chrisharley9 Posted 30 June , 2008 Share Posted 30 June , 2008 I may just possibly have a non commemoration from the Dunkirk Evacuation of 1940 - he is Harold Porter of Leigh on Sea aged 18 of the cockle boat Renown First of all where do you find a DC for those who died at sea during this period as civilians Secondly did these temporary sailors have military status for the purposes of commemoration by the CWGC Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 1 July , 2008 Share Posted 1 July , 2008 Chris, There have been TV programmes about the 'little ships', and in particular the cockle fishermen from Leigh, whose comparatively large and flat-bottomed boats, manned by their peacetime crews, sometimes supplemented by RN personnel, were particularly suited to taking men off the beaches away from the permanent and improvised piers at Dunkirk. CWGC records and commemorates civilian casualties of WW2, so even if your man did not acquire temporary military status, he would surely qualify as a civilian casualty. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 1 July , 2008 Author Share Posted 1 July , 2008 Mick i have found the lad I was after - he was actually RN a point the source did not make clear - the cockle fishermen who died with him are listed as Naval Auxilary Personnel (MN) Thanks for your comments Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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