Trafford

Attended Altrincham Grammar School.    An actor, he appeared in repertory
theatre in many northern towns, including Manchester, Leeds, York, etc.  
He met his wife Miss Wynne Clark, an actress at the Manchester Repertory
Theatre - they married in August 1939.

Joined RN in June 1941. 

H.M.S. Prince of Wales attacked and sunk between 11.44hrs & 13.20hrs on the
10/12/41 east of Malaya, in position 03.34N 104.26E by the Japanese Naval
Air Force torpedo aircraft.   Together with the Repulse and 4 destroyers
(Force Z) sailed from Singapore to intercept Japanese troop reinforcements
and bombard enemy landings.   Some 80 Japanese bombers and torpedo aircraft
attacked - there was no allied air cover.    It was sunk together with the
battlecruiser Repulse and of the joint complement of nearly 3,000 personnel
2,081 were rescued by the destroyers.    H.M.S. Prince of Wales was one of
5 'King George V' class battleships.   They had a displacement of 36,700
tons and a complement of 1,560 personnel.