Charlotte Burnett Smith: AIGS/FHC Member's

AIGS/FHC Member's - Family Trees

Generation: 1

Family/Spouse: George Wallace Christieson. George (son of David Christieson and Rachel Wallace) was born about 1895 in Lunan, Angus, Scotland; died in 1974. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Andrew Christieson
3. George Christieson was born in 1923; died in 1996.
4. Robert John Christieson was born about 1925; died on 13 Jun 1944 in At Sea 50.26N 02.46W; was buried in England.

Generation: 2

2. Andrew Christieson (1.Charlotte¹)
3. George Christieson (1.Charlotte¹) was born in 1923; died in 1996.
Notes:
3 children

3 children

3 children

3 children

Family/Spouse: Yolanda Giacopazzi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert John Christieson

(1.Charlotte¹) was born about 1925; died on 13 Jun 1944 in At Sea 50.26N 02.46W; was buried in England.

Notes:

Killed after D-Day invasion aged 19

HMS Boadecia
B-Class Fleet Destroyer 1944 Service

January Under refit.

February On completion worked up for duty as A/S Escort.

Rejoined 8th Escort for duty with Russian convoys based in Iceland.

20th Joined Close Escort for Convoy JW57.

28th Detached from JW57.

March

2nd Joined Close Escort of returning convoy RA57-

6th During passage of RA57 as part of escort rescued two survivors from U973 which

had been sunk after air attack by aircraft from HMS CHASER.

There were no other survivors from the submarine.

See U-BOATS DESTROYED by P Kemp.

9th Transferred to 2nd Escort Group after leaving RA57.

29th Deployed with HM Sloop STARLING (Captain F J Walker) and ships of Group for

anti-submarine support of Russian Convoy JW58 during passage to Kola Inlet.

April

4th Detached from JW58.

7th Joined Ocean Escort of returning Convoy RA 58.

12th Detached from RA58 and rejoined Group.

19th Passage to Murmansk with other Escorts to collect ships and personnel from Russia

after winter season.

(Note: Requirements for Normandy landings precluded passage of JW Convoy.)

23rd Embarked 14 passengers for return to UK.

28th Escorted returning convoy RA59.

May

3rd Detached from RA59-

Re-deployed at Plymouth in support of Normandy landings (Operation NEPTUNE).

Attached to Support Force B in Escort Group 143 for the defence of Build - up

convoys

to Western Task Force Area.

(For details of naval activities before and during allied landings see OPERATION

NEPTUNE by K Edwards and LANDINGS IN NORMANDY, JUNE 1944 (HMSO).)

June Passage to Falmouth to escort Convoy ECL1 with HM Corvette BLUEBELL, HM

Trawler CORNELIAN (ex-FORFEIT), HM Trawler ELLESMERE and HM Trawler

PEARL.

6th Passage to beach head with 31 Landing Ships (Tank).

7th Arrived in Western Task Force Area.

Passage to Milford Haven for escort of Follow-Up convoys.

13th Under air attack by Ju88 whilst escorting westbound convoy off Portland. Hit by two

torpedoes one of which detonated magazine.

Sank very rapidly in position 50.26N 02.46W with only 12 survivors from a total

complement of 182.

Died:
HMS Boadecia