Basic Details Surname Widdicombe Forenames Charles Gender Male Information stated on memorial War Second World War (1939-1945) Served or died Died Notes Headstone shows the spelling of Widdicombe with an "i", the CWGC has Widdecombe with an "e". Also headstone has date of death as 12th December, CWGC has it as 10th Primary Service As stated on memorial Unit (Primary - Stated) HMS Prince of Wales Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) Royal Navy Unit (Primary - Our reference) HMS Prince of Wales Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Artificer Engineer Death and Burial details Cemetery Plymouth Naval Memorial Year of death 1941 Month of death December Day of death 10 Age at death 35 Manner of death as stated Killed in action Manner of death reference Killed in Action