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R.E.S. Wolfendale 1940
Rank : Stoker

Hirst

Richard Ernest Saunders  Wolfendale

Every Name a Story

In Seaton Hirst (St. John) Churchyard is the Commonwealth War Grave of:

R.E.S. Wolfendale
Stoker 1st Class R.N.
P/K. 57984
H.M.S. “Penelope”
23rd January 1940

The H.M.S. Penelope was sunk in 1944, so Stoker Wolfendale died from a different cause.

Richard Ernest Saunders Wolfendale is remembered at Hirst on H62.02 and H62.04 and in our List of Ships’ Crews.

First Name: Richard Ernest Saunders

Last Name: Wolfendale

Service Number: P/K 57984

Which War: Second World War 1939-45

Died: 23/01/1940

Rank: Stoker

Regiment: Royal Navy

Unit/Ship: H.M.S. Penelope

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