John Herbert Weaver
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Royal Navy
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Boy 1st Class D/JX 166625
Parents: Herbert William and Bernice Annie Weaver
Marital status: Single
Home address: 34 St Bedes Road, Hopewell Hill, Kingswood
Date of birth: 16/01/1924
Place of birth: Saltash, Cornwall
Date of death: 10/12/1941
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea. Commemorated at Plymouth Naval Memorial. Not commemorated on a local memorial.
Age: 17
Further information:
John was born in Saltash, Cornwall, the son of a postman and the eldest of two brothers. In 1939 the family were living in Kingswood.
John died when the HMS Prince of Wales was lost, attempting to intercept Japanese troop convoys off the coast of Malaya. The vessel's final battle took place three days after the attack on Pearl Harbour when she was sunk alongside the battlecruiser HMS Repulse by Japanese bombers. 329 souls, including John, lost their lives. The HMS Prince of Wales and the Repulse became the first ever leading primary ships to be sunk solely by air power on the open sea.
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.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/