PAYNE Percy Leonard

  • First Name(s):
    Percy 
    Leonard 
  • Surname:
    PAYNE
  • Service Number:
    PK59414
  • Rank:

    Petty Officer Stoker

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Navy
  • Ship:
    HMS Exmouth
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    21st January 1940
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England, Panel 41, Column 2.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Alfred and Eliza Jane Payne; husband of Hannah Eliza Payne, of Tipton, Staffordshire

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PAYNE Percy Leonard Is Named On These Memorials

Dudley Post Office Trinity Road Sorting Office WW2 Memorial
Netherton St Andrew’s Church Roll of Honour
Netherton St Andrew’s Church WW2

Further Information About PAYNE Percy Leonard

HMS Exmouth was hit by torpedo fire from U22 whilst on convoy defence duties in the Moray Firth, off Wick, Caithness.  It is believed that HMS Exmouth’s magazine exploded when hit by a torpedo.  She sank rapidly with the loss of all 189 crew, there were no survivors.

A memorial book to the fallen of WW2 can be found in St Andrew’s Church, Netherton. Information on P.L. Payne states that he was killed in action whilst serving with the Royal Navy on HMS Exmouth. Home Address: Cradley Rd.

Percy Payne has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

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