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Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking
In Remembrance of
William Leslie Brierley
'Pip', as he was known, was born on 13th September 1918 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada to Elsie Brierley. His father, a Grenadier Guard, was killed during the First World War. He had two brothers. The family relocated to the UK and lived at Abbey-lane, Aslockton, Nottinghamshire.
Pip was known to have been a member of the Whatton and Aslockton Cricket Club. He joined the Navy shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939. He was 22 years old at the time of his loss.