Lumberg, Henry William

Name of Researcher / Enw’r ymchwylydd: Mavis Williams
Name of Memorial / Enw’r gofeb: St. Francis's Church, Sandycroft.
Regiment/Catrawd: H.M.S. Egret Royal Naval Reserve
Service Rank and Number / Rheng gwasanaeth a rhif: Seaman P/X 21152A
Military Cemetery/Memorial / Fynwent milwrol: Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Ref No Grave or Memorial / Rhif cyfeirnod bedd: Panel 79, Column 3.
Country of Cemetery or Memorial / Gwlad y fynwent neu gofeb: United Kingdom
Date of Death / Dyddiad Marwolaeth: 27 August 1943
Circumstances of Death / Dyddiad ac amgylchiadau marwolaeth:
Lost with 194 other Crewmen on the H.M.S Egret when it was sunk by a guided missile, the first ship ever to be sunk with one. William Henry was age 26 years.
Commonwealth War Grave Certificate / Tystysgrif Bedd Rhyfel y GymanwladView certificate

Henry William Lumberg is also remembered on Connah’s Quay & Shotton and on the Hawarden WW2 War Memorials, please click on the link to read his story.

Flintshire War Memorials