Name: |
DAVISON |
Given Name: |
DEANE FRANCIS |
Initials: |
D F |
Rank: |
Able SeamanOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Merchant Navy |
Unit: |
S.S. Maid of Kent (London)Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1940-05-21Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1919-04-24 |
Age: |
21 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in the bombing of the Maid of Kent at Dieppe. SS Maid of Kent made her way to Folkestone as soon the United Kingdom declared war on Germany. She was taken over by the Royal Navy and designated as a hospital ship and made her way from Newhaven to Dieppe. Throughout May 1940 she made several trips to and back carrying hundreds of wounded. On 18 May, a bomb dropped nearby HMHS Maid of Kent but she was unable to relocate, three days later on 21 May, a bomb from the Luftwaffe air raid hit her engine room which caused a fire aboard the ship. She sank that day but was later raised by the Germans and moved into deeper water. |
Additional
Information: |
Son of John Deane Davison and Alma (nee Francis) Davison. Born Johannesburg. Educated Parktown High School, Johannesburg; General Botha Cadet Draft 1934-56 (Junior Cadet Captain) (KGM). After completing his course in General Botha, Deane Francis Davison joined the British India Line and served in the Merchant Navy during the war. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2023-06-19
