Sydney George Minter b. Dec 1918 Plumstead, London d. 23 May 1941 Off Crete: Minter Exchange

1918 - 1941 (~ 22 years)

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Name	Sydney George Minter
Birth	Dec 1918	Plumstead, London [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	3780
_UID	FC88087FAEBF4C2882E64489C3F5FFE6BEC6
Death	23 May 1941	Off Crete
Notes	According to www.findagrave.com a Sydney George Minter died on 23 May 1941. He was an AB in the Royal Navy. He is remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial. The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 18, 1941; pg. 7; Issue 48981 announced the loss of HMS Kelly, sunk in operations off Crete. Among the ratings 'missing presumed killed' was Minter, SG, AB. Wikipedia has this: On the 23rd [of May 1941], during the evacuation of Crete, she [HMS Kelly] was bombed and sunk, with half her crew killed. Kelly did succeed in shooting down one of the attacking Stukas immediately, while another was badly damaged and crashed upon returning to base. The survivors were deeply affected by the loss of their ship; Mountbatten [Lord Louis, captain of the Kelly] shared their loss and tried to console the ship's company by reminding them all that "we didn't leave the Kelly, the Kelly left us!"
Person ID	I3780	Ash, Kent
Last Modified	13 Feb 2023

Father	Henry Lowes Minter, b. 8 Sep 1878, Dover, Kent d. Jun 1955, Surrey SE RD (Age 76 years)
Mother	Agnes Annie BLAKE, b. 13 Apr 1880, Carshalton, Surrey d. Sep 1953, Surrey Mid E RD (Age 73 years)
Marriage	10 Sep 1906	Parish Church of Christ Church, Folkestone, Kent [2]
	Married by banns. Henry, 30, bachelor, soldier of The Citadel Barracks, Dover, father Thomas Minter (deceased); Agnes Annie Blake, 26, spinster of 104 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, father Henry Blake, labourer. Both signed. Witnesses Bertie Barnes and Elizabeth Amy Minter, both signed. November 2007: Cliff Minter confirms the above details by reference to the Christ Church Folkestone original Parish Register.
Family ID	F488	Group Sheet \| Family Chart