Alfred Herbert Kingham – Royal Navy, H.M.S. President III
Able Seaman Alfred Herbert Kingham – Royal Navy, H.M.S. President III Early Life Born in 1923 at Edmonton, London , Alfred Herbert Kingham was the son of Frank Herbert Kingham and Lillian Minnie Kingham , of Tottenham, Middlesex . No surviving civilian records shed further light on his early years, leaving his naval service and tragic death as the principal surviving details of his short life. Military Service Alfred served as an Able Seaman with the Royal Navy , attached to H.M.S. President III , the accounting base for Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships (D.E.M.S.) personnel. These men were trained naval gunners assigned to merchant vessels to provide protection against enemy aircraft and submarines during the Second World War. South Wales Daily Post Accident and Injury Alfred’s serious injury was reported in the South Wales Daily Post under the headline “Fall Into Ship’s Hold.” The report stated that the young gunner, aged 22 , had been found lying at the bottom of a hold aboa...
