CANNON Joseph Henry

  • First Name(s):
    Joseph 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    CANNON
  • Service Number:
    DJX310282
  • Rank:

    Coder

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Navy
  • Ship:
    HMS Bramble
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    31st December 1942
  • Age At Death:
    27
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England, Panel 68, Column 2.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of George and Kate Adelaide Cannon; husband of Mary Catherine Cannon, of Stourbridge, Worcestershire

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CANNON Joseph Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Bengeworth St Peter’s Church
Evesham War Memorial
Worcestershire County Council WW2 War Memorial

Further Information About CANNON Joseph Henry

Worked for the council as a Relieving Officer in the Public Assistance Department

HMS Bramble was a minesweeper that was escorting a convoy in the Barents Sea when she met the German battleship Hipper.  In the ensuing battle she suffered severe damage and was later sunk by the German Destroyer Eckholdt with the loss of all crew members.

Joseph Cannon has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Plymouth Naval Memorial.

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