Grave of James Drake

Name: James Drake

Number: RMB/X1930

Rank: Musician

Unit: Royal Marine Band H.M.S. Charybdis

Date of Death: 23 October 1943

Location: St. Helier War Cemetery, Howard-Davis Park, Jersey

Country: United Kingdom

Notes: The Register of Royal Marines Deaths 1939-45 show this Rank as Musician RMB/X 1930. He met his death when HMS 'Charybdis' was sunk by enemy action off Jersey 23 October, 1943. His body was recovered one month later. Inscription: Buried 17/11/1943 Known to God