Richard Samuel Ling

A Seaman with H.M. Trawler Cap d'Antifer. Richard died on 13th of February 1944 at the age of 30. 

Richard was born at Beccles on 14 May 1913, a son of Samuel and Jessie May Ling. In 1921 his family lived at 1 Wells Cottages, Raglan Street, Lowestoft. 

In 1939 Richard was living at 237 Raglan Street and he worked as a drift-net fisherman. 

Richard married Dorothy Irene Soanes at Lowestoft in 1940. Their home was at 17 Union Road, Lowestoft.

Richard was serving with the mine-sweeping trawler Cap d'Antifer when it was attacked and sunk by German S-boats south-east of the Humber. All twenty-four of the trawler's crew, including Richard, were killed.

See: His Majesty's Trawler (HMT) Cap d'Antifer (capdantifer.org.uk)