Vessel Loss

Memorial: M3286

Memorial at Ocracoke Island, USA to Stanley Craig d. 1942 of HMS ‘Bedfordshire’,

Location

British Cemetery, Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, USA, Rest of the World

Details

Vessel: HMS Bedfordshire

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Craig, Stanley
Age:
Date of Death: 11/5/1942
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary telegraphist
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cunningham, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 11/5/1942
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Bedfordshire', sunk by 'U558'.
Bibliography: L. Vanloan Naisawald 'In Some Foreign Field: World War II on the Outer Banks'.

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