Brocklehurst, Peter Samuel

Identity

Person No.

2658

Service No.

70457

Last Name

Brocklehurst 1

First Name

Peter Samuel

Initials

P S

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1920 (±1 yr) 678

Age at Death

22

Death Record

Date of Death

21 June 1942 114

Cause code

Unknown

Cause of Death

Ships were ordered to embark evacuation parties and leave Tobruk harbour when Axis forces started shelling the town on 20 June 1942 5

Ships were ordered to embark evacuation parties and leave Tobruk harbour when Axis forces started shelling the town on 20 June 1942. Under heavy fire and was the last Allied ship to leave Tobruk. Her decks were cramped with soldiers evacuated from Tobruk and outside the harbour she took a disabled tug in tow. Early the next morning she was attacked at close range by six Italian MAS boats. With her captain killed, nearly half her ship's company wounded and all ammunition expended, it was finally decided to abandon ship

Military Service

Branch

Navy

Rank

Able Seaman

Regiment

Unknown

Corps

South African Navy 436

Unit

H.M.S.A.S. Parktown 5

Defence Force