In Memory Of
LUMSDEN, JOHN
Service Details
Age:
41
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Cleaner
Unit:
S.S. Queen Mary
Regiment:
Merchant Navy
Date of Death:
1942-01-01
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.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CEMETERY
Localitly:
Western Cape
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Citations:
***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
Of Western Australia. Born South Africa.