Memorial: M3273

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Norton Sub Hamdon commemorating Paul Eric Melville Bray RN d. 1942

Location

St Mary's Church, Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England

Details

Description: Wrought iron bracket and iron wreath.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Bell metal
Vessel: HMS Nigeria

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Bray, Paul Eric Neville
Age: 20
Date of Death: 12/8/1942
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS'Nigeria' was torpedoed by the Italian submarine 'Axum' on the 12 August 1942 but remained afloat until she reached Gibraltar.
Recorder: Mrs J E A Wickham, Stowe Maries, Balchins Lane, Westcott, Dorking

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