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PO. Charles Henry John Cooper
Royal Navy HMS Janus
from:Fratton, Portsmouth
(d.23rd Jan 1944)
The destroyer HMS Janus was supporting the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy when she was bombed and sunk on 23 January 1944 with a heavy loss of life. Petty Officer Cook, Charles Cooper was among those of her crew who died.