Sylvester White

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HMS BOADICEA <p></p> <p>A DESTROYER</p> <p>TORPEDOED AND SUNK 13TH JUNE 1944</p> <p></p> <p>HMS BOADICEA was a "Beagle" Class Destroyer authorised in the 1928</p> <p>Programme. Built and engined by Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd., Hebbum on</p> <p>Tyne, she was laid down on llth July 1929 launched on 23rd September 1930</p> <p>and completed on 7th April 1931.</p> <p></p> <p>At the outbreak of war HMS BOADICEA was attached to the 19th Destroyer</p> <p>Flotilla based at Dover, her duties being to cover the movement of troopships</p> <p>to France and cover minelayers carrying out lays. At the end of October she</p> <p>became part of the East Coast Defence based on Harwich.</p> <p></p> <p>In May 1940 she was taken in hand for a refit at Chatham and when operational</p> <p>again went to Le Havre in June to evacuate the 51st Highland Division. Whilst</p> <p>off Le Havre the BOADICEA received three direct hits by aircraft bombs and</p> <p>was disabled. She was towed into Portsmouth for repairs. When she left</p> <p>Portsmouth she joined the Home Fleet and joined the search for German cruisers</p> <p>SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU in the Atlantic. She then went to Greenock</p> <p>where she escorted convoys to the mid-Atlantic dispersal line and picked up an</p> <p>incoming convoy at a rendezvous to escort it to the UK.</p> <p></p> <p>In April 1942 she left Greenock for Iceland where she joined the escort for</p> <p>Convoy PQ15. Three of the merchant ships were sunk on 3 May, but these</p> <p>were the only losses sustained in spite of many air attacks. The convoy arrived</p> <p>at Kola on 5th May 1942. HMS BOADICEA sailed as one of the escorts for</p> <p>the returning convoy QP12 which arrived intact at Reykjavik.</p> <p></p> <p>HMS BOADICEA then returned to Greenock and joined the Special Escort</p> <p>Division, escorting troopships to and from the UK. After escorting DOMINION</p> <p>MONARCH from Halifax to Liverpool at the beginning of August 1942,</p> <p>BOADICEA went to the Clyde for a refit. After refit she went as escort for</p> <p>convoy KX2, a preparatory convoy for Operation Torch' - the North Africa</p> <p>landings. She took over screening duties with Force H and while on A/S patrol</p> <p>off Oran while the landings were taking place, was hit in the shell room by a</p> <p>shell from a French destroyer, however she was able to continue with her duties.</p> <p>On 11th November BOADICEA was in company with troopship VICEROY OF INDIA when the latter was torpedoed and sunk. The BOADICEA rescued 425</p> <p>survivors and carried them into Gibraltar.</p> <p></p> <p>From the 12th November her duties involved escorting various convoys, mostly</p> <p>to and from North Russia, In March 1943 she reported damage due to ice and</p> <p>returned to the Clyde for repairs. On becoming operational again, BOADICEA</p> <p>was transferred to the West Africa Command based on Freetown. She remained</p> <p>there escorting convoys to and from Freetown, Takaradi, Lagos and Cape Town.</p> <p>At the end of September she returned to UK and was taken in for a long refit</p> <p>until the end of January 1944.</p> <p></p> <p>BOADICEA resumed further escort duties to North Russia and back until May</p> <p>1944 when she moved to Plymouth in readiness for operation "Neptune" - the</p> <p>Normandy landings. On 6th June she escorted one of the assault convoys over</p> <p>to the landing area and continued to escort follow-up convoys across the</p> <p>Channel during the following week. On 13th June, while escorting a convoy off</p> <p>Portland Bill, HMS BOADICEA came under attack from a torpedo-carrying</p> <p>Ju88 and was hit by two torpedoes, sinking in only three minutes with only 12</p> <p>survivors being rescued.</p> <p></p> <p>Baffle Honoms:</p> <p></p> <p>Atlantic 1941-43</p> <p>Arctic 1942-44</p> <p>North Africa 1942</p> <p>Normandy 1944</p> <p></p> <p>-oooOOOooo-</p> <p>Sylvester died when his ship the HMS Bodica was torpedoed on the 13 June 1944 off the coast of Portland South of Weymouth Dorset England in the English Channel. He was acting-Chief Petty Officer atthe time.</p> <p>He married Helen Scheen and they had 3 children</p> <p>HMS BOADICEA</p> <p></p> <p>A DESTROYER</p> <p>TORPEDOED AND SUNK 13TH JUNE 1944</p> <p></p> <p>HMS BOADICEA was a "Beagle" Class Destroyer authorised in the 1928</p> <p>Programme. Built and engined by Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd., Hebbum on</p> <p>Tyne, she was laid down on llth July 1929 launched on 23rd September 1930</p> <p>and completed on 7th April 1931.