Philip Albert Swancott Lane
Born:
Rank:
Regiment:
Date of Death:
Age:
Memorial:
Medal:
1918, Knighton
Lieutenant
H.M.S. Egret. Royal Navy
27th August 1943
24 years
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
On 27 August 1943 the 40th Support Group was relieved by the 1st Support Group, consisting of Egret together with the sloop Pelican and the frigates Jed, Rother, Spey and Evenlode. The group was attacked by a squadron of 18 Dornier Do 217 carrying Henschel glide bombs. One of the two covering destroyers, HMCS Athabaskan, was heavily damaged and Egret was sunk with the loss of 194 of her crew.
Spouse:
Father:
Mother:
Siblings:
Alma Doreen Smith
Albert Robert Astbury Lane
Edith Gertrude (nee Swancott)
Douglas Charles Swancott Lane
Gwladys Ann Mary Lane
born. 22nd May 1922
died. 1982
born. 18th May 1877
died. 15th April 1964
born. 27th March 1892
born. 25th December 1919
died. 9th September 1988
born. 4th November 1921
died. 25th August 1978
Married 1941, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Died: Rosslare, Temple Avenue, Llandrindod Wells.
Died: Streatly, 3 Lakeside Avenue, Llandrindod Wells
Died: 6, Oxford Avenue, Llandrindod Wells.
H.M.S. Egret was the first Allied warship to be sunk by a guided missle. 30 nautical miles west of Vigo, Spain. She was attacked by a squadron of Dornier aircraft, one of which carried and launched the Henschel Hs-293A guided bomb which hit and sank the Egret.
Aberdeen Press - 4th September 1943
H.M.S. Egret Lost
The Board of Admiralty regret to announce the loss of the sloop Egret (Act. Cmdr. J B Waterhouse, D.S.O., R.N.). Nest of kin of casualties have been informed.
Liverpool Daily Post - 18th September 1943
203 CASUALTIES IN SLOOP EGRET
A casualty list issued today by the Admiralty states that there were 203 casualties in the sloop Egret, the loss of which was announced on September 4. Six officers were killed and one wounded, presumed dead. Eight were wounded, and two missing, presumed dead.
HMS Egret U75 Class