Service Details
Name:
 LUMSDEN
Given Name:
 JOHN
Initials:
 J
Rank:
 Cleaner
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Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
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Unit:
 S.S. Queen Mary
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Date of Death:
 1942-01-01
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Age:
 41
Cause of Death:
 Died of spinal injuries, received in service of ship 29 December 1941, at 6.am in hospital, Cape Town. Bag of phosphate weighing 100 lbs was dropped on him.
Citations:
 ***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
Additional
Information:
Of Western Australia. Born South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CEMETERY
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