Douglas John ("Derek") WHEELER

1919 - 1942  (~ 23 years)

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• Name	Douglas John ("Derek") WHEELER
  Nickname	Derek
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Dec Q 1919	Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
  	GRO ref: Wheeler, Douglas J q4 1919 mother's maiden name: Goatham, Milton RD 2a 1971; GRO online index shows middle name as John
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	to 1942
  	Royal Navy in WW2
  	Douglas was a leading cook on H.M.S. Marigold when it sunk. Wikipedia entry for H.M.S. Marigold
  Died	9 Dec 1942	Off Algiers, At Sea
  	when H.M.S. Marigold sunk
  		CWGC entry
  War Memorial	Aft 1942	The Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England
  	CWGC details for this memorial
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  1. William Henry WHEELER,   b. Sep Q 1912, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Edna Iris WHEELER,   b. 15 Dec 1913, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. Jun Q 1989, Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 75 years) ▻ Edward George MURTON,  m. Dec Q 1938 ;   William A. HENLEY,  m. Sep Q 1945   3. Douglas John ("Derek") WHEELER,   b. Dec Q 1919, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. 9 Dec 1942, Off Algiers, At Sea  (Age ~ 23 years)
  Half-siblings	3 half brothers and 3 half sisters (family of William Henry WHEELER and Frances Annie PRETT)
  1. Gwennie Gladys WHEELER,   b. 26 Mar 1921, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. Dec Q 1981, Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 59 years) ▻ Edward Thomas WILES,  m. Mar Q 1941   2. Living   3. Living   4. Oliver George WHEELER,   b. 26 Jun 1926, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Andrew Arthur WHEELER,   b. Sep Q 1926, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. Dec Q 1927, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age ~ 1 years)   6. Living
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	George WHEELER,   d. Bef 1912  (Grandfather)  Eliza SHOOT,   b. 1818, Harwich, Essex, England ,   d. Sep Q 1891, The Union Workhouse, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England  (Age 73 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Notes	(Middle name from CWGC entry)
  Person ID	I3615	All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	William Henry WHEELER,   b. 9 Aug 1890, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: Frances Annie PRETT  m. Mar Q 1921
  Mother	Daisy Alice GOATHAM,   b. Mar Q 1894, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. Dec Q 1919, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age ~ 25 years)
  Married	25 May 1912	Holy Trinity Church, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England
  	GRO ref: Goatham, Daisy A to Wheeler, William H q2 1912 Milton RD 2a 2090 Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 4 April 2019)
  Family ID	F1680	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - Dec Q 1919 - Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England  Died - 9 Dec 1942 - Off Algiers, At Sea  War Memorial - Aft 1942 - The Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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