|
First Name: | Arthur Thomas | Last Name: | RIDGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of Death: | 01/05/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Leyton | |
| Rank: | Stoker1 | Unit: | HMS Recruit | |
| Memorial Site: | 1. Leyton, St Mary Memorial 2. Chatham Naval Memorial | |||
Current Information:
HMS Recruit was a fast, Clydebank class destroyer which came into service in 1900 and at the start of the war she became part of the Nore Local Defence Flotilla. Her duties included anti-submarine and counter mining patrols in the Thames Estuary. On 1st May 1915 she was on patrol in the southern part of the North Sea, not far from the Norfolk coast, when she was hit by a torpedo fired by the German submarine U6 after which she broke in two and sank. Arthur Ridge was one of the 39 crew members who was killed out of a total of 65. |
||||
Other Photos:
|
||||
| « Back to Search Results | ||||
| If you think any of the information shown here is incorrect, Click Here to submit your amends and comments | ||||
