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Gunner
Henry William Brydges
1910/12/28 - Born West Ham, London
Son of Henry William and Ellen Brydges
(Father Henry was a Dock Labourer, Port of London Authority)
Brother to Ellen (b.1903), Sidney (b.1918)
1939/12 - Henry married Edith May Phillips
Henry and Edith were blessed with a baby daughter Patricia
Next of Kin - Parents, H W & E Brydges, 31 Bentinck Street, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Royal Artillery
3 Maritime Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
6th Battery
SS Stornest
Service
The Royal Artillery supplied Gunners to protect the Marine Ships - Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships (DEMS).
Henry was a Gunner on board SS Stornest
1942/10/12 - The SS Stornest had fell behind the ONS-136 convoy West of Ireland.
A German U-boat followed the ship awaiting it’s chance and fired a torpedo which hit the Stonest causing severe damage.
In a gale it was impossible to launch the lifeboats as they were blown away, so the 49 members of the gunners and crew had to jump into the water, hoping for a quick rescue.
Unfortunately it did not come and as it was October they died very quickly in very cold water, there were no survivors.
1942/11/04 - Casualty List No. 981. Reported ‘Missing’.
1943/03/04 - WO 417/57, Casualty List No. 1074. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 981 as Missing, 13/10/1942. Previously shown with Unit as 3 Maritime Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, 6 Battery. Reported ‘ Killed in Action’.
Died
Age 32
1942/10/13
SS Stonest sunk by a German U-boat
Loved Ones
Son of Henry William and Ellen Brydges
Husband of Edith Brydges and father of Patricia Brydges
Memorial
67, 1.
Chatham Naval Memorial
United Kingdom
Information
Donna Hambleton - Granddaughter
Tim Lloyd
U-Boat
Commonwealth War Grave Commission
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