Vessel Loss

Memorial: M4652

Memorial at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, commemorating W. Riley d. 1940

Location

Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Transcript

'W Riley, Greaser and Fireman SS 'British Liberty' 6th January 1940 aged 35.'

Details

Vessel: SS British Liberty

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Riley, W.
Age: 35
Date of Death: 6/1/1940
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Greaser. Fireman
Organisation: British Tanker Company

Extra

Notes: 'British Liberty' 1939, owner: British Tanker Company, mined 6 January 1940.
Recorder: M.T. Morton 1982

JSON

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