Leslie Hazeldine FLINT |
Stoker LT/KX 148308
H.M. Trawler Lord Stonehaven, Royal Navy Patrol Service.
Died Friday 2nd October 1942, Aged 39
Commemorated at Lowestoft Naval Memorial, Suffolk, U.K.
Panel 10, Column 1
Photo Courtesy: Gordon Flint, son of Leslie Hazeldine Flint
Leslie Hazeldine Flint, born 1903 was the son of William and Ada Ellen Flint (nee Shooter) and husband of Alice Irene Flint (nee Burnham) of Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire. In 1901 Leslie's parents were living on the Portland Road, Selston. His father, William, aged 26, was a coal miner hewer born Selston, Notts. Other children of the family were Marion L., Sarah A. and John Flint.
Leslie married Alice Irene Burnham in 1927 -marriage registered Q2 - Basford - Vol 7b Page 609. In 1929 Q3 the birth of a daughter - Norah Flint was registered and in 1942 the birth of a son, Gordon Leslie Flint.
HMS Lord Stonehaven was hired for anti-submarine duties August 1939.
Information Submitted by G. Clark:-
(Sk.Lt. John Main, RNR) was sunk by the German motor torpedo boat S-112 off Eddystone in the English Channel on 2 October 1942. The wreck is broken in two and lays in position 50º11'150"N, 04º08'350"W. The ship is identified through it's builders plate. I have checked the position and it seems to be slightly east of the Eddystone rock. I have sailed past this area on many occasions and I have no idea what lies beneath the surface. I found the MTB S-112 on a German U-Boat site. I have asked one of the diving schools in Plymouth whether anyone has dived onto the wreck and if anyone has photo's. I don't hold out much hope though as the strong currents do not make it a comfortable dive.'
Leslie is remembered on the Lowestoft Memorial as one of the ..' men of the Royal Naval Patrol Service who died in the defence of their country and have no grave but the sea.'
Photograph by kind permission of Mike Howes, R.N.P.S., Lowestoft
Last updated: 6th Jan 2009