Aged: 29 yrs
Chaplain
H.M.S. Galatea.
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Curate: October 1937-December 1941.
St Matthews Church, Wood Lane, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Arthur Botting arrived in the parish in October 1837 and in the Vicar's letter for the following month we read "Mr Botting has already proved himself to be an ideal colleague and I value his co=operation more than I can well express."
He was appointed lecturer at Holy Trinity Boar Lane, in 1939, an appointment meant that he would preach there twice a month. In 1940, he left Starbeck, where he had been "on loan," for training at a naval barracks, a course which would last for some two or three months. In February 1942, the parish heard how he had been killed in action whilst serving as Chaplain on HMS Galatea.
Noble and Spacious- St Matthew's- 1900-2000, edited by Michael Brown and George Hallett)
On 14 December 1941 before midnight HMS Galatea was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-557 off Alexandria, Egypt. Captain Sim, 22 officers and 447 ratings were killed. Some 100 survivors were picked up by the destroyers Griffin and Hotspur. Less than 48 hours later, U-557 was rammed by the Italian Torpedo Boat Orione and sunk with all hands.
Chaplain
H.M.S. Galatea.
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Curate: October 1937-December 1941.
St Matthews Church, Wood Lane, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Arthur Botting arrived in the parish in October 1837 and in the Vicar's letter for the following month we read "Mr Botting has already proved himself to be an ideal colleague and I value his co=operation more than I can well express."
He was appointed lecturer at Holy Trinity Boar Lane, in 1939, an appointment meant that he would preach there twice a month. In 1940, he left Starbeck, where he had been "on loan," for training at a naval barracks, a course which would last for some two or three months. In February 1942, the parish heard how he had been killed in action whilst serving as Chaplain on HMS Galatea.
Noble and Spacious- St Matthew's- 1900-2000, edited by Michael Brown and George Hallett)
On 14 December 1941 before midnight HMS Galatea was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-557 off Alexandria, Egypt. Captain Sim, 22 officers and 447 ratings were killed. Some 100 survivors were picked up by the destroyers Griffin and Hotspur. Less than 48 hours later, U-557 was rammed by the Italian Torpedo Boat Orione and sunk with all hands.
Aged: 29 yrs
Chaplain
H.M.S. Galatea.
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Curate: October 1937-December 1941.
St Matthews Church, Wood Lane, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Arthur Botting arrived in the parish in October 1837 and in the Vicar's letter for the following month we read "Mr Botting has already proved himself to be an ideal colleague and I value his co=operation more than I can well express."
He was appointed lecturer at Holy Trinity Boar Lane, in 1939, an appointment meant that he would preach there twice a month. In 1940, he left Starbeck, where he had been "on loan," for training at a naval barracks, a course which would last for some two or three months. In February 1942, the parish heard how he had been killed in action whilst serving as Chaplain on HMS Galatea.
Noble and Spacious- St Matthew's- 1900-2000, edited by Michael Brown and George Hallett)
On 14 December 1941 before midnight HMS Galatea was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-557 off Alexandria, Egypt. Captain Sim, 22 officers and 447 ratings were killed. Some 100 survivors were picked up by the destroyers Griffin and Hotspur. Less than 48 hours later, U-557 was rammed by the Italian Torpedo Boat Orione and sunk with all hands.
Chaplain
H.M.S. Galatea.
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Curate: October 1937-December 1941.
St Matthews Church, Wood Lane, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Arthur Botting arrived in the parish in October 1837 and in the Vicar's letter for the following month we read "Mr Botting has already proved himself to be an ideal colleague and I value his co=operation more than I can well express."
He was appointed lecturer at Holy Trinity Boar Lane, in 1939, an appointment meant that he would preach there twice a month. In 1940, he left Starbeck, where he had been "on loan," for training at a naval barracks, a course which would last for some two or three months. In February 1942, the parish heard how he had been killed in action whilst serving as Chaplain on HMS Galatea.
Noble and Spacious- St Matthew's- 1900-2000, edited by Michael Brown and George Hallett)
On 14 December 1941 before midnight HMS Galatea was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-557 off Alexandria, Egypt. Captain Sim, 22 officers and 447 ratings were killed. Some 100 survivors were picked up by the destroyers Griffin and Hotspur. Less than 48 hours later, U-557 was rammed by the Italian Torpedo Boat Orione and sunk with all hands.
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