Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1952

Memorial brass in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Cromer, Norfolk commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Athlestan Lennox Fenner RN d. 1918

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Cromer, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Lieutenant Commander Athlestan Lennox Fenner Captain of Submarines who lost his life on active service Jany 31 1918 aged 31'

Details

Type: Brass plaque
Vessel: Submarine ‘K4'

Event

Battle of May Island

Event Date

31/1/1918

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Fenner, Athelstan Alfred Lennox
Age: 31
Date of Death: 31/1/1918
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Lead an ‘armada' of submarines, battleships and cruisers from the Firth of Forth, several of which collided, with loss of life
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 39
Recorder: David Saunders

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