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Mr JOHN ODEY  Skilled labourer, HM Dockyard, Portsmouth. Age 48 Died 26.8.1941

Mr JOHN ODEY, (48), was a resident of Gosport. His home was at No. 35 Bramber Road. He was a skilled labourer, working in repairing shipping. As a servant of the crown, he had been drafted to Liverpool, which like Portsmouth was on the end of heavy bombing raids. Liverpool Docks, was one of the busiest ports of the Second World War. It handled a very large amount of vessels; all engaged in bringing desperately needed war supplies to this country from Canada and America.

Convoys of varying numbers of ships, in crossing the North Atlantic Ocean, were subjected to U-boat and aerial attack, the number of vessels and lives lost was tragically high. Some of the ships, which made the port, were in urgent need of repairs. Mr Odey was employed in this vital work. He had lodgings at No. 107 Hill Lane, Liverpool. During this raid some twenty ships and vessels were so badly damaged, that there was nothing left except scrap metal. John Odey had been working on one of those vessels, and instantly killed. Mr JOHN ODEY’s body was returned for burial, which took place on Tuesday 2nd of September 1941. He is laid to rest Plot 43, Space 53. No memorial marks the site of his final resting-place.

Corporal ARTHUR GEORGE OSGOOD 299530 Corporal of the Horse, Royal Lifeguards. Age 42  Died 24.12.1942

Corporal of the Horse ARTHUR GEORGE OSGOOD, Royal Lifeguards, was the son of George Daniel and Sarah Ellen Osgood of Gosport. He was married to Kate Laura Osgood, and they lived at No.101, Rothsay Road, Gosport. Corporal Osgood, died on Thursday 24th of December 1942, at home. The cause was not given, but once again, but was attributable to his war service. Corporal ARTHUR GEORGE OSGOOD was buried on Tuesday 29th December 1942. He was laid to rest, Plot 62 Space 45, and is commemorated by a CWG headstone.

Able Seaman ALFRED OVENS, M.N. Able Seaman/Cable Hand, HM Cable Ship, Monarch, Merchant Navy. Age 38 Died 13.6.1944

Able Seaman ALFRED OVENS, merchant Navy, was the son of Thomas and Hilda Ovens. He was married to Alice (nee Simpson) of Edinburgh. He was a crewmember of the cable laying ship Monarch. In peacetime she lay underwater telephone cables for the Post Office, and was owned by the Paymaster General, she had a tonnage of 1,150. At the outbreak of war, the ship was requisitioned by the admiralty and renamed H.M.C.S. Monarch, she was employed in various duties under admiralty control, and was one of some 59 other vessels requisitioned. Many of these vessels were involved in laying ‘PLUTO’ (Pipe Line Under The Ocean). The brilliant method conceived, so that the allied invasion forces could be supplied with enough petrol, to support the advance. This was imperative, and was used until regular port facilities were available. Huge bobbins held the unravelling steel pipes. These were towed behind vessels like the ‘Monarch’, and the huge lengths were welded together, the end product thus ensured the supply of petrol etc.

H.M.C.S. Monarch was off the D-Day beachheads on Tuesday 13th June 1944. She was attacked by enemy forces whilst laying a section of the pipeline, and was badly damaged. Able Seaman Ovens was killed and several others of the crew were badly hurt in the action. Able Seaman ALFRED OVENS, was buried on Wednesday 14th June 1944, and is laid to rest in the War Graves Section, Row 2 Grave 15, and is commemorated by a CWG headstone.

Petty Officer LEONARD PAKEMAN R.N. P/K 46187 petty Officer Stoker, Royal Navy, HMS Victory. Age 44  Died 8.5.1944

Petty Officer LEONARD PAKEMAN, Royal Navy, was the son of Albert Edward and Lois Pakeham of Stockport, Cheshire. He was married to Milly Eleanor Frances Pakeman of South reddish Stockport, Cheshire. He lodged at No.51 St. Edwards, Gosport. Petty Officer Pakeman, passed away on Monday 8th of May 1944, at the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, Gosport. The cause was not given, but it is thought that he had a heart attack. Petty Officer LEONARD PAKEMAN, Royal Navy, was buried on Friday 12th May 1944, and is laid to rest, Plot 32 Space 12, and is commemorated by a CWG headstone.

Mr EDWARD T.F. PALMER M.M.R. 2nd Engineer, HMS Zaida, Merchant Maritime Reserve. Age 32 Died 16.10.1916

2nd Engineer, EDWARD T.F. PALMER M.M.R., was taken ill and admitted to the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar, Gosport. He was diagnosed as suffering from typhus fever, his condition continued to worsen, and he never recovered. He passed away on the 15th October 1916. 2nd Engineer, EDWARD T.F. PALMER M.M.R., was buried on the 16th October 1916, and is laid to rest, Plot 35 Space 12, and is commemorated by a Family Memorial.

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