The story
Name: E N VOAKES
Rank: Air Mechanic 1st Class
Official number: FX 75746
Role: -
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: -
Ship/station: H.M.S. Gloucester
Date of death: 1941-05-22
Aircraft: - -
Place of death: At sea, off Crete
Circumstances: M.P.K.
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 2, Panel 5
Family details: Son of Nehemiah and Emma Elizebeth Voakes of Lewes, Sussex. Native of Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Rank: Air Mechanic 1st Class
Official number: FX 75746
Role: -
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: -
Ship/station: H.M.S. Gloucester
Date of death: 1941-05-22
Aircraft: - -
Place of death: At sea, off Crete
Circumstances: M.P.K.
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 2, Panel 5
Family details: Son of Nehemiah and Emma Elizebeth Voakes of Lewes, Sussex. Native of Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.