Leicestershire War Memorials

Air Mechanic 1st Class John Kenneth 'Ken' Brompton, FAA/FX 90784

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Unit - Royal Navy - Hms Glorious
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Date of Birth -
Died - 08/06/1940
Age - 20

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Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Photograph of John Kenneth 'Ken' Brompton submitted by S. Brompton in 2018
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During the Norwegian Campaign the Aircraft Carrier HMS Glorious was almost fully employed in transporting RAF aircraft to Norway. During the withdrawl from Norway, HMS Glorious (Capt. Guy D'Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and her escorting destroyers HMS Acasta and HMS Ardent were caught by the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau with a full deck of Hurricanes and Gladiators, and unable to launch her aircraft she was sunk with great loss of life in position 68º30'N, 03º50'E. There were only 43 survivors. (Uboat.net)
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Submitted by J. Parrott 2018

Leicestershire Project Findings

Conflict - World War II
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