</p> <p></p> <p>At the outbreak of war HMS BOADICEA was attached to the 19th Destroyer</p> <p>Flotilla based at Dover, her duties being to cover the movement of troopships</p> <p>to France and cover minelayers carrying out lays. At the end of October she</p> <p>became part of the East Coast Defence based on Harwich.</p> <p></p> <p>In May 1940 she was taken in hand for a refit at Chatham and when operational</p> <p>again went to Le Havre in June to evacuate the 51st Highland Division. Whilst</p> <p>off Le Havre the BOADICEA received three direct hits by aircraft bombs and</p> <p>was disabled. She was towed into Portsmouth for repairs. When she left</p> <p>Portsmouth she joined the Home Fleet and joined the search for German cruisers</p> <p>SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU in the Atlantic. She then went to Greenock</p> <p>where she escorted convoys to the mid-Atlantic dispersal line and picked up an</p> <p>incoming convoy at a rendezvous to escort it to the UK.</p> <p></p> <p>In April 1942 she left Greenock for Iceland where she joined the escort for</p> <p>Convoy PQ15. Three of the merchant ships were sunk on 3 May, but these</p> <p>were the only losses sustained in spite of many air attacks. The convoy arrived</p> <p>at Kola on 5th May 1942. HMS BOADICEA sailed as one of the escorts for</p> <p>the returning convoy QP12 which arrived intact at Reykjavik.</p> <p></p> <p>HMS BOADICEA then returned to Greenock and joined the Special Escort</p> <p>Division, escorting troopships to and from the UK. After escorting DOMINION</p> <p>MONARCH from Halifax to Liverpool at the beginning of August 1942,</p> <p>BOADICEA went to the Clyde for a refit. After refit she went as escort for</p> <p>convoy KX2, a preparatory convoy for Operation Torch' - the North Africa</p> <p>landings. She took over screening duties with Force H and while on A/S patrol</p> <p>off Oran while the landings were taking place, was hit in the shell room by a</p> <p>shell from a French destroyer, however she was able to continue with her duties.</p> <p>On 11th November BOADICEA was in company with troopship VICEROY OF INDIA when the latter was torpedoed and sunk. The BOADICEA rescued 425</p> <p>survivors and carried them into Gibraltar.</p> <p></p> <p>From the 12th November her duties involved escorting various convoys, mostly</p> <p>to and from North Russia, In March 1943 she reported damage due to ice and</p> <p>returned to the Clyde for repairs. On becoming operational again, BOADICEA</p> <p>was transferred to the West Africa Command based on Freetown. She remained</p> <p>there escorting convoys to and from Freetown, Takaradi, Lagos and Cape Town.</p> <p>At the end of September she returned to UK and was taken in for a long refit</p> <p>until the end of January 1944.</p> <p></p> <p>BOADICEA resumed further escort duties to North Russia and back until May</p> <p>1944 when she moved to Plymouth in readiness for operation "Neptune" - the</p> <p>Normandy landings. On 6th June she escorted one of the assault convoys over</p> <p>to the landing area and continued to escort follow-up convoys across the</p> <p>Channel during the following week. On 13th June, while escorting a convoy off</p> <p>Portland Bill, HMS BOADICEA came under attack from a torpedo-carrying</p> <p>Ju88 and was hit by two torpedoes, sinking in only three minutes with only 12</p> <p>survivors being rescued.</p> <p></p> <p>Baffle Honoms:</p> <p></p> <p>Atlantic 1941-43</p> <p>Arctic 1942-44</p> <p>North Africa 1942</p> <p>Normandy 1944</p> <p></p> <p>-oooOOOooo-</p> <p>Sylvester died when his ship the HMS Bodica was torpedoed on the 13 June 1944 off the coast of Portland South of Weymouth Dorset England in the English Channel. He was acting-Chief Petty Officer atthe time.</p> <p>He married Helen Scheen and they had 3 children</p> <p></p> <p>Sylvester White 2</p> <p>http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=d6a18417-bdbe-4583-abe1-1...</p> <p></p> <p>Sylvester & Helen</p> <p>http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=5b467df7-2562-410b-8b77-6...</p> <p></p> <p>Sylvester White 1</p> <p>http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=1b73e876-e700-415e-9a40-c...</p> <p></p> <p>Sylvester White 3</p> <p>http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=de33c01a-d1e4-4a1f-8e36-e...</p> <p></p> <p>sylvia & Brian</p> <p>http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=0f6b698b-0d6c-4495-a08a-e...