Edward William Turner WYNN: Mills/Rushton Family History

1909 - 1942 (33 years)

Generation: 1

Edward William Turner WYNN was born in 1909 in Alverstoke; died on 15 Mar 1942.

Notes:

Died:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

In Memory of
Petty Officer Stoker EDWARD WILLIAM TURNER WYNN

P/KX 78521, H.M.S. Vortigern, Royal Navy
who died age 32
on 15 March 1942
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Turner Jarvis Wynn; husband of Florence Eileen Wynn, of Highams Park, Essex.
Remembered with honour
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

HMS Vortigern

Sunk off Cromer by E-Boat S104 during defence of Coastal Convoy with HM Corvette GUILLEMOT.
Casualty List was published on 16th May 1942.
Note : 110 of ships’ company were killed with only 14 survivors.
This was the heaviest loss of life of RN personnel in any one ship in defence of an east coast convoy.)

http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-09VW-Vortigern.htm

Edward married Doris Muriel HOMER in 1929. Doris died on 10 Jan 1941 in 9, Bournemouth Avenue, Gosport. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Silas E WYNN was born in 1930 in Fareham; died in 1931 in Portsmouth.
3. Ian WYNN was born in 1938 in Gosport; died on 10 Jan 1941 in 9, Bournemouth Avenue, Gosport.

Edward married Florence Eileen HARMER in 1942 in Abingdon. Oxfordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

2. Silas E WYNN (1.Edward¹) was born in 1930 in Fareham; died in 1931 in Portsmouth.
Notes:
Birth:
Dec Q 1930 2b 830 Fareham

Died:
Mar Q 1931 2b 767 Portsmouth

Ian WYNN

(1.Edward¹) was born in 1938 in Gosport; died on 10 Jan 1941 in 9, Bournemouth Avenue, Gosport.

Notes:

Birth:
Jun Q 1938 2b 897 Gosport

Died:
Mrs DORIS MURIEL WYNN (30), and her son IAN just 30 months old, were crushed to death by the rubble of the remains of the house, 9 Bournemouth Avenue, Elson, Gosport. They were buried on Thursday 16th January 1941, Plot 53 Space 77. A Civilian War Grave headstone commemorates both.

Mar Q 1941 2b 1701 Gosport