In Memory Of

GREENACRE, JOHN HENRY

Service Details
Age:
 31
Date of Birth:
 1909-05-29
Service No:
 69677
Rank:
 Leading Seaman
Unit:
 H.M.S.A.S. Southern Floe
Regiment:
 South African Naval Forces
Date of Death:
 1941-02-11
Cause of Death:
 Lost after striking a mine while on patrol in Mediterranean near Tobruk, Libya
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Panel 58, Column 3.
Cemetery:
 PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Devon
Country:
 United Kingdom
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