Can anyone shed some light on what actually happened to cause the explosion?
My father's best friend Bob Heywood. They served on destroyers together and Bob died of wounds after a depth charge explosion on board HMS Sepoy. The second photo is the funeral procession in Hong Kong, his is the first coffin.
Tuesday, 8 April 1930
Sepoy, destroyer, depth charge explosion
BELDERSON, William, Petty Officer, J 29333, killed
DRAPER, William J A, Able Seaman, J 111460, DOW
HEYWOOD, Robert W, Able Seaman, J 110561, DOW
REDMOND-COOPER, James N, Able Seaman, J 109926, killed
REED, Leslie G, Gunner, killed
SMITH, Thomas E, Able Seaman, JX 125791, killed
My father's best friend Bob Heywood. They served on destroyers together and Bob died of wounds after a depth charge explosion on board HMS Sepoy. The second photo is the funeral procession in Hong Kong, his is the first coffin.
Tuesday, 8 April 1930
Sepoy, destroyer, depth charge explosion
BELDERSON, William, Petty Officer, J 29333, killed
DRAPER, William J A, Able Seaman, J 111460, DOW
HEYWOOD, Robert W, Able Seaman, J 110561, DOW
REDMOND-COOPER, James N, Able Seaman, J 109926, killed
REED, Leslie G, Gunner, killed
SMITH, Thomas E, Able Seaman, JX 125791, killed
