William Hugh Whincop 1915- 1991
1915. William Hugh Whincop was the 4th and last child of Philip Whincop & Mabel Bucknall . He was born late 1915
1916. His father died whilst serving in the RNRV in Newhaven.
1923. His 2 older brothers had been enrolled by their mother in the Flock House Schem- set up by grateful N Z farmers to aid the children of sailors who had lost their lives defending the shipping routes during WW1. The passage of these 2 brothers , Jack & Sydney, was paid to N Z and there they were trained as farmers. Mabel and young Ruby, 12, & Hugh, 9, followed 4 months later. The family settled in Napier
William Hugh Whincop married Lettie Searle Harvey 23 Sep 1939 in Napier.
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Lt. Hugh Whincop RNZNVR 1940s
He joined the RN in WW2 and, among other things , was an officer on minesweepers, servinh in Malta 1943-1944.
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HMS "BRAVE" Fleet mine sweeper at Malta Dec 1943. Hugh Whincop witht the ball between his feet
Hugh & Lettie had 3 children: William Garry Whincop 1940, Brian Harvey Whincop 1946 & Pamela Anne Whincop 1948
Hugh & Lettie at the wedding of their son, Garry, in 1963.
His wife, Lettie Searle Whincop died 4/1/1969- mention on her husband's grave says aged 50 but she was actually born 1917
William Hugh Whincop died 17/12/1991. He is buried in the Wharerangi Services Cemetery, Napier, NZ and his wife Lettie, though not having served, is remembered.
