Ronald Pocock
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal Navy
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Stoker 2nd Class
Parents: Charles Daniel and Jessie Pocock
Home address: 60 Downend Road Kingswood
Date of birth: 15/11/1922
Date of death: 10/12/1941
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial and Kingswood Memorial
Age: 19
Further information:
HMS Repulse. Royal Navy.
Ronald was the 2nd eldest of 5 children and the son of an engineering worker.
The HMS Repulse was a Renown-class 15in gun Battlecruiser. Together with HMS Prince of Wales and four destroyers it formed Force Z which set out from Singapore on the evening of 8th December to intercept a reported Japanese invasion force. While returning to Singapore, Repulse and Prince of Wales were attacked by Japanese high-level bombers and torpedo planes. After receiving heavy underwater damage, the Repulse sank rapidly - Ronald was one of 436 individuals who perished.
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/