David Carlisle Ridley Swabey
Person details
| Forename(s) | David Carlisle Ridley |
|---|---|
| Surname | Swabey |
| Rank | Ordinary Seaman |
| Regiment | Royal Navy |
| Age | 19 |
| Death | Missing, presumed killed at sea |
| Place of Death | Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar |
| Date of Death | 23/10/1941 |
| Year of Entry | 1936 |
| House Letter | F |
| School Notes | - |
| Comments |
http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1941-10OCT.htm Son of Vice-Admiral Sir George Thomas Carlisle Parker Swabey War record of HMS Cossack http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4423.html |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | HMS Cossack |
| Prefect | - |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 23 |
| Battle | [Convoy escort] |
| Previous Regiment | |
| Burial or Cemetery | Memorial > Portsmouth; Eartham War Memorial, West Sussex |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | - |
| Prep School | Ashdown House |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary | November 23 1941. Missing, presumed killed, at sea in October, 1941, David Carlisle Ridley Swabey, Ord. Seaman, R.N. (Hedgecock's-Southam's, F). He came to Radley from Ashdown House, and was a House Prefect. On leaving in 1940, he immediately joined up in the Navy, a career on which he had set his heart. He was a quiet but extremely keen member of the Social, always giving of his best and he will be missed by many. |
| Service Number | 0.282465 |
| Place of Birth |
