Cyril Frederick ELSY
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- Cyril Frederick ELSY. Private 21759, 5th Bedfordshire Regiment formerly served as M/299955 in the Army Service Corps. Born 25th November 1899, lost with the Aragon 30th December 1918, as inscribed on the memorial, correct year 1917. Grandson of George William and Julia Annie Elsy (nee Forster) Son of William F and Annie of Littlethorpe Terrace, Ripon, Yorkshire. Commemorated on his grandparents memorial in St John the Baptist and All Saints Churchyard, Easingwold, Yorkshire also on the Chatby Memorial, Egypt
Extract from https://www.loyalregiment.com/sinking-of-the-aragon-30th-december-1917/
On her arrival at Alexandria on December 30th, 1917, the ship was permitted to enter the harbour, but later was ordered out again. She anchored outside without any protection from submarine attack, for which she was an easy target. This piece of indiscretion on the part of the authorities did not remain long unpunished, for the Aragon was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UC-34. A total of 380 officers and men of the Commonwealth forces were drowned as the ship sunk in less than 15 minutes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMT_Aragon
http://www.bedfordregiment.org.uk/5thbn/ssaragon.html
