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Memorial: M3021

Memorial in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, dedicated to Joseph Beckett RN, d. 1918.

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of Joseph Beckett A.B. R.N. H.M.S. Vindictive who received death wounds at Zeebrugge April 23 1918 aged 20'

Details

Vessel: HMS Vindictive

Event

Zeebrugge Raid

Event Date

1918

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Beckett, Joseph
Age: 20
Date of Death: 23/4/1918
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: One of over 200 British casualties sustained during the raid on German submarine bases in Belgium, during the First World War.
Bibliography: W. Wainwright, Zeebrugge.
Recorder: Mrs. S. Gilbert

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