In Memory Of
SWANN, LAWRENCE THOMAS
Service Details
Age:
19
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
68710
Rank:
Stoker 1st Class
Unit:
H.M.S. Cornwall
Regiment:
South African Naval Forces
Date of Death:
1942-04-05
Cause of Death:
Killed in action. CORNWALL and her sister ship Dorsetshire were detached from the Fleet when they were sighted by Japanese aircraft. A little later they were overwhelmed by approximately 50 dive-bombers whose accurate attack sank both ships quickly; 190 of Cornwall's crew of 650 were lost.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 74, Column 2.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of James Francis and Hilda Rosanna Swann, of Hillary, Durban, Natal, South Africa. On St. Henry's College (Marist Brothers Durban) Roll of Honour. His brother also died in service
