Vessel Loss

Memorial: M3089

Memorial in All Saints’ Church, Malborough, Devon commemorating William Barrow Lancey, RN d. 1912, in loss of submarine ‘B2’

Location

All Saints' Church, Malborough, Devon, England

Transcript

'William Barrow son of James Lancey who was drowned in submarine B2 off Dover October 4th 1912. Aged 28 years.

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: B2

People

Lancey, William Barrow
Age: 28
Date of Death: 4/10/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sunk in submarine 'B2', in collision with 'Amerika'.
Recorder: Saunders

JSON

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