Charles Fryatt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Fryatt

British mariner

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1872

Place of Birth: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1916

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Charles Algernon Fryatt (2 December 1872 – 27 July 1916) was a British mariner who was executed by the Germans for attempting to ram a U-boat in 1915.
When his ship, the SS Brussels, was captured off the Netherlands in 1916, he was court-martialled and sentenced to death although he was a civilian non-combatant.
International outrage followed his execution near Bruges, Belgium.
In 1919, his body was reburied with full honours in the United Kingdom.