Name: |
SANDES |
Given Name: |
DENIS LINDSAY |
Initials: |
D L |
Rank: |
Surgeon LieutenantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
Unit: |
H.M.S. WarwickOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-02-20Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
28 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, at 11.37 hours on 20 Feb 1944, HMS Warwick (D 25) (Cdr D.A. Rayner, DSC, RNVR) was hit aft by one of two torpedoes from U-413 about 15 miles from Trevose Head, Cornwall. The stern broke off abaft of the engine room and the ship stayed afloat for about 4 minutes until the bulkhead collapsed and caused her to sink. Three officers and 64 ratings were killed. The destroyer had been on submarine hunt together with HMS Saladin (H 54) (T/A/LtCdr P.G.C. King, RNVR) and HMS Scimitar (H 21) (Lt P. Archer-Shee, RNVR) in the Bristol Channel |
Additional
Information: |
Son of Thomas Lindsay Sandes and Evylin-Bell Sandes, of Claremont, Cape Province, South Africa. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. M.A. (Cantab), M.B., B.Ch. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2022-04-05
