HMS Hollyhock

A website to commemorate my uncle Alfred John Wickett, 24, who died on 9th April, 1942, when the Flower Class Corvette HMS Hollyhock was attacked and sunk by Japanese dive bombers when on active service in the Indian Ocean.

Simpson and Humby Table Mtn SA (with grateful thanks to Philip Griffin-smith, Grandson of Bernard Simpson)

Simpson and Humby Capetian (with grateful thanks to Philip Griffin-smith, Grandson of Bernard Simpson)

Dudley Knott, Brian Humby & Bernard Simpson (with grateful thanks to Philip Griffin-smith, Grandson of Bernard Simpson)

Lieutenant Bernard Simpson’s Medals (with grateful thanks to Philip Griffin-smith, Grandson of Bernard Simpson)

HMS Hollyhock at sea

HMS Hollyhock at sea

HMS Hollyhock at sea