Stoker Mechanic D/KX. 136840 John Worley
Regiment: Royal Navy - H.M.S. Avondale
Theatre of War: At Sea.
Age at death: 19
Date of death: 29th of January 1943
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial
Family details:
Son of James Edward and Christina Worley, of St. Helens, Lancashire.
Census details:
1939 Register. Unfortunately John is redacted. Father James Worley born 05/06/1892 a General Labourer, mother Christina (M) Worley born 19/12/1891 an Unpaid Domestic and siblings Winifred Worley born 05/04/1915 an Unemployed Domestic, Joseph Worley born 21/04/1927 At School, William Worley born 01/03/1932 At School are living at 12 O'Keefe Road, Parr, St Helens. One of the brothers is redacted but we do not know which one at this time.
Notes:
[note=175]Two Worley Brothers who died in World War Two[/note]
[note=175]Two Worley Brothers who died in World War Two[/note]
HMS Avon Vale (L 06) - Escort destroyer of the Hunt (Type II) class.
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/HMSAvon_Vale.jpg[/pic][caption]HMS Avon Vale[/caption]
On 29 January 1943 in the Mediterranean off Bougie, some 100 miles east of Algiers HMS Avon Vale was torpedoed after being attacked by Italian torpedo bombers, she steamed into port with the whole of her fo'c'sle up to her bridge structure blown off. 31 crew had been killed or lost overboard.
