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Alfred King
Official Service number: Devenport KX 89493
Date and period of engagement: 15 September 1936 for 12 years
Ships/Shore establishments served on:-
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HMS Drake - Shore Base
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15 Sep 1936 - 15 Feb 1937
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HMS Fearless
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16 Feb 1937 - 27 Apr 1939
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Fearless was an "F Class" destroyer of 1,375 tons. Launched in May 1934 at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, she had four 4.7 inch guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes. She was involved in the Spanish Civil War in 1937 before teaming up with HMS Brazen to sink U.49 off Harstadt in 1940. In June 1941, again with other ships, she helped sink U.38 west of Cape Trafalgar, only to suffer torpedo damage one month later from Italian aircraft whilst screening HMS Ark Royal. Fearless caught fire, lost all power, and when judged too damaged to tow, she was sunk north of Bone by Forester on 23 July 1941.
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HMS Drake - Shore Base
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28 Apr 1939 - 29 Jun 1939
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HMS Aberdeen
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30 Jun 1939 - 18 Sep 1940
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HMS Drake - Shore Base
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19 Sep 1940 - 10 Mar 1941
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HMS Exeter
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11 Mar 1941 - 28 Feb 1942
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See HMS Exeter
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HMS Drake - Shore Base *
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1 Mar 1941 - 12 May 1946
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HMS Keir
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13 May 1946 - 31 Jan 1948
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HMS Harrier
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1 Feb 1948 - 10 Sep 1948
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HMS Drake - Shore Base
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11 Sep 1948 - 15 Nov 1948
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Released to shore in Class A on 15 November 1948
* He was a Prisoner of War in Japanese hands in Fukuoka Camp in Japan from 1 March 1942 untill 2nd September 1945
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Ranks / Ratings held:
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Stoker 2nd Class
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15 Sep 1936 - 15 Sep 1937
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Stoker 1st Class
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16 Sep 1937 - 29 Jun 1940
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Acting Leading Stoker
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30 Jun 1940 - 29 Jun 1941
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Leading Stoker
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30 Jun 1941 - 18 May 1946
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Stoker Petty Officer
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19 May 1946 - 15 Nov 1948
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Character: Very Good
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Granted 3 Good Conduct Badges:
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Granted 1st
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15 September 1939
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Granted 2nd
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15 September 1944
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Granted 3rd
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15 september 1948
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