</p> <p>HMS BOADICEA</p> <p></p> <p>A DESTROYER</p> <p>TORPEDOED AND SUNK 13TH JUNE 1944</p> <p></p> <p>HMS BOADICEA was a "Beagle" Class Destroyer authorised in the 1928</p> <p>Programme. Built and engined by Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd., Hebbum on</p> <p>Tyne, she was laid down on llth July 1929 launched on 23rd September1930</p> <p>and completed on 7th April 1931.</p> <p></p> <p>At the outbreak of war HMS BOADICEA was attached to the 19th Destroyer</p> <p>Flotilla based at Dover, her duties being to cover the movement oftroopships</p> <p>to France and cover minelayers carrying out lays. At the end ofOctober she</p> <p>became part of the East Coast Defence based on Harwich.</p> <p></p> <p>In May 1940 she was taken in hand for a refit at Chatham and whenoperational</p> <p>again went to Le Havre in June to evacuate the 51st Highland Division.Whilst</p> <p>off Le Havre the BOADICEA received three direct hits by aircraft bombsand</p> <p>was disabled. She was towed into Portsmouth for repairs. When she left</p> <p>Portsmouth she joined the Home Fleet and joined the search for Germancruisers</p> <p>SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU in the Atlantic. She then went to Greenock</p> <p>where she escorted convoys to the mid-Atlantic dispersal line andpicked up an</p> <p>incoming convoy at a rendezvous to escort it to the UK.</p> <p></p> <p>In April 1942 she left Greenock for Iceland where she joined theescort for</p> <p>Convoy PQ15. Three of the merchant ships were sunk on 3 May, but these</p> <p>were the only losses sustained in spite of many air attacks. Theconvoy arrived</p> <p>at Kola on 5th May 1942. HMS BOADICEA sailed as one of the escorts for</p> <p>the returning convoy QP12 which arrived intact at Reykjavik.</p> <p></p> <p>HMS BOADICEA then returned to Greenock and joined the Special Escort</p> <p>Division, escorting troopships to and from the UK. After escortingDOMINION</p> <p>MONARCH from Halifax to Liverpool at the beginning of August 1942,</p> <p>BOADICEA went to the Clyde for a refit. After refit she went as escortfor</p> <p>convoy KX2, a preparatory convoy for Operation Torch' - the NorthAfrica</p> <p>landings. She took over screening duties with Force H and while on A/Spatrol</p> <p>off Oran while the landings were taking place, was hit in the shellroom by a</p> <p>shell from a French destroyer, however she was able to continue withher duties.</p> <p>On 11th November BOADICEA was in company with troopship VICEROY OFINDIA when the latter was torpedoed and sunk. The BOADICEA rescued 425</p> <p>survivors and carried them into Gibraltar.</p> <p></p> <p>From the 12th November her duties involved escorting various convoys,mostly</p> <p>to and from North Russia, In March 1943 she reported damage due to iceand</p> <p>returned to the Clyde for repairs. On becoming operational again,BOADICEA</p> <p>was transferred to the West Africa Command based on Freetown. Sheremained</p> <p>there escorting convoys to and from Freetown, Takaradi, Lagos and CapeTown.</p> <p>At the end of September she returned to UK and was taken in for a longrefit</p> <p>until the end of January 1944.</p> <p></p> <p>BOADICEA resumed further escort duties to North Russia and back untilMay</p> <p>1944 when she moved to Plymouth in readiness for operation "Neptune" -the</p> <p>Normandy landings. On 6th June she escorted one of the assault convoysover</p> <p>to the landing area and continued to escort follow-up convoys acrossthe</p> <p>Channel during the following week. On 13th June, while escorting aconvoy off</p> <p>Portland Bill, HMS BOADICEA came under attack from a torpedo-carrying</p> <p>Ju88 and was hit by two torpedoes, sinking in only three minutes withonly 12</p> <p>survivors being rescued.</p> <p></p> <p>Baffle Honoms:</p> <p></p> <p>Atlantic 1941-43</p> <p>Arctic 1942-44</p> <p>North Africa 1942</p> <p>Normandy 1944</p> <p></p> <p>-oooOOOooo-</p> <p>Sylvester died when his ship the HMS Bodica was torpedoed on the 13June 1944 off the coast of Portland South of Weymouth Dorset Englandin the English Channel. He was acting-Chief Petty Officer at the time.</p> <p>He married Helen Scheen and they had 3 children</p> <p>HMS BOADICEA</p> <p></p> <p>A DESTROYER</p> <p>TORPEDOED AND SUNK 13TH JUNE 1944</p> <p></p> <p>HMS BOADICEA was a "Beagle" Class Destroyer authorised in the 1928</p> <p>Programme. Built and engined by Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd., Hebbum on</p> <p>Tyne, she was laid down on llth July 1929 launched on 23rd September1930</p> <p>and completed on 7th April 1931.