Ernest Frederick Calvi (1925 - 1943)

Born 16 Feb 1925 in Euston, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 27 Aug 1943 at age 18 in At Sea

Biography

Ernest was the fifth son of Elsie Gertrude Gibbs and William Charles Calvi (Calvy).

He is recorded as Ernest Calvi and Ernest Calvy.

Ernest enlisted WWII with the Royal Navy - Ord. Seaman P/JX-388775. Ernest served on the HMS Egret.

On the 27 August 1943, the Egret was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by a German air attack.

Of a crew of 279 only 35 survived. Ernest, just 18, was one of the 244 men lost in the attack.

HMS Egret was the first ship ever to be sunk by a guided bomb.

Ernest Frederick Calvi/Calvy is recorded on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Panel 76, Column 2.

Extract : 1 CALVY, Ernest Frederick Division & Official No P/JX.388775 Branch of Service HMS Egret Rating Ord. Seaman Ship or Unit HMS EGRET Date of Birth 16.2.1925 Place of Birth Euston, London Date of Death 27.8.1943 Cause of Death 2. Place of Death At Sea

Sources

• https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au

UK British Army & Navy Birth, Marriage & Death 1790-1960 1

• Find A Grave: Memorial #56689055

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Egret_(L75) - HMS Egret (L75) - Wikipedia

• https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2368997/calvy,-ernest-frederick/