Service Details
Name:
 BLACK
Given Name:
 GEORGE
Initials:
 G
Rank:
 Chief Engineer Officer
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Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
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Unit:
 S.S. Harrier
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Date of Death:
 1943-06-07
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Date of Birth:
 1878-02-06
Age:
 65
Cause of Death:
 Torpedoed by U-181 in 29S 34E on voyage Durban for Mombasa, crew of 16 lost.
Citations:
 ***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation
Additional
Information:
Husband of Isabella Black, of Flat No. 2, "Pumula", 64, Hunt Road, Durban. Born Glasgow
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 London
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Cemetery:
 TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
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