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Person: Walker, Frederic John |
Name | Walker, Frederic John |
Description | A Royal Navy officer who was commander of the 36th Escort Group from October 1941 and in 1943 became commander of the 2nd Support Group from his ship HMS Starling and was responsible for hunting and destroying many U-Boats up to D-Day. In 1944, his funeral took place at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral with full naval honours and attended by about 1,000 people. |
Lived | Born 3 Jun 1896, Died 9 Jul 1944 |
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