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231615 CPO. Philip Edward Henry Herbert Royal Navy HMS Walney from:Gillingham, Kent (d.8th Nov 1942) Philip Herbert was born on 23rd of Nov 1899 in Willesden, London. He was the son of Henry James & Annie Elizabeth Herbert and the husband of Dorothy Herbert of Gillingham, Kent. His naval life started in 1915 as Grade 2 Boy on HMS Ganges, in 1917 he signed up for 12 years and served on many ships including HMS Ganges, Pembroke and Weymouth. The next record I found was his death in 1942. He was serving on the HMS Walney. I think his ship was part of Operation Torch. Sadly HMS Walney was sunk on 8th of November 1942 with a loss of around 200 men. His name is on the Memorial at Chatham Docks where one of his great grand daughters is a Visitor Guide. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.