 Memorial
Redditch War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Redditch St George’s Church WW2 Memorial as Raymond King

Further Information About KINGS Raymond Harry

Surname spelt Kings on Commonwealth War Graves Commission database.

On 15th June 1944 HMS Blackwood was on patrol in the English Channel protecting ships taking part in the Normandy landings. She was hit by a torpedo fired from U-764 which damaged the ship and led to the loss of 58 crew from her complement of 156. The ship foundered the next day whilst under tow and sank off Portland Bill, Dorset.

Raymond Kings has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Plymouth Naval Memorial.

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