Wilfred Aubrey RUSSELL C.G.M. [25127]

  General Notes:

Wilfred was serving on the Exeter when it engaged the German battleship Graf Spee in the Battle of the River Plate off Montevideo Uruguay.

Wilfred A Russell, Royal Marines. C.G.M.
Having his left forearm blown away and his right arm shattered when a turret was put out of action by a direct hit from an 11 inch shell, (from Graf Spee) he refused all but first aid, remained on deck and went about cheering on his shipmates. Since died of wounds.
Ref: The War Illustrated, March 8, 1940, page 212.

Wilfred married Gwendoline Ivey Maud LARSON [25118] [MRIN: 9053], daughter of David Daniel LARSON [23322] and Susan FARR [23323], in 1935 in Totnes DEV. (Gwendoline Ivey Maud LARSON [25118] was born on 2 Mar 1912 in Plymouth DEV and died in 2000 in Devon. UK.)