Reginald Ellingworth

Chief Petty Officer Reginald Vincent Ellingworth, GC (28 January 1898 – 21 September 1940) was a sailor in the Royal Navy who—along with Lieutenant Commander Richard John Hammersley Ryan—was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the "great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty" he displayed while attempting to defuse a parachute mine that had fallen in Dagenham, Essex, during the Blitz. Notice of his award appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette of 17 December 1940.[1][2]

Reginald Vincent Ellingworth
Born(1898-01-28)28 January 1898
Wolverhampton
Died21 September 1940(1940-09-21) (aged 42)
Dagenham, Essex
Buried
Milton Cemetery, Portsmouth
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
RankChief Petty Officer
Service numberP/J26011
UnitHMS Vernon
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsGeorge Cross

The pair had defused many such devices together, and had just successfully defused a device in Hornchurch which was threatening an aerodrome and explosives factory when they were called to Dagenham. The bomb there was hanging from its parachute on a warehouse.[3] He is buried at Milton Cemetery, Portsmouth.[3]

References
  1. "No. 35018". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 December 1940. p. 7107.
  2. The George Cross at Sea, 1939–45
  3. Casualty details — Ellingworth, Reginald Vincent, Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2008-02-13
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