In Memory Of
MERRYWEATHER, JOHN
Service Details
Age:
27
Date of Birth:
1914-05-23
Service No:
67952
Rank:
Able Seaman
Unit:
H.M.S. Neptune
Regiment:
South African Naval Forces
Date of Death:
1941-12-19
Cause of Death:
Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 58, Column 3.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Charles James and Mary Louise Merryweather, of Durban, Natal, South Africa; husband of D. J. Merryweather, of Durban.
