In Memory Of
LEACH, PETER ARTHUR DRUMMOND HAY
Service Details
Age:
21
Date of Birth:
1920-09-29
Service No:
69225
Rank:
Stoker 2nd Class
Unit:
H.M.S. Hollyhock
Regiment:
South African Naval Forces
Date of Death:
1942-04-09
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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 74, Column 2.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
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
