Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1510

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Ridgeway Bragg d. 1917

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Ridgeway A Bragg / Aged 25 / Lost from HM Patrol / Yacht “Verona" off Cromarty / February: 24: 1917'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: HMY Verona

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Bragg, Ridgeway A.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 24/2/1917
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: HMY 'Verona' sunk by German mine, 24 lives lost

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey

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