Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


Richard Verney Wrightson

RNVR. British

Born   1913
Died  17 Jan 1941(28)

Roster information listed for Richard Verney Wrightson


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
Almeda StarSteam passenger shipPassenger (Lieutenant (A))17 Jan 1941 (+)U-96

Personal information

Son of Harry and Agnes Helen Wrightson; husband of Mollie Eileen Wrightson, of Ilchester, Somerset. His wife perished with him. Assigned to HMS Goshawk, the FAA base at RNAS Piarco, lost on passage to Trinidad.

Crew list for Ships hit by U-boats