HMLCT 2002 November 1944

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  1. VicInIbstock

    VicInIbstock Member

    It doesn't take much to confuse me but this one has me scratching my head on a number of fronts.
    I'm trying to add some details around the death of Stoker 1st Class Arthur Povey (P/KX165270) on the 30th November 1944. The CWGC site lists him on HMLCT 2002.

    I know enough that LCT was a Landing Craft for Tanks.
    I have found a list of HMLCT lost at sea but can't find a mention of 2002.
    I can find a reference to HMMG 2002 but that went down in 1945.
    I appreciate his death could have been a result of prior wounds but were there still amphibious landings around Bolougne in November 1944?

    Arthur isn't the only Stoker as a casualty in the area but the other went down with the Hood which I understand would need many stokers but a landing craft?
    Or was it just one of the many ranks in the RN?

    Any assistance to clear my confusion would be very much appreciated.
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  2. Hugh MacLean

    Hugh MacLean Senior Member

    ADM 104/135 lists him as died on LCT2002 - see image below. He died at Boulogne but the craft was not lost.
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    Regards
    Hugh
     
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  3. VicInIbstock

    VicInIbstock Member

    Thanks.
    Wow, that's a hell of a way to go but then his 20th birthday was the day before..
     
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