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Jennypeg
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licencees Heanor/Loscoe area
replied on: 4/26/2005 2:11:08 PM

Hi Cameo,
I found this first report today and Ronald is the grandson of Mr Mrs R. Hogg ?

Ripley and Heanor News
25th February 1944
A LUCKY MISS
The above is a photo of Chief Petty Officer Ronald Hall, whose home is at Beeston, and who is grandson of Mr and Mrs R. Hogg, of High St Loscoe. He has had some narrow escapes during the war. He was off the “Royal Oak” when it went down, but was rescued along with others of the crew. Afterwards he was posted to “King George V” on her maiden voyage. He afterwards volunteered for submarine duty and was posted to the “Simoon” which is now presumed lost. Whilst on the “Simoon” however, he contracted malaria and was in hospital in Cairo. On leaving hospital he had to get 300 miles to rejoin the submarine and when he got to port the vessel had left. He is now on leave before being posted to another ship.

Name: HALL, RONALD
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Electrical Artificer 3rd Class
Regiment: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M. Submarine Stratagem
Age: 27
Date of Death: 22/11/1944
Service No: P/MX 56030
Additional information: Son of George and Sally Hall; husband of Maisie Hall, of Bulwell, Nottinghamshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 86, Column 3.
Cemetery: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

RIPLEY AND HEANOR NEWS
8TH FEB 1946
WENT DOWN WITH SUBMARINE
On November 22nd 1944 H.M. Submarine "Stratagem" was sunk by enemy depth charges in the Malacca Straits. A few men escaped from the submarine and were picked up by the Japanese and taken prisoner of war. Chief Petty Officer Ronald Hall, of Beeston who was born at Loscoe and went to live at Beeston 17 years ago when he was ten, was amongst the missing and his wife has now been notified that he must be presumed drowned.

INDIAN & PACIFIC OCEANS - NOVEMBER 1944

22nd - Three days after sinking a ship in the shallow Malacca Strait off the west coast of Malaya, submarine "STRATAGEM" is located and sunk by a Japanese destroyer on the 22nd.

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