Remembering Petty Officer Frederick Wallace Edroff:
Regiment & Unit: Royal Navy, H.M. Submarine E3
Date of Death: 18 October 1914
Age: 29 years old
Buried or Commemorated at: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 1
Country of Service: United Kingdom
Additional Info: Son of Caroline Edroff, of 188 Southgate Rd., Islington, London, and the late William Edroff. Native of Shoreditch, London.
Petty Officer Frederick Wallace Edroff was among the pioneers of submarine warfare, serving aboard H.M. Submarine E3, one of Britain’s early underwater vessels. As the world plunged into the First World War, these submarines became a vital but dangerous element of naval strategy.
On 18 October 1914, E3 was on patrol in the North Sea when it became the first submarine in history to be sunk by another submarine. The German U-27 spotted E3 near the Dutch coast and fired a torpedo, sending the British vessel to the depths with all hands lost. It was a grim milestone in naval warfare, marking the dawn of a new and deadly era in submarine combat.
At just 29 years old, Petty Officer Edroff perished in the cold waters of the North Sea, alongside his comrades. His name is etched onto the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, a tribute to those who have no known grave but the sea.
A native of Shoreditch, London, he is remembered not only for his service but also as a son, taken far too soon in the service of his country.
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Remembering Petty Officer Frederick Wallace Edroff:
Regiment & Unit: Royal Navy, H.M. Submarine E3
Date of Death: 18 October 1914
Age: 29 years old
Buried or Commemorated at: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 1
Country of Service: United Kingdom
Additional Info: Son of Caroline Edroff, of 188 Southgate Rd., Islington, London, and the late William Edroff. Native of Shoreditch, London.
Petty Officer Frederick Wallace Edroff was among the pioneers of submarine warfare, serving aboard H.M. Submarine E3, one of Britain’s early underwater vessels. As the world plunged into the First World War, these submarines became a vital but dangerous element of naval strategy.
On 18 October 1914, E3 was on patrol in the North Sea when it became the first submarine in history to be sunk by another submarine. The German U-27 spotted E3 near the Dutch coast and fired a torpedo, sending the British vessel to the depths with all hands lost. It was a grim milestone in naval warfare, marking the dawn of a new and deadly era in submarine combat.
At just 29 years old, Petty Officer Edroff perished in the cold waters of the North Sea, alongside his comrades. His name is etched onto the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, a tribute to those who have no known grave but the sea.
A native of Shoreditch, London, he is remembered not only for his service but also as a son, taken far too soon in the service of his country.