Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Mortlake commemorating sea scouts who died in the loss of ‘Wrangle III’ in 1950
Location
St Mary's Church, Mortlake, London, England
Transcript
'IN HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE CREW OF THE / 1ST MORTLAKE WHALER / WRANGLE III LOST IN / THE ENGLISH CHANNEL / RETURNING HOME FROM CALAIS / 19TH AUGUST 1950 / J. WEEDON, D.S.C. G.S.M. B. PETERS / D. AMOS W. TOWNDROW / B. BELL R. WALFORD / K. BLACK (D.C. KENSINGTON) P. WHITE / M PERCIVAL W. WOODS'
Details
Type: Plaque
Materials: Bronze
Vessel: Wangle III
Materials: Bronze
Vessel: Wangle III
People
Weedon, John
Age: 34
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy
Amos, Donald Edward
Age: 27
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Black, Kenneth
Age: 27
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Bell, Bernard
Age: 27
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Percival, Maurice Alan
Age: 17
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Peters, Brian Alan
Age: 18
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Towndrow, William Patrick
Age: 19
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Walford, Robert Edward
Age: 18
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Peters, Brian Alan
Age: 18
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
White, Peter Frederick
Age: 19
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Woods, William
Age: 17
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Age: 34
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy
Amos, Donald Edward
Age: 27
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Black, Kenneth
Age: 27
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Bell, Bernard
Age: 27
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Percival, Maurice Alan
Age: 17
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Peters, Brian Alan
Age: 18
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Towndrow, William Patrick
Age: 19
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Walford, Robert Edward
Age: 18
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Peters, Brian Alan
Age: 18
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
White, Peter Frederick
Age: 19
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Woods, William
Age: 17
Date of Death: 19/8/1950
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Sea Scout
Organisation: Sea Scouts
Extra
Bibliography: Roy Masini 'Sea Scouting: a history, 1909-2009' pp. 163-4.