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Last remaining survivor of British WWII warship that was sunk by German U-boat - who spent 16 hours in the water singing 'There'll Always Be An England' before he was plucked to safety - dies, aged 99
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Reg Bishop was aboard HMS Hecla when torpedoed by a German U-Boat in 1942
- Sailor from Cawston in Norfolk heard a voice 'sing out of the darkness'
- While clinging to a liferaft he joined in singing with the sailors to lift their spirits
- The enemy attack killed 281 sailors and the ship sank off the coast of Morocco
- Mr Bishop and his surviving 568 crewmates were rescued by HMS Venomous
- His family described him as a 'tower of strength' and he was active in his old age
Posted by: Skidmark 2022-06-18 |
