Grave of James Drake

Name: James Drake

Number: RMB/1930

Rank: Bandsman

Unit: Royal Marines, HMS Charybdis

Date of Death: 23 October 1943

Location: St. Helier War Cemetery, St. Luk

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