Service Details
Name:
 KNIGHT
Given Name:
 NORMAN WEST
Initials:
 N W
Service No:
 D/MX 74548
Rank:
 Petty Officer Writer
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Regiment:
 Royal Navy
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Unit:
 H.M.S. Abdiel
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Date of Death:
 1943-09-10
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Age:
 30
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, left from Bizerta in Tunisia to invade Italy, the first objective was the important port of Taranto. HMS Abdiel, a fast mine-laying cruiser arrived off Taranto late evening on 9th September 1943. Just before midnight there was a flash and explosion, followed by sparks shooting out of the funnel. After the explosion, the ship broke in half, and the stern end disappeared. The ship sank in four minutes.
Additional
Information:
Son of Fred Lewis and Hilda Knight; husband of Sheila Kathleen Knight, of Bulawayo, Rhodesia. Born Johannesburg. A clerk.
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 83, Column 1.

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