Service Details
Name:
 FORBES
Given Name:
 DONALD A
Initials:
 D A
Rank:
 4th Engineer
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Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
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Unit:
 S.S. Empire Wisdom (Greenock)
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Date of Death:
 1943-02-26
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Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Died of fractured skull and shock. Injuries included broken left arm above elbow plus laceration, at sea in position 11' 25N 78' 00W
Citations:
 ***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
Additional
Information:
Born Pretoria. Last place of abode, 89 Mansell St, North Balornock, Glasgow.
Commemoration
Country:
 Lost at Sea
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Cemetery:
 DIED AT SEA
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