Chief Stoker D/K 63778 Henry Dawson

BMD details:
Marriage not found

Family details:
Son of Lawrence and Elizabeth Dawson; husband of Doris May Dawson, of Haydock.

Census details:
1911 Census - Not found. 1939 Register - Not found.

[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/HMS_Cavendish_zpsf3ab9311.jpg[/pic][caption]H.M.S. Cavendish[/caption] HMS Cavendish was a Ca-Class Fleet Destroyer ordered under the War Emergency Programme in February 1942 for build by John Brown at Clydebank. Originally to be named SYBIL, this was changed before launch on 12th April 1944 and she was completed on 12th December 1944. Following a successful WARSHIP WEEK in March 1942 the ship was adopted by Kendal, then in the county of Westmorland, now in Cumbria. During January 1945 she Worked-up with ships of Home Fleet; Joined Force 3 with HM Cruiser DIDO, HM Escort Carriers PREMIER and TRUMPETER, HM Destroyers OPPORTUNE, ZEST and ZODIAC for aircraft minelay in Karm Sund, Norway (Operation GRATIS). It is likey that Henry Dawson lost his life during this period. [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Henry_Dawson.jpg[/pic] [caption] The headstone of Chief Stoker Henry Dawson at Haydock St Marks Churchyard. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]