In Memory Of
MORRIS, CYRIL DESMOND
Service Details
Age:
17
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
68932
Rank:
Ordinary Seaman
Unit:
H.M.S. Barham
Regiment:
South African Naval Forces
Date of Death:
1941-11-25
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, while steaming to cover an attack on Italian convoys, HMS Barham was hit by three torpedoes from the German submarine U-331. As she rolled over to port, her after magazines exploded and the ship quickly sank with the loss of over two-thirds of her crew
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 58, Column 3.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Thomas P. and Hilda Morris, of Durban, Natal, South Africa.
