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Ernest Walter Lorraine BRIND (1916-1940)
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| Ernest Walter Lorraine BRIND, "Ernest Walter Lorraine Brind War Death" | |
| Name: | Ernest Walter Lorraine BRIND |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | Ernest Henry BRIND (1893-1964) |
| Mother: | Florence Beatrice HOLTOM (1895-1973) |
Individual Events and Attributes
| Birth | 6 Mar 1916 | |
| Death | 19 Jun 1940 (age 24) | France and Flanders |
Individual Note
Ernest Walter Lorraine Brind died on board the Lancastria in 1940. The ship was evacuating troops and civilians when it was sunk by german planes off of the coast of St Nazaire in southern france taking 3,000 of the 6,000 company with her.
EWL Brind served as a sapper with the Royal Engineers.