Alec Greensides

A Sapper with 991 Dock Operating Company, Alec died on 17 June 1943, aged 30.

Alec was born at Winterton on 11 September 1912, a son of Arthur and Rose Greensides. In 1921 his family lived at 4 Ferry Lane, Southtown, Great Yarmouth.  

In 1936 Alec married Pamela Louise Orford, this was registered in the Great Yarmouth district. In 1939 they lived at 4 Ferry Lane, Great Yarmouth, and Alec was a shipyard dock labourer. Later Pamela lived at 2 Brickfields Cottages, Somerleyton. 

Alec joined the Royal Norfolk Regiment on 24 June 1940. He transferred to the Royal Engineers and joined the Woolmer Depot Company on 13 October 1941. On 26 May 1942 he was posted to 991 Dock Operating Company. He embarked for North Africa on 9 October 1942. 

On 16 June 1943 Alec was on board S.S. Yoma siling from Tripoli for Alexandria. During the morning of 17 June, the Yoma was torpedoed by German submarine U-81. The ship sank quickly and 484 men, including Alec, were killed.