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Also of Dennis, their second son (lost at sea) presumed killed Aug 21st 1944 aged 20
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Ledbury Cemetery
Herefordshire
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Dennis John
Habbitts
25th June 1924
Hereford, Herefordshire
21st August 1944
Dennis was killed in action when HMS Kite was hit by torpedoes from a German U-boat in the Barents Sea - she had slowed to untangle anti-torpedo devices astern. The crew which made it into the water died quickly due to the freezing Artic water
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Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon
Second World War
Able Seaman
HMS Kite Royal Navy
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