Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1641

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating John Hector Young, RN d. 1939

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'John Hector / Young R.N. / aged 20 / Lost in / H.M. Destroyer ‘Duchess' / 13 Dec 1939'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: HMS Duchess

People

Young, John Hector
Age: 20
Date of Death: 13/12/1939
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Duchess' sunk after collision with HMS 'Barham’.

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

Photographer: P Lacey

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