Service Details
Name:
 KENNELLY
Given Name:
 DENNIS CHARLES
Initials:
 D C
Service No:
 D/JX 283595
Rank:
 Ordinary Seaman
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Regiment:
 Royal Navy
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Unit:
 H.M.S. Hermes
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Date of Death:
 1942-04-09
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Date of Birth:
 1923-10-01
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Attacked by carrier-borne aircraft from a Japanese force of three battleships and five carriers which had entered the Bay of Bengal a week before. Around seventy bombers were sent to dispatch the Hermes which sank within ten minutes.
Additional
Information:
He was born on October 1st, 1923, and entered Gaul House in January, 1936, leaving in December 1939. He played rugger and cricket for the School 2nd Teams, and was keen on boxing. On Plumtree School Roll of Honour
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Devon
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Cemetery:
 PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 67, Column 2.

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