Remembering today: Philip Graham Jeffries Surgeon Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Tynedale Died: 12/12/1943 Commemorated: Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Thomas Neville Jeffries, L.D.S., M.R.C.S., and Violet Emma Jeffries, of Moseley, Birmingham. M.A. (Cantab.), M.B., B.Ch. (Cantab.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Remembered with honour.
Remembering today: Philip Graham Jeffries Surgeon Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Tynedale Died: 12/12/1943 Commemorated: Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Thomas Neville Jeffries, L.D.S., M.R.C.S., and Violet Emma Jeffries, of Moseley, Birmingham. M.A. (Cantab.), M.B., B.Ch. (Cantab.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Remembered with honour. Details of the above loss 12 December 1943 At 07.10 hours on 12 Dec, 1943, U-593 fired a Gnat at HMS Tynedale (L 96) (LtCdr J.J.S. Yorke, DSC RN) which was escorting convoy KMS-34 and scored a hit after 14 seconds that sank the vessel northwest of Bougie, Algeria. Seven officers and 66 ratings were lost. The U-boat was then chased by several escort vessels, managed to sink HMS Holcombe (L 56) with another Gnat at 14.45 hours, but was finally sunk herself after a 32 hours chase. HMS Tynedale (L 96) of the Royal Navy - British Escort destroyer of the Hunt (Type I) class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net
