LLOYD Cyril James

  • First Name(s):
    Cyril 
    James 
  • Surname:
    LLOYD
  • Service Number:
    CKX83370
  • Rank:

    Petty Officer Stoker

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Navy
  • Ship:
    HMS Kandahar
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    20th December 1941
  • Age At Death:
    26
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England, Panel 46, Column 3.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Thomas W. and Lucy Lloyd, of West Malvern, Worcestershire

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Further Information About LLOYD Cyril James

On the night of 19th/20th December 1941 HMS Kandahar along with HMS Neptune ran into an uncharted minefield off the coast of Tripoli. Sustaining severe damage HMS Kandahar drifted clear of the minefield and at 04.00 HMS Jaguar arrived from Malta to evacuate the 173 survivors onboard the stricken ship. At dawn HMS Kandahar was scuttled by a torpedo from HMS Jaguar. Seventy three of Kandahar’s crew died.

Commemorated on the Neptune and Kandahar Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas.

Cyril Lloyd has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Chatham Naval Memorial

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