Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1632

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Frederick Wheeler d. 1924

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'FREDERICK WHEELER aged 54 lost with the old training ship Marlborough in the English Channel Nov 29 1924'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Marlborough

People

Wheeler, Frederick
Age: 54
Date of Death: 29/11/1924
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Marlborough' sank whilst being towed to the breakers on 29 November 1924.
Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

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