HMS Jupiter crew members

Alpha Kenneth Wilkin
Steward
Service No: D/LX29104

Alpha died some time after HMS Jupiter was sunk.
The exact details of his death are unknown. As he is listed as having "died at sea" on the 10th March 1942, it suggests that he was in a lifeboat for 11 days prior to his death. There is a reference made to one of the survivors having died whilst still at sea in the lifeboats.
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Casualty Details

ALPHA KENNETH WILKIN
Rank: Steward
Regiment: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Jupiter
Age: 23
Date of Death: 10/03/1942
Service No: D/LX29104
Additional information: Son of William and Mabel Maud Wilkin, of Langenhoe, Essex.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 72, Column 2.
Cemetery: PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL