In Memory Of
BAKER, EDWARD WILLIAM DENNIS
Service Details
Age:
18
Date of Birth:
1922-12-31
Service No:
68617
Rank:
Ordinary Seaman
Unit:
H.M.S. Barham
Regiment:
South African Naval Forces
Date of Death:
1941-11-25
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, while steaming to cover an attack on Italian convoys, HMS Barham was hit by three torpedoes from the German submarine U-331. As she rolled over to port, her after magazines exploded and the ship quickly sank with the loss of over two-thirds of her crew
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 58, Column 3.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Edward Percy and Elizabeth Rhoda Baker, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Born Durban. A shipping clerk.
