Sole, T A

Name on memorial: Sole, T A
Memorial panel: Right
Full name: Thomas Alban Sole
Rank: Able Seaman
Service details: P/JX 252579, H.M.S. Egret, Royal Navy
Age at death: 32
Date of death: 27/08/1943
Birth place: Banbury
Parents: Charles James and Eliza Sole
Mother's maiden name: Boss
Parents' marriage details: Banbury Sep-05
Wife: Dorothy Emily Sole, of Banbury
Wife's maiden name: Cooper
Marriage details: 1939 Banbury
Cemetery: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Additional information: HMS Egret was the first ship to be sunk by a guided missile (the Henschel Hs 293 glider bomb). The 40th Support Group, including Egret, was attacked in the Bay of Biscay by a squadron of 18 Dornier Do 217 carrying Henschel glider bombs. Egret was sunk with the loss of 194 of her crew. Additionally, there were four RAF Y-Service electronics specialists on board, all of whom also died.

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