Service Details
Name:
 CROWIE
Given Name:
 CHARLES WILLIAM
Initials:
 C W
Rank:
 Fireman and Trimmer
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Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
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Unit:
 S.S. Jose de Larrinaga (Liverpool)
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Date of Death:
 1940-09-07
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Date of Birth:
 1914-09-23
Age:
 25
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, At 05.15 hours the Jose de Larrinaga (Master Arthur Townshend Gass) in convoy SC-2 was hit by a stern torpedo from U-47 northwest of Rockall. The ship broke in two and sank after eleven minutes. The master, 38 crew members and one gunner were lost
Additional
Information:
Son of Thomas William Crowie and Louisa Margaret Tim. Brother of Dolly Hibner, of Durban. Born Durban. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 London
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Cemetery:
 TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 59.

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