WALTER GRAHAM ANDREWS

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John Anzevino:

One of our own was killed aboard the Prince of Wales, fortunately this photo was recently found in a loft and reunited with the family.

LEADING SIGNALMAN
WALTER GRAHAM ANDREWS
Service Number: D/JX 147668

Royal Navy.

H.M.S. Prince of Wales.

Died 24 May 1941.

Age 20 years old.

Buried or commemorated at
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

Panel 50, Column.

Son of Walter John and Winifred Blanche Andrews, of Barry, Glamorgan.

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JUST A THOUGHT:

TIME OF YEAR.

Getting ready for Christmas at sea..
Antonio otto Fischer 1926.

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National Memorial Arboretum

In 1941, HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales were sunk by Japanese aircraft off Kuantan on the Malayan Coast. Over 840 sailors were lost, representing one of the largest and most tragic losses suffered by the Royal Navy in a single action.

Most of those rescued were returned to Singapore, which fell to Japanese forces two days later and tragically many who survived the sea battle died in Prisoner of War camps over the next four years.

The HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse Memorial at the Arboretum is dedicated to the memory of all those who served on those ships.