John James English & Williamina (Minnie) Munachen

 John James English
John was born in 1913 in Ayr.

• Birth Notes
  • ENGLISH    
    JOHN JAMES    
    M    
    1913    
    578/1 801    
    Ayr

He died at the age of 33 in 1946 in Ayr.

• Death Notes
  • ENGLISH
    JOHN JAMES    
    57        
    1946    
    578/1 245    
    Ayr

 William James Munachen English
William was born in 1915 in Ayr.

• Birth Notes
  • ENGLISH    
    WILLIAM JAMES M    
    M    
    1915    
    578/1 747    
    Ayr

He died as a war casualty at the age of 25 on April 22nd, 1940 in Norway.¹ 

• Death Notes
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    Williamina Munachen b 29/11/1887 Ayr. Married John James English (1889 - 1946)
    on 06/01/1911 Ayr.  Son William James Munachen English b abt 1915 d 22/04/1944
    Military service number D/JX136528 HMS Pelican Royal Navy
    Remembered with honour Plymouth Naval Memorial
    
    http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-18SL-HMS_Pelican.htm
    HMS Pelican
    April 22nd       Hit on quarterdeck during air attack during passage to Romdalsfjord.
    Sustained major damage including total loss of main electrical supplies.
    Withdrawn from operational duties.
    
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13291875/william-james_munachen-english
    Petty Officer William James Munachen English
    Birth     unknown
    Death     22 Apr 1940
    Burial     
    Plymouth Naval Memorial
    Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
    Plot     Panel 36 Column 3
    Memorial ID     13291875
    
    Service No: D/JX 136528
    Age: 25
    Regiment/Service: Royal Navy, H.M.S. Pelican
    
    Son of Williamina English.
    
    
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2478834/WILLIAM%20JAMES%20MUNACHEN%20ENGLISH/
    Petty Officer WILLIAM JAMES MUNACHEN ENGLISH
    Service Number: D/JX 136528
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    
    Royal Navy
    
    H.M.S. Pelican
    Date of Death
    
    Died 22 April 1940
    
    Age 25 years old
    Buried or commemorated at
    
    PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
    
    Panel 36, Column 3.
    
    United Kingdom
    
        Country of Service United Kingdom
        Additional Info Son of Williamina English.