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Basil Frederick Percy Bamsay Wingfield

Chief Electrical Artificer
 Service No: D/MX 47709

HMS Prince of Wales

 

Chief Electrical Artificer Basil Wingfield (click to enlarge in a new window) (29803 bytes)

 

Basil was born in 1905 and died when HMS Prince of Wales was sunk. He was 36 years old.
The daughter of Basil Wingfield, has kindly allowed his photograph to be scanned for the website.

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Steve Lewis.

 

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Casualty Details
BASIL FREDERICK PERCY BAMSAY WINGFIELD
Nationality: United Kingdom 
Rank: Chief Electrical Artificer 
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy 
Unit Text: H.M.S. Prince of Wales 
Age: 36 
Date of Death: 10/12/1941 
Service No: D/MX 47709 
Additional information: Son of Frederick Percy and Lily Ivy Wingfield, of Launceston, Cornwall; husband of Gwendoline 
Frances Wingfield, of Launceston. 
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead 
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 54, Column 3. 
Memorial: PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL 




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