Service Details
Name:
 GREENACRE
Given Name:
 JOHN HENRY
Initials:
 J H
Service No:
 69677
Rank:
 Leading Seaman
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Regiment:
 South African Naval Forces
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Unit:
 H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe
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Date of Death:
 1941-02-11
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Date of Birth:
 1909-05-29
Age:
 31
Cause of Death:
 Lost after striking a mine while on patrol in Mediterranean near Tobruk, Libya
Additional
Information:
Husband of M. Greenacre. Son of Alfred Henry Greenacre and Frances Emily (nee Sutton). Educated at Lakenham School, Norwich. At the outbreak of war, he joined the Union Seaward Defence Force. Born, Dublin, Ireland, 29 May 1909. Cadet Draft 1925-6. Ex-cadet of the South African Training Ship General Botha
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Devon
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Cemetery:
 PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 58, Column 3.

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