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Wounded British Soldier from the St Nazaire Raid.

Wounded British Soldier

Captain J.G. Bickford, DSO, Royal Navy, was killed while in command of HM Destroyer "Express", which the Germans claimed to have sunk; actually though damaged, the "Express", made her way safely to port.  This news was given in an Admiralty Communique of Septemer 5, 1940, which also stated that the destroyers "Ivanhoe and "ESK" had been sunk by torpedo or mine. 
 
 In Memory of 
Captain JACK GRANT BICKFORD
D S O, D S C

H.M.S. Express, Royal Navy
who died age 43
on 10 September 1940

Remembered with honour
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL