In Memory Of
KENNELLY, DENNIS CHARLES
Service Details
Age:
18
Date of Birth:
1923-10-01
Service No:
D/JX 283595
Rank:
Ordinary Seaman
Unit:
H.M.S. Hermes
Regiment:
Royal Navy
Date of Death:
1942-04-09
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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 67, Column 2.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
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
