Name: |
McDAVID |
Given Name: |
WILLIAM KENNETH |
Initials: |
W K |
Service No: |
69138 |
Rank: |
Stoker 2nd ClassOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Naval Forces |
Unit: |
H.M.S. CornwallOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-04-05Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
34 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action. CORNWALL and her sister ship Dorsetshire were detached from the Fleet when they were sighted by Japanese aircraft. A little later they were overwhelmed by approximately 50 dive-bombers whose accurate attack sank both ships quickly; 190 of Cornwall's crew of 650 were lost. |
Additional Information: |
Son of Gilbert McArthur and Jean McDavid; husband of Madeline Olga Elizabeth McDavid, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2018-06-03