Stoker Petty Officer Ivor Donald Bengough - HMS Trooper - Aberbargoed, Caerphilly, Wales. - Maritime Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

Stoker Petty Officer Ivor Donald Bengough - Lost with all hands aboard HMS Trooper 17th October 1943. A brass plaque stands beside a white, cast plaster, classical relief. (I assume they are connected) - Located at Aberbargoed War Memorial Gates & Gardens, Commercial street, Bargoed, County Borough of Caerphilly, South Wales.

HMS Trooper;
"Lost possibly mined in the Aegean sea on or about 17th October 1943.
HMS Trooper (Lt. John Somerton Wraith, DSO, DSC, RN) sailed from Beirut on 26 September 1943 for a patrol in the Aegean Sea off the Dodecanese islands, including the Leros area. She failed to return on 17th October and was reported overdue on that day. She is presumed lost on German mines East of Leros. The exact date of her loss is not known. It must have been between 14 and 17 October." Text Source; (visit link) &
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Relevent website: [Web Link] List if there are any visiting hours: Dawn to Dusk Entrance fees (if any): Free Sponsor(s): William & Edith Bengough - Parents of Ivor Donald Bengough Parking coordinates: Not Listed Date dedicated: Not listed

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