H.M. Trawler Lord Wakefield
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| H.M. Trawler Lord Wakefield |
Lord Wakefield was built in 1933 and sold to the Admiralty in August 1939 for war services as an anti-submarine trawler and based at Swansea with the 17th A/S Group.
Sunk on the 29th in an air raid in the Western Task-force area. Attacked and bombed by German aircraft and foundered off Omaha Beach. 26 crew lost their lives.
The captain Henry Edward Dodd R.D.,
Henry was born in 1894, in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Son of Henry and Agnes.
At the time of the 1901 Census, the family were living at 22 Greville Road, Milford.
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| 1901 Census |
Henry, 36, was a fisherman. Agnes, 32. Henry their son was 7 years old.
By the First World War, the family had moved to Swansea, and Henry when enlisting and served with the Royal Field Artillery for the duration of the First World War was residing at 1 Maes Street, St. Thomas.
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| Attestation Papers |
Henry married in 1921 to Annie Eliza Kingston at St. Thomas church. His occupation at this time was Fisherman.
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| Henry Edward Dodd and Annie Eliza Kingston marriage certificate |
The couple at the time of the 1921 were residing at 15 Hanover Street. Henry, 26, was employed by Castle Stream, Trailing Company.
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| 1921 Census |
The 1939 Register records that the couple were living at 29 Sebastopol Street, St. Thomas.
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| 1939 Register |
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| Herald of Wales |
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| Henry Edward Dodd Lowestoft Naval Memorial credit - findagrave |
Henry’s name is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.
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