Alan Victor Reginald Hilton
Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial
Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner
Parents: Frank and Rhoda Elizabeth Hilton
Marital status: Married
Home address: Home Address: 1 The Cottrell's Worthing Sussex. Lived: East Preston, Sussex
Pre-war occupation: Golf Caddie
Date of birth: 23/03/1923
Date of death: 26/08/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated Plymouth Naval Memorial Devon and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 21
Further information:
On the day of his death, Alan was serving aboard the British Steam Merchant ‘Ashman. J. Clough’, part of convoy EBC-82, on route from Barry in Wales to Utah Beach Normandy, carrying a cargo of 1200 tons of military stores. At 08.30 hours on 26 Aug 1944, north of Cherbourg, the ship was torpedoed by U-boat U-989, broke in two and sank within 2 minutes. The master, 11 crew members and four gunners, including Alan, were lost and the 19 survivors were picked up and landed at Cherbourg.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3339.html