Roll Of Honour
Rank equals: Acting Lieutenant Commander |
| Beldon, Edgar (RNVR) | ||
| Died: 30th Apr, 1944. | ||
| Acting Lieutenant Commander | Aged: 42 | |
| The son of Albert Beldon (a Solicitor) and Bertha Lawson Beldon. He first joined the RNVR in September 1918 and served in the Cruiser HMS Vindictive but was demobilised after the 1918 Armistice. He was a Director of the firm of Langley, Beldon & Gaunt Ltd Wool Merchants and Wool Brokers. He volunteered for further service in the 2nd World War although details of his service are limited. In April 1944 he was serving in the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Cyclops at Rothesay when he was drowned in a sailing accident along with Commander (E) Barry Leonard. He was the husband of Maria Lambert Beldon (nee Gaunt) |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
A Tribute To Submariners
I have often looked for an opportunity of paying tribute to our submariners.
There is no branch of His Majesty's Forces which in this war has suffered the same proportion of total loss as our submarine service.
It is the most dangerous of all services.
That is perhaps the reason why the First Lord tells me that the entry into it is keenly sought by Officers and Men.
I feel sure the House would wish to testify its gratitude and admiration to our Submariners for their Skill - Courage and Devotion which has proved of inestimable value to the sustenance of our country.
Winston Churchill
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We Will Remember Them |
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