Ernest Edward Reeman

A Seaman with H.M. Yacht Rosabelle. Ernest died on 11th of December 1941 at the age of 20. 

Ernest was born at Lowestoft on 5 August 1921, a son of Ernest Edward and Maud Eliza Reeman. By 1939 his family were living at 15 Love Road, Lowestoft, and Ernest worked as a fisherman.

The Rosabelle was a patrol yacht. On 11 December 1941, in the Straits of Gibraltar, H. M. S. Lady Shirley was sunk by submarine U-374. H. M. S. Rosabelle attempted to locate the submarine but was also torpedoed and sank. Twenty-nine crew, including Ernest, were killed, and twelve rescued.