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Biography
Seamus O'Neill from the Falls Road, Belfast served aboard HMS Penelope, known as "HMS Pepperpot" due to the many holes patched in her hull from enemy action. He participated in convoy escort duties in the Mediterranean and Atlantic. He was lost when HMS Penelope was torpedoed and sunk by U-410 off the coast of Anzio in February 1944. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
Biography (Russian)
Шеймус О'Нил из Белфаста служил на HMS Penelope, известном как «Перечница» из-за многочисленных пробоин. Он погиб, когда корабль был торпедирован подводной лодкой U-410 у Анцио в феврале 1944 года. Увековечен на Чатемском военно-морском мемориале.
Awards & Decorations
- ★Atlantic Star
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