Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering Submarines)
Christopher
PAYNE
Royal Navy
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Christopher Payne was born in Chesterfield in Derbyshire on 26 August 1991, the son of Mr and Mrs Payne (née Lee).
Christopher joined the Royal Navy at HMS RALEIGH in Torpoint, East Cornwall, in June 2009 for ‘New Entry’ training. On completion of his basic training he was drafted to HMS SULTAN (the Royal Navy Engineering School) in Gosport for his training as an Engineering Technician (MESM) in October 2009. Having completed his Engineering Training and Submarine Course he was drafted to HMS TRIUMPH.
On 19 March 2011 he was serving in HMS TRIUMPH in the Mediterranean when the submarine launched a salvo of TOMAHAWK cruise missiles against targets in Libya in the operations against the regime of Colonel Gaddafi. On completion of the mission HMS TRIUMPH returned to her base in Devonport. He was later awarded a Naval General Service medal for this part in the Libyan operation.
Christopher Payne is reported to have been killed instantly in a motorcycle accident in Holbrook, Derbyshire on 5 September 2013 whilst he was at home on leave. Christopher, who was unmarried, is buried in the Brimington Cemetery in Chesterfield in Grave No. 5857b.
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Chris/Max loved his life in the Navy on HMS Triumph; it became his new family and closest friends … and from the day he joined he lived .. breathed.. and enjoyed his life as a submariner .. he was on board when they fired Tomahawks into Libya and he has a stitch added to the Jolly Roger for his part … Chris/Max will be for ever missed and close in our hearts. Fly high and drink that eternal bar dry till it’s time to don those wings and protect those closest to you once again xxxx