John Redvers Neil Virgo
Mr Virgo was a gunner in the Navy, serving aboard the Tribal-Class destroyer HMS Bedouin in the Mediterranean. It was torpedoed in the Battle of Mid-June by the Italians and Mr Virgo was actually credited with shooting down the aircraft that delivered the missile.
The ship went down on June 15, 1942. Mr Virgo spent ten hours in the water, clinging to a rope on the side of a raft, before being picked up by the Italians and taken to a camp at Pantelleria. He was there 18 months before being transported to Stalag VIII-B POW camp at Lamsdorf, in Germany.
Mr Virgo, was an active member of St Peter's Church in Wisbech. He was one of only two remaining members of the now disbanded Wisbech Royal Naval Association, and was standard bearer for over 30 years.
The ship went down on June 15, 1942. Mr Virgo spent ten hours in the water, clinging to a rope on the side of a raft, before being picked up by the Italians and taken to a camp at Pantelleria. He was there 18 months before being transported to Stalag VIII-B POW camp at Lamsdorf, in Germany.
Mr Virgo, was an active member of St Peter's Church in Wisbech. He was one of only two remaining members of the now disbanded Wisbech Royal Naval Association, and was standard bearer for over 30 years.