Survivor of HMS Royal Oak Sinking Dies

From the August 4, 2014, Herald Scotland.

Bert Pocock, 92, died.  He survived the sinking of the British HMS Royal Oak sinking.  His ship was hit by two torpedoes from the U-47 which had managed to penetrate the defenses of the British home port of Scapa Flow.

Most of its 1,200 men were asleep below deck and over 800 died.

Mr. Pocock was 17 at the time.  he always said the only reason he survived was because he was sleeping next to the ladder to the escape hatch.

--GreGen