Steward C/LX 23289, Royal Navy, HM Boom Defence Vessel Tunisian. Died 09/07/1942, age 36

 

Born 9th June 1906 in Walton, the third of four children of Daniel Pilbro and Jessie nee Jennings. In 1929 Frederick married Phyllis M Crabb and they went on to have five children, Pamela b. 1930, Joan b. 1933, Phillip b. 1936, Marlene b. 1938 & Michael b. 1941. In 1939 the family were living at 45 King Street, Walton.

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The requisitioned trawler HM Boom Defence Vessel Tunisian hit a mine on 9th July 1942 in the Harwich area.  Commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial.