Donald Walter Ewart Tamplin (1917 - 1940)

Born 21 Dec 1917 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Died 24 Jun 1940 at age 22 in At Sea; Submarine HMS Grampus, Syracuse, Italy

Biography

Donald Tamplin was Killed in Action during World War II.

Donald Tamplin has Welsh ancestors.

Donald was lost at sea in 1940 in World War II.

Service No: D/JX 141387

Age: 22

Regiment/Service: Royal Navy, H.M. Submarine Grampus

On 16 June 1940, under the command of Lieutenant Commander C. A. Rowe, Grampus was laying mines in the Syracuse and Augusta, Sicily area. She was seen by the Italian Spica-class torpedo boat Circe, which was on anti-submarine patrol with Clio, Calliope, and Polluce. Within a very short time, Grampus was destroyed. Wreckage came to the surface along with air bubbles and oil. Polluce was credited with the kill. There were no survivors. Some sources give the date of this action as 24 June 1940.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 February 2021), memorial page for Able Seaman Donald Walter Ewart Tamplin (unknown–24 Jun 1940), Find A Grave: Memorial #13305951, citing Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England ; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138).

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Naval_Memorial
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Grampus_(N56)