Henry George William Duffield

A Stoker 1st Class with H.M.L.C.F. (L) 1, Henry died on 17th of August 1944 aged 19. 

Henry was born at Lowestoft on 25 April 1925, a son of Henry George William and Bessie Duffield. In 1939 his family lived at 48 Denmark Road and Henry was at school.

Henry served with H.M. Landing Craft Flak (L) 1 which was providing support for amphibious landings in the Normandy area when, on 17 August 1944, the Landing Craft sank a German motorboat. The Landing Craft manoeuvred toward the German craft which had a time fuse and blew up sinking the Landing Craft and killing most of the crew.