Service Details
Name:
 LEACH
Given Name:
 PETER ARTHUR DRUMMOND HAY
Initials:
 P A D H
Service No:
 69225
Rank:
 Stoker 2nd Class
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Regiment:
 South African Naval Forces
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Unit:
 H.M.S. Hollyhock
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Date of Death:
 1942-04-09
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Date of Birth:
 1920-09-29
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Attacked by carrier-borne aircraft from a Japanese force of three battleships and five carriers which had entered the Bay of Bengal a week before. The fatal bomb hit near the funnel, probably exploding in her magazine, as she immediately blew up.
Additional
Information:
Son of Harold and Louisa M. A. D. H. Leach. He was born on September 29th, 1920, and entered Lloyd House in May 1936, leaving school in December 1937. At the outbreak of war he joined the Royal Navy. On Plumtree Roll of Honour
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Devon
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Cemetery:
 PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 74, Column 2.

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