In Memory Of
WILD, ERNEST ARTHUR
Service Details
Age:
31
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
67929
Rank:
Able Seaman
Unit:
H.M.S. Neptune
Regiment:
South African Naval Forces
Date of Death:
1941-12-19
Cause of Death:
Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 58, Column 3.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Capt. A. H. Wild and V. Wild; husband of Audrey May Wild, of Westville, Natal, South Africa.