</p> <p></p> <p>At the outbreak of war HMS BOADICEA was attached to the 19th Destroyer</p> <p>Flotilla based at Dover, her duties being to cover the movement oftroopships</p> <p>to France and cover minelayers carrying out lays. At the end ofOctober she</p> <p>became part of the East Coast Defence based on Harwich.</p> <p></p> <p>In May 1940 she was taken in hand for a refit at Chatham and whenoperational</p> <p>again went to Le Havre in June to evacuate the 51st Highland Division.Whilst</p> <p>off Le Havre the BOADICEA received three direct hits by aircraft bombsand</p> <p>was disabled. She was towed into Portsmouth for repairs. When she left</p> <p>Portsmouth she joined the Home Fleet and joined the search for Germancruisers</p> <p>SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU in the Atlantic. She then went to Greenock</p> <p>where she escorted convoys to the mid-Atlantic dispersal line andpicked up an</p> <p>incoming convoy at a rendezvous to escort it to the UK.</p> <p></p> <p>In April 1942 she left Greenock for Iceland where she joined theescort for</p> <p>Convoy PQ15. Three of the merchant ships were sunk on 3 May, but these</p> <p>were the only losses sustained in spite of many air attacks. Theconvoy arrived</p> <p>at Kola on 5th May 1942. HMS BOADICEA sailed as one of the escorts for</p> <p>the returning convoy QP12 which arrived intact at Reykjavik.</p> <p></p> <p>HMS BOADICEA then returned to Greenock and joined the Special Escort</p> <p>Division, escorting troopships to and from the UK. After escortingDOMINION</p> <p>MONARCH from Halifax to Liverpool at the beginning of August 1942,</p> <p>BOADICEA went to the Clyde for a refit. After refit she went as escortfor</p> <p>convoy KX2, a preparatory convoy for Operation Torch' - the NorthAfrica</p> <p>landings. She took over screening duties with Force H and while on A/Spatrol</p> <p>off Oran while the landings were taking place, was hit in the shellroom by a</p> <p>shell from a French destroyer, however she was able to continue withher duties.</p> <p>On 11th November BOADICEA was in company with troopship VICEROY OFINDIA when the latter was torpedoed and sunk. The BOADICEA rescued 425</p> <p>survivors and carried them into Gibraltar.</p> <p></p> <p>From the 12th November her duties involved escorting various convoys,mostly</p> <p>to and from North Russia, In March 1943 she reported damage due to iceand</p> <p>returned to the Clyde for repairs. On becoming operational again,BOADICEA</p> <p>was transferred to the West Africa Command based on Freetown. Sheremained</p> <p>there escorting convoys to and from Freetown, Takaradi, Lagos and CapeTown.</p> <p>At the end of September she returned to UK and was taken in for a longrefit</p> <p>until the end of January 1944.</p> <p></p> <p>BOADICEA resumed further escort duties to North Russia and back untilMay</p> <p>1944 when she moved to Plymouth in readiness for operation "Neptune" -the</p> <p>Normandy landings. On 6th June she escorted one of the assault convoysover</p> <p>to the landing area and continued to escort follow-up convoys acrossthe</p> <p>Channel during the following week. On 13th June, while escorting aconvoy off</p> <p>Portland Bill, HMS BOADICEA came under attack from a torpedo-carrying</p> <p>Ju88 and was hit by two torpedoes, sinking in only three minutes withonly 12</p> <p>survivors being rescued.</p> <p></p> <p>Baffle Honoms:</p> <p></p> <p>Atlantic 1941-43</p> <p>Arctic 1942-44</p> <p>North Africa 1942</p> <p>Normandy 1944</p> <p></p> <p>-oooOOOooo-</p> <p>Sylvester died when his ship the HMS Bodica was torpedoed on the 13June 1944 off the coast of Portland South of Weymouth Dorset Englandin the English Channel. He was acting-Chief Petty Officer at the time.</p> <p>He married Helen Scheen and they had 3 children</p> <p></p> <p>Sylvester White 2</p> <p>http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=d6a18417-bdbe-4583-abe1-1...</p> <p></p> <p>Sylvester & Helen</p> <p>http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=5b467df7-2562-410b-8b77-6...</p> <p></p> <p>Sylvester White 1</p> <p>http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=1b73e876-e700-415e-9a40-c...</p> <p></p> <p>Sylvester White 3</p> <p>http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=de33c01a-d1e4-4a1f-8e36-e...</p> <p></p> <p>sylvia & Brian</p> <p>http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=0f6b698b-0d6c-4495-a08a-e...</p>