Service Details
Name:
TREWARTHA
Given Name:
JOHN DESMOND
Initials:
J D
Rank:
Lieutenant
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Regiment:
Royal Navy
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Unit:
HMS Seahawk
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Date of Death:
1950-07-29
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Date of Birth:
1923-02-27
Age:
27
Cause of Death:
Fell from the sea wall, on active service
Additional
Information:
Enlisted into the 2nd Pretoria Regiment and served with them from February to September, 1940, and as Lance Bombardier with 93 Field Battery, Rand U.T.C., from February to November 1942, when he transferred to the S.A.N.F. He was seconded to the Royal Navy in February 1943 and saw active service as a Sub-Lieutenant, and later as a full Lieutenant, in Pacific, Italian and Mediterranean waters throughout the war. He was appointed Lieutenant, Royal Navy, in September 1949 and continued to serve until his accidental death in England in 1951. His medals 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Pacific Star; War Medal; Africa Service Medal, all officially named (587005 J. D. Trewartha) together with photograph, original typed record of service, letter of appointment as Lieut. R.N. and named medal entitlement slip sold at Dix Noonan Webb for 75 pounds 22nd June 1999
Commemoration
Country:
United Kingdom
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Cemetery:
BURIED AT SEA
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Grave Reference:
Alternative Commemoration - Buried at sea

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