Bill Dean (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Benjamin Dean | ||
| Date of death | 11 March 1942 | ||
| Place of death |
HMS Naiad, Mediterranean Sea, off Sidi Barrani, British Egypt | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940-41 | Arsenal | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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William Benjamin "Bill" Dean (died 11 March 1942) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Arsenal. Joining in 1940, Dean appeared in 3 matches before joining the Royal Navy. He was killed in the sinking of the HMS Naiad on 11 March 1942.[1]
Football career[edit]
Dean made his first appearance in October 1940 for a match against Southend United. He made two more appearances in the 1940-41 season before joining the Royal Navy.[2]
Military career and death[edit]
Dean was posted to the HMS Naiad, a light cruiser which, at the time, was being used to resupply the defenders of Malta. On 11 March 1942, the Naiad sailed from Alexandria as the flagship of a convoy of 2 cruisers and 8 destroyers to attack a reportedly damaged Italian cruiser. This report turned out to be incorrect, and the convoy was joined by cruiser HMS Cleopatra and destroyer HMS Kingston, both from Malta. The convoy turned around and headed back toward Alexandria. Off the town of Sidi Barrani, the Naiad was torpedoed by U-565, killing 82 people on board, including Dean, serving as a stoker second class. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.[3][4][5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Stoker 2nd Class DEAN, WILLIAM BENJAMIN". cwgc.org. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ↑ Rippon, Anton. Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain during the Second World War. The History Press. Search this book on
- ↑ "William Benjamin Dean". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ↑ "Stoker 2nd Class William Benjamin Dean". findagrave.com. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ↑ "HMS Naiad (93)". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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