Joseph Charles Ridgley
He was a heavy labourer in 1939.
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Son of Joseph Edward and Harriett Ridgley; husband of Grace Ridgley (nee Lowater) and father of Joseph and Derrick Ridgley of 77, Annesley Street, Meadows, Nottingham
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 66 Column 1
HMS Worcester
HMS Worcester was a Modified W-class destroyer built at the end of the Great War. In July 1940, she returned to service with the 16th Destroyer Flotilla, now based at Harwich, for convoy escort and patrol operations in the North Sea. In August 1940 she was transferred to Western Approaches Command for convoy defence duty in the Western Approaches, which she continued without major incident through the end of 1940.
21st Destroyer Flotilla received word on 12 February 1942 that German ships were steaming to Germany via the English Channel, Strait of Dover, and North Sea in what was to become known as the "Channel Dash." The British ships were ordered to attack the German naval force.
During her unsuccessful torpedo attack, Worcester was hit by 11-inch (280-mm) shells from the battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and 8-inch (203-mm) shells from Prinz Eugen. 26 men were killed or mortally wounded, including Ordinary Seaman Joseph Ridgely from Nottingham with 45 injured. (Wikipedia)
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