Hi my name is Spencer Chapman.
My Grandfather was an Ordinance mechanic on the H.M.S Egret when it got hit by the 1st rocket propelled missile on 27th august 1943. His name was John William Chapman, Unfortunatly he went down with the ship along with many others.
About 4 years ago my father and i went to find out were my Grandfathers memorial was, just by chance we visited southsea. We found the memorial and began to look through the hundreds of names on the plaques. Eventually we found his name. Since that day i have been trying to find any survivors or there familys who i can get in contact with. I know there were 35 survivors inc 6 officers. please see names below.
Captain, Godfrey Brewer.
Act Commander, John Waterhouse.
Surg.Lieut. Charles Drew
Sub-Lieut. David Sisman
Sub-lieut. Thomas Botheridge
Sub-lieut. Denis Nahum
Edwin Symes
Archibald Luff
Daniel Donovan
Arthur Wiseman
Herbert Sanders
Joseph Burchfield
Thomas Willing
Edward Gilbert
Lewis Thompson
Robert Armstrong
James Allen
Glyn Evans
Colin Dunstan
Walter Lendhill
Frederick Law
Ralph Morris
James Heap
Edward Wright
Harry Bowman
Thomas Salter
Charles Wallach
Frank Thomas
George Killan
Charles Tichener
William Doubleday
William Rose
Murdock MacDonald
Mathew Teeling
Penwarden (no 1st name)
Jack Burgess
Many thanks Spencer
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