Service Details
Name:
 GOODING
Given Name:
 JOHN ANGELO
Initials:
 J A
Rank:
 Wireless Operator
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Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
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Date of Death:
 1940-07-18
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Date of Birth:
 1900-05-12
Age:
 40
Cause of Death:
 He was the radio operator on the steamer 'Silverpalm', which was docked at the State Docks at Mobile, Alabama. As he boarded the vessel, he slipped on some timbers and fell overboard, striking his head on the pier as he fell, killing him. The vessel 'Silverpalm' was sunk a year later by the submarine U-371 in the North Atlantic, with the loss of all hands.
Citations:
 ***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
Additional
Information:
Son of Angelo Gooding MRCS & LRCP and Mrs. Gooding, of 59 Herth Street, Carsharlton, Surrey. Born Beaufort, South Africa, 12 May 1900. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. From October 1913-December 1918. Passed Junior Certificate in 1916 and would have matriculated in 1918 if there had been no Spanish Flu.
Commemoration
Country:
 United States of America
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Locality:
 Alabama
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Cemetery:
 MAGNOLIA CEMETERY ANNEX
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Grave Reference:
 Lot R30G01, B Annex

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