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Albert Edward Pryke Briggs MBE (1 March 1923 – 4 October 2008) was a British seaman and the last of the three survivors of the destruction of the battlecruiser HMS Hood. He remained in the Royal Navy after the Second World War and was later commissioned, serving a total of 35 years in the Royal Navy by the time of his retirement in 1973.
Ted Briggs was the longest living survivor of the sinking of Hood and as such the most well-known of her crew. He also served for many years as the President of the H.M.S. Hood Association. He kindly approved the following brief biography in the early 2000s. Sadly, he passed away in October 2008.
Albert Edward Pryke “Ted” Briggs was the last survivor of the battle cruiser HMS Hood, sunk by the German warship Bismarck in the North Atlantic during the Second World War. The complement of “The Mighty Hood”, as she was affectionately known, was 1,421.
Ted Briggs was the last survivor of the battle cruiser HMS Hood, sunk by the German warship Bismarck in the North Atlantic during the Second World War. The complement of "The Mighty Hood",...
Oct 23, 2008 · Edward Albert (“Ted”) Briggs, last survivor of the sinking of HMS Hood, died on October 4th, aged 85. Oct 23rd 2008. Share. TO DIE in a hospital bed was not the end Ted Briggs expected.
Surivor Ted Briggs remembers the final battle and sinking of battle cruiser H.M.S. Hood.
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Nov 10, 2003 · His Name was Ted Briggs and he married my grandfathers sister during the war after the sinking as Ted was a leading signalman by then but he was wearing a HMS Hood cap tally in his wedding